Kenneth Haight is an NPC in Elden Ring. Kenneth Haight claims to be the next ruler of Limgrave, you will encounter him as you make your way down the ledges at Limgrave. Haight will ask for your help to clean and clear out Fort Haight that's currently being overrun by different enemies.
Hello? Is anybody there?
Someone who might be interested in rescuing the great Kenneth Haight?
Servant to the true Order, and celebrated repudiator of the false!
O Erdtree! Grant me succour!
Kenneth Haight Location in Elden Ring
- Kenneth Haight can be found in north-east Limgrave, atop the ruins acting as an improvised bridge covering the roadway between the Mistwood Outskirts and Third Church of Marika sites of grace. [Map Link]
- Kenneth will move to Fort Haight upon clearing the fort and returning to speak with him atop the ruins in Limgrave. [Map Link]
- Kenneth can be found atop the battlements of Fort Haight after it has been overrun by Demi-Humans, where he will lament the state of the fort and ask the player to find a lord to manage the fort for him.
- Kenneth will move the Stormveil Castle Throne Room north-west of the Godrick the Grafted site of grace after the following has been completed:
- Clearing Fort Haight and speaking to Kenneth atop the battlements.
- Giving Nepheli Loux the Stormhawk King key item and not giving her Seluvis's Potion,
- Defeating Morgott the Omen King atop the Leyndell Royal Capital and then speaking to him after resting at the grace (he's behind the throne).
- Resting at Godrick the Grafted's site of grace, then going to the throne room.
- If defeated, drops:
- 500 Runes
- Golden Seed
Kenneth Haight Questline: How to complete Kenneth Haight's Quest
Kenneth Haight can be found in the north-east area of Limgrave atop the ruins covering the roadway between the Mistwood Outskirts and Third Church of Marika sites of grace.
Kenneth asks for your help to clear out Fort Haight, which has been overtaken by a Knight commander from Stormveil, promising a reward given that, according to him, he is "known for his considerable largesse".
Defeat the Godrick Knight atop the battlements at Fort Haight to receive the Ash of War: Bloody Slash.
After clearing out the enemies at Fort Haight, return to Kenneth atop the ruins in north-east Limgrave to be rewarded with the Erdsteel Dagger. Speak to Kenneth again and he will ask you to to pledge your service to him. Should you accept, he exclaims that a knighting ceremony will be held for you at Fort Haight. Note: the player must rest at the Fort Haight West site of grace in order for him ask to ask the player to pledge their service.
Upon resting at a site of grace or warping Kenneth will move to Fort Haight atop the battlements where the Godrick Knight was located.
Upon arriving at Fort Haight, which is now overrun by Demi-Humans, speak with Kenneth where he explains that he is not yet able to anoint you as a knight, and that he must find a true and stalwart Lord worthy of Limgrave.
After defeating Morgott the Omen King, giving Nepheli Loux the Stormhawk King key item (and not Seluvis's Potion), and resting at the Godrick the Grafted site of grace, Kenneth, Gatekeeper Gostoc, and Nepheli Loux will move to the Stormveil Castle Throne Room, where he will tell you that he will eventually return to his fort to hail you as knight.
You will receive 1x Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone upon speaking with Nepheli Loux in the throne room. Additionally, you can now purchase another Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone from Gatekeeper Gostoc for 20,000 Runes. (Not applicable to his bell bearing if he was killed.)
Dialogue in Elden Ring: Kenneth Haight
Introduction
- "Ah, you've come to lend me your aid, have you? Well, that's very kind, but, um... No, no. Th-the help is very much appreciated. Even from a Tarnished. Despite appearances, nobility is no prerequisite to serving the true Order. You might have heard of me. Kenneth Haight. Next in line as the rightful ruler of Limgrave".
When attacked
- "Oof! Blast! You wretched Tarnished! I am Kenneth Haight, and I have seen quite enough!"
- (On player kill) "I fear for the integrity of the Order..."
When killed
- "Where are my...men...? O Erdtree, why have you forsaken me...?"
Quest
- "Young Tarnished, I would have a boon of you. I want you to take back my fort. It lies to the south, beyond the Mistwood. A Knight commander from Stormveil took it. A fool, and plumb mad to boot. Simply obsessed with blood!".
Recommendation
- "Hmph, yes, now allow me to furnish you with a little advice. I would take great care to avoid Godrick's Tarnished hunts, were I in your shoes. That depraved lot are obsessed with sacrificing Tarnished like you for the sake of "grafting. Honestly, Godrick's nothing more than a jumped up country bumpkin. Lord? Don't make me laugh.".
