Golden Lineage
(Offspring of Godfrey & Marika)
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He is just as likely to have been born here, during the Age of the Erdtree,
as he is to have been born shortly after the creation of the Golden Order.
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Descendants of the Eternal
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There is no item description, nor NPC dialogue, that specifically indicates when
Sellia is founded.
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As thanks,
I vow to impart to you
my knowledge of the lost sorceries of the Sellians,
descendants of the Eternal.
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One of the night sorceries of Sellia, Town of Sorcery.
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Below Sellia, the Eternal City of Nokron sleeps.
This sorcery originates from the maiden of that place.
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After his expulsion from the academy,
I heard that Master Lusat returned to his home.
A place called Sellia, in the eastern Caelid Wilds.
Thinking about it,
I obtained the glintstone key I gave you from a Sellian sorcerer.
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One of the glintstone crowns
bestowed upon Raya Lucaria scholars
whose pursuits were deemed worthy.
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The lineage of the Olivinus Conspectus
began with the sorcerer Lusat,
and its adherents continue his study of meteors.
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A robe reserved for grand masters at the Academy of Raya Lucaria.
Corroded by blue glintstones.
Since the grand masters Azur and Lusat were driven from the academy,
no one has achieved their formerly-held rank.
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Legendary sorcery devised by Lusat, primeval sorcerers.
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When Lusat glimpsed into the primeval current,
he beheld the final moments of a great star cluster,
and upon seeing it,
he too was broken.
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One of the glintstone sorceries of the Academy of Raya Lucaria.
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A sorcery of the Olivinus Conspectus,
which attracts sorcerers from Sellia, Town of Sorcery.
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One of the night sorceries of Sellia, Town of Sorcery.
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The most difficult to master of the Olivinus Conspectus sorceries.
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Creating new Conspectus:
Lazuli
And granting governorship
of the Academy
to
Carian Royal Circle
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A talisman engraved with the legend of a queen.
Raises intelligence.
The young astrologer gazed at the night sky as she walked.
She had always chased the stars every step of her journey.
Then she met the full moon — and, in time, the astrologer became a queen.
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In her youth, Rennala was a prominent champion
who charmed the academy with her lunar magic, becoming its master.
She also led the Glintstone Knights and established the house of Caria as royalty.
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Sorcery associated with the Carian queen.
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Queen Rennala encountered this enchanting moon when she was young,
and later,
it would bewitch the academy.
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Rennala is the queen of the Carian royals, who govern the academy.
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One of the glintstone crowns
bestowed upon Raya Lucaria scholars
whose pursuits were deemed worthy.
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Scholars of the Lazuli Conspectus study Carian sorceries -
a heterodox pursuit that views the moon as equal to the stars.
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Rennala
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Queen of Carian Royals
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A talisman engraved with the legend of a queen.
Raises intelligence.
The young astrologer gazed at the night sky as she walked.
She had always chased the stars every step of her journey.
Then she met the full moon — and, in time, the astrologer became a queen.
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In her youth, Rennala was a prominent champion
who charmed the academy with her lunar magic, becoming its master.
She also led the Glintstone Knights and established the house of Caria as royalty.
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One of the sorceries of the Carian royal family.
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Used by the enchanted troll knights.
They were the comrades of the young Rennala, bound by oath.
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Greatsword embedded with a blue glintstone.
Weapon of the trolls in service to the royal family of Caria.
Called into service when the Queen invoked an oath they swore,
the trolls are treated as true knights of Caria,
and fight arm in arm with their human comrades.
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One of the sorceries of the Carian royal family.
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Armed with this spell,
sorcerers gain the strength of knights,
their loyalty sworn to the moon.
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Straight sword embedded with a blue glintstone.
Weapon of knights sworn to Carian royalty.
These knights' swords could serve as catalysts,
letting them wield sorcerous battle skills.
Despite numbering fewer than twenty,
this power made them a match for even the champions of gold in battle.
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Helm of the enchanted knights that once served the Carian royal family.
The enchanted knights, anointed by the Lunar Queen,
were heroes of the highest honors,
but fell into disarray with the decline of the royal family.
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Rennala is the queen of the Carian royals, who govern the academy.
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Royal Omen Twins born
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Mohg and Morgott are twin brothers,
and their Great Runes are naturally similar.
But Mohg's rune is soaked in accursed blood,
from his devout love for the wretched mire that he was born into far below the earth.
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This Great Rune is the anchor ring that houses the base, and proves two things:
That the Omen King was born of the golden lineage,
and that he was indeed the Lord of Leyndell.
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Doll of a curseborn bairn from the Erdtree's royal line.
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Omen babies born of royalty do not have their horns excised,
but instead are kept underground,
unbeknownst to anyone,
imprisoned for eternity.
These memorial fetishes are fashioned in secret.
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A fetish bathed in golden magic.
Shackles were used to bind the accursed people called the Omen,
and these ones were made to keep a particular Omen under strictest confinement.
Though faint, the shackles still retain vestiges of power —
enough to trap the once-bound Mohg on earth,
if only for a short time.
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A fetish bathed in golden magic.
Shackles were used to bind the accursed people called the Omen,
and these ones were made to keep a particular Omen under strictest confinement.
