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Hornsent

Hornsent is an NPC pursuing vengeance against Messmer the Impaler for atrocities committed against his people. Players look for him to acquire Cross Map items detailing the locations of Miquella's Crosses, as well as unique equipment and missable rewards tied to his questline.

Type

NPC & Companion

Where to find them

• First encounter: Three-Path Cross Site of Grace in Gravesite Plain, alongside Redmane Freyja
• Later in his questline: Highroad Cross Site of Grace in Scadu Altus

What's there

• Three-Path Cross Site of Grace: Initial meeting place where Hornsent is found alongside Redmane Freyja and gives a Cross Map item
• Highroad Cross Site of Grace: Relocation spot in Scadu Altus where Hornsent provides a Cross Map item
• Highroad ramparts: Location in Shadow Keep of an invasion event involving Hornsent and Needle Knight Leda
• Stairs leading to the Church of the Bud: Location in Ancient Ruins of Rauh where an outdoor invasion encounter with Hornsent can occur

Collectibles

• Cross Map: Given by Hornsent at Three-Path Cross and Highroad Cross
• Ash of War: Swift Slash: Awarded in Shadow Keep for assisting Hornsent against Needle Knight Leda on the highroad ramparts
• Falx curved sword and Hornsent Set: Obtained by defeating Hornsent in an outdoor invasion encounter on the stairs leading to the Church of the Bud in Ancient Ruins of Rauh

In the guide

• Gravesite Plain
• Belurat, Tower Settlement
• Scadu Altus
• Shadow Keep
• Ancient Ruins of Rauh
• Enir-Ilim

• •Ash of War: Swift Slash is permanently missed if you do not assist Hornsent against Needle Knight Leda on the highroad ramparts, or if Messmer the Impaler is defeated beforehand.
• •His invasion encounter at the Church of the Bud stairs locks out if you did not summon him against Messmer, if you assisted Leda against him in Shadow Keep, or if you advance to Enir-Ilim.

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