Smithing Master Hewg

NPC & CompanionELDEN RING ✓ Checked against sources · 10/10

Smithing Master Hewg is a Misbegotten blacksmith imprisoned by chains in the Roundtable Hold. Players seek him out to strengthen standard and special armaments, manage Ashes of War, and duplicate Ashes of War.

Type: NPC & Companion
Where to find them: Roundtable Hold, by an anvil in a hallway wing near the stairs
Services: Strengthen Armament · Ashes of War · Ash of War duplication
What's there: Roundtable Hold: An isolated hub sanctuary where Hewg is stationed at an anvil in a hallway wing near the stairs, and where Roderika sets up a spirit tuning workshop opposite him

•Hewg mentors Roderika in spirit tuning when the player relays dialogue between them, causing her to set up a workshop opposite him.
•Upgrading any weapon to its maximum level triggers an event where Hewg realizes he has forged a god-slaying weapon and recognizes the player as his lord.
•He refuses to leave his anvil after the Erdtree is set ablaze, and gradually loses his memories following the release of Destined Death.

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