Elden Ring is finally here, and it’s absolutely full of side quests that can be tough to track or get the full context for, especially if you happen to miss some dialogue or fail to make note of key info. This short quest can have serious consequences depending on your choices, so we’re here to help. Here’s the answer to whether or not you should give Seluvis’ potion to Nepheli in Elden Ring.
Should You Give Seluvis’ Potion to Nepheli?
The short answer to that question is no, you probably shouldn’t give her the potion, but we’ll explain why below.
After getting through Cariah Manor near the northwestern side of the map, you’ll come across Ranni and her group of NPCs: Iji, Blaidd, and Seluvis. Seluvis is clearly the most openly sketchy character in the group right off the bat, as he asks you to give a random potion to Nepheli Loux and have her drink it.
Seluvis doesn’t say what the potion does, but there’s a hidden underground room just outside of Ranni’s tower that’s full of unresponsive people or “dolls” — presumably, people who drank Seluvis’ potion in the past. There’s a game message inside the room telling the player not to touch the dolls since they belong to Seluvis.
Try to sneak around the dragon in the area, then hit the stone bricks on the ground at this exact spot (where the green marker/cursor is in the middle of the screenshot) to reveal the hidden room and see for yourself:
Thankfully, you can still get a reward from Seluvis even if you don’t subject Nepheli to the fate of the other dolls in the secret room. Follow these steps to resolve this quest without anyone getting hurt:
- Speak to Nepheli Loux in Roundtable Hold after finding her in Stormveil Castle just before the Godrick boss fight.
She can also be found in the Village of the Albinaurics if she’s left Roundtable Hold already. When she returns to Roundtable, she’ll be down the stairs, past Hewg.
- Speak to her father, Gideon Ofnir, in the library of Roundtable Hold.
He’ll suggest getting rid of the potions and fooling Seluvis into thinking you gave it to Nepheli.
- Choose to give the potion to Gideon for him to get rid of it, then return to Seluvis.
This is also the step where you can choose to keep the potion to actually give it to Nepheli.
- Seluvis will offer you a free summon spirit and become a Sorceries merchant when you tell him that you gave the potion to Nepheli.
Alternatively, as mentioned above, you can also give the potion to Nepheli if that’s what you really want to do. In that case, Nepheli will become unresponsive like the other dolls in Seluvis’ hidden room, and she’ll leave Roundtable Hold soon after.
That’s everything you need to know about whether or not to give Seluvis’ potion to Nepheli Loux in Elden Ring. Be sure to check out our guide wiki for the game to find more tips, tricks, and other quest guides as you journey through the Lands Between.
