After his triumphant victory, but before the main backstory events of Elden Ring , the Blind Swordsman somehow crossed paths with the young Malenia, a Demigod of the Elden Ring __ born decaying, an Empyrean with the potential to bloom into a virulent Goddess of Rot itself. The Blind Swordsman might have been tempted to slay this ailing Demigod before she could become the new incarnation of his old foe. Instead, he became Malenia's mentor, teaching her his flowing, dance-like style of swordplay. In time, Malenia would make this style of sword-fighting her own, crafting the infamous Waterfowl Dance technique that has rendered so many **Elden Ring ** players apoplectic with r
She announces her name each time the player steps into the arena, and, after dozens of attempts, most players are left feeling like Mike Ehrmantraut in the closing episodes of AMC's epic Breaking Bad series, as seen in this me
There is an item in Elden Ring called the Bewitching Branch, crafted from a Sacramental Bud watered with Miquella's blood and a Lily made of Unalloyed Gold. Stabbing a non-boss game enemy with this branch causes them to temporarily switch sides and fight other enemies. Elden Ring 's Bewitching Branch consumable item has the following descript
During their playthrough of Elden Ring , players will come across many NPC and enemies who demonstrate a fanatical devotion to Miquella, an Empyrean with the potential to become a god like Marika. Malenia's Cleanrot Knights, who wield spears and scythes imbued with Miquella's Golden Order Magic, fight fiercely for the Empyrean's cause despite knowing proximity to Malenia will cause their flesh to rot away. After Miquella's kidnapping by Mohg, the foot soldiers who guard the Elden Ring 's parasitic, slowly-rotting Haligtree settlement turn their bodies into magical bombs in the hopes that the " ...the flash of our deaths [will] guide Miquella's retur
While the questline is concise, the ending is especially succinct in tying it all together. Diallos finds his calling, only to be cut down after an attack on the village where he heroically gives his life to save them. It's tragic but also helps to spurn on a small jar lad named Biarn. This, and the item obtained by following Alexander's journey to the end, prompts him to go on his own adventure to become a jar warrior on his
Midway through the battle against him, he offers a display of his abilities, launching himself into the stratosphere and returning as a destructive comet. Of course, while Radahn seems sturdy enough to survive that, the same couldn't be said of his poor mo
Like the deities and heroes from mythologies the world over, the Demigod children of Queen Marika in **Elden Ring ** are both heroes and monsters, and the Empyrean Miquella may fall prey more to this more than players think. While the demigods can be shining paragons of excellence and ambition, they're also deeply flawed and capable of astonishing cruelty. Among these brutal god-heroes, Miquella comes across as the most virtuous with his three-fold goal of curing his sister Malenia's Scarlet Rot affliction, creating a home for the outcasts of the Lands Between, and liberating the planet from the influence of alien gods. A close investigation of the game lore, however, reveals a dark side to this golden-haired, perpetually youthful Demigod, who uses mind-altering magic to rally legions of fanatically devoted followers and tampers with the realm of dreams in order to realize his ambiti
Most new Elden Ring players are acutely aware of the frustration brought on by the bullying Tree Sentinel, a patrolling mini-boss encountered right at the game's outset. An almost unsurmountable challenge early on, players are expected to return to defeat him after leveling up, though a stalwart few have taken him down with no armor and a flimsy c
The dark fantasy setting of elden Ring maps Ring _ , FromSoftware's latest RPG, is full of fearsome warriors - champions of gold who wield holy powers, enchanted knights that cast astral magic, and barbarian brawlers who can stir up storms of wind and shatter the earth beneath their feet. The most fearsome martial artist of the Lands Between, however, may be a figure never encountered directly in the game - a blind swordsman dressed in garments of blue who defeated the anthropomorphic personification of Rot, then acted as a mentor to Malenia, Blade of Miquella, one of the most challenging bosses in _Elden Ring 's main game. What follows is an exploration of the lore of Elden Ring 's easily missed item descriptions and area maps in order to piece together a picture of whom the Blind Swordsman was and the role they played in shaping the game's backst
We get this ending by following the Golden Order and using the Mending Rune of Perfect Order when bringing the Elden Ring back together. In this ending, you ascend to Elden Lord, this time adding to the Elden Ring. In this age, the gods are to be seen as just as fickle as the people of the Lands Between. Taking the gods off the pedestal will keep the lands at peace for much lon