In trueElden Ringfashion, the cryptic nuance of thisNPC questlinecan leave you a tad confused.

Luckily, we’ve written a step-by-step below, covering all parts of this quest.

After that, head to the Moorth Ruins in the centre of the Scadu Altus.

Count Ymir, a character in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree, sits upon his throne and looks to the side off-screen.

Towards the south side of the Ruins, you’ll see a giant hole in the ground.

Carefully parkour down the hole to the very bottom, and follow the path out to reach Bonny Village.

You’ll have to defeat or evade aFurnace Golemas you travel north up the path.

Part of the map of Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree focused on Scadu Altus, with the path from Castle Ensis to the Cathedral of Manus Metyr marked in yellow.

Once you reach the Church District Highroad Site Of Grace, the path forks.

Take the left path through the forest, and you’ll soon arrive at the Cathedral Of Manus Metyr.

While you’re here you’re able to speak to Ymir again and ask him about Glintstone Sorcery.

The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree speaks to Count Ymir sitting upon his throne.

He’ll have more Sorceries to offer in his shop once you complete the second Ruins Map.

Where is Jolan in Elden Ring?

She won’t say much, but she will warn you not to cross Ymir.

The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree speaks with Swordhand Of Night Jolan inside Ymir’s throne room.

Once you’ve spoken to her, you could talk to Ymir and mention that you met her.

He’ll introduce her as Swordhand Of Night Jolan.

To get there,head to the Cerulean Coastand proceed down to the sandy beach on the south coast.

Part of the Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree map, with the path from the Cerulean Coast to the Finger Ruins Of Rhia marked in yellow.

Climb up this ruin and past it, down the path to the right.

There you’ll find the Finger Ruins Of Rhia Site Of Grace.

But otherwise, you should be able to reach the centre of the Finger Ruins without much difficulty.

The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree sounds a Hanging Bell inside some Finger Ruins.

Walk up and interact with it to sound the Hanging Bell.

Doing so will award you with theCrimson Seed Talisman +1.

Crucially, Jolan will now be an optionalsummon against Messmerwhen you face him within The Shadow Keep.

The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree is given a ruins map by Count Ymir on his throne.

This is in addition toHornsent(depending if youassisted Ledaor not against him).

If you go to his throne you might interact with it.

Descend the ladder, and you’ll find yourself inside the hiddenFinger Ruins Of Miyr.

The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree crouches down and places their hand on the base of Count Ymir’s empty throne.

She wields a sword and a pair of claws which can stack bleed fairly quickly if you let them.

But, like most NPCs in Elden Ring, she’s not too much of a threat.

Beyond that, there’s nothing else to do down here for now.

The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree fights Swordhand Of Night Anna.

Reporting back to Jolan and Ymir

Reload the area and go speak to Jolan.

Ymir is also back on his throne, so you might speak to him again.

He’ll merely ask you to put aside what you saw down there.

Part of the Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree map, with the path from the Shadow Keep to the Finger Ruins Of Dheo marked in yellow.

“The stars will reveal the truth, in time.”

The entrance to the Hinterlands is found next to the Shadow Keep, Back Gate Site Of Grace.

In the adjoining room is a statue of Marika.

Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree map image showing where to find the O Mother Gesture near Bonny Village.

To enter the Hinterlands you must perform the"O Mother" Gesturein front of the statue.

Again, lots of Fingercreepers and sorcery worms.

Head straight to the centre and interact with the hanging finger to sound the Hanging Bell.

The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree performs the O Mother gesture in front of a statue of Marika.

This time, you’ll receive aCerulean Seed Talisman +1for your troubles.

Report back to Ymir and Jolan

Head back to the Cathedral and speak to Ymir.

He’ll be very pleased with you once again for sounding the Hanging Bell at the second Ruins.

The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree stands before some hidden Finger Ruins after descending a ladder.

Here, the Swordhand Of Night Anna will invade unless you have already defeated her earlier in the questline.

Head to the end of the pathway and sound the Hanging Bell there.

Strangely, however, it doesn’t pose an enormous threat by Shadow Of The Erdtree standards.

The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree fights Metyr, Mother Of Fingers.

venture to look for an opening to get back to her chest and continue whaling away at her.

I usedMiladywith a blood infusion, and beat Metyr first time.

Should you use Iris of Grace or Iris of Occultation?

The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree fights Metyr, Mother Of Fingers.

It has passive Bleed buildup (45) and cannot be infused with Ashes of War.

If you want my opinion,you should use the Iris Of Occultation on Jolan.

But the choice, as always, is yours.

The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree fights Jolan inside a cathedral.

You should be able to use Torrent to climb down onto the platform below.

Continue towards a spectacular view of the Cathedral of Manus Metyr and descend to another platform.

Drop down onto the balcony, and you’ll immediately see how this detour pertains to Ymir’s questline.

The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree fights Ymir inside his throne room.

This Spirit Ash summons both Jolan and Anna at once, at the cost of 144 FP.

This reward is only possible if you used the Iris Of Grace.

At one of the graves on the right-hand side you’ll see a new item.

The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree speaks to a dying Jolan.

Loot it to obtain theCherishing Fingers Sorcerythat Ymir used in the fight against you.

you could also interact with the grave to examine it.

When you do, you’ll see the words: “Yuri, beloved child.

The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree inspects a Puppet of Anna on a walkway inside a tower.

Taken before his time.”

Overall, a questline well worth seeing through to the very end!

Clearly, Ymir was set against Marika, the Erdtree, the Golden Order, all of it.

The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree loots the Cherishing Fingers Sorcery from a graveyard in the Cathedral Of Manus Metyr.

A being possibly as old as the Elden Beast itself, or even older.

And Ymir was not impressed with the “tangled mess” that was the Mother Of Fingers.

So, ever-ambitious Ymir resolved to become the new Mother Of Fingers.

The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree tries out the Sword Of Night skill on a bridge, with bands of darkness flying all around them as a result of the skill.

That brings Ymir’s full questline in Elden Ring to a close.

We’ve also got guides for theLeda questlineandMoore questline.

The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree stands on a cliff looking down into the Finger Ruins Of Rhia.