Thops is an aspiring sorcery student who wants to return to Raya Lucaria Academy but requires your help in attaining the Academy Glintstone Key. But he won’t just be taking any key you give him. Here is what you need to know.
You can’t give Thops the first key because you need it to enter Raya Lucaria Academy yourself. You can find another key inside Raya Lucaria that Thops will accept.
In this guide, we will show you why you couldn’t give him the first key and where to find the spare one within this magical school of sorcerers. So let’s get started!
Where to Find Thops in Elden Ring
Your first encounter with Thops will be in the Church of Irith in Liurnia of Lakes. You will find him in the Southernmost corner of the lake.
Initiating a conversation with him will require 10 Runes. You can learn some low-level spells from him as well. He will express his wish to return to Raya Lucaria Academy to study further and also that he requires the Academy Glintstone Key to do that.
Where to Find the Second Academy Glintstone Key For Thops
We have established that Thops will only accept the second key. Now let’s figure out how to get it. The path to getting the second key has a few hurdles. The Second Academy Glintstone Key can be found at Raya Lucaria Academy, but you will need the first key to access the location.
You will find the first key in the Rocky Formations, West of Raya Lucaria Academy.
The key can be found behind the Glintstone Dragon. Taking it down is optional. You can also go around it, grab the key, and make a run for it.
Take the key and head towards the Academy. You will need to progress through the area and reach the Debate Parlor Site of Grace by defeating the Red Wolf of Radagon.
Once you have slayed the beast, follow along this path. Head outside and take a left.
Take the stairs and keep following the path.
You will find another set of stairs. Again go up and drop down onto the roof on the left.
Keep going straight until you see a tower with a ladder on the side.
Take the ladder to the top.
At the top, you will have to go straight again and take the right at the end.
Wrap around the ledge and drop down onto the roof below.
Now, keep dropping down onto the lower levels until you reach the roof of the Church of Cuckoo. On the roof, you will find two of the windows broken. You can use them to get inside.
Balance on the ledge and drop down on the chandelier at the center of the room.
On the Chandelier, you will find the second Academy Glintstone Key.
You can take the Academy Glintstone Key back to Thops in the Church of Irith in Liurnia of Lakes, where you first met him. Once you have given Thops the Academy Glintstone Key, he will reward you with the Erudition Gesture. Then, he will move back to the Academy.
Second Encounter with Thops
You can later find Thops in the Schoolhouse Classroom when you take the Northwest exit and go around the building.
This time, you won’t find him breathing, but you will find the following items on his body:
- Academy Glintstone Staff
- Thops’s Barrier
- Thops’s Bell Bearing
You can also return to the Church of Irith, where you first found Thops. In the area, you will find a Treasure Scarab, slaying which will give you Thops’s Barrier Ash of War.
This wraps up the Thops questline in Elden Ring. Stick with GameVoyagers if you want to learn more about interesting Elden Ring questlines, boss strategies, and extensive build guides.