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Elden Ring Nightreigntakes a very different approach to storytelling than it game it spun off from. Where the original put much emphasis on stroytelling through the environment and flacour text of the items you found, Nightreign is in places equally more and less direct. There is a more linear story being told of you having to defeat the Nightlords.
However, each playable Nightfarer has a story of their own to explore though, explored through Remembrances. The style they take on is unique to each character, with Raider having some of the simpler but challenging memories to dredge up. Not only are they a fun way of exploring these characters, but each Remembrance comes with unique rewards, too.
What Is The Journal?
The journal is, well, a rather large Journal. It contains entries for each character, of their memories before they all ended up in the Roundtable Hold facing off against the Night. While the style of writing is unique to each character, how they are unlocked is mostly the same across all characters, and they all have eight entries in total.
You can read through these at any time in the Roundtable Hold, regardless of the character you are currently playing as. As you earn more entries, you will at a certain point stop unlocking more as a Remembrance appears. As such, complete Remembrances as soon as you unlock them so that you can still earn new Journal entries.
How To Unlock Memory Fragments
Memory Fragments are the means by which you unlock new Journal entries, and Remembrances. However, despite the game making them sound like a specific object, they are never something that appears in your inventory. Instead, after completing certain objectives, a bit of text will appear in the corner that simply says ‘Memory fragment found’.
So what are these objectives? Well, it depends. For some characters, like Executor, you can unlock a Memory Fragment by just deflecting enough attacks, though these methods are more random. The guaranteed method is to play Expeditions, and emerge victorious. The first Remembrance will be unlocked on the first night, provided you get far enough to fight the first boss, even if you lose.
Subsequent Memory Fragments will be rarer to come across. They may require you to reach the Nightlord of the Expedition for the second Remembrance, and then beat them to unlock the third one. So if you want to see all of a Nightfarer’s story, you will need to be able to consistently beat Nightlords.
Each completed Remembrance also unlocks another Journal entry.
Raider’s Remembrances
Raider, like all other Nightfarers, has three total Remembrances for you to complete. Remembrances are begun from the Journal, with a button that says ‘Begin Remembrance’ at the bottom of the latest entry. Once you begin, you will enter into a place called the Realm of Remembrance. This is mostly the same as the regualr world, though some characters will be in pre-set locations for the sake of the Remembrance, and the objectives of the Remembrance can be completed.
While not applicable to Raider, some Remembrances will require you to go Limveld for an objective. This will only be active while in the Realm of Remembrance, so make sure you’re in it before searching for a match.
Remembrance #1
For most other characters, some or all of their Remembrances require they go to Limveld for a personal objective. This is not the case for Raider, asall of his Remembrances occur within the Roundtable Hold, and other areas unique to his memories. This also means they are all played solo.
In his very first Remembrance, we have a few short objectives to follow before entering the coliseum, wherewe must battle a Gladiator. Here are the objectives in order:
you may alsocheck the Journal during the Remembrance for your next objective.
The Gladiator is a fairly easy enemy to beat, so it shouldn’t take much strategy.Your Relic Rites do apply to these solo fightshowever, so make a build that makes you as powerful in one-on-one encounters as possible.
After this Remembrance is complete, you will be giventhe Torn Braided Cordas a Relic, which gives the Raider’s Character Skill even more power.
Remembrance #2
Raider’s second Remembrance is much like the previous, though this time against asignificantly more powerful opponent. Here are the steps in order:
Like before, all you have to do isbeat the Elder Lion to complete this Remembrance. The Elder Lion is much faster and hits harder than the Gladiator, so it pays to be a bit more cautious. That said,they will still be staggered by two-handed hits from your axe, so try to keep close and batter them with attacks. Use regular attacks over heavy ones to keep the speed going.
Once completed, you will unlock a new Relic Rite for Raider witha new Chalice.
Remembrance #3
The final Remembrance for Raider is just like the previous ones, though it is amassive difficulty spike compared to the previous two. Here are all the steps:
White Horn is a two-phase fight. In the first phase,they fight identically to Raider, though they dual-wield Colossal Weapons. Otherwise, they have access to all the same moves, Character Skill included. They will be easily staggered by your attacks, but the same is true for you. Try to be aggressive, cutting away as much HP as possible. Like with the Elder Lion, it is better to rely on your faster regular attacks than the much slower heavy attacks.
Once you got them to around half HP,they will transform into an Ulcerated Tree Spirit. At this point, it is worth popping your Totem Stela for the extra attack and defense boost. This phase hits much harder, but is overall more manageable. Get used to dodging the attacks and keeping close, rather than trying to tank through them. Eventually, you’ll whittle them away and emerge victorious.
For this, you will unlock Raider’s Remembrance outfit, and a unique Relic,the Black Claw Necklace, which heals anyone who defeats an enemy near the Totem Stela.
Completing all of a character’s Remembrances will alsounlock an extended ending after beating the final bosswith them.
