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| Location | Church of Irith in Liurnia of the Lakes |
| Role | Sorcery Student |
| Voiced by | Mathew Morgan |
Sorcerer Thops is an NPC in Elden Ring. Thops is a student at the Academy of Raya Lucaria. He can teach some rudimentary sorceries, provided you can spare a small donation of 10 Runes first.
For a small donation, I'd be happy to share my knowledge.
Thops Location in Elden Ring
Thops can be found at Church of Irith. [Map Link]
- This NPC will move elsewhere and become unavailable as a merchant if given the second Academy Glintstone Key that you acquire.
- Map Coordinates for Thops's location after giving him an Academy Glintstone Key. He can be found dead within Raya Lucaria Academy, nearby the Schoolhouse Classroom Site of Grace.
- To find his body: From the Schoolhouse Classroom Site of Grace, exit the room via the doorway you originally entered it, towards the cavern with the large wheel with rideable platforms. Hug the right wall to find him, a few steps from the doorway.
- You can offer to give Thops the first Academy Glintstone Key you find, but he will not accept it, since he knows that you need it to access the academy. To continue his quest line, you must give him the Academy Glintstone Key that you can find within Raya Lucaria Academy.
- This merchant can be fought and slain.
- Doing his quest will reward you with the Erudition Gesture, which is somewhat useful for solving one magic tower puzzle, and vital for completing another (provided that you also have one of the stone crowns worn by high ranking students of Raya Lucaria Academy).
- If he is slain, Thops will drop 500 Runes, Thops’s Bell Bearing, and an Academy Glintstone Staff.
- If found dead at Raya Lucaria Academy, you can acquire Thops's Bell Bearing, an Academy Glintstone Staff, and the sorcery Thops's Barrier from his body.
- After Thops leaves the Church of Irith, a new Teardrop Scarab can be found near where he once sat. Slaying it will reward the player with the Ash of War: Thops's Barrier.
Elden Ring Thops Shop
| Item Name | Item Type |  Purchase Value |
Stock |
| Glintstone Pebble | Sorcery | 1000 | 1 |
| Glintstone Arc | Sorcery | 1500 | 1 |
| Starlight | Sorcery | 2500 | 1 |
THOPS QUESTLINE: HOW TO COMPLETE THOPS' QUEST
After speaking with Thops and donating 10 Runes to him, Thops will share that it is his dearest wish to return to Raya Lucaria Academy to continue his studies in glintstone sorcery. Once you have obtained the Academy Glintstone Key found within Raya Lucaria Academy, you can then give it to Thops. Doing so will reward you with the Erudition Gesture. This gesture can be used to solve a couple puzzles found elsewhere (provided that you also have one of the stone crowns worn by high ranking students of Raya Lucaria Academy). Afterwards, Thops will leave for Raya Lucaria Academy.
You can later find him dead, sitting at a desk just outside the room containing the Schoolhouse Classroom Site of Grace within Raya Lucaria Academy. On his body is the sorcery Thops's Barrier, an Academy Glintstone Staff, and Thops's Bell Bearing. You can bring the Bell Bearing to the Twin Maiden Husks at the Roundtable Hold to unlock his inventory for purchase there.
Dialogue in Elden Ring: Thops
Introduction
- "You're Tarnished, aren't you?
Then, perhaps you could spare some runes?
Believe it or not, I studied glintstone sorceries at the Academy of Raya Lucaria.
For a small donation, I'd be happy to share my knowledge."
Donate 10 Runes
- "Well, bless you, bless you.
You are a true saint.
My name is Thops.
Presuming you're interested, I can teach you sorceries, as promised.
Only, none of them are particularly great..."
Attempting to give a scroll
- "Oh, did I not mention?
I'm a bluntstone. I don't even have a pebble's worth of power.
So I'm afraid I can't help you decipher the scroll.
I'm sorry I'm so useless. I truly am."
On Academy Glintstone Key
- "Why not find yourself a glintstone key?
Without one, you can't pass through the academy, and you'll never reach the Erdtree Capital.
And if you find an extra glintstone key, perhaps...
Once you've tied up all your loose ends - and I can be very patient - would you consider donating it to me?
I know it. I'm a bluntstone. Nary a hint of talent for sorcery.
But still, my place is at the academy..." - (If handed Academy Glintstone Key)
"Are you certain? You re willing to give your glintstone key to me? ...My oh my! Thank you, thank you dearly.
Now I can go back to the academy. To resume my study...of glintstone sorceries, and the very stars". - "Thank you dearly. With your blessing, I will depart for the Academy of Raya Lucaria.
