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Thops
NPC & CompanionELDEN RING
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Sorcerer Thops is an NPC and sorcery merchant initially located sitting inside the Church of Irith. Players seek him out to purchase basic sorceries, receive the "Erudition" gesture, and complete his questline by providing him with a spare Academy Glintstone Key.
- Type
- NPC & Companion
- Where to find them
- Initially: Inside the Church of Irith in the southern region of Liurnia of the Lakes
- Later in his questline: Outside the eastern doorway of the Schoolhouse Classroom within Raya Lucaria Academy (body)
- Shops
- Sorcerer Thops: Sells the sorceries Glintstone Pebble, Glintstone Arc, and Starlight after receiving a donation of 10 Runes
- What's there
- Church of Irith: Located in southern Liurnia of the Lakes where Thops is initially encountered
- Schoolhouse Classroom: A location within Raya Lucaria Academy where Thops's body is found just outside the eastern doorway
- Collectibles
- "Erudition" gesture: Rewarded by Thops upon giving him a second, spare Academy Glintstone Key
- Thops's Bell Bearing: Looted from Thops's body outside the Schoolhouse Classroom in the Academy
- Academy Glintstone Staff: Looted from Thops's body outside the Schoolhouse Classroom in the Academy
- Thops's Barrier: Looted from Thops's body outside the Schoolhouse Classroom in the Academy
- Missions
- Thops's questline · side
- In the guide
- •No other NPCs or characters are met directly at Thops's location in the Church of Irith.
- •Donating 10 Runes unlocks Thops's merchant inventory and causes him to explain his desire to return to the Academy of Raya Lucaria.
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