Small Talk
- "What are you waiting for? A kiss goodbye? My fort lies to the south, beyond the Mistwood. Take it back for me. Oh I see. You wish to know the reward? Fret not, the great Kenneth Haight is known for his considerable largesse. The celebrations will be lavish indeed, upon the dawn of my fort's retrieval".
- "Honestly, Godrick’s no more than a jumped up country bumpkin. Lord? Don’t make me laugh. First he hid himself amongst the womenfolk to flee the capital, then hid from Radahn in that castle… Then he insulted Malenia, lost to her in battle, only to lick her boots rather than die like a man. Has he no shame, the big girl’s blouse? And to think, he’s the blood of Godfrey! Last of the golden lineage, though you almost wouldn’t know it to look at him. I almost feel sorry for the chap the more I think of it."
Fort Haight Already Completed
- "Hm? What's this, kind sir? Remarkable! The Knight Commander, dead. Already! A blessing, if ever I chanced upon one. Fine work, I say, fine work, indeed. I doubt that it was your intention, but the deed is done, and I commend you. Now, this is your reward. Go on, it is yours for the keeping."
- "Right then. Time for me to head to the fort. I've much to do. First I'll have to reestablish communication with the demi-humans. What's that look? You don't believe me? Well, under the Erdtree, commingling with the demi-humans is made possible. Even the vulgar shall not be left behind, under the rule of true Order. Which is why I, Kenneth Haight, next in line as the rightful ruler of Limgrave, have sworn to uphold it. Just you watch, my friend. Just you watch."
Offer to Serve
- "Ah, yes. I've been meaning to ask. Would you like to enter my service? I see bright things in your future, stout warrior. Enter into my service and learn the workings of the Erdtree's true Order. And who knows, perhaps some time down the line, the grace of gold will return to those Tarnished eyes of yours. What say you? A fine accord, is it not?"
- "Very well. Very well, indeed. I knew I saw something in you. I shall await you at my fort. We shall hold the ceremony for your knighting there, I think. I see great things ahead of us. We are truly by the Erdtree blessed."
- "Ah, you, is it? I suppose you must have seen by now, yes, the sorry state of my fort? Oh, indeed, it is a foul fate for a land, to be without a ruler. One must be found, with haste. And not that Awful Godrick. But a true and stalwart Lord of the proper lineage to take the reigns of Limgrave. I am sorry for have lifted your hopes... But I haven't the authority to raise you to the knighthood as things stand. The Great Kenneth Haight issues his sincerest apology. But now, I must begin my search post-haste. For a true and stalwart Lord of the proper lineage to take the reigns of Limgrave."
At Stormveil Castle throne room (after Nepheli Loux has been given Stormhawk King)
- Ah, nice to see you after so long. Safe and sound, I take it, yes? Good. Ah, quite. I have indeed selected a new ruler. Lady Nepheli is strong and just. Worthy of the burden of Limgrave's lineage. Such is the sincere opinion of I, Kenneth Haight, no less. For the time being, I share command of the castle with my Lady, but I plan on returning to my fort afterwards. At which time I can fulfil my old promise. By raising you to the glory of knighthood. I hope it is just as wonderful as you imagine.
Elden Ring Kenneth Haight Notes & Trivia
- Drops a Golden Seed upon defeat.
- Mentions re-establishing communication with the demi-humans. The ghost outside the fort also mentions a dead mother demi-human, which is present on the ground inside the fort.
- In combat, Kenneth wields an Erdsteel Dagger and a sacred seal, which he uses to cast Wrath of Gold and Order's Blade.
- Kenneth wears Ruler's Robes and Consort's Trousers.
AnonymousI was unaware that nepheli was somehow important. To be fair the story lines in these games are never clear, there's a fair amount of research that needs to go into understanding the depth therein, but alas I digress...
I straight up killed this man because I did not like his name or his smug face...had no idea there was a whole quest line attached to him. Side note: for the next playthrough is there a way to make him stop targeting you if you "accidentally" hit him (several times)
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This dude seems like a nob jack ass at first, but it turns out he wants what is best for Limgrave. Wants to find a good ruler, wants to re-establish diplomacy with the demi-humans (taboo to the Golden Order); I quite like mr. Haight.
Knowing Miyazaki's love of table-top role playing games, I have no doubt his name was inspired by Kenneth Hite, who's worked on various ttrpgs such as Call of Cthulhu and Vampire the Masquerade.