Perhaps, one day, you'll pay me a visit? Who knows, I may be a decorated sorcerer by then! Ha ha!".
- (If you don't take any Sorcery from him)
"Apologies, friend.
I'm afraid my meagre sorceries are no match for your generosity.
Oh, right.
I can tell you what I know about this place. That should help a bit.
You've seen that structure to the north, towering over the water?
That's the Academy of Raya Lucaria. Where we study glintstone sorceries.
Only, its doors have been closed for quite some time now.
After they declared they wouldn't interfere with the Shattering, the academy cast repelling seals on the east gate leading to the Capital and the south gate leading here.
As you might have guessed, the seals are still active, making entry to the academy impossible without a glintstone key.
And so I'm stuck here. A fledgling sorcerer, with little chance of acquiring a key.
When they cast the seals, I'd just popped out, and now I'm uprooted from my place of learning." - (If you buy his sorceries)
For learning my paltry sorceries.
I never imagined that a bluntstone like myself would have the chance to play teacher. - (About Sellen)
"You've taken an apprenticeship with Sellen?
Well, that is something.
Sellen was well known. The most promising sorceress in the history of the academy.
I followed her at school, but there may as well have been an ocean between us.
But Sellen was expelled from the academy.
Accused of unthinkable treatment of certain sorcerers, under the name of the Graven Witch.
I still don't believe the accusations.
The illustrious Sellen would never do such things..."
Visit
- Back to learn another? Why, of course.
When attacked
- (Entering combat) There's no getting through to you, is there.
- (Upon killing the player) ... Why on earth...
Upon defeat
- Oh, Raya...Lucaria... The home of my studies...
Elden Ring Thops Notes & Trivia
- If provoked, Thops wields a Carian Glintstone Staff, which he uses to cast Glintstone Pebble. Interestingly, the staff he uses in combat is different from the staff he drops on death.
- Thops cannot be given scrolls with sorceries like other spell vendors such as Miriel or Sellen.
- His voice actor, Matthew Morgan, also voiced Domhnall of Zena and the Crestfallen Warrior in Dark Souls, as well as the Crestfallen Warrior in Demon's Souls (original and remake) and Crestfallen Saulden from Dark Souls II.
- Thops will not move to the Raya Lucaria Academy if he is made hostile after giving him the Academy Glintstone Key, although he will move if you then seek atonement at the Church of Vows.
- There are actually two versions of the Academy Glintstone Key. The second one is found within Raya Lucaria Academy itself and is the only one that can be given to Thops to continue his quest.
- Of the sorceries that Thops can sell, only Starlight is unique to his inventory. Glintstone Pebble and Glintstone Arc can also be purchased from another NPC in the Limgrave region. Note that owning multiple copies of the same spell does not offer any benefits.
Thops Lore
Lore Items Related to Thops
Thops's Barrier
The lifelong pursuit of Thops the Bluntstone.
Creates a magic forcefield that deflects sorceries and incantations. Hold to continuously create barriers.
Future generations will learn. They will know the foolishness of the sneering sorcerers who ridiculed this theory, little realizing that it was in fact a discovery worthy of a new conspectus of the academy.
Ash of War: Thops's Barrier
This Ash of War grants an armament the Magic affinity and the following skill:
"Thops's Barrier: Erect a magical forcefield while swinging the shield to deflect sorceries and incantations. Can also be used in the same way as a regular parry."
Usable on small and medium shields.
Academy Glintstone Key
Key to the seals binding both gates to the Academy of Raya Lucaria.
Activates warp magic bound within the seals.
A glintstone key will remember its user, meaning once used it can never be passed on to another. The academy does not welcome the indolent.
Anonymousi hope their next souls game wont have such lazy quest endings almost all of them end up dead
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The academy are nothing but a bunch of jerks. Notice after his death that he’s sitting at a table outside and not in a classroom. They never welcomed him at their school.
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*Meeting at fromsoft headquarters*
"Any characters left to finalize? What about Thops?"
"Yeah so he is gonna go to Raya Lucaria at the end of his quest."
"Ok, how does he die?"
"What do you mean? He doesn't?"
"Blablabla whatever. Story guy, kill off Thops and make a guy called Goldmask who stands around."
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A sorcerer who constantly doubts and belittles himself and yet in the end creates a spell so powerful that counters that of the Elden beast, true underdog right there.
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10 runes? Bruh just go kill a wandering noble or smth what a lazy bum.