Though faint, the shackles still retain vestiges of power —
enough to trap the once-bound Margit on earth,
if only for a short time.
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Remembrance of the Omen King
Though born one of the graceless Omen,
Morgott took it upon himself to become the Erdtree's protector.
He loved not in return,
for he was never loved,
but nevertheless,
love it he did..
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This Great Rune is the anchor ring that houses the base, and proves two things:
That the Omen King was born of the golden lineage,
and that he was indeed the Lord of Leyndell.
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You'll be after more Great Runes, now eh?
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Morgott the Grace-Given, Veiled Monarch and Lord of Leyndell.
Morgott the Grace-Given is Lord of Leyndell, the capital city.
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Set your sights elsewhere for the time being.
The Veiled Monarch can wait.
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Mohg
makes contact with
The Formless Mother
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The mother of truth craves wounds.
When Mohg stood before her,
deep underground,
his accursed blood erupted with fire,
and besotted with the defilement that he was born into.
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Pitch-black helm with flowing black hair.
Worn by the Night's Cavalry who ride funeral steeds.
The Night's Cavalry, who now wander the dim roads at night,
were once led by the Fell Omen
and were deliverers of death for great warriors, knights, and champions.
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Last of the
Golden Lineage |
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This Great Rune is known as the anchor ring, found in the center of the Elden Ring.
The first demigods were The Elden Lord Godfrey and his offspring, the golden lineage.
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So. Godrick the Grafted, Lord of Stormveil.
Despite being the blood of Godfrey, first Elden Lord,
he's a grotesque old fool,
grasping for power.
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Honestly, Godrick’s no more than a jumped up country bumpkin.
Lord? Don’t make me laugh.
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And to think, he’s the blood of Godfrey!
Last of the golden lineage,
though you almost wouldn’t know it to look at him.
I almost feel sorry for the chap the more I think of it."
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Ahh, Great Runes are the stuff of demigods:
the children of the goddess, Queen Marika.
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But remember one thing.
The demigods are each and all the direct offspring of Queen Marika.
Godrick the Grafted was but a distant relation...
The runt of the litter, his divine blood sorely diluted.
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Graceless Tarnished.
What is thy business with these thrones?
Ahh... Godrick the Golden.
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The First Liurnian War
Radagon's glory burns red as his hair
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You wish to know more of Lord Radagon?
Lord Radagon was a great champion, possessed of flowing red locks.
He came to these lands at the head of a great golden host...
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One of the incantations of Erdtree Worship.
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This incantation was used by the champions of the Erdtree
in the First and the Second Liurnian Wars,
during which the red-haired Radagon joined the heroes' ranks
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stalemates against Carian & Lucarian forces
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The Second Liurnian War
No victory for the golden, nor for the moon
No prize but atonement; the birth of a vow
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One of the incantations of Erdtree Worship.
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This incantation was used by the champions of the Erdtree
in the First and the Second Liurnian Wars,
during which the red-haired Radagon joined the heroes' ranks
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You wish to know more of Lord Radagon?
Lord Radagon was a great champion, possessed of flowing red locks.
He came to these lands at the head of a great golden host,
when he met Lady Rennala in battle.
He soon repented his territorial aggressions though,
and became husband to the Carian Queen
Radagon once cleansed himself with celestial dew,
repented his territorial aggressions,
and swore his love to Rennala.
The Order of the Erdtree and the fate of the moon were conjoined,
and all the wounds of war forgiven.
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A hidden Tear found in the Eternal City.
Also known as a Night Tear.
Allows one to carry out an Absolution at the Church of Vows,
reversing all antagonizations.
Once upon a time, the stars of the night sky guided fate,
and this is a recollection of those times.
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Tailoring tools made from gold.
Tools brought with the red-haired Radagon when he married into the Carian line.
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Greatsword made of light, modeled after the Elden Ring itself.
Forged by King Consort Radagon to proudly symbolize the tenets of the Golden Order.
One of the legendary armaments.
Telltale signs betray that this was once the greatsword
bequeathed to him by his first wife, Rennala.
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A Moon Greatsword, bestowed by a Carian queen upon her
spouse to honor long-standing tradition.
One of the legendary armaments.
Ranni's sigil is a full moon, cold and leaden,
and this sword is but a beam of its light.
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Helm of the golden lion, with flowing red hair.
Worn by General Radahn.
Radahn inherited the furious, flaming red hair of his father Radagon,
and is fond of its heroic implications.
"I was born a champion's cub. Now I am the Lord of the Battlefield's lion."
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Armor depicting the golden lion.
Worn by General Radahn.
The golden lion is said to symbolize Godfrey,
the Elden Lord, and his beast regent, Serosh.
From his youngest years,
Radahn was naturally captivated by the Lord of the Battlefield.
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Lunar Princess Ranni.
One of the children born to King Consort Radagon and his first wife, Rennala.
Demigod and sister to General Radahn and Praetor Rykard.
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Lunar Princess Ranni.
One of the children born to King Consort Radagon and his first wife, Rennala.
Demigod and sister to General Radahn and Praetor Rykard.
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Knights loyal to Storm Lord,
Banished
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Bracers of Godfrey the first Elden Lord.