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i could do the pledge of service without even knowing about that rest site
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So I may have missed it but if it isn’t up there: killing Gastoc seems to have locked me out of this. I’ve done everything else up here but I killed gastoc when I met him cause he was shifty
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So, what happens to him when giving Nepheli the potion? Is he just standing in Fort Haight until the end of time?
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At the final stage after killing Morgott, I had to rest in the secluded cell for them all to move into the throne room.
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The quest wasn't progressing and I was confused as to why. So you have to defeat Morgott in Leyndell to progress this quest. And I honestly don't see much why, he never had direct influence or sovereignty in Limgrave, he only manipulated Godrick as a puppet king. After defeating him and Godrick, Limgrave should be out of reach for him to continue his puppet state.
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if you did everything and they are still not there, PASS TIME at godrick's grace.
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DO NOT KILL this NPC for the seed, because I am still at first playthrough and I have 7 golden seeds in inventory that reached the limit for upgrade
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For me, what stopping the questline is because of gostoc, i have to kill him then rest on the grace, then both nephelly and kenneth will be at the throne.
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you also need to speak with Morgott after the fight for Kenneth to show up in the throne room.
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In game full of Gideons, Dung-Eaters, Fias and Rannis, Kenneth actually is friendly and upstanding guy that looks out for the people and the land.
Pity his questline was cut.
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guide is misleading. At the end of his quest he doesn't give you anything
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yo wheres my knighthood homie. i see you hiding in the safezone
I usually kill him after getting the Erdsteel dagger. The extra golden seed early game is more valuable than the ancient dragon stone he provides later.
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Ridiculous character. You don't need him in the Nepheli questline at all and he does nothing else.
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Cruel of the developers to have him drop a seed, he's probably been killed 1000's of times.
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Immediately harvest this man for his golden seed. Not worth the Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone later on, there's plenty of those to go around. If it was a Somber stone, perhaps don't harvest him, but alas, it is what it is.
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If you turn Nepheli into a puppet for Seluvis, is there anything happening to Kenneth and Gustoc? Or do they just have to be killed to get anything out of them without Nepheli?
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So I forgot to talk to Kenneth at his fort in a playthrough, but Nephelie moved and became lord regardless. After talking to him he moves to Stormveil too, acting like he chose her despite it happening without him. So either the quest is still buggy or he's completely irrelevant outside handing you a dagger you can find on the ground later. My man.
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Kenneth asked me to pledge allegiance when I had not rested at the Fort Haight West site of grace
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When I encountered him, I saw a message saying that he is a liar. I attacked him once and he dodged off the edge. It was funny, but I never got the seed
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There's no need for him to knight you if you're Elden Lord. At that point you become his boss, so all of that knighting business is moot. The real reason we do his quest is to put Nepheli Loux on the throne of Limgrave. If I'm going to be lord, I will at least want a competent vassal (or at least someone that isn't Kenneth).
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Can Kenneth be killed after doing pretty much everything else, and before progressing to NG+, in order to snag that golden seed?
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So basically... It's absolutely worth it to just slay him outright for the seed early on and still get the smithing stones from gustoc and nepheli later regardless. Don't get lead on
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"What are you waiting for? A kiss goodbye?" Yes you handsome devil.
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This guy is a real charmer. I'd be happy to serve as his knight
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honestly one of my favort npc's yeah he's kinda demeaning towards tarnished but he actually tries to get some form of equalty in his land and he gives up his position as the ruler of limegrave because he saw someone more fit for it i could even magine him accepting omen if nepheli loux pledges for them.
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Kenneth will move to the throne room if he's alive and his quest sufficiently progressed when you finish Nephali's quest, but he is not a required part of Nephali's quest and it's perfectly okay to kill him. It's even fully legally justified when he renegs on his promise to knight you simply because he happens to have (against your advice) filled his fort with Demi-humans.
You might feel it's fine to leave someone that stupid close to major policy decisions, and that's up to you. I personally do what is necessary to keep egregiously stupid people out of power.
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Doesn't a legitimate claim to Limegrave imply he is of royal blood to any of the original Elden Rune holders? And if it is so, Kenneth can become a legitimate Elden Lord.
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I guess someone must’ve tried doing Goldmasks ending and then gone back to fort Haight, to see if he’s there, after Nephelis quest?
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Sorry, but HOW in the world would i ever revisit Stormveil when i just cleared the capital and are on my way to the giants. Why would anyone go bak and see this mission to fruition? Some missions are really too obscure.
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You don't actually have to do kenneth's quest at all to get the smithing stone from Nepheli Loux. He actually gives you nothing besides the dagger for originally chatting to him. I had previously gotten the shard from her and then did all of Kenneth's quest only to find you get nothing.