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I think Thops symbolizes someone who discovers something controversial. He discovers a spell tactic that is powerful against mages, so they murder him for it. Miyazaki might be trying to say something about academia and innovation here. It's like that Family Guy episode where Brian and Stewie realize that Carter has had the cure for cancer for decades. Certain inventions will be met with... resistance.
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Ok so I never understood why he dies? Was he killed by sorcerers?
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so hes just one of those burger king guys but without the mask. why would i help him he would just become one of them and start throwing spells at me
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so if i accidentally hit him three times over the head thinking he was a skeleton and he became mad at me, what do i do??
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If the dlc took place in the future i'd love to see future bald-headed mask wizards of the Thops conspectus, summoning magical bucklers out of thin air and parrying the **** out of me
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well, since you're here let me help you out. there are.. actually.. TWO glintstone keys. get them both, and something happens.. brilliant, right?
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Learned the best spell in the game and the tuition was only 10 runes... rip the goat
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It seems the entered definition for Academy Glintstone Key was input incorrectly, as it talks about “sacred cloth of the Godskin Apostles”. I’m not savvy enough to know how to edit these pages, so it’s someone else’s job until then.
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Almost feels like a parody of From Software NPC questlines within a From game itself. You give him his item, he ****ing dies, end of story. Kinda funny.
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I'd like to think Thops is now flying among the stars he loved so much
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Pathetic, just like 90% of FromSoftware's NPCs. Every quest leads to their death, doesn't matter the game. Thops quest is one of many waste of time
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Trolled Mohg today with Thops' Barrier. It's a much more straightforward fight when the blood magic evaporates before it hits the ground.
Mohg was so surprised he consistently tried to do it twice in a row after blocking his spells. Hilarious.
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I just tested it, you can't. If you kill this guy by mistake (or on purpose) before you get the gesture, you're locked out of all the erudition doors until NG+.
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Is there any way to open the erudition doors without him? Can I summon a phantom and have them do it?
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guys so pathetic i put him out of his misery every playthrough
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who wins?
the remnants of the golden falling star the greater will sent the elden beast/ring to earth on being used as an attack
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ds3 spell parry effect but blue
Thops not only studied hard enough to shed his bluntstone status (the academy staff you collect from his corpse states that only those worthy of the academy may acquire them), but he also created a new sorcery that in itself warranted a new house of magic.
Our boy made it big.
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How does he even die anyway? Hollowing is not a thing in this game
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Probably sniffed Sellen's chair when she left for her next class the LOSER
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After giving him the second key and seeing how giddy he gets to finally pursue his passion while knowing what's gonna happen to him, I think a little part inside me died.
RIP Thop. :(
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MAN REALLY SAID "NICE GUYS ALWAYS FINISH LAST" LMAOOOOOOOOOO
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for some reason he refuses to take the key from me, just went back to finish this before fighting the fire ginat in case this locks his quest, but no luck
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It seems to me that his passing wasn't a violent one. I'd like to think he either worked himself to the death to fulfill his passion, or gave his life essence to create his spell knowing that one day we will be there to claim it.
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Not so bluntstone after all if in the end he sacrificed his own life to creat something that can deflect all other sorcories and incarnations. Unlike other NPC his questline ending in in death is a good ending for me, someone who was kicked out, shunned and believed itself to be nothing but a waste of sorcerer, finding himself and his worth like that to prove a point is always good. Rest in peace my friend along the great minds of raya lucaria, where you belong.
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So, Thops managed to create a barrier that blocks both sorceries and incantations, showing that they are both from the same source, an Outer God/Ideology.
The atheists at the academy chimped out at the revelation they were the same as the Golden order and removed him.
What a brave tarnished, with the same courage as the biblical David, if the Lands Between were a fair place, you would have become no less than a Duke!
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I’ve notice Thops eyes are exceedingly golden. Like, he competes with Rennala.
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Rest easy, friend. This world may be cruel and relentless towards your pursuit of your dreams but, you can now rest easy and be much more powerful than those who looked down on you.
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of course I'll visit you thops, may the stars shine bright for you.
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Obviouthly, if you want to buy thpellth you need to go to the Thops.
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When you run into a tower with a puzzle that requires a gesture from this guy, whom you killed 200 hours prior not knowing any better :(
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When asked "about the Flintstone key"
"Head to the academy of raya lucaria. Carry on with your journey. Press on with your fight. Don't bother holding yourself up for my sake"
I'm not sure exactly why. I already finished Raya Lucaria and am in the mountaintops of the Giants. It may be possible to fail his questline
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what i wanna know is how long thops was stuck outside the academy... so much lore speculation states that the shattering was a long ass time ago, so either that's not true and it's only been a few years, or thops has been hanging outside for 1000 years or something. Or he's just lying about it, but somehow that it doesn't seem like him...
