Blaidd is arguably one of the coolest NPCs inElden Ring. He's a badass, super tall wolf-man who also plays a huge part in Ranni The Witch's personal questline. What most players don't realize is that Blaidd has his own side quest outside of Ranni. His quest has to be done before Ranni's, otherwise, things can get messed up, and you won't be able to complete Blaidd's quest.
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His quest is short but sweet and rewards you with a special talisman, Carian Filigreed Crest, most useful for mages and Faith builds. It's not necessary to complete this quest for the main story or for Ranni's questline. However, if you want to complete all side quests or unlock the talisman, here's how you find Blaidd before speaking with Ranni.
Blaidd can be found early on in Elden Ring. He is in East Limgrave, standing at the Mistwood Ruins inside the forest. The nearest Sites of Grace are Mistwood Outskirts to the ruins North and Fort Haight West to the ruins South-East. This suave half-wolf will be howling from the highest point of the ruins.
You cannot interact with Blaidd in Mistwood Ruins until you speak with Merchant Kale back at the beginning of the game.
Merchant Kale is the Santa Claus-looking nomadic merchant who sits by the Church of Elleh Site of Grace. After finding Blaidd in the ruins, you will get a new dialogue option with Merchant Kale. Mention Blaidd to Kale and exhaust his dialogue. This will reward you with the finger-snapping emote.
Go back to Mistwood Ruins and stance yourself directly below where Blaidd is howling from. Use the finger-snapping emote here, and he will jump down to speak with you. From here, Blaidd will ask for your help in defeating a sworn enemy of
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