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Prerequisites
The Primal Glintstone interaction at Witchbane Ruins is unavailable until you progress Sellen’s quest. You must:
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- Find Sellen beneath Waypoint Ruins in Limgrave and defeat Mad Pumpkin Head.
- Meet Primeval Sorcerer Azur in Hermit Village and obtain Comet Azur.
- Return to Sellen at Waypoint Ruins and exhaust her dialogue.
- Receive the Sellian Sealbreaker from Sellen.
- Use it in Sellia Hideaway to reach Master Lusat and obtain Stars of Ruin.
- Defeat Starscourge Radahn.
- Return to Sellen at Waypoint Ruins and exhaust her dialogue again.
Sellen will then direct you to her body at Witchbane Ruins. This progression is documented in RPG Site’s Sellen quest walkthrough and Eldenpedia’s Sellen quest reference.
How to remove Sellen’s Primal Glintstone
- Travel to Witchbane Ruins in the Weeping Peninsula. The ruins are south of the Fourth Church of Marika.
- Descend into the cellar.
- Find the chained Sellen at the back of the room and speak with her repeatedly.
- Choose “Accept Primal Glintstone” when the option appears.
Sellen’s Primal Glintstone is a key item. It cannot be equipped or activated from your inventory. The extraction animation and Sellen’s scream are intentional quest events, so do not assume the interaction failed.
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The chained body does not stand up or leave Witchbane Ruins. You have removed the item containing Sellen’s consciousness; the next step is to place it in a new body.
Where to transplant the Primal Glintstone
- Enter Caria Manor in northern Liurnia.
- Defeat Royal Knight Loretta and enter the Three Sisters.
- Go to the ruined structure northeast of Ranni’s Rise, between the towers.
- Reveal the illusory floor inside the ruins by attacking or rolling against it.
- Descend into the puppet cellar and attack the illusory wall at the far end.
- Interact with Sellen’s puppet and choose “Transplant Primal Glintstone.”
Sellen’s consciousness will move into the puppet. You do not need to complete Ranni’s entire questline for this step; you only need access to the Three Sisters and the hidden cellar.
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If Sellen only repeats her chained dialogue
This usually means one of the quest prerequisites is incomplete. Confirm that you have met Azur, collected Comet Azur, found Lusat and collected Stars of Ruin, defeated Radahn, and exhausted Sellen’s dialogue at Waypoint Ruins afterward. Discovering Witchbane Ruins early does not unlock the Primal Glintstone option.
If “Transplant Primal Glintstone” is missing
- Make sure you are speaking to the puppet in the hidden cellar between Ranni’s Rise and Renna’s Rise, not the chained body at Witchbane Ruins.
- Check that Sellen’s Primal Glintstone is in your inventory.
- Interact with the puppet body before trying to leave.
- Complete the required dialogue with Witch-Hunter Jerren and reload the relevant area.
Jerren’s role in the quest
After taking the Primal Glintstone, reload Witchbane Ruins and check the cellar. Jerren may be standing over Sellen’s body. If he is not there, return to Redmane Castle after Radahn’s festival, find Jerren, and exhaust his dialogue. Reload the area and check Witchbane Ruins again.
If Jerren has already moved to Witchbane Ruins or the Raya Lucaria Grand Library, continue from his current location rather than repeating earlier steps. His location changes as the quest advances: he is associated with Redmane Castle before or during the festival, Witchbane Ruins after Sellen gives you the Primal Glintstone, and Raya Lucaria during the final stage. See Eldenpedia’s Jerren reference for the progression.
What happens next
After transplanting the Primal Glintstone, Sellen’s next quest stage takes place outside the Raya Lucaria Grand Library. You must defeat Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon to access the final choice.
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- Gold summon sign: help Sellen defeat Jerren. This awards Jerren’s Eccentric’s Set and leads to Sellen’s rewards.
- Red summon sign: help Jerren defeat Sellen. This awards Sellen’s Witch’s Glintstone Crown and Sellen’s Bell Bearing. Speaking with Jerren afterward also rewards an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.
Can Celestial Dew fix a dead or hostile Sellen?
Do not attack Sellen during the quest. Celestial Dew generally removes NPC hostility, but it does not universally resurrect NPCs you have killed. The different Sellen bodies and projections are quest-state elements, not evidence that you should attack one of them. More details are available in Eldenpedia’s Celestial Dew reference.
Version and expansion notes
This is a base-game quest and does not require Shadow of the Erdtree. Bandai Namco’s latest listed official patch for the original game is Version 1.16.1, released August 21, 2025, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. Its listed bug fixes do not change the Witchbane Ruins interaction. On the title screen, the relevant entries should read App Ver. 1.16.1 and Regulation Ver. 1.16.1. See the official patch notes.
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