Last Updated on December 16, 2025 by “Talha”
Elden Ring’s realm is always brimming with new quests for players to go on, new locations and maps to explore, new items to collect, new weapons and outlooks to unlock, and so much more. One of the activities in Elden Ring that keeps its players engaged is puzzle-solving.
An enticing puzzle to try is “May Erudition Light The Way,” which involves a series of steps for its solution, but no worries, because we have a step-by-step guide to help you solve this puzzle.
About Erudition Gesture
The Erudition Gesture is one of the crucial gestures in Elden Ring that is used as a means for puzzle-solving in conjunction with the “Karolos Glintstone Crown” to unlock the secrets of two towers in Liurnia that hold mounds of loot, i.e., Converted Tower and Converted Fringe Tower.
Collect Academy Glintstone Key
Sorcerer Thops, who resides in the Church of Irith, wants you to get the Glintstone Key from the Academy of Raya Lucaria, as he has been locked out of the academy. Head back to the Debate Parlor Site of Grace. Climb your way through some rubble to an area where you might find some grunts and a mage inside a room.
Use the stairs on the left to reach an area with a grunt and two mages. Fight them before you proceed.
Jump over the balcony and some rooftops till you reach a chandelier. Hanging from the chandelier, you will find the Glintstone Academy Key.
Talk to Thops
Thops can be found near the entrance of Liurnia, at the Church of Irith, sitting on a bench. Give him the Glintstone Academy Key and talk to him for a while. He will then give you the Erudition Gesture.
Obtain Glintstone Crown
You will find this crown in Raya Lucaria Academy, the Legacy Dungeon that leads to Rennala. Go into the dungeon and make your way to the Debate Parlor Site of Grace, which is guarded by a fiery wolf boss, the Red Wolf of Radagon. Find more about the Elden Ring bosses here.
From the Debate Parlor Site of Grace, head out through the double doors to reach the courtyard. You will be faced by an enemy who swings axes, so tread carefully. Find the small crab hiding in the grass with a blue glintstone embedded in its shell. Kill this crab to receive the Karolos Glintstone Crown.
Solve the Converted Tower and the Converted Fringe Tower Puzzles
The two towers located in Liurna have puzzles related to the items you just collected. The clue to both towers is the same, i.e., “May Erudition Light the Way” or “Erudition Guide Thee!” and so their solutions are pretty similar too. To solve the Erudition Tower puzzles, you need to perform the Erudition gesture while wearing the Karolos Glintstone Crown. Performing the gesture reaps different results in each tower.
In the Converted Tower, it creates a ghostly magic ladder that you can climb to get a Memory Stone.
In the Converted Fringe Tower, it opens a doorway. You will find the Gavel of Haima and the Cannon of Haima spells in this tower.
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To get the ability to do the Erudition Gesture, you need to find the Sorceror Thops and help him obtain the two Glintstone Academy Keys. He can be found on a bench near the Church of Irith in Liurnia. Once you give him the key, he will give you the Erudition Gesture in return.
To solve the puzzle in the Converted Fringe Tower, perform the Erudition Gesture while wearing the Karolos Glintstone Crown. This will open a doorway in the tower. Inside the tower, you will find the two spells, the Gavel of Haima and the Cannon of Haima.
To solve the puzzle in the Converted Tower, perform the Erudition Gesture while wearing the Karolos Glintstone Crown. This will create a ghostly magic ladder. Climb the ladder to obtain a Memory Stone and other loot.
The Karolos Glintstone Crown is a headpiece that can be found in the Raya Lucaria Academy. You’ll have to defeat a small crab in a courtyard near the Debate Parlor Site of Grade. It will be hard to miss as it has a blue glintstone on its shell. You’ll need to acquire this crown to perform the Erudition Gesture for the quest “May Erudition Light the Way.”
“May Erudition Light the Way” is a puzzle in Elden Ring. The puzzle involves using the Erudition Gesture and the Karolos Glintstone Crown to unlock the Converted Tower and the Converted Fringe Tower. Solving this puzzle will reward you with valuable loot, spells, and memory slots.
For the quest “May Erudition Light the Way,” it is essential for you to perform the Erudition Gesture to complete the puzzles. It will be used along with the Karolos Glintstone Crown to unlock both the Converted Tower and Converted Fringe Tower. If the gesture is performed correctly, you will be rewarded with loot, spells, and memory slots.
Solving the puzzle in the Converted Fringe Tower will reward you with two spells, the Gavel of Haima and the Cannon of Haima. These sorcery spells can come in handy during combat. Besides that, you will find some other valuable loot inside the tower as well.
Completing the puzzle in the Converted Tower rewards you with a Memory Stone. This stone increases the number of memory slots available, thus allowing you to equip more spells.
You can find the Glintstone Academy Key in the Academy of Raya Lucaria. It will be hanging from a chandelier which you can reach by skipping over a few rooftops and defeating some enemies. You will need this key to give it to the Sorcerer Thops and continue the quest “May Erudition Light the Way.”
Sorcerer Thops can be found at the Church of Irith in Liurnia. He can be found sitting on a bench near the entrance of the church. You need to give him the Glintstone Academy Key to receive the Erudition Gesture for the quest “May Erudition Light the Way.”
