Speak to Iji in Northern Liurnia
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Elden Ring
Iji Quest and Location
Iji is an NPC in Elden Ring initially found in Liurnia of the Lakes. Read on to learn more about Iji's questline walkthrough, location, armor and weapon drops, and lore!
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Iji Quest Walkthrough
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Speak to Iji in Northern Liurnia
Speaking to Iji will unlock him as a blacksmith in Liurnia. Just like Smithing Master Hewg, he can Strengthen Armaments. Unfortunately however, Iji cannot work Ashes of War.
Instead, he allows player to purchase Somber Smithing Stones. Additionally, if you've finished Blaidd the Half-Wolf's quest in Limgrave's Mistwood, you can mention it to Iji and he will also sell a Carian Filigreed Crest for 5000 Runes.
Ask About Nokron
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After players beat Royal Knight Loretta, the rest of Caria Manor in Liurnia will be free to explore. Pledge your service to Ranni the Witch to meet Iji's astral projection inside Ranni's Rise.
Iji will tell you that he is actually the Carian royal family's dedicated blacksmith and is now currenty also serving as Ranni's war counsellor. Return to the Road to the Manor Site of Grace and speak to Iji about the eternal city of Nokron and Lady Ranni's task for Blaidd.
Discovering Nokron
After defeating Starscourge Radahn as part of the questlines for Blaidd and Ranni, return to Iji and he will tell you to descend into Nokron on your own.
If you discover Blaidd locked away at the Forlorn Hound Evergaol, returning and speaking to Iji again will explain why he imprisoned Blaidd before Ranni could fulfill her destiny.
Nokron, Eternal City Location Guide
After Delivering the Fingerslaying Blade
Once you deliver the Fingerslayer Blade to Ranni, you can return to Iji and he will call you Ranni's true champion. He will also comment that his time is almost up and ask you to serve her till the very end.
After Killing Blaidd
Return to Iji after you have killed Blaidd at the end of his questline. He will express remorse in that he doubted Blaidd's loyalty to their Lady. In the end, he will mention that he hopes Blaidd forgives him should they meet in the afterlife.
Death of Iji the Blacksmith
Once players finish the questlines of both Ranni and Blaidd, they can return to Iji by the Road to the Manor site of grace in Liurnia. You will find Iji's smoldering corpse in front of his anvil.
Loot his anvil to receive Iji's Bell Bearing and Iji's Mirrorhelm. The Bell Bearing can be given to the Twin-Maiden Husks to access Iji's merchant inventory, allowing you to keep buying Somber Smithing Stones.
Iji Location
Located near the Road to the Manor Site of Grace
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Iji is located near the Road to the Manor Site of Grace in Liurnia. You will have to hit a fake wall from the Kingsrealm Ruins to reveal the path to the Site of Grace.
Iji Armor and Weapon Drops
| Armor | ・ Iji's Mirrorhelm |
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| Items | ・ Iji's Bell Bearing |
Iji's drops can only be obtained after his death when you progress Ranni's and Blaidd's questline.
Iji Shop Items
| Items Sold | Price |
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| Carian Filigreed Crest | 1000 Runes |
| Somber Smithing Stone 1 | 2000 Runes |
| Somber Smithing Stone 2 | 3000 Runes |
| Somber Smithing Stone 3 | 4000 Runes |
| Somber Smithing Stone 4 | 6000 Runes |
The Carian Filigreed Crest is only available if players finished Blaidd the Half-Wolf's quest in Mistwood.
Iji Information and Lore
Lore
- Iji is the Carian royal family's dedicated blacksmith, tracing his history as far back as when Blaidd and Lady Ranni were still children. Currently, he serves as a war counsellor for Ranni, following her down the dark path of the Empyrean.
- Iji has a close relation to both siblings, but he also knows of Blaidd's true nature as an instrument of the Two Fingers. It is for this reason that he imprisons Blaidd at the Forlorn Hound Evergaol, knowing that Ranni was about to sever herself from the influence of the Two Fingers.
- In the end, Ranni manages to fulfill her goal, leaving the world behind to join the stars. Iji and the rest of Ranni's servants, remain in the Lands Between. Soon, the vengeance of the Two Fingers comes for them, and all of them are killed in the final act.
Trivia
- If players look around the battlefield after Iji's death, they will find that he managed to kill three Black Knife Assassins before the black flames consumed him.
- Iji uses a Troll's Hammer when smithing. According to the weapon's description, these hammers were actually used in the distant past as ceremonial smithing tools.
- If players kill Blaidd in Limgrave or if they do anything to upset Ranni (like giving her the Amber Draught), Iji will vanish from his spot beside the Road to the Manor site of grace. He will not drop anything when this happens. To get him to respawn, players will need to collect Celestial Dew and seek absolution at the Church of Vows.
- There is a ghost at the Kingsrealm Ruins that reveals Iji's affiliation to the Carian Royals even before you speak to Ranni the Witch.
Iji Quotes
| "Well, look at you. We don't receive many visitors. I presume you are a Tarnished. What brings you here?" |
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| "Oh, pardon me. It's hardly my place to ask, is it. I am Iji. A blacksmith who once served the Carian royals...An old codge who refuses to retire his rusty hammer." |
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| "Blaidd actually did that, did he? Quite a rare occurrence, for such a guarded soul as he. Perhaps he sensed something unusual about you. At any rate, if you're friendly with Blaidd, I've something else that might suit you." |
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| "I take it you've heard of the Eternal City of Nokstella? Well, it has a twin, known as Nokron. The other Eternal City. After years of expeditions, we've determined the location of Nokron. By going underground through the well in the Mistwood of Limgrave, you can see Nokron up above. Only, we've failed to find a path leading to the city." |
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| "I presume you've spoken with Blaidd? Very well. There is something you should know. The Two Fingers gave Blaidd to Lady Ranni, as a faithful follower. Her very shadow, incapable of treachery. But if Lady Ranni, as an Empyrean, resists being an instrument of the Two Fingers, the shadow will go mad, transforming from a follower into a horrid curse." |
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| "But such is his destiny. In such matters, Blaidd's own thoughts hold no weight. It pains me so, but he must be neutralised. For Lady Ranni's sake." |
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| "Have you heard? Lady Ranni has departed on her journey. Along the dark path of the Empyrean, from Renna's Rise, as she calls it. It would not have been possible without you. As Lady Ranni's war counsellor, and moreover, her childhood warden, I express my deepest gratitude. You, and only you, were Lady Ranni's true champion." |
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| "Unthinkable, how could Blaidd... How did he break free from his cell? No, more importantly... Blaidd became a curse that plagued Lady Ranni, yet even in madness, gave himself to her." |
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| "I've made a grave misjudgment. And I thought myself a capable war counsellor. I'll catch up with you soon enough, Blaidd. When I do, I only hope you'll accept my apology." |
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