Sorcerer Painting

Type

Info Item

About this item

Work of a wandering artist.

Reminiscence of a painting titled "Sorcerer."

This painter is said to have captured the landscapes seen during the last moments of those welcomed into death's embrace.

The soul of the painter, and vestiges of the dead's last moments can be discovered by visiting the location depicted even now.

Central building entered from the roof

Castle Sol

Starting Site of Grace: Castle Sol Main Gate

1. Defeat Morgott in Leyndell, speak to Melina for the Rold Medallion and follow the capital's eastern exit through Forbidden Lands to the Grand Lift of Rold. Use the ordinary medallion for the Mountaintops, rather than the secret destination.
2. Use the ordinary Rold Medallion at the Grand Lift of Rold to reach the Mountaintops. From Zamor Ruins, follow the eastern path around north through the mountain gap and across the narrow stone crossing, using its low cover against the Golem's arrows.
3. Continue to Ancient Snow Valley Ruins and follow the valley north. Turn right along the frozen river, then climb the left-side path by the cliffs to Freezing Lake grace.
4. From Freezing Lake, follow the cliff uphill around to the west rather than crossing the lake. Pass through the graveyard toward Snow Valley Ruins Overlook and continue west over the high ground.
5. At the larger graveyard, take the descent north toward the walking mausoleum and Castle Sol. Activate Castle Sol Main Gate grace outside the entrance, away from the mausoleum's feet.
6. Enter Castle Sol and turn left through the courtyard barricades, keeping clear of the two Lion Guardians. Enter the room with Skeletal Slimes on the western side and climb its ladder.
7. Follow the northern and western ramparts past the phantom soldiers and mounted ballistas. Use the walls for cover, then cross the wooden bridge toward the central building's roof.
8. Climb down the roof ladder into the otherwise locked room. Examine the Sorcerer painting to add it to your inventory, then open the door from inside. Commander Niall is optional for this painting.
9. Return to Snow Valley Ruins Overlook and ride west through the graveyard where enormous skeletons rise from the ground. Continue to the broad stone bridge near Shack of the Lofty, northwest of Stargazers' Ruins.
10. Walk along the bridge and check the eastern edge near its middle for a seated painter. Move close and wait for him to fade, then pick up Greathood from the ground. The spirit does not appear until you have examined the original painting.

Notes

• Unlocks the painter encounter that awards Greathood. The hood raises Intelligence and Faith by 2 each and reduces maximum HP by 9%.
• The viewpoint is on the stone bridge northwest of Stargazers' Ruins and southwest of Castle Sol. The painter is where the picture was painted, rather than beside the tower shown in it.
• Approach the seated spirit on the bridge's eastern edge and wait for him to disappear, then collect the hood. Examining the original painting is required first; owning a screenshot or reaching the bridge alone does not activate him.
• Commander Niall is not required for the painting or the hood, and you do not need the Haligtree Secret Medallion to enter this part of the Mountaintops.
• The painting is a key clue rather than equipment or a consumable. The reward is collected separately from the ground.