D, Hunter of the Dead Questline and Location | Elden Ring｜Game8 (2024)

D, Hunter of the Dead is an NPC in Elden Ring initially found in Limgrave. Read on to learn more about D's location, a full questline guide, lore and more!

D, Hunter of the Dead Character Profile

D, Hunter of the Dead
Description	A warrior who hunts down Those Who Live in Death, in order to weed out their Deathroot.
Initial Location	LimgraveOutskirts of Summonwater Village
Items Dropped	・1000 Runes (NG) ・Twinned Helm x1 ・Twinned Armor x1 ・Twinned Gauntlets x1 ・Twinned Greaves x1 ・D's Bell Bearing x1

Where to Find D, Hunter of the Dead

Limgrave

D, Hunter of the Dead is first encountered in the western outskirts of Summonwater Village. He will be standing over a dead body, paying respects to it as you approach.

Note: If players pass this location without interacting with D, Hunter of the Dead, he will move to the Roundtable Hold instead. From there, you can interact with him and continue his questline.

D, Hunter of the Dead Questline

Warns the Tarnished About the Mariner

When you first speak to D, Hunter of the Dead, he will tell you about the beings he calls Those Who Live in Death. He warns you against the Tibia Mariner inhabiting the ruined Summonwater Village in Limgrave.

Defeat the Tibia Mariner

In order to progress the interaction with D, players will need to defeat the Tibia Mariner boss. During the fight, it will teleport throughout the village and summon skeletons to defend itself.

Tip: Stay on horseback throughout the duration of this fight. Most of the Mariner's attacks are easily dodged. Keeping mobile on Torrent allows you to ignore the mobs completely and focus down the Mariner.

How to Beat Tibia Mariner

Speak to D in Summonwater Village

After the boss fight, speak to D who appears in the area. He will tell you to head to a gate that teleports you to the Bestial Sanctum. Speak to D's master, Gurranq, and feed him the Deathroot dropped by the Mariner.

Speak to Him at The Table of Lost Grace

After you feed Gurranq the Deathroot, D will relocate to the Roundtable Hold. He will be seated on one of the chairs at the Table of Lost Grace.

Speak to him and he will tell you that you are now brothers in arms of the Golden Order. Afterwards, D will sell two Incantations unique to his Order.

How to Get to The Roundtable Hold

Speak to Him About Rogier

Once players beat Godrick the Grafted, Sorcerer Rogier will move to The Roundtable Hold. After speaking with the sorcerer briefly, return to D and he will have a few things to say about his time fighting alongside Rogier.

Give Him the Withered Dagger

At some point in Fia's questline, she will ask the Tarnished for a favor. Ask her what it is and she will give you a Withered Dagger to hand back to its owner. Give this dagger to D in order to progress his questline.

Once he has it, reload the area and head over to the previously locked door next to Fia's bedchambers. Inside, D will have already been killed by Fia. Looting him will give you D's Bell Bearing, the Twinned Helm, Twinned Armor, Twinned Gauntlets, and Twinned Greaves.

How to Obtain the Inseparable Sword

While this is the end of D's questline, he will have a twin brother at the Siofra Aqueduct in Nokron, Eternal City. Giving his brother the Twinned Armor Set will allow players to get D's weapon, the Inseparable Sword, after they complete Fia's questline.

Note: If players push through with giving D's brother the armor, Fia will die at the end of her questline. Make sure to weigh your options before handing over the armor.

Fia Questline and Location

D, Hunter of the Dead Shop Items

D, Hunter of the Dead's wares only become available after the Tarnished feeds Gurranq the first Deathroot.

Lore and Trivia

Lore

• D, Hunter of the Dead is a servant of the Golden Order who rids the land of Those Who Live in Death. In his youth, he adventured throughout the Lands Between with the spellsword named Rogier.
• However, in his quest to rid the world of Those Who Live in Death, D manages to trespass within the affairs of Fia the Deathbed Companion. This puts a target on his back and he is soon murdered by Fia in the Roundtable Hold.

Trivia

• If players fight and defeat the Tibia Mariner before encountering D, he will instead first appear at Roundtable Hold. This allows you to continue his quest despite missing the first interaction.
• D's real name is Darian. D's brother will reveal this tidbit of information when he stands over Fia's corpse at the end of her questline.
• The real name of D's brother is Devin. He will whisper this name if you kill him in Limgrave.

D, Hunter of the Dead Quotes

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