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Murkwater Cave is located along the northward river that spills into Agheel Lake. It's the spot where Bloody Finger Nerijus invades the players, so even before entering, something eventful has already happened near this location. Inside the cave, however, is a one-of-a-kind boss fight where the boss gives up and surrenders as he's nearly defea

Up until now, FromSoft's Souls-like RPGs have been following the tempo set by Demon's Souls and refined through Dark Souls III when it comes to character progression. But fleshing out that base formula into one of the most richly vast open worlds in gaming demands more than a "copy/paste"

After the boss fight, players will be pleasantly surprised that the cave will continue on until they find an exit. The whole boss area is then revealed to be an underwater tunnel that connects to the island housing the Dragon Communion Church . It sets a precedent of how caves or catacombs in Elden Ring can hide secrets, thus incentivizing player explorat

Indeed, Ranni shares a lot with the Nox people. The Nox strangely have a great admiration for the stars despite living deep beneath the ground. However, this affinity makes sense when visiting either Nokron of Nokstella, as their false skies glitter with stars. Even the large, scorpion-skeleton hybrid creatures who use Gravity Sorceries in these locations are called "Malformed Stars." This calls to Ranni's goal in creating an Age of Stars in which the Greater Will is replaced with the Dark Moon and the Outer Gods are kept away from the Lands Between. Thus, stars play an important role in both Ranni's and Nox's mission, which are already similar in their

FromSoftware's Elden Ring _ managed to make a huge splash in the gaming community, winning the hearts of both long-time _Soulsborne fans and newcomers alike, but there is one area that seems to be the epicenter of the game's meme culture and meta discussion: the game's online message system. Like in previous FromSoftware games (and now Skyrim , thanks to Elden Ring -style mods ), Elden Ring features asynchronous online messaging, which players can use to leave cryptic notes for each other throughout the game world. It's through this highly specific form of messaging that players across the globe have been able to help one another with various puzzles, secrets, and boss battle strateg

With this information about the Eternal Cities and Ranni in mind, Radahn's reason behind stopping the stars' movements can be illuminated. While it is not clear whether Radahn had a personal vendetta against his sister, what is clear is that he had a concern about celestial beings crashing into the Lands Between. He was even willing to learn the gravity magic of these creatures to prevent more of them from coming, which is confirmed by the immediate impact of a meteor in Limgrave after his death and the presence of an Alabaster Lord near the crash site in the Weeping Peninsula. Consequently, Radahn was also willing to stand in his sister and mother's way by stopping the movements of the st

This idea is indicated by his moniker, "Starscourge." Though a member of the Carian Household, Radahn chose not to study the stars themselves but instead focused on an entirely different school: Gravity Sorcery. Gravity-based sorceries originate from Alabaster and Onyx Lords, whose weapon descriptions confirm that they are elf-like creatures who crashed down into Elden Ring 's Lands Between from space, and Radahn used the magic of these celestial beings to cease the movement of the stars. In turn, the power of the different schools of Sorcery were affected due their affiliation with the stars. The Carian and moon-related sorceries that Rennala and Ranni use were especially influenced by this. This makes Radahn's intentions covertly political. He weakened the Carian House, was a big fan of Godfrey of the Golden Order, and would later try to claim the Royal Capital after the Shattering. Thus, it seems as if Radahn wished to weaken those around him to claim the Elden R

Miyazaki suggested in the Famitsu interview that cooperative play was something especially taken into account. "In the context of ‘degree of freedom’ that I often mention, it’s not very appropriate to raise the hurdles of multiplayer play as a means of trying to overcome difficulties without relying on pure action, I decided." On top of making use of Elden Ring 's Spirit Ash summons , this is another immersive way to brave the Lands Betw

But the most significant connection between Ranni and the Nox is the Dark Moon. The Moon of Nokstella talisman explains that the Nox worshipped this moon because it guided the stars. Ranni's unique spell Ranni's Dark Moon explains that she discovered this sorcery as young child and that it was " cold, dark and veiled in occult mystery ." This occult mystery is likely related to the Nox people and their Eternal Cities, as they were sealed away beneath the ground long ago. Thus, the Moon of Nokstella and the Dark Moon are likely one in the same, and Ranni's Age of Stars ending to Lightning weakness Elden Ring Ring is likely what the Nox would have done if they successfully defeated the Golden Or