Imagine this gut-wrenching scenario: you're facing the Nightlord's spectral minions with sweat-slicked palms, only to realize your Crimson Tears are buried beneath three layers of inventory clutter while your Stonesword Key sits uselessly in storage. Such is the cruel joke of Elden Ring Nightreign's four-item slot prison—a diabolical limitation turning every expedition into an excruciating game of inventory Tetris. The sheer agony of watching precious Rune Arrows vanish into the ether mid-battle because your pockets resemble overstuffed sausage casings? Pure psychological torture designed by the game's mischievous architects. 💀

Enter the Item Pouch—a humble leather satchel that might as well be solid gold. These miraculous containers transform you from a hapless pack-mule into a walking armory. But acquiring them? Oh, it's an odyssey worthy of Greek tragedy. Ghostly Merchants materialize like mirages across Limveld's fog-drenched landscapes, demanding a king's ransom of 5,000 Runes per pouch. The brutal math hits hard: that's approximately:

Rune Source	Quantity Needed
Wailing Specters	250 defeats 🧟‍♂️
Stone Golems	40 smashes 🗿
Treasure Chests	5 discoveries 🪙

Maddeningly, these spectral shopkeepers dangle essential gear upgrades beside the pouches, forcing heart-wrenching choices. Level up your character? Upgrade your sword? Or buy that sweet, sweet inventory real estate? Most Nightfarers weep openly upon realizing they must abandon precious Runes that could've boosted their vigor.

Finding these merchants becomes a compulsive obsession. Their locations shift with each expedition like some cosmic shell game, though rumors persist about hotspots:

• Fortresses haunted by phantom soldiers

• Abandoned Townships echoing with ghostly whispers

• Crumbling Castles where gargoyles play chess on moonless nights

Clever explorers know to check beneath bridges near forts—a merchant almost always lurks there, hammering away at a glowing smithing table like some undead blacksmith. That table's siren song proves irresistible too; one moment you're buying pouches, the next you're dumping Smithing Stones into upgrading your axe while muttering about "just one more enhancement."

The ultimate merchant emerges only after conquering the expedition's second day—a gauntlet ending with the Nightboss's spectacular disintegration. Victory unlocks the Spirit Shelter, a sanctuary shimmering with otherworldly calm. Here stands the final vendor, your last chance to splurge on:

🔥 Phoenix Feathers (emergency resurrection)

⚡ Stormglass Bolts (lightning arrows)

🧪 Shadowbalm (invisibility elixir)

All while that accursed smithing table beckons with weapon-upgrade temptations. The poetic cruelty? You'll need every slot for the Nightlord's soul-shattering finale. That fourth pouch slot might just cradle the Rune that saves your doomed campaign.

So remember that initial inventory panic? That frantic juggling act before some nameless horror? When you finally unload eight items onto the Nightlord's twitching corpse—each slot filled with purpose—you'll laugh at your former four-slot suffering. The pouch hunt transforms desperation into glorious, item-hoarding triumph. 🏆