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The other mages didn't kill him. He died cramming all night before his dissertation. He realized he needed to get serious, hence the unique ash of war. Poor blighter couldn't take his sudden rush of ambition.
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they killed thops
****ing
first solaire
then grayrat next was onion bro
and now thops awesome
well time to slaughter everything
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Someone killed him…. Time to kill every living thing in raya lucaria without resting at a site of grace
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I wonder what he thought when he found the Academy in the current state. Zombies and madmen everywhere. How could he study something in such a palce. Or maybe they didn't attack him?
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Thops received a posthumous recognition by future mages. Kudos to him.
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Ahoj, kde prosĂm najĂt gestu erudice, kdyĹľ se thopsova mrtvola neobjevila v akademii? DĂky za radu
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I cannot find Thops at the church or at the academy. And ideas on where to look for him or how to get him to show up? Is it possible to progress past his quest line leaving it unaccomplished?
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Missing one of his dialogues when you only obtain one key for yourself, he told you to keep it kindly.
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After giving the Thops's Barrier sorcery a shot, I can confidently say he didn't die in vain. The freaking thing shuts down Stars of Ruin and Elden Stars.
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I feel like Joel Haver could do a great skit on how literally every good Fromsoft NPC you try to help ends up dead
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"Glintstone Pebble and Glintstone Arc can also be purchased from another NPC in the Limgrave region" that NPC is Sellen, found in Waypoint Ruins. Not very wiki-like of the author to not write this down.
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Even though Thops died he got a sort of good ending .The description of Thops's Barrier says that "Future generations will learn. They will know the foolishness of the sneering sorcerers who ridiculed this theory, little realizing that it was in fact a discovery worthy of a new conspectus of the academy."
I sort of get the feeling that the design choice to kill NPCs at the end of their questlines is so that you know for sure that you've completed it in some way. Considering how cryptic these games are, it's kind of a way to show the player that they don't need to invest anymore time into keeping tabs on that NPC's dialog or whereabouts.
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If killed at the church drops bell bearing academy staff and the beetle with tops bell bearing spawns after reloading area
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His quest is like the framework for most of Elden Ring Quests.
Step 1: Find a chill npc
Step 2: Help them out
Step 3: Find their corpse
Step 4: Accept that everything bad that ever happened is your fault
Thops majored in the equivalent of Gender Studies while Sellen studied STEM
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Don't worry Thops, I'll put your spells to good use, and one they'll see, THEY'LL ALL SEE.
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He is not the crestfallen. It is stated the crestfallen is The Spirit Tuner. It is said and mimicked from older games with the verbiage.
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Genuinely a good lad, unfortunate he met a typical Fromsoft end. However, he did achieve his life's work before passing on.
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Same dude who voiced Domhnall huh? I thought I recognized that voice from somewhere. Nice to see him return.
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The real need for the erudition gesture is converted fringe tower in liurna. The other can be jumped by climbing the wall. You need a special sorcerer stone helmet and the gesture to break the seal. Tower is north east, liurna, near the liurna frenzied flame village
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He has what looks to be a rope tied around his waist with one end frayed
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Can't tell if it's a rope around his waist or a piece of his garment
Miyazaki is master when it comes to semi forcing the player to unintentionally lead NPC's to there gruesome end.
You could of course also leave them be, so they live forever in your game. But even if they die at least they died chasing whatever they wanted in live, death is inevitable for everyone and what is living without having a goal.
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Props to the voice actor, when you give him the key you can tell how happy he is
Goddamn so sad he just dies like that
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The world is ending and my man just wanted to finish his associates degree
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You know, something tells me he killed himself. Just think about it. He often talks about how bad he is at magic (possibly meaning he could be depressed or have self esteem issues), he only knows basic sorceries, and the staff you pick up from his body is said to be "Permitted only to those who are Recognized Sorcerers". It makes sense when one thinks about it. But there is also the possibility that he accidentally killed himself since he's not well versed in magic as well...
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My boy Thops. I don't know if I want to give him another key on my next playthrough if I know he would die after getting it.
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Killed him at Church Irith and still got Thops's Barrier, ig I didnt have to do his quest at all
so he popped out from the academy right as they sealed it, which was during the shattering? so bro has been sitting in this church doing nothing for literally thousands of years?
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