The age of the Erdtree began amongst conflict, when Godfrey was lord of the battlefield.
He led the War against the Giants.
Faced the Storm Lord, alone.
And then, there came a moment.
When his last worthy enemy fell.
And it was then, as the story is told,
that the hue of Lord Godfrey's eyes faded.
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One of the two knights known as the Wings of the Storm.
After his banishment, he attracted the notice of the Grace-Given Lord
and later, having slain a hundred traitors as the Lord's hand,
Oleg earned the hero's honor of Erdtree Burial.
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One of the two knights dubbed the Wings of the Storm.
Despite his banishment, he rejected the invitation of the Grace-Given Lord,
instead keeping watch over a masterless castle for many years,
gaining renown as a hero of the fringes.
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Watches over the now masterless
(Former master = Storm Lord)
Castle Morne
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One of the two knights dubbed the Wings of the Storm.
Despite his banishment, he rejected the invitation of the Grace-Given Lord,
instead keeping watch over a masterless castle for many years,
gaining renown as a hero of the fringes.
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You'll be after more Great Runes, now eh?
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Morgott the Grace-Given, Veiled Monarch and Lord of Leyndell.
Morgott the Grace-Given is Lord of Leyndell, the capital city.
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Set your sights elsewhere for the time being.
The Veiled Monarch can wait.
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This Great Rune is the anchor ring that houses the base, and proves two things:
That the Omen King was born of the golden lineage,
and that he was indeed the Lord of Leyndell.
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The storied sword of Castle Morne.
A revenger's weapon, it is burdened with oceans of anger and regret.
One of the legendary armaments.
A lone surviving champion from a country now vanished was so determined to continue fighting that he claimed the swords of an entire clan of warriors.
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The siege of Castle Morne
A lone hero fights for his vengeance
Only to fall at the hand of Lord Godfrey
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A gravitational technique studied by the young Radahn.
His master was an Alabaster Lord with skin of stone
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A gravitational technique mastered by the young Radahn.
"I thank you for your tutelage, for now I can challenge the stars."
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The Red Lion General wielded gravitational powers
which he learned in Sellia during his younger days.
All so he would never have to abandon his beloved but scrawny steed.
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Note:
To round up an entire Nomadic population,
Leyndell needs full, or nearly full, control over all lands.
Morgott, would not have this level of territorial reach till
after the Storm Lord is defeated.
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A member of a tribe that was entombed in the earth
so as to bury the maddening disease that followed them.
Able to emit the terrible flame of frenzy from his eyes,
but has low HP and is frail,
unable to take much in the way of punishment.
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Chapeau of the nomadic merchants.
Decorated with tiny gems in a wide spectrum of colors.
These merchants once thrived as the Great Caravan,
but after being accused of heretical beliefs,
their entire clan was rounded up
and buried alive far underground.
Then, they chanted a curse of despair, and summoned the flame of frenzy.
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Last of
Rennala & Radagon
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There is no item description, nor NPC dialogue, that specifically indicates when
Ranni is born.
It is only through
inference that we can estimate the time of this event.
Given many of the item descriptions, and NPC dialogue, it can also be inferred
that the Carian royal line is a
matriarchy.
Radagon married
into the Carian line, but
not the
royal line.
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Tailoring tools made from gold.
Tools brought with the red-haired Radagon when he married into the Carian line.
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Lunar Princess Ranni.
One of the children born to King Consort Radagon and his first wife, Rennala.
Demigod and sister to General Radahn and Praetor Rykard.
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Oh little Ranni, my dear daughter.
Weave thy night into being.
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Oh little Ranni" sounds as though she is the youngest of the 3
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A Moon Greatsword, bestowed by a Carian queen upon her
spouse to honor long-standing tradition.
One of the legendary armaments.
Ranni's sigil is a full moon, cold and leaden,
and this sword is but a beam of its light.
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A talisman adorned with the royal crest.
An honor said to have once been awarded to Carian knights
who served as direct retainers to the kingdom's princesses.
Now there is only one princess: Ranni, daughter of Rennala.
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And what of the kingdom's princes?
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Jerren.
Now, that's a name I haven't heard for a while.
Before taking up the banner of General Radahn,
he was a guest of the Carian royal family.
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The fate of the Carian royal family is guided by the stars.
As is the fate of Lady Ranni, first heir in the Carian royal line.
But General Radahn is the conqueror of the stars.
Blaidd is Lady Ranni's stepbrother.
Ranni's mother, Queen Rennala, approved of him,
and they played like siblings from childhood.
They were always happy to have me tag along, as well.
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Well, I haven't heard that name in an age.
Then you must serve Princess Ranni?
The next time you speak to Iji, tell him this:
The festival of Radahn will surely set Ranni's fate into motion.
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Unusually colorful armor. Worn by the knight Jerren.
Jerren preferred a nomadic existence,
but after spending time as a guest of the Carian royals,
he became a guest commander for General Radahn.
And for the first time,
the restless tumbleweed would be bound by honorable oath.
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Hmm… So Ranni’s fate is kept in stasis by Starscourge Radahn
And I heard… that you can fight Radahn himself.
He who was once called the strongest of all the demigods…
Maybe it’s just a coincidence, but I think it’s worth investigating.
