A step-by-step guide on how to get through Ansbach’s sidequest.

Ansbachis one of the new NPCs you’ll meet inElden Ring’sShadow of the ErdtreeDLC.

This part of the Storehouse can be accessed via the main front entrance, after defeating the Golden Hippopotamus.

A warrior speaks to Ansbach, who is holding out a book, in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

But there’s still something bothering him, which is preventing him from moving on.

This is the only way to reach the upper floors.

you might then return to Ansbach to tell him about this for some additional dialogue.

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Whatever your decision is, though, it won’t affect Ansbach’s questline.

Either defeat or run past the Fire Knight, and go up the stairs.

Before you head back inside the Storehouse, go down the staircase on your left.

A map screen from Shadow of the Erdtree showing the location of Moore, Ansbach and the Main Gate Cross.

The Secret Rite Scroll is located behind the farthest bookshelf on your right, by the open balcony.

What exactly is the Secret Rite Scroll?

If you summon Hornsent in the fight againstMessmer, Needle Knight Leda will begin to target Ansbach.

A warrior speaks with Ansbach in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

Improve your stats by finding all of Shadow of the Erdtree’sScadutree Fragment locationsandRevered Spirit Ash locations.

A warrior walks through some tall bookcases in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, with a white arrow angled left, showing the direction where Ansbach is located.

A warrior walks through some tall bookcases in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, with a white arrow angled right, showing the direction where Ansbach is located.

A warrior enters a room with a large bone carcass on a table, with a white circle highlighting Ansbach’s location inside the Shadow Keep in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

A warrior speaks with Ansbach in a library in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

A warrior enters a long corridor with a table and animal skeleton in front of them as they travel to locate the Secret Rite Scroll for Ansbach’s questline in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

A warrior stands on a stone pathway, looking down at a staircase to a lower level in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

A warrior approaches a table with the Secret Rite Scroll located on it in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

A warrior runs past a staircase in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

A warrior picks up the Secret Rite Scroll in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

A warrior speaks with Ansbach in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, and there are three dialogue options to choose from related to Ansbach’s questline.

A warrior stands behind Ansbach’s summoning sign in Enir Ilim in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

A warrior stands next to Ansbach’s body in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.