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Is nobody gonna talk about how he uses the same dagger as the Perfumers? Like this can't just be a coincidence right?
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3rd playthrough, just now, I did not have the Fort Haite grace. He still asked me to pledge my service. However, I did not accept. I then went to Fort Haite, annoyed that I previously skipped the site of grace. I sat, he was still on top the stone arch. You have to accept his request. cool story..
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I was promised to get knighted! Instead i only got this useless dragon smithing stone!
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Don't be mean and kill a nice random guy for a Golden Seed!
Violently murder a family of unholy tree demons and rip it from their pulsating carcasses instead like a real Wretch
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This dude is legit wearing children's clothes.
https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Upper-Class+Robe
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(fair warning disclaimer: 99% of y'all should just skip this reply,
posting this to get a lil OCD out of my head)
So because this guy is such an anti-climax in the beginning of the game (talks a lot of noise but nothing really happens for awhile), I gave him the nickname Kenneth Get Hyped, since the subversion felt fitting. And then, since the dude's voice actor lays down a fair amount of that aristocratic over-oration, I could NOT un-hear him going:
"Ah, yes, you of course refer to the one and only Kenneth... Get Hyped!!" and he shoots his hands up twice in rapid succession for the last name to make it seem more exc- you know what, I'll just leave.
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Not sure if it has been mentioned, but you only need to kill the Godrick Knight that drops the Bloody Slash to "clear" the fort.
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you should use inescapable frenzy on him, he's immune to madness and likes being hugged :)
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Resting at the Fort Haight West site of grace did nothing at all and was not required.
Teleporting to the Godrick the Grafted Site of Grace, then walking to and resting at the Secluded Cell site of grace and returning worked to get all three into the throne room for me.
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I was having problems progressing this quest where they went into the thrown room. I upgraded the storm hawk ash by 1 level and then it triggered it... ?
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I forgot about Kenneth, but Nepheli and Gosctoc still moved to stormveil's throne room, I was at the part where Kenneth asked to knight you.
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Think I completed every step since Nepheli gave and Gostoc sold me an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.
So Kenneth my man. When exactly am I gonna be knighted then eh?
If you can't get them to all move into the throne room, make sure you looted everything in Stormveil, bought all of Gostoc's stuff, hit every single illusory wall in Limgrave, killed Godrick in less than 5 minutes, one-shot Margitt, finished the game RL 1, cleared all Souls games hitless/no rolling/blocking/parrying, met Artorias in real-life, killed him in a fist fight, then poured gasoline onto yourself, set aflame to start a new age of fire, waited a couple years to see it eventually die out and get consumed by darkness, seeing the horrible nightmare being abyss corrupt the planet earth, let some tiny random caveman looking dude stop it for you, get back on your PC, reboot and rest at the throne grace once again.
If it still doesn't work, bad news is you might need to start a new playthrough...
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One of the most straightforward and honorable people in the Lands Between, even if he's kind of a dingus. Shame that he carries a golden seed....
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My boy Kenny told us the most important background lore of the game
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So uhh... is he gonna go to his fort and knight us? Its weird that they put that in the game, added the additional part of his and Nepheli's questline, but left him with that dialogue that a player would intuitively believe to mean he will actually move back to his fort for further progress in his questline. Idk, just seems weird to me.
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Bizarre quest coding. I had followed all the steps others pointed out, including resting at Morgott’s and Godrick’s graces. The NPCs only moved after I then passed time at Godrick’s.
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so are you telling me that this guy has some kind of questline and he is not only out there to be kicked 3 times to death?
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So does he make me a knight or what? If not I will kill him, destiny is all.
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I also had to exhaust dialogue with Gatekeeper Gostoc at the site of Godrick the Grafted's site of grace and rest again, before they all move into the throne room.
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So do I miss out on that little bit of Godrick vs Malenia lore if I complete Fort Haight before meeting Kenneth?
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I feel a bit like this was a lot of work to get those 3 there, just to get two upgrade materials.
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So i accidentally killed this guy while fighting the demihumans and i immediately went to the church of vows, but it says there's no need for absolution?
I go back and check the fort thinking he maybe bugged and didnt die. He's not there. Maybe he went to godricks throne already? so i go to secluded sell, gostoc is kicking godrick, i rest in godricks grace, gostoc and nepheli are now in the throne room, without kenneth. I still can't get absolution ;-; i even got invaded at the church of vows (i knew there was supposed to be a boss there at night, but didnt appear when i first visited at night)
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I also encountered the problem with the npcs not showing up. I passed time till morning at the grafted rest area then all 3 npcs moved to the throne room.