I’ll be on my way to this festival of Radahn then…
What a sick way to fight, eh.
The glory of the clash is shared, by Radahn and you.
And hah! Did you see that, afterwards?
A falling star, right before our eyes!
I can’t fathom how Radahn was holding back something of that scale.
He was a living legend, if ever I saw one.
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For being Ranni's stepbrother since their childhood,
he knows next to nothing regarding Ranni's brother.
If Ranni is truly the first born, then Blaidd would have
known both, Radahn and Rykard, a bit more intimately.
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I was once an Empyrean.
Of the demigods, only I,
Miquella, and Malenia could claim that title.
Each of us was chosen by our own Two Fingers,
as a candidate to succeed Queen Marika,
to become the new god of the coming age.
Which is when I received Blaidd.
In the form of a vassal tailored for an Empyrean.
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Blaidd is Lady Ranni's stepbrother.
Ranni's mother, Queen Rennala, approved of him,
and they played like siblings from childhood.
They were always happy to have me tag along, as well.
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The Starscourge Conflict
Radahn alone holds Sellia secure
And stands tall, to shatter the stars
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Curved greatswords of black steel wielded by General Radahn.
A pair of weapons decorated with a lion mane motif.
Radahn earned considerable renown as the Starscourge in his youth,
and it is said that it was during this time
he engraved the gravity crest upon these blades.
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A talisman engraved with a scene from a heroic tale.
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The mightiest hero of the demigods confronted the falling stars alone—
and thus did he crush them, his conquest sealing the very fate of the stars.
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Starscourge Heirloom
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Exiles
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One of the glintstone crowns
bestowed upon Raya Lucaria scholars
whose pursuits were deemed worthy.
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The Karolos Conspectus is the oldest of the academy's lineages of study,
begat by the sorcerer Azur.
Scholars who follow in his footsteps pursue the mysteries of comets.
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One of the glintstone crowns
bestowed upon Raya Lucaria scholars
whose pursuits were deemed worthy.
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The lineage of the Olivinus Conspectus
began with the sorcerer Lusat,
and its adherents continue his study of meteors.
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The toothless pedantry peddled by the Carian royal family can rot for all I care.
I want glintstone sorceries that open our minds, unbound by terrestrial taboos.
Master Lusat is another founding glintstone sorcerer.
And like Master Azur, he was banished from the academy.
Now he languishes, imprisoned somewhere.
After his expulsion from the academy,
I heard that Master Lusat returned to his home.
A place called Sellia, in the eastern Caelid Wilds.
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Robe worn by Raya Lucaria's magic scholars.
Those who dedicate themselves to the study of glintstones
formed from starry amber receive this modest yet elegant deep blue garb
along with their vows of virtue and austerity.
But with extended life, one is apt to forget old vows.
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Rennala is the queen of the Carian royals, who govern the academy.
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Sellen
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A talisman depicting a school of graven mages,
the nightmare of the academy.
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The primeval current is a forbidden tradition of glintstone sorcery.
To those who cleave to its teachings,
the act of collecting sorcerers to fashion them into the seeds of stars
is but another path of scientific inquiry.
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If you recall, I was exiled from the Academy of Raya Lucaria.
It was for attempting to restore the primeval current of glintstone sorcery.
The toothless pedantry peddled by the Carian royal family can rot for all I care.
I want glintstone sorceries that open our minds,
unbound by terrestrial taboos.
No matter what we give in return
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There's a glintstone sorcerer by the name of Sellen in Limgrave.
She owes me for the help I gave her when she was expelled from the academy.
I asked her to look into the matter some time ago.
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You didn't ... know Sellen did you?
Well, whatever the case, she's dead now.
Just put it behind you.
She was known as the graven witch.
Obsessed by the primeval current, countless sorcerers fell to her hands.
The most dangerous mage in the entire history of Raya Lucaria's Academy
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Sellen was well known.
The most promising sorceress in the history of the academy.
I followed her at school, but there may as well have been an ocean between us.
But Sellen was expelled from the academy.
Accused of unthinkable treatment of certain sorcerers,
under the name of the Graven Witch.
I still don't believe the accusations.
The illustrious Sellen would never do such things..."
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Unusually colorful armor. Worn by the knight Jerren.
Jerren preferred a nomadic existence,
but after spending time as a guest of the Carian royals,
he became a guest commander for General Radahn.
And for the first time,
the restless tumbleweed would be bound by honorable oath.
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Jerren.
Now, that's a name I haven't heard for a while.
Before taking up the banner of General Radahn,
he was a guest of the Carian royal family.
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The fate of the Carian royal family is guided by the stars.
As is the fate of Lady Ranni, first heir in the Carian royal line.
But General Radahn is the conqueror of the stars.
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A talisman depicting a school of graven mages,
the nightmare of the academy.
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The primeval current is a forbidden tradition of glintstone sorcery.
To those who cleave to its teachings,
the act of collecting sorcerers to fashion them into the seeds of stars
is but another path of scientific inquiry.
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You didn't ... know Sellen did you?
Well, whatever the case, she's dead now.
Just put it behind you.
She was known as the graven witch.
Obsessed by the primeval current, countless sorcerers fell to her hands.
