The Goldmask questline is a two-man quest: Brother Corhyn, the incantation seller in the Roundtable Hold, goes looking for a silent monk called Goldmask, and you follow them from the Altus Plateau to the Mountaintops of the Giants. Finishing it gives you the Mending Rune of Perfect Order, which unlocks the Age of Order ending. The riddle step has a hard deadline, so read the missable notes before you reach the Forge of the Giants.
| Starts | Brother Corhyn, Roundtable Hold |
| Ends | Leyndell, Ashen Capital (below the colosseum cliffs) |
| Requirements | Altus Plateau reached, 2 Great Runes for Leyndell, Law of Regression (37 Intelligence) |
| Deadline | Solve the riddle before burning the Erdtree at the Forge of the Giants |
| Key rewards | Mending Rune of Perfect Order, Goldmask’s Set, Radiant Gold Mask, Corhyn’s Bell Bearing, Immutable Shield (shop) |
| Ending | Age of Order |
Goldmask questline walkthrough, step by step
- Meet Corhyn. Talk to Brother Corhyn in the main hall of the Roundtable Hold. He teaches you the Prayer gesture and sells incantations; his stock grows as the quest moves on.
- Reach the Altus Plateau. Once you are on the plateau (see how to get to Altus Plateau), Corhyn says he is leaving to find Goldmask. Rest at a grace and he moves to the road north of the Altus Highway Junction grace, next to the map monument.
- Find Goldmask. Goldmask stands on the northern part of the broken Forest-Spanning Great Bridge, south of the East Windmill Pasture. Either go north past the Bower of Bounty grace and use the Spirit Spring to jump up, or take the waygate on the southern half of the bridge next to the Forest-Spanning Great Bridge grace.
- Tell Corhyn. Go back to Corhyn and tell him where Goldmask is. Rest, and Corhyn now stands beside Goldmask with new incantations for sale.
- Follow them to Leyndell. With two Great Runes you can enter Leyndell, Royal Capital. From the West Capital Rampart grace, follow the balcony south, take the stone path up to the colosseum, beat the two Grave Warden Duelists and go left at the top. Both men wait on the cliff east of the colosseum. Exhaust their dialogue to hear the riddle.
- Get the Law of Regression. Defeat Godfrey’s golden shade at the Erdtree Sanctuary, then climb onto the roots above the sanctuary to reach the upper floor. The Golden Order Principia lies on a corpse in a hanging stone chair over the middle of the room. Hand it to Corhyn or Miriel; either one then sells Law of Regression.
- Solve the riddle. From the Erdtree Sanctuary grace go west, down the elevator and the stairs, to the Radagon statue with a “Regression” message on the floor. Stand on the message facing the statue, cast Law of Regression, then read the new message that appears.
- Report back. Tell Goldmask what you learned and talk to Corhyn until he repeats himself. Corhyn now sells the Immutable Shield incantation.
- Mountaintops of the Giants. After a rest, the pair moves to the bridge south of the Stargazers’ Ruins, above the Ancient Snow Valley Ruins grace (see how to get to the Mountaintops of the Giants). Talk to them, but do not give Corhyn the Tonic of Forgetfulness unless you want his alternative ending (see below).
- Burn the Erdtree and clear Farum Azula. Continue the main story through the Fire Giant and Crumbling Farum Azula.
- Collect the Mending Rune. In Leyndell, Ashen Capital, go to the bottom of the colosseum cliffs, across from the west side of the Erdtree Sanctuary grace. Goldmask’s body is there with the Mending Rune of Perfect Order. Reload the area and come back to pick up Goldmask’s Set.
- Corhyn’s last stop. Look for Corhyn at the base of the giant spiral spear in the Ashen Capital. Talk to him, reload, and collect his Flail, Corhyn’s Robe and Corhyn’s Bell Bearing where he sat.
How to cast Law of Regression with 37 Intelligence
Law of Regression needs 37 Intelligence even though it is an incantation, which is the step most Faith builds get stuck on. You do not need to keep the stat: only the single cast at the statue counts.
| Option | Intelligence gained | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence-knot Crystal Tear | +10 | Lasts three minutes; mix it in your Flask of Wondrous Physick |
| Twinsage Glintstone Crown | +6 | Head armor, Intelligence and Faith |
| Godrick’s Great Rune | +5 | Raises every stat while active |
| Respec with Rennala | As needed | Costs a Larval Tear each time |
Stacked together, these cover up to 21 points without a respec. If you prefer a respec, our Larval Tear locations list the tears, and the Great Runes guide explains how to activate Godrick’s rune.
Missable steps and how the quest fails
- The Forge of the Giants deadline. If you burn the Erdtree before solving the riddle, Corhyn disappears, leaves his Bell Bearing in Leyndell and Goldmask never shows up again.
- Corhyn can die. A stray hit or an enemy can kill him. He then drops his Bell Bearing, Flail and Robe, and absolution at the Church of Vows does not bring him back. You lose his remaining stock, including Immutable Shield.
- The quest survives without Corhyn. As long as you cast Law of Regression in time and tell Goldmask on the Leyndell cliff, Goldmask still leaves the Mending Rune in the Ashen Capital.
- Tonic of Forgetfulness. Offering it to Corhyn on the Mountaintops bridge changes his ending: he refuses it, the tonic stays in your inventory and he remains on that bridge instead of moving to the Ashen Capital. You collect his items there after a reload.
- If you skipped the quest. Corhyn’s Bell Bearing and Robe are on the cliff east of the colosseum in the Ashen Capital.
Rewards and the Age of Order ending
| Reward | Where you get it |
|---|---|
| Mending Rune of Perfect Order | Goldmask’s body, Ashen Capital |
| Goldmask’s Set (without the mask) | Same spot after a reload |
| Radiant Gold Mask | Broken Forest-Spanning Great Bridge, near where you first meet Goldmask; available at any point |
| Corhyn’s Bell Bearing, Robe and Flail | Corhyn’s final location after a reload |
| Immutable Shield | Corhyn’s shop after the riddle (13,000 runes) |
Keep the Mending Rune in your inventory until the end of the game. After the final boss you can use it at the Elden Ring to choose the Age of Order. Our Elden Ring endings guide compares it with the other five endings, and you can still pick a different one on the same character by reloading before the choice.
Related questlines: D, Hunter of the Dead and Sorceress Sellen.
FAQ
Where is Goldmask in Elden Ring?
First on the northern half of the broken Forest-Spanning Great Bridge on the Altus Plateau, then on the cliff east of the colosseum in Leyndell, then on the bridge south of the Stargazers’ Ruins in the Mountaintops of the Giants, and finally below the colosseum cliffs in the Ashen Capital.
Where do you cast Law of Regression for Goldmask?
On the “Regression” message in front of the Radagon statue, reached by going west from the Erdtree Sanctuary grace and taking the elevator and stairs down.
Can you finish the Goldmask questline if Corhyn is dead?
Yes. Cast Law of Regression at the statue, tell Goldmask on the Leyndell cliff, and the Mending Rune still appears in the Ashen Capital after Farum Azula.
Source: walkthrough checked against Fextralife’s Brother Corhyn and Goldmask pages and Gamepressure’s Corhyn and Goldmask walkthrough.
Further reading: Brother Corhyn on the Fextralife Elden Ring wiki.