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Elden Ring Nightreign: How to Unlock DLC Characters

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Scholar and Undertaker need the Forsaken Hollows DLC, one boss kill, and a short trip through Roundtable Hold before they join the roster.

Elden Ring Nightreign how to unlock DLC characters starts with a boss you have likely already beaten, then a short errand around Roundtable Hold. The Forsaken Hollows DLC has to be installed first.

Step 1: beat Tricephalos

Defeat Gladius, Beast of Night — the game's first boss — with any of the original eight characters. Already killed it pre-DLC? That counts; no need to repeat it.

Step 2: talk to Iron Menial

Back at Roundtable Hold, the Iron Menial passes on a message from a small jar merchant asking to meet at the Small Jar Bazaar.

Step 3: go to the Small Jar Bazaar

Speak to the merchant, then interact with the door nearby. It triggers a fight against the Dreglord — Scholar and Undertaker are already in there fighting him. You do not need to beat him.

Step 4: talk to them

After the cutscene, go back through the door and speak to Scholar and Undertaker directly. That is what actually unlocks them as playable Nightfarers.