Elden Ring 1.03 Adds New Gostoc Quest Line Ending

Gostoc’s Quest’s New Ending Is Linked with Nepheli’s and Kenneth’s. You’ll First Find Nepheli in Stormveil Castle, Then in Roundtable Hold, and Later in the Village of the Albinaurics. Lastly, She’ll Be in Roundtable Hold Again, and You’ll Need to Give Her the Stormhawk King Ashes Found in the Church of Anticipation.

Speak to Nepheli and Gostoc to Obtain Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones

According to Reddit Player Auritor, If You Speak to Gostoc and Nepheli There, You Can Obtain an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone from Each One of Them. These Are Rare and Valuable Upgrade Materials for Armaments, However, You Can Find Several Other Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone in-Game. So You’re Not Missing Much If You Already Killed Gostoc. Worse Case Scenario, You Could Always Get Those Two in New Game +.

Here’s What Happens If You Already Killed Gostoc

Furthermore, Players Who Already Killed Gostoc Reported That Nepheli and Kenneth Will Still Spawn in the Throne Room, So You’re Not Missing Much and Will Still Get at Least One Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone from Nepheli.

Gostoc Quest Line Changes in Elden Ring 1.03 Explained

By Robert Thorne

• Oct 8, 2026 • 2 min read

Gostoc Quest Line Changes in Elden Ring 1.03 Explained

Direct Answer • Key Takeaway

Elden Ring Developer Fromsoftware Just Launched Patch Version 1.03 for the Jrpg on March 17, 2022, Adding Several New Quest Line Steps and Endings for Certain Npcs, Including Gostoc.

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