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The Fort of Reprimand is a small dungeon located east of Castle Ensis onScadu AltusinElden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree. The fort mostly features a linear-level design buthides a few secrets that can be easy to miss. You can find a few interesting items while exploring the fort, including a talisman, Ash of War, a quest item, and the dungeon’s main boss.
It’s also easy to miss this fort since it’s located at the southeastern end of the Scadu Altus. Nonetheless, if you’ve just stumbled across this dungeon inShadow of the Erdtreeand would like to explore it thoroughly, the following walkthrough should prove valuable.
How To Reach Fort Of Reprimand In Shadow Of The Erdtree
There are two ways of accessing Fort of Reprimand inElden RingDLC, one of which involves clearingCastle Ensisand defeatingRellana Twin Moon Knight. Exiting Castle Ensis leads you to Scadu Altus and theHighroad Cross Site of Grace.
Start from the Highroad Cross Site of Grace and ride northuntil you find a fork in the road that takes you southeast. Now, turn south and ride all the way to the road’s end to reachFort of Reprimand and discover the Moorth Highway, South Site of Grace. Don’t forget to activate theMoorth Ruins Site of Gracealong the way.
Fort Of Reprimand — Courtyard
Heading southeast from the Moorth Highway, South Site of Grace, you’ll enter the Fort of Reprimand and find yourself in the courtyard. There’s anOmenkiller patrolling this courtyard, who can bechallenging to defeat if you’re underleveled. However, he doesn’t drop anything important and the courtyard itself includes a few Smithing Stones, throwing daggers, crafting materials, and low-level upgrade items.
There is an underground drop to the northeast of the courtyard, which will be covered towards the end of the walkthrough as you circle back to this location.
Fort Of Reprimand — Basement
Proceed southeast from the courtyard to enter the Fort’s basement where you’llfind the Flamedrake Talisman +3. As you enter the basement, continue heading east through the corridor and turn northeast to enter a torture room with a drop to your right. There isn’t anything important below the torture room except for some enemies and a treasure chest containing a medium-level smithing stone.
Exiting the torture room, you’ll find yourself at the northeastern end of the basement where you’ll confront three common soldiers. Once you’ve dealt with the soldiers, jump over the cages to the southeast and head along the linear path toreach the treasure chest containing the Flamedrake Talisman +3.
Fort Of Reprimand — First Floor
Exit the basement using through northeastern archway to find a set of stairs that take you to the first floor of the fort. Once you’ve made it to the first floor, turn northwest to discover the Fort of Reprimand Site of Grace. Activate the Site of Grace before proceeding to explore the fort further.
From the grace, turn southeast and head along the ramparts to find a dining room with the dungeon’s field boss,Black Knight Edredd. Defeating this enemy rewards you with theAsh of War: Aspect of the Crucible: Wings
After acquiring theAspect of the Crucible: Wings, look for the ladder within the dining hall to access the fort’s roof. Once you’ve made it to the roof, climb the tower to your southwest to discover a treasure chest containing theBattlefield Priest’s Cookbook[2].
While you’re on the tower, you can see another roof to the northeast of the fort, which can be accessed by executing a tricky parkour jump or via a spirit spring south of the Fort of Reprimand.
There’s only a Smithing Stone [8] on this roof, and you won’t be missing out on anything important by choosing to skip the roof.
Nonetheless, if you’d like to access this northeastern roof via the parkour jump, make your way to the rampart outside the dining hall where the stairs go down to the basement. Instead of taking the stairs, turn southeast andcarefully jump onto the stone railing. You can now climb the ladder to your northeast to access the Smithing Stone chest. Once you’re done with that, drop down andhead southwest to discover the Behind the Fort of Reprimand Site of Grace.
If you’d like to take the spirit spring to reach Fort of Reprimand, you mustjourney southeast from the Castle Front Site of Graceand make your way through the ravine until you find the Sealed Spirit Spring. You canactivate the Spirit Spring by looking for the corresponding stone cairn or simply using either Margott or Mohg’s Shakle. Riding this Spirit Spring will take you to the northeastern roof of Fort of Reprimand andBehind the Fort of Reprimand Site of Grace.
Fort Of Reprimand — Underground Section
The Fort of Reprimand also includes an underground section, albeit smaller in scale than the basement and first floor. You can enter this underground section by dropping into a hole located north within the courtyard.
The underground section features a linear design, but there’s an Omenkiller around the corner that can catch you by surprise. In this section, you’ll find a few Shadow Realm runes, Marika’s Rune (grants 80,000 runes), a few crafting items, and theIris of Occultation quest item.
Exiting the underground section takes you to the cliff edge where you can pick up theMessmer Soldier Ashesnear the gravestones.
Finally, you can findAbductor Virgin Wheel & Swinging Sickleoutside the eastern wall of Fort of Reprimand. Defeating them rewards you with a few Shadow Realm Runes. Once you’ve dealt with the Abductor Virgins, head to the southern end of the fort to pick up theBlessing of Marikaconsumable. This item is not reusable and consuming it fully restores your HP and heals all ailments.
