Zelda TotK: Where is Selmie?

Published Jun 9, 2023, 1:06 PM EDT

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This article is part of a directory: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Complete Guide & Walkthrough

Tears of the Kingdom players can start the 'Duchess Who Disappeared' Side Quest by speaking to an NPC named Fin located near the Hebra Tundra, in the northwest section of Hyrule. Before heading here, players should make sure they have some cold resistant armor or food with cold resistant effects.

Starting the 'The Duchess Who Disappeared'

Fin can be found near a campfire on a fairly tall cliff at the coordinates -3519, 3105, 0316. The NPCs location can also be seen in the image below:

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Where is Selmie?

Fin wants Link to locate Selmie, as she has been missing and he's been worried about her. Luckily, the cave she's in is really close by to Fin's location. TotK players should face the mountain to the west of Fin and jump down to find the entrance to the East Biron Snowshelf Cave. Its coordinates are -3552, 3092, 0274.

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Enter the cave and destroy the rock walls, and, eventually, players will find Selmie sitting by a lit campfire. She'll tell Link that once the blizzard stopped, she took advantage to create a new sledding course for her students. However, she ended up sliding right into the cave and got herself stranded. Once players destroy the rock wall behind her, speak to Selmie again and she will leave the cave. She wants Link to visit her at her lodge northwest of Hebra Peak.

Before leaving the cave, players should walk into the cavern east of Selmie's location to find a Bubbulfrog. Defeat it to receive a Bubbul Gem.

Selmie's Spot Location

Selmie's lodge is located north of Coldsnap Hollow and northwest of Hebra East Summit at the coordinates -2958, 3138, 0571.

Once players reach her lodge, she'll reward Link with a 26-defense Strong Zonaite Shield, which can lower the energy consumption of an attached Zonai device.