Hit a friendly NPC by accident and they turn on you, often freezing their questline. Celestial Dew is the fix: spend one at the Church of Vows to perform an Absolution and every angered NPC goes back to normal. There are only ten Dew in a playthrough and most of them sit deep in the underground rivers, so this guide lists every one in the order you can usually reach them, then shows exactly how Absolution works.
| Celestial Dew per playthrough | 10 |
| Where most are | Ainsel River, Nokstella and the Siofra River area (7 of 10) |
| Earliest Dew | Just inside the main gate of Raya Lucaria Academy |
| Merchants | Pidia, Carian Servant (Caria Manor) and the Hermit Merchant in Ainsel River (7,500 runes); one each |
| Used at | Church of Vows, eastern Liurnia (Site of Grace right outside) |
| Cost per Absolution | 1 Celestial Dew; clears every angered NPC at once |
| Limit | Does not bring back NPCs you have killed |
Where to find all 10 Celestial Dew
Eight Dew lie on corpses and two are sold by NPCs. Corpse pickups glow like any other item, but several are on ledges you only see while dropping down, so keep the camera moving in the eternal cities.
| # | Region | Where | How to get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liurnia of the Lakes | Raya Lucaria Academy, main gate | Corpse just inside the south gate; a Bloodhound Knight drops in to guard it |
| 2 | Liurnia of the Lakes | Caria Manor | Buy from Pidia, Carian Servant, on a balcony above the Manor Lower Level grace (one in stock) |
| 3 | Ainsel River | Ainsel River Sluice Gate | Corpse hanging from a ledge west of the Site of Grace |
| 4 | Ainsel River | Uhl Palace Ruins | Corpse on the ledge above the ruins’ entrance |
| 5 | Ainsel River | Ainsel River Downstream | Buy from the Hermit Merchant for 7,500 runes (one in stock) |
| 6 | Ainsel River | Nokstella, Eternal City | Corpse sitting under some ruins |
| 7 | Ainsel River | Nokstella, Eternal City | Next to a group of snails, north of the Nokstella grace |
| 8 | Siofra River | Ancestral Woods (Nokron) | Corpse in the ruins overlooking lower Nokron; drop down from the Ancestral Woods grace |
| 9 | Siofra River | Night’s Sacred Ground | Corpse by the road, northwest of the Site of Grace |
| 10 | Leyndell, Royal Capital | Erdtree Sanctuary | Corpse by the ladder on the upper floor |
Five of the ten (3 to 7) are in the Ainsel River and Nokstella, so one trip down there covers half the list. Our Ainsel River and Nokstella route shows every entrance. Dew 8 and 9 need Nokron, which opens only after Starscourge Radahn falls; see how to get to Nokron.
Fastest Celestial Dew route
- Enter Raya Lucaria Academy through the main gate with a Glintstone Key and grab the Dew just inside, after dealing with the Bloodhound Knight.
- Head to Caria Manor and, after the Three Sisters area opens, drop down the cliffs to Pidia’s balcony and buy his single Dew.
- Take the well in Liurnia or Renna’s Rise down to the Ainsel River and collect the Sluice Gate and Uhl Palace Ruins Dew, then buy one from the Hermit Merchant downstream.
- Continue into Nokstella for the two Dew there: one under the ruins and one by the snails north of the grace.
- Once Nokron is open, warp to the Ancestral Woods and Night’s Sacred Ground graces for the two Siofra-side Dew.
- Save the Erdtree Sanctuary Dew for Leyndell; you will pass that ladder on the way through the capital anyway.
How to use Celestial Dew at the Church of Vows
- Travel to the Church of Vows in eastern Liurnia and touch the Site of Grace outside.
- Walk inside to the statue standing in the water basin.
- Interact with it and choose the Absolution option. One Celestial Dew is consumed.
- Every NPC you angered becomes friendly again and their questline picks up where it stopped.
Absolution only reverses hostility. It does not resurrect NPCs you killed, and it does not bring back Traveling or Isolated Merchants. If a key NPC dies, their quest is over until New Game+, so it is worth using the Dew before you finish off anyone who turned hostile. This matters most for long questlines like Ranni’s or the Dung Eater’s.
Tips
- One Dew clears every angry NPC at the same time, so if you hit two people by accident, fix both with a single Absolution.
- The two merchant Dew are one-offs; buy them when you pass, because there is no restock in the same playthrough.
- The Ainsel River trip also gets you most of the way to the Siofra River loot, so plan the underground in one go.
FAQ
How many Celestial Dew are there in Elden Ring?
Ten per playthrough: eight on corpses in Liurnia, the Ainsel River, the Siofra River area and Leyndell, plus one each from Pidia and the Hermit Merchant.
What does Celestial Dew do?
It lets you perform an Absolution at the Church of Vows, which makes every NPC you angered friendly again. It cannot bring back NPCs who are dead.
Where is the first Celestial Dew?
The earliest one is just inside the main gate of Raya Lucaria Academy in Liurnia, guarded by a Bloodhound Knight. Pidia’s Dew at Caria Manor is the next closest.
Can you buy Celestial Dew?
Yes, but only two: one from Pidia, Carian Servant in Caria Manor, and one from the Hermit Merchant in the Ainsel River for 7,500 runes.
Source: locations checked against Fextralife’s Elden Ring wiki, the Elden Ring wiki.gg and Destructoid.
Further reading: Celestial Dew and Church of Vows on the Fextralife Elden Ring wiki.