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And there lies the rub. Miquella, for all his good intentions, was reared by a militant aristocracy of divine champions, taught to think of himself as superior to the mortals and menials under the guiding aegis of the Elden Ring. Though he and Malenia rejected the ideals of the Golden Order and sought to create a Haligtree civilization accepting of all, **Elden Ring 's ** Miquella, even inside his egg , may not have fully shed his old paternalistic worldviews, continuing to view his subjects as sheep to be herded, used - and sacrificed if necess

Besides hinting a potential Miquella-themed DLC for Elden Ring , this revelation complicates the more-or-less straightforward picture of Miquella's goals in the main game of Elden Ring (which may be why this quest-line was cut). Does Miquella, in his guise of St. Trina, gather dreams in order to help his subjects and heal his sister Malenia? Or is the world gestating within his heart a more selfish attempt to escape his old reality and create a new one where his dreams actually come t

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The backstory, setting, and hidden lore-filled quests of Elden Ring , crafted by fantasy author George R.R. Martin and refined by developers at FromSoftware, is a curious blend of themes from polytheistic Norse mythology and monotheistic Christianity. The Erdtree, a massive growth of golden bark and falling leaves that can be seen in every open-world area of Elden Ring , is almost certainly modeled after Yggdrasil, the Worldtree that supports the cosmos in Norse myth. Statues of the eternal goddess named Queen Marika show her hanging from an arc of light - like Christ on the cross, but also like Odin, chief god of the Aesir, who hangs himself from the branches of Yggdrasil in order to learn the knowledge of Runes. Elden Ring 's extended family of fighting Demigods - red-haired hammer-wielders like Radagon, serpentine abominations like Rykard - also correspond to famous Norse gods like Thor and monsters like Jörmungandr, magnificent, mercurial beings whose virtues and flaws are those of humanity writ la

There's a lot that's unknown about why giant heads, with seemingly hot lava coursing through them, were placed within the world. Only seen during the Closed Network Test, these giant heads certainly bring out a lot of questions --- making us curious about the lore and significance behind these statues (or peop

Using the Spirit Ash system, Elden Ring developers created NPCs from their summoning system --- naming it "The Buddy System." This system hinted that there were unique NPCs that could be used for summons, each of them a temporary companion as you call to them to get through a combative encoun

Of the characters related to Ranni's story, this one is very likely to be one of your most hated. Seluvis is a treacherous character who, despite being under the witch's service, doesn't seem particularly indebted to her or anyone else for that mat

As we all know, lore and characters are some of the most defining parts of any From Software game. Every soul you meet has more than a few skeletons in their closet, and you are sure to find a couple more of them laying about elsewhere. Elden Ring's setting, the Lands Between, has a great number of characters with stories to tell or stories that tell of the tales of a character. They'll often take you from one end of the earth to the other just click the following post to find the missing piece of someone's puzzling p

Elden Ring has a total of 6 known endings. Four of these endings revolve around you becoming the Elden Lord, and the other two have much more significant impacts on the world. Some of the more complex endings to the game heavily rely on you to dive in and understand the lore and follow specific side que

Ranni usurps the current higher powers of the land and plans to leave the Lands Between to those who inhabit it. Being guided by the moon and the stars, people have true free will for the first time in their lives. No clarity is given as to what the people will do with their newfound free will, but whatever it is, at least they are making those decisions for themselves. The world is finally broken out of the stalemate and the cycle of pain, and people's destinies are fully their

Not much is known as to the motives of Tanith after you slay the serpent; however, it is believed that she is deeply grieving the loss of Rykard and, in a final show of devotion, spends her final days devouring the head of her husb

Before, actions or words were branded as heresy based on whichever god was in power. This would lead to conflict between the followers of different gods and cause permanent division within the Lands Between. Without the gods being seen as perfect, the conflict caused by their worship would disappear, and the Elden Ring will hopefully stay intact and not be broken through war ag