The most dangerous mage in the entire history of Raya Lucaria's Academy
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Jerren.
Now, that's a name I haven't heard for a while.
Before taking up the banner of General Radahn,
he was a guest of the Carian royal family.
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The fate of the Carian royal family is guided by the stars.
As is the fate of Lady Ranni, first heir in the Carian royal line.
But General Radahn is the conqueror of the stars.
Now the time has come to remind him of an old promise made.
With the starts of fate set into motion,
a certain sorceress is dispossessed of her immortality...
Finally, we can be rid of a longstanding Carian weed...
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Unusually colorful armor. Worn by the knight Jerren.
Jerren preferred a nomadic existence,
but after spending time as a guest of the Carian royals,
he became a guest commander for General Radahn.
And for the first time,
the restless tumbleweed would be bound by honorable oath.
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Jerren.
Now, that's a name I haven't heard for a while.
Before taking up the banner of General Radahn,
he was a guest of the Carian royal family.
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The fate of the Carian royal family is guided by the stars.
As is the fate of Lady Ranni, first heir in the Carian royal line.
But General Radahn is the conqueror of the stars.
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Blasphemous Claw
A slab of rock engraved with traces of the Rune of Death.
Can deflect the power of the Black Blade.
On the night of the dire plot, Ranni rewarded Praetor Rykard with these traces.
Should the coming trespass one day transpire,
they would serve as a last-resort foil,
allowing Rykard to challenge Maliketh the Black Blade,
the black beast of Destined Death.
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One of the sorceries developed from the magma of Mt. Gelmir.
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After discovering the ancient hexes of Gelmir,
Rykard, son of Queen Rennala,
brought them back into practical use as new forms of sorcery.
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Legendary sorcery associated with the Carian queen.
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This moon was encountered by a young Ranni,
led by the hand of her mother, Rennala.
What she beheld was cold, dark and veiled in occult mystery.
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Witch's robe in the color of snow.
Once worn by the snowy crone
who the young Ranni encountered deep in the woods.
She was a witch, and well versed in cold sorceries.
It is said that the doll that houses Ranni's soul was modeled after her.
That old witch was Ranni's secret mentor.
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Sorcery said to have been used by the old snow witch.
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The snowy crone taught the young Ranni
to fear the dark moon as she imparted her cold sorcery.
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The siege of Castle Morne
A lone hero fights for his vengeance
Only to fall at the hand of Lord Godfrey
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One of the two knights dubbed the Wings of the Storm.
Despite his banishment, he rejected the invitation of the Grace-Given Lord,
instead keeping watch over a masterless castle for many years,
gaining renown as a hero of the fringes.
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The storied sword of Castle Morne.
A revenger's weapon, it is burdened with oceans of anger and regret.
One of the legendary armaments.
A lone surviving champion from a country now vanished was so determined to continue fighting that he claimed the swords of an entire clan of warriors.
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Lord Godfrey, at last at the end of his campaign
His golden armies unvanquished and unbowed
Yet finds grace lost, tattered and faded
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Echo of Queen Marika
Very well.
In Marika's own words.
My Lord, and thy warriors.
I divest each of thee of thy grace.
With thine eyes dimmed, ye will be driven from the Lands Between.
Ye will wage war in a land afar, where ye will live, and die.
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Echo of Queen Marika
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When Godfrey, first Elden Lord was robbed of his grace,
becoming Tarnished, he took with him his kinfolk and left the Lands Between.
After the Long March of the Tarnished came to an end,
Godfrey divested himself of kingship,
becoming a simple warrior once more.
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Bracers of Godfrey the first Elden Lord.
The age of the Erdtree began amongst conflict, when Godfrey was lord of the battlefield.
He led the War against the Giants.
Faced the Storm Lord, alone.
And then, there came a moment.
When his last worthy enemy fell.
And it was then, as the story is told,
that the hue of Lord Godfrey's eyes faded.
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Board ships
&
Set sail for beyond the fog
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Lord Godfrey, at last at the end of his campaign
His golden armies unvanquished and unbowed
Yet finds grace lost, tattered and faded
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Weapon of Godfrey, Elden Lord.
It was broken in a battle fought as leader of the Tarnished during the Long March.
This weapon is symbolic of Godfrey's vow to conduct himself as a lord,
later becoming an emblem of the golden lineage.
In the days of the past, a crown was warranted with strength.
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Echo of Queen Marika
Spoken echoes linger here.
Words of Queen Marika, who vanished long ago.
If you wish, I will share them with you.
In Marika's own words.
Then, after thy death, I will give back what I once claimed.
Return to the Lands Between, wage war, and brandish the Elden Ring.
Grow strong in the face of death.
Warriors of my lord.
Lord Godfrey.
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Note:
This is the
only '
Echo of Marika' in which
Melina states:
"Words of Queen Marika, who vanished long ago."
It's also the
only location of an '
Echo' that has a statue of
Radagon.
All others, save for:
...there is a statue of
Marika.
These two facts combined, indicate that this '
Echo' was uttered
just before the Shattering.
As it is
only after the Shattering that
Marika is
imprisoned...vanished.
And even after all this time, from the Tarnishing to the Shattering,
Marika
still saw
Hoarah Loux as her lord;
Lord Godfrey.
