Rogier and D are both characters in Elden Ring, which die as part of a series of entangled questlines. When this happens, players likely think that they’ve done something wrong. We’ll take a look at whether saving Rogier and D is possible, or if they’re destined to die.
Can you save D in Elden Ring?
D dies as part of Fia’s questline. She presents players with a dagger that she wants to be returned to its rightful owner, and they have an option to give it to D. If they do, he’ll be found dead in a newly unlocked room the next time they visit the Roundtable Hold.
Players could potentially save D by not giving him the dagger. It doesn’t seem like he’s at risk of dying from any other means. This will prevent Fia’s questline from progressing. However, it does lock players out of one of three endings.
Can you save Rogier?
Rogier is a pretty swell guy, which makes him dying a real bummer. Unfortunately, progressing through Renna’s questline seems to lead to an inevitable death for him. He’ll get affected by the thorns that are a hallmark of the Death status effect and eventually pass into sleep and die. There may be a way to avoid this, but we haven’t found it yet.
We assume that if players don’t get the Black Knifeprint needed to kick off Renna’s questline, his condition will be stable. Just don’t beat the boss in the Black Knife Catacombs. Again, though, this will likely lock players out of one of the three endings.
Given how cryptic Elden Ring’s quests can be, we could be missing some method to keep D and Rogier from dying. There seem to be several ways to kick off each questline, and it’s possible that picking them up at the right times or doing them a different way might preserve their lives.
