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Sorcerer Rogier

Rogier investigates the death-rooted corpse beneath Stormveil and the Night of Black Knives. His inquiry can lead you to Ranni, but its conversations are easy to miss if you enter her service too early.

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Locations and access

Chapel below the ramparts

Stormveil Castle · Stormveil chapel

Starting Site of Grace: Rampart Tower

  1. From Rampart Tower, leave along the rampart with barrel-carrying hawks and follow it toward the chapel roof.
  2. Descend into the chapel where Rogier stands. Speak before moving on if you want his first conversation and Ash of War shop.

Balcony overlooking the lower hall

Roundtable Hold · Balcony at the Hold

Starting Site of Grace: Table of Lost Grace

  1. After defeating Godrick in Stormveil, return to Roundtable Hold. From the central table, go toward the balcony overlooking the lower hall where Mad Tongue Alberich invades.
  2. Speak to Rogier seated on that balcony. Tell him about Godrick to receive his separate +8 rapier gift, then open his Ash of War shop for the purchases.

Lowest root chamber

Stormveil Castle · The corpse investigation

Starting Site of Grace: Liftside Chamber

  1. Use Stormveil's cliffside entrance and progress through Rampart Tower toward the large soldier courtyard. Liftside Chamber is in the room beside that courtyard, rather than on the tower's upper roof.
  2. Reach Liftside Chamber in Stormveil and activate the grace.
  3. Leave toward the courtyard, turn sharply right and find the dark edge with a corpse hanging over it.
  4. Look below for the descending ledges. Drop carefully, heal between drops if needed and follow the route past the rats into the lowest chamber.
  5. The ground starts shaking as an Ulcerated Tree Spirit appears. You can fight it or run past if you have enough room.
  6. At the far end, find the enormous face-shaped root. Examine Rogier’s special bloodstain near it to view what happened.

Hidden boss in Black Knife Catacombs

Liurnia of the Lakes · Knifeprint investigation

Starting Site of Grace: Black Knife Catacombs

  1. Find Black Knife Catacombs at the northeastern end of Liurnia's eastern road, beyond the Uld Palace Ruins. A Mausoleum Knight guards the entrance; you can get inside without defeating him.
  2. From the grace, pass the locked main boss door and follow the corridor to the room with falling guillotine blades.
  3. Wait for the middle blade to strike the floor, then step onto it and ride it upward. Jump from it onto the raised doorway ledge.
  4. Follow the upper passage, dealing with the skeletons and their controlling caster. At the apparent dead end, do not drop through the hole on your right.
  5. Strike the wall directly ahead to reveal the hidden passage and a separate boss fog. D's summon sign may be available here if he is alive.
  6. Defeat the Black Knife Assassin behind this fog to receive the talisman and the Black Knifeprint. The Cemetery Shade behind the dungeon's main boss door is a different fight and does not award this talisman.

Quest steps

Quest steps can include different outcomes. Read the branch, conditions and cutoffs before making a choice.

  1. Meet the sorcerer

    Branch: Main quest

    Speak in Stormveil’s chapel. His optional gold sign can assist against Margit, but summoning him is not required for his later story.

  2. Take the rapier gift

    Branch: Main quest

    After Godrick, find him seated on the Hold’s balcony. Tell him about the victory and take Rogier’s Rapier +8.

  3. Inspect the bloodstain

    Branch: Main quest

    Descend beneath Liftside Chamber to the giant face-shaped root. Examine the special bloodstain, then ask Rogier about the corpse.

  4. Follow Fia’s clue

    Branch: Main quest

    Ask Fia about Rogier and the Black Knifeprint during the private embrace dialogue. Her Knifeprint Clue points to northeastern Liurnia.

    Progression cutoff: Do this before entering Ranni’s service or advancing D’s dagger outcome if you want the full early clue dialogue.

  5. Lend the Knifeprint

    Branch: Main quest

    Defeat the hidden Black Knife Assassin in Black Knife Catacombs, not only the main Cemetery Shade. Give the Knifeprint to Rogier, rest and return for his findings.

  6. Visit Ranni when directed

    Branch: Main quest

    Rogier identifies Ranni as the next lead. Visit her tower, report her refusal to him and follow his suggestion to enter her service.

  7. Complete his last conversations

    Branch: Main quest

    Return after entering Ranni’s service and finish his dialogue. He falls into a deep sleep; after further rests and visits, collect his final belongings.

Rewards and conditions

Reward or serviceConditionDetails
Rogier’s Rapier +8Speak after defeating Godrick.Carries the transferable Glintblade Phalanx Ash of War and counts as an acquired upgraded weapon.
Ash of War shopSpeak to him in the chapel or later at the Hold.Purchases are separate from his rapier gift.
Spellblade set and Rogier’s Bell BearingCollect after his final decline at the Hold.The bearing preserves his eligible Ash of War shop.
Rogier’s LetterComplete his relevant conversations about D and collect his final belongings.Points toward D’s twin in the underground aqueduct.

Notes

  • Complete his investigation before entering Ranni’s service if you want the full dialogue. His equipment can still have a later collection route even when the inquiry was skipped.
  • The rapier is already +8 when received. Its acquisition affects weapon-upgrade matchmaking without needing to reinforce it yourself.
  • The bloodstain beside the face is a specific quest interaction. Picking up the nearby talisman alone does not view that clue.
  • The hidden Assassin and Cemetery Shade in Black Knife Catacombs are different bosses with different rewards.
  • Ranni’s and Fia’s larger quests can proceed without completing every Rogier investigation conversation.
  • His sleep is scripted progression. Celestial Dew does not reverse his late decline.
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