This does not mean
The Long March occured just before the Shattering,
only that
The March took this path.
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Echo of Queen Marika
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When Godfrey, first Elden Lord was robbed of his grace,
becoming Tarnished, he took with him his kinfolk and left the Lands Between.
After the Long March of the Tarnished came to an end,
Godfrey divested himself of kingship,
becoming a simple warrior once more.
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While the Tarnished left the Lands Between with their Lord,
one boat alone was said to have been left behind.
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Shattering her heart
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However, when Godfrey, first Elden Lord,
was hounded from the Lands Between,
Radagon left Rennala to return to the Erdtree Capital,
becoming Queen Marika's second husband and King Consort,
taking the title...of second Elden Lord.
The mystery endures, to this day...
As to why Lord Radagon would cast Lady Rennala aside...
and moreover...
why a mere champion would be chosen for the seat of Elden Lord.
Sadly, her heart was broken when Lord Radagon left her.
And then, when the academy rebelled against the royals,
she was locked away in the grand library.
In the end, Lady Rennala was left alone,
cradling the amber egg Lord Radagon bequeathed her.
Now she devotes herself to it through forbidden rite;
the grim art of reincarnation.
You would do well to remember... Severing a vow, strongest of bonds, has consequences ever more dire
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Her beloved, Radagon,
left her to become Queen Marika's second husband,
taking the title of King Consort.
The Great Rune dwells within the amber egg that was Radagon's gift to her.
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Robe indicating the highest order of sorcerer.
Worn by Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon.
When Rennala, head of both the Academy of Raya Lucaria
and the Carian royal family,
lost her husband Radagon,
her heart went along with him.
And then, those at the academy realized.
That Rennala was no champion, after all.
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Note:
Brood parasitism is a strategy employed by some species of
cuckoo birds.
The cuckoo bird "deposits its egg into a host's nest,
which then incubates and feeds the chick that hatches,
even at the expense of its own offspring."
Also called a "
Cuckoo's Egg"
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imprisoning her
in
The Grand Library
&
declaring war on
The Carian Royal Family
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Miriel
Steward of the Church of Vows
Sadly, her heart was broken when Lord Radagon left her.
And then, when the academy rebelled against the royals,
she was locked away in the grand library.
In the end, Lady Rennala was left alone,
cradling the amber egg Lord Radagon bequeathed her.
Now she devotes herself to it through forbidden rite;
the grim art of reincarnation.
You would do well to remember... Severing a vow, strongest of bonds, has consequences ever more dire
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Robe indicating the highest order of sorcerer.
Worn by Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon.
When Rennala, head of both the Academy of Raya Lucaria
and the Carian royal family,
lost her husband Radagon,
her heart went along with him.
And then, those at the academy realized.
That Rennala was no champion, after all.
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Metal Greatshield painted with a peering cuckoo.
Carried by the enchanted knights sworn to the academy.
Boasting high magic damage negation, this shield is used to hunt down mages.
“Our enemy is none other than Caria itself.”
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Ritual blade once presented to Leyndell
by the Academy of Raya Lucaria to celebrate their newfound peace.
Though the weapon is embedded with precious glintstones
and features Erdtree ornamentation,
the undulating blade is symbolic of an ancient ritual.
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Note:
To give some context,
the kris is given to us,
the player, after assisting
Sorceress Sellen
achieve her goal; long after the Shattering.
It's been sitting around at the academy
since its initial presentation to Leyndell long ago.
Hmm. Perhaps I'm jumping ahead,
but here is a symbol of my allegiance, and the academy's.
[Gives
Glintstone Kris]
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against
The Carian Royal Family
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Miriel
Steward of the Church of Vows
Sadly, her heart was broken when Lord Radagon left her.
And then, when the academy rebelled against the royals,
she was locked away in the grand library.
In the end, Lady Rennala was left alone,
cradling the amber egg Lord Radagon bequeathed her.
Now she devotes herself to it through forbidden rite;
the grim art of reincarnation.
You would do well to remember... Severing a vow, strongest of bonds, has consequences ever more dire
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One of the glintstone sorceries of the Academy of Raya Lucaria.
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Taught to the Knights of the Cuckoo by the academy as payment for their contract.
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A trio of spirits,
consisting of two disposable foot soldiers and their superior.
The soldiers of Raya Lucaria were also known as the Cuckoos.
They were given free rein by the academy to wage war as they pleased,
and they were infamous for their rapacious ways.
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Metal Greatshield painted with a peering cuckoo.
Carried by the enchanted knights sworn to the academy.
Boasting high magic damage negation, this shield is used to hunt down mages.
“Our enemy is none other than Caria itself.”
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Armor worn by Raya Lucaria Academy knights.
Its left breast is emblazoned with a peering cuckoo,
whence came their name.
Perhaps the bird's shrewd gaze
is an expression of their refusal to be mere servants of the academy.
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Armor worn by Raya Lucaria Academy soldiers.
The surcoat depicts twinned cuckoos peering into a flourishing mass of glintstone.
To a glintstone sorcerer, the body is a transient thing.
The Cuckoo alone knows its insignificance, yet watches over it all the same.
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Note:
Brood parasitism is a strategy employed by some species of
cuckoo birds.