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Also don't forget to buy an ancient sobering stone for 20k in the throne room from gatekeeper gostoc.
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Despite what it says up "Rest at Godrick the Grafted site of grace", you have to rest at "Secluded Cell" site of grace. Nepheli and Kenneth will move to throne room then. You have to beat Morgott. This worked for me.
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Spoilers ahead:
In my playthrough he relocated to godrick’s throne after I BBQ’d melina so if he’s not relocating after morgott try to progress the story further
I don't care what anyone says, the Great and Handsome Lord Kenneth Haight will always be my true Elden Lord
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I have done everything in this guide, Seluvis is dead for me so I never got the potion. I've killed Radahn, killed Morgott, rested at Godrick's grace, given Nephali the Stormhawk, cleared Fort Haight, but they won't move to the castle throne. Is my quest bugged, or did I fail because Seluvis died?
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I lit the forge of giants fire and made it to malikeths boss door but havent beaten him. I have just gone and started this quest, but i already found the bird ashes and spoke to nepheli and all that before i spoke to height for the first time (i also killed gostoc pretty early on when i found out about the bugger being shady) and she still made it to the throne. So i dont know what i did differently to some of the other people here.
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As a note make sure the door after Godrick is open to progress the story if the NPCs aren't moving and then reload the area, forgot to do this on my 2nd playthrough...
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Injust found out that you don't need kenneth to progress Nepheli's questline... She will be Queen of Limgrave with or without Kenneth
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I rested at the forge of the giants before getting the ashes and nepheli is dead. Please add a point of failure warning so others don’t do this!
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Genuinely never seen this guy despite clearing out his fort.
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This quest is so nonfunctional and laiden with different advice you'd think you were browsing the dark web trying to figure put how to install a giant mod for the first time in your life
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One of the replys here helped me.
Travel to Godrick the Grafted site and walk to Secluded Cell and rest. Updated all NPCs for me.
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One of the replys here helped me.
Travel to Godrick the Grafted site and walk to Secluded Cell and rest. Updated all NPCs for me.
After taking the fort back for him, it's being inhabited by demi-humans. At first I thought that they are storming it, but it seems that Kenneth, truth to his word, made a first step with reestablishing a communication with them. He's not oblivious to danger while standing on top of the fort, because there is no danger to him, as the demi-humans are at least tolerating Kenneth. And only Kenneth, hence the aggression towards us.
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Does he ever move back to his fort to make you a knight after completing Nepheli's quest up to the the throne room?
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Idk if it’s a glitch or something but he told me to clear castle morne and come back to him. Do that and said he would have a feast for me but looked for him at castle morne and nothing.
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I got them to move to the throne room by passing time until nightfall.
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i completed nepheli's quest and gostoc sold me the dragon stone. kenneth said he'll go back home to his tower, but after warping there and quitting and reloading, he's yet to show up. i hate this broken game.
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If you're having trouble getting them to relocate to the throne room, try traveling to the Godrick the Grafted grace and going past Gostoc into the throne room, and then travel back to the Godrick the Grafted grace. It seems being physically in the empty throne room is a trigger to allow them to progress.
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i hit gostoc once, so he stopped stomping. then rested at the site and everyone was in the throne room
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This man could easily defeat every Demigod by himself with his bare hands, but he allows a true warrior to become the ruler of Limgrave, all while he's perfectly content with living in his little fort in the south.
Kenneth Haight is truly the best character FS has ever made.
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The queen in the nearby ruins being alive doesnt affect anything. Why would it? And why even SPECULATE in the trivia section? Very unprofessional
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Accidentally killed him at his fort after passing Nepheli the stormhawk ash. He didn't appear at Stormveil but I still completed her quest (ie i got the smithing stone).
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I feel like this guy would be a covenant leader if the game had covenants.
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yeah so heres a quest you get right at the start of the game and can only finish at the end...
I killed him after talking to him at the first location. I can report that I haven’t seen him anywhere else in the game, and have zero regrets. 10/10 quest.
Anyone know if there's a problem with Kenneth not showing up at Stormveil but also not at Fort Haight?
Playing 1.09 and Nepheli is at Stormveil but Kenneth is not (Gostoc is dead). He's not at Fort Haight, I'm fairly sure I didn't kill him, and I haven't angered any NPCs according to the fountain. Have rested and reset the world quite a bit per the the guidance to get Nepheli and Kenneth to show up.
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