Jerren’s Questline
Castellan Jerren is the old warrior who runs Redmane Castle. He once fought under General Radahn, and now that the general has lost his mind to Malenia’s rot, Jerren gathers champions for the Radahn Festival to give him the warrior’s death he deserves. Long ago, as a guest of the Carian royal family, he also swore to kill Sorceress Sellen.
His questline starts with the festival and the fight on the Wailing Dunes. Once the stars move again, Sellen becomes mortal and Jerren picks up his old promise, which leads to a showdown at the Academy of Raya Lucaria. It is short, but it decides Sellen’s fate.
Walkthrough
- Meet him before the festival (optional). Before you start the Radahn Festival, Jerren sits on a chair in the church just past the Redmane Castle Plaza. Talking to him here gives War Counselor Iji some extra things to say.
- Join the festival. Once the festival begins, Jerren stands on a podium above the plaza. Tell him you are ready to trigger a cutscene, then let him finish his speech to get the Heartening Cry gesture. Go into the church behind him, ride the lift down and use the Sending Gate at the bottom to reach the Wailing Dunes.
- Defeat Radahn. Bring down Starscourge Radahn. In the second phase, Jerren’s summon sign appears on the battlefield if you want his help (optional).
- Talk to him after the festival. Return to Redmane Castle and find Jerren in the same spot as before the festival. Talk to him until he has nothing more to say. He then leaves. This talk also makes him show up later in Sellen’s story.
- Find the witch-hunter. Follow Sellen’s Questline until she gives you her Primal Glintstone in the Witchbane Ruins. Reload and go back down to find Witch-Hunter Jerren there. Exhaust his dialogue.
- Answer the red sign. Once Sellen’s glintstone is in the puppet beneath the Three Sisters, two summon signs appear outside the Grand Library door in the Academy of Raya Lucaria. Take the red one to help Jerren fight Sellen. Beat her for the Witch’s Glintstone Crown and Sellen’s Bell Bearing.
- Say farewell. After the fight, Jerren waits just outside the room. Talk to him until he is done and he hands you an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.
Missable steps & failure conditions
- Do not skip the talk after Radahn. Jerren only appears at the Witchbane Ruins if you spoke to him at Redmane Castle after defeating Radahn.
- Red or gold, never both. Taking the gold sign means helping Sellen kill Jerren. You lose the Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone from this route, but you get the Eccentric’s Set and the rest of Sellen’s Questline.
- Rennala must be defeated before the summon signs at the Grand Library can be used.
- There are no other known lock-outs, except killing Jerren yourself.
Endings & consequences
- Sorceress Sellen. Helping Jerren ends Sellen’s life and her questline for good.
- Jerren’s fate. If you side with him, he thanks you and leaves, hoping to meet you again at the next great tournament. If you side with Sellen, he dies in the fight.
- Radahn and the stars. Defeating Radahn at Jerren’s festival sets the stars moving again, which also pushes on Ranni’s story and makes Sellen mortal.
- War Counselor Iji. Meeting Jerren before the festival unlocks extra dialogue with Iji, who knows about Jerren’s old promise.