The cuckoo bird "deposits its egg into a host's nest,
which then incubates and feeds the chick that hatches,
even at the expense of its own offspring."
Also called a "
Cuckoo's Egg"
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Brave Tarnished.
A word of warning, if you please.
This territory once belonged to the Carian royal family.
Their manor lies not far beyond this point.
When the Raya Lucaria Academy turned on the Carians,
the Knights of the Cuckoo descended on this tract.
After leveling it, they carried on to the manor.
The Carians were taken off guard, but their strength had not waned,
and they repelled the knights' onslaught...
By conjuring an enchanted snare that remains potent to this day.
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Map of Liurnia's western region.
The majority of Liurnia,
known for its vast forests and ever-present fog,
is sinking into a lake.
The western coast has always been closely associated with Carian royalty.
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The resting place of the contemptible Cuckoos
Lost in the siege of Caria Manor
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Becoming
King Consort
2nd Elden Lord
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However, when Godfrey, first Elden Lord,
was hounded from the Lands Between,
Radagon left Rennala to return to the Erdtree Capital,
becoming Queen Marika's second husband and King Consort,
taking the title...of second Elden Lord.
The mystery endures, to this day...
As to why Lord Radagon would cast Lady Rennala aside...
and moreover...
why a mere champion would be chosen for the seat of Elden Lord.
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Her beloved, Radagon,
left her to become Queen Marika's second husband,
taking the title of King Consort.
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Sparking
War of the Ancient Dragons
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Spear whittled from the weapon wielded by Gransax.
One of the legendary armaments.
A great ancient dragon,
Gransax once rained calamity upon the Royal Capital -
the only time in historical record that Leyndell's walls have fallen.
This marked the dawn of the war against dragons.
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An incantation of Erdtree Worship.
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This incantation was used by the knights of the Erdtree
during the assault by the great ancient dragon Gransax,
and the bitter War of the Ancient Dragons that followed.
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A malformed golden helm.
Adorned with various dragon imagery
and worn by the misshapen Tree Sentinels.
After the great ancient dragon Gransax attacked,
the sentinels had an epiphany.
The only way to truly protect the Erdtree
was to become dragons themselves.
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Weapon said to have been whittled from the claw of a great, ancient dragon,
wielded by grotesque Tree Sentinels who yet serve the Erdtree.
The claw is enwreathed with lightning,
and tears through the dragons' feeble descendants with ease.
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Gauntlets of the Crucible Knights who served Godfrey, the first Elden Lord.
Hold the power of the crucible of life, the primordial form of the Erdtree.
Strengthen Aspects of the Crucible incantations.
In time, the strength shown by these knights, and even their appearance, was seen as chaotic and deserving of scorn.
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immediately chosen
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Empyreans
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Miquella and Malenia are both the children of a single god.
As such they are both Empyreans, but suffered afflictions from birth.
One was cursed with eternal childhood, and the other harbored rot within.
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A Great Rune of the shardbearer Malenia.
The blessing of this half-rotted rune
reduces the healing power of Flask of Crimson Tears.
And yet, due to the infusion of Malenia's spirit of resistance
attacks made immediately after receiving damage will partially recover HP.
Malenia is daughter to Queen Marika and Radagon,
and her Great Rune should have been the most sacred of all.
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Queen Marika
and her King Consort Radagon
were blessed with twin demigods, and Malenia was one of them.
She was born an Empyrean, carrying the scarlet rot.
An Empyrean...is no mere demigod.
In the age of the Elden Ring, and Queen Marika,
the precious Empyrean was born.
A new god to forge a new Order.
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The Routing of the Ancient Dragons
Godwyn the Golden fought to the last,
Earning the friendship of dread Fortissax
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One of the incantations of the capital's ancient dragon cult.
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Long ago, Godwyn the Golden defeated the ancient dragon Fortissax,
and befriended his fallen foe —
an event that gave rise to the ancient dragon cult in the capital.
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Incantation that channels the power of the ancient dragon Fortissax.
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During the War of the Anicent Dragons,
these twin red lightning stakes were the hallmark of the ancient dragon
who was once called the mightiest boulderstone.
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Incantation that channels the power of the ancient dragon
Fortissax, now corrupted by Death.
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It is said that this golden lightning was wielded by Godwyn, who
befriended Fortissax.
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One of the incantations of the capital's ancient dragon cult.
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Long ago, Godwyn the Golden defeated the ancient dragon Fortissax,
and befriended his fallen foe —
an event that gave rise to the ancient dragon cult in the capital.
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Incantation that channels the power of the ancient dragon Lansseax.
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Lansseax was the sister of Fortissax.
It is said that she took the form of a human to commune
with the knights as a priestess of the ancient dragon cult.
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Sacred seal made from Gravel Stone
thought to be an ancient dragon scale.
Enhances Dragon Cult incantations of the Royal Capital.
The worship of the ancient dragons does not conflict with belief in the Erdtree.
After all, this seal, and lightning itself, are both imbued with gold.
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A formless sacred seal depicting the ceremonial observation of Order.
Enhances Golden Fundamentalist incantations.
Fundamentalism is scholarship in all but name.
Scales incantation using both intelligence and faith.
