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"Do you know of the Noble Goldmask? Though he was but a Tarnished, living outside the Lands Between, he was a great scholar, who foresaw the coming guidance of Grace." - Brother Corhyn
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Goldmask is an NPC in Elden Ring.
Overview[]
Goldmask is a Tarnished scholar and staunch Golden Order fundamentalist.[1] He predicted the guidance of Grace, and upon being beckoned by it he came to the Lands Between to contemplate the Golden Order.[2]
Although a Golden Order fundamentalist himself, Goldmask was critical of the hunters of Those Who Live in Death, lamenting that their learnedness had been reduced to fanatical raving and an obsession with finding a great evil to contend with, a concept which he did not believe existed within the Golden Order.[3]
While contemplating the Erdtree in the Altus Plateau Goldmask is approached by Brother Corhyn, a man of the cloth who wished to travel alongside him as a scholar. In Leyndell, Goldmask becomes perplexed by the identity of Radagon, whose existence calls into question the principle that Queen Marika the Eternal is the one true god.[4] With the help of the The Tarnished, Goldmask learns that Radagon is Marika.
Goldmask and Corhyn then travel to the Mountaintops of the Giants, where Corhyn becomes aware of Goldmask's suspicions regarding the holism of the Golden Order.[5] Corhyn begins to doubt Goldmask's faith, questioning his decision to travel to the Mountaintops.[6]
Goldmask had come to the revelation that the imperfection of the Golden Order and the instability of ideology was due to the fickleness of the gods.[7] After the Erdtree burns, Goldmask returns to Leyndell and dies on the hill near the Erdtree Sanctuary, leaving behind the Mending Rune of Perfect Order, which would allow the Golden Order to be perfected.
Character Information[]
Basic Info[]
Goldmask cannot be made hostile, and will disappear if attacked, giving no Runes or item drops. He will reappear in his last location after resting at a Site of Grace.
Equipment[]
| Right Hand | Left Hand | Armor | Items | Spells |
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| - | - | Radiant Gold Mask | - | - |
Quest Items[]
| Image | Item Name | Requirements |
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Law of Regression | Used in front of the statue of Radagon near the Erdtree Sanctuary in Leyndell, Royal Capital, in order to learn that Radagon is Marika. |
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Mending Rune of Perfect Order | Found on Goldmask's corpse in Leyndell, Ashen Capital. |
Questline Progression[]
- Altus Plateau (Forest-Spanning Greatbridge)
- Goldmask can be found at the end of the broken bridge, facing the Erdtree. Interact with him to progress.
- Altus Plateau (near Altus Highway Junction)
- Speak to Corhyn to reveal Goldmask's location.
- Altus Plateau (Forest-Spanning Greatbridge)
- Return to the bridge and exhaust Corhyn's dialogue.
- Leyndell, Royal Capital
- Goldmask and Corhyn can be found near the colosseum. Corhyn will express frustration at Goldmask's current obsession with Radagon.
- After using Law of Regression in front of the Radagon statue past the lift near Erdtree Sanctuary, talk to Goldmask to reveal Radagon's secret and then talk to Corhyn.
- Mountaintops of the Giants
- Goldmask and Corhyn will move to the bridge south of Stargazer's Ruins.
- Leyndell, Ashen Capital]]
- After defeating Maliketh, the Black Blade, Goldmask's corpse can be found on a slope near the colosseum. Loot his corpse to receive the Mending Rune of Perfect Order, which will unlock the option to complete the Age of Order ending.
- After reloading the area, return to Goldmask's corpse to retrieve Goldmask's Rags, Gold Bracelets, and Gold Waistwrap.
Notes[]
- Goldmask is among the Tarnished listed in the game's intro. He is depicted splayed on the ground across a carving of the Erdtree Incantation sigil, alongside a book and a container leaking a golden fluid. Grace can be seen gleaming in front of him.
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