**Elden Ring: Nightreign’s The Forsaken Hollow – DLC Overview**

Elden Ring Nightreign’s inaugural paid DLC, *The Forsaken Hollow*, is officially released, aiming to rekindle enthusiasm among fans of this celebrated multiplayer roguelike. This mini-expansion intends to invite players back into its enchanting world with fresh content, features, and challenges.

### Release Schedule

*The Forsaken Hollow* is set to launch across various platforms at staggered intervals. For PC players, the DLC debuted on December 3 at 6:00 p.m. ET. Console users, specifically those on PlayStation 5 and PS4, will regrettably need to wait until December 4 at 12:00 a.m. ET to engage with the new content.

### How to Access The Forsaken Hollows

To gain access to the content in *The Forsaken Hollow*, players must meet certain conditions:
1. First, defeat Tricephalos, the three-headed wolf Nightlord.
2. Next, players should visit the Roundtable Hold and converse with the Iron Menial to obtain a message from the Small Jar Merchant, unlocking the new Scholar and Undertaker classes.
3. To initiate the new Shifting Earth event and face the Balancers boss, players must conquer a second Nightlord and then reach a chapel that appears behind the Small Jar Merchant to commence the event titled “The Great Hollows.”

### New Content in The Forsaken Hollows

*The Forsaken Hollow* adds two new character classes:

1. **Scholar**:
– Character Skill: Analyze – debuffs foes from a scoped perspective.
– Passive Skill: Bagcraft – increases item carrying capacity.
– Ultimate Art: Communion – connects enemies and allies, distributing damage and healing.

2. **Undertaker**:
– Character Skill: Trance – grants free stamina and enhanced speed.
– Ultimate Art: Loathsome Hex – delivers multiple strikes on a target.
– Passive: Confluence – provides an additional free Ultimate Art when an ally activates theirs.

Additionally, the DLC brings the *Great Hollows* Shifting Earth event, featuring a completely new area filled with unique points of interest, ruins, and mazes. Players can also anticipate new field bosses, toxic swamps in Limveld, and a variety of new weapons to discover.

### Challenge and Gameplay Experience

Director Junya Ishizaki highlighted that the DLC is crafted to be demanding yet fair, ensuring that players familiar with the main game can experience a blend of nostalgia and new challenges. The inclusion of tougher foes is intended to evoke the sense of exploration and difficulty characteristic of the base game.

### Patch Notes Summary

In conjunction with the new DLC, a complimentary update has been rolled out, featuring quality-of-life enhancements and bug fixes, including:

– Enhanced visibility for equipped relics.
– Modifications to the arrangement of relic presets in the Relic Rites menu.
– Various gameplay-related bug fixes, such as issues with triggering Sites of Grace and inconsistencies in character abilities.

However, this update does not address balance modifications for current characters, presumably to allow assessment of the new classes before any changes take place.

### Conclusion

*The Forsaken Hollow* DLC enriches *Elden Ring: Nightreign* by introducing new characters, a novel area to explore, and engaging gameplay meant to keep players immersed. As the gaming community re-enters the universe crafted by FromSoftware, this expansion stands as a remarkable enhancement to an already expansive gaming experience.