Elden Ring is a massive yet complex game to understand. Like other Fromsoftware games, there is a profound story behind the scenes; you have to dive deeper into the lore to understand it. This story can be understood by reading many items' descriptions and interacting with every NPC you can. By reading between the lines of the game, players can discover just how interesting the Land Between can be and just how impactful your decisions in the game

When the last Tarnished is slain, you are granted a special meeting with the true Lord of Volcano Manor, the giant grotesque monstrosity that resides at the base of Mt. Gelmir, Rykard, Lord of Blasph

The distinction in Elden Ring between Intelligence and Faith magics dates all the way back to FromSoftware's Soulslike sub-genre progenitor, the 2009 dark fantasy RPG Demon's Souls . In this prototype title, destructive effects such as Soul Arrow and Fireball were exclusive to the Intelligence-boosted Magic Spells of sorcerers (inspired by wizards from D &D _ ), while fortifying spells such as Heal or Antidote were unique to the Faith-boosted Miracles of saints (inspired by clerics from _D &D _ ). The only damage-dealing Miracle in _Demon's Souls was the shockwave-generating God's Wrath spell. The games of the Dark Souls trilogy retained the same general division of magical arts, but gave Miracle-using characters access to lightning spells. Finally, Elden Ring and its origins of Incantations __ gave Faith-based spellcasters access to lightning, fire, poison, and other forms of elemental damage in addition to traditional "cleric spells" for healing injuries and warding off harmful status effects. This makes the "damage only" focus of Intelligence magic in FromSoftware games all the more glar

His followers, numerous as they were, followed their Lord with heads held high and a fiery resolve in their hearts, trusting in their leader that he would preserve their shared desire for a world without The Greater Will. Their devotion and sacrifice would ultimately end in Lord Praetor Rykard and Volcano Manor's downfall. On his journey to uncover and fully comprehend the true nature of the dark sorcery hidden beneath Mt. Gelmir, Rykard took on a partner in Tanith, a fearless and bloodthirsty consort who becomes the head of Volcano Manor at the culmination of the legacy dungeon quest l

This ending is the closest in the game to a straight-up bad ending. By becoming the Lord of the Frenzied Flame, your character will burn the entire world to ashes. While this ending does seem evil at face value and is only barely justified, there is still some reasoning behind it. At the creation of the current world, the Greater Will and Chaos split, shown by the two fingers and three fingers, respectively. The goal of Chaos is to burn the world and return everything together as ash. When looking at the two fingers and three fingers combined, they would make a complete hand, meaning the Greater Will and Chaos could come toget

In the current version of **Elden Ring ** , Glintstone Sorcery spells, a school of magic empowered by a character's Intelligence, is primarily used for damaging enemies, in contrast to Faith-empowered Incantation magic and its complement of healing and protection spells. Future DLC for Elden Ring , which will likely be announced before the end of the year, holds the potential to expand the tool kit of Sorcerer characters by introducing more Glintstone Sorcery Spells with non-combat utility. Such changes, besides making Elden Ring Dlc Ring more fun, would also bring the mechanical effects of Glintstone Sorcery more in line with its narrative presentation as an academic magic practiced by scholars and seekers of knowle

The damage-free Sorcery spells listed above prove FromSoftware can add non-combat Glintstone Sorcery spells to Elden Ring 's DLC without infringing on the healing and protection niche of Incantations. New Selian Night Sorceries (similar to the spells hidden behind Elden Ring 's Mirage Rise Puzzle ) could let players befuddle in both PvE and PvP (a group invisibility spell, a spell like the Shadow Bait Incantation that summons decoys, etc.) Alternately, Elden Ring developers could homage the astrological themes of Glintstone Sorcery by introducing spells that let players gather information (for instance, a spell that causes concealed enemies to light up in silhouet

Southwest from the Chapels rooftop in Caria Manor is a path that can be reached after a particular trinity-themed boss. Apt as the corpse guarded by a large creature here will give players 3 Stonesword Keys. It is not far from the Mani Caria Manor Gate Site of Grace when viewed on a

In the Castle mess hall, there is a platform. Overlooking the area is a body with a key. In order to get this key, go to the top of the via a ladder accessed by hopping over the pile of flour sacks, walking along some scaffolding towards the castle flag, and turning towards the building. Up and down along the roof will get you to the key r