The Loathsome Dung Eater Quest Guide

NPC

The Loathsome Dung Eater

Starting Location

Roundtable Hold

Key Reward

Mending Rune of the Fell Curse

Requirement

5 Seedbed Curses

Overview

The Dung Eater is one of the most despicable NPCs in Elden Ring, and his questline reflects his nature. He curses the souls of others using Seedbed Curses, and by following his path you can obtain one of the game's alternate endings — the Blessing of Despair. His quest also rewards you with the Omen Set, one of the best heavy armor sets in the game.

Quest Steps

Step 1: Roundtable Hold

Find him behind the locked door in the room near the blacksmith. He tells you to seek Seedbed Curses.

Step 2: Leyndell Capital sewers

After collecting at least one Seedbed Curse, find his physical body chained in the sewers. Talk to him and then reload to find him free.

Step 3: Collect 5 Seedbed Curses

Scattered across Leyndell Capital sewers (3), Volcano Manor (1), and Haligtree (1). Each curse progresses the quest.

Step 4: Return to his body in the sewers

Give him Seedbed Curses to fill the mending rune.

Step 5: Moat outside Leyndell

After giving all curses, find his phantom invasion near the Outer Wall Phantom Tree. Defeat him for the Omen Set.

Step 6: Receive Mending Rune of the Fell Curse

Appears after defeating his phantom.

Key Rewards

Missable Points

Seedbed Curses are missable after Leyndell becomes Ashen Capital. Do not complete the endgame before collecting all 5. If you kill the Dung Eater in the sewers early, the quest ends immediately.

Pro Tip

Do not kill the Dung Eater — his Mending Rune is one of 4 ending choices. Complete his quest even if you do not use the ending, purely for the Omen Set armor, which has some of the best poise-to-weight ratio in the game.

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