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One of the incantations of the Golden Order fundamentalists.
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A gift from the young Miquella to his father, Radagon.
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One of the incantations of the Golden Order fundamentalists.
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A gift from the young Miquella to his father, Radagon.
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One of the incantations of the Golden Order fundamentalists.
A gift of gratitude to the young Miquella
from his father, Radagon.
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And yet, the young Miquella abandoned fundamentalism,
for it could do nothing to treat Malenia's accursed rot.
This was the beginning of unalloyed gold.
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Longbow which utilizes a series of pulleys and strings.
The complex mechanism, which required advanced mathematical
and mechanical understanding to craft,
was likely made by a certain genius who learned Golden Order Fundamentalism.
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Crossbow made with pulleys and power springs.
The complex mechanism, which required advanced mathematical
and mechanical understanding to craft,
was likely made by a certain genius who learned Golden Order fundamentalism.
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Golden prosthesis once used by the one-armed valkyrie.
A masterwork of craftsmanship,
with practice and skill it can be used as proficiently as a real arm.
When Maleigh Marais, Lord of the Shaded Castle,
embraced this prosthesis,
he claimed to feel the presence of his personal goddess.
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A delicate goldwork ring. Can be used as a finger whistle.
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Bolts used in Crepus' Black-Key Crossbow,
an assassin's tool of exquisite craftmanship.
The intricate spiral tip bores deep,
injecting scarlet rot far into the flesh of its target.
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A talisman engraved with a scene from a heroic tale.
Raises dexterity.
Though born into the accursed rot,
when the young girl encountered her mentor and his flowing blade,
she gained wings of unparalleled strength.
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Golden prosthesis once used by the one-armed valkyrie.
A masterwork of craftsmanship,
with practice and skill it can be used as proficiently as a real arm.
When Maleigh Marais, Lord of the Shaded Castle,
embraced this prosthesis,
he claimed to feel the presence of his personal goddess.
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A talisman depicting a raised prosthetic blade.
An honor bestowed upon the knights who fought alongside Malenia the Severed.
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The wings symbolize Malenia and her undefeated prowess.
Though she never knew relief from the accursed rot she was born into,
her blade was forever beautiful - and relentless.
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As it "could do nothing to
treat Malenia's accursed rot"
Creates
Unalloyed Gold
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One of the incantations of the Golden Order fundamentalists.
A gift of gratitude to the young Miquella
from his father, Radagon.
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And yet, the young Miquella abandoned fundamentalism,
for it could do nothing to treat Malenia's accursed rot.
This was the beginning of unalloyed gold.
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One of the unalloyed gold needles
that Miquella crafted to ward away the meddling of outer gods.
Capable of subduing the flame of frenzy if inherited,
allowing one to cheat fate and avoid becoming Lord of Frenzied Flame.
However, the needle is as yet unfinished
and can only be used in the heart of the storm beyond time
said to be found in Faram Azula.
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Tree branch blessed with an incantation of unalloyed gold.
Craftable item.
Pierce a foe, using FP to turn them into a temporary ally.
The Empyrean Miquella is loved by many people.
Indeed, he has learned very well how to compel such affection.
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A delicate water lily of unalloyed gold that has started to fade and wilt.
Material used for crafting items.
Exeedingly rare to find.
A flower signifying faith in the Haligtree.
Thought to be beloved by the Empyrean Miquella in his youth.
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Gauntlet made of unalloyed gold.
Worn by Malenia, Blade of Miquella.
Malenia awaited Miquella at the foot of the husk.
"My brother will keep his promise.
He possesses the wisdom, the allure, of a god—
he is the most fearsome Empyrean of all."
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Blade built into Malenia's prosthetic arm.
Through consecration it is resistant to rot.
Malenia's war prosthesis symbolized her victories.
Some claim to have seen wings when the weapon was raised aloft;
wings of fierce determination that have never known defeat.
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Armor worn by soldiers sworn to the Haligtree.
The surcoat bears the crest of the Haligtree.
Though watered with Miquella's own blood since it was a sapling,
the Haligtree ultimately failed to grow into an Erdtree.
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Metal greatshield depicting the Haligtree with unalloyed gold.
Carried by knights who have vowed to serve Miquella's Haligtree.
Possesses high holy damage negation.
Yet now, with the Haligtree misshapen, this wondrous rendition is a fleeting fantasy.
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An immature bud containing fresh blood.
Material used for crafting items.
Believed to originate long ago from a strain of buds
cultivated with youthful, sacramental blood.
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Queen Marika
either steals
or
aids in the theft
of
A Fragment
of the
Rune of Death
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On the Night of the Black Knives,
someone stole a fragment of Death from Maliketh, the Black Blade,
and imbued its power into the assassins' daggers.
This mark is evidence of the ritual, and hides the truth of the conspiracy.
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They say the assassins who carried out the deed were scions of the Eternal City.
A group entirely of women, arrayed in armour of silver
under cloaks which fooled the eye.
The knives they wielded though, were imparted
with the power of the Rune of Death through sinister rite.
It happened during the Golden Age of the Erdtree,
long before the shattering of the Elden Ring.
Someone stole a fragment of the Rune of Death
from Maliketh, the Black Blade.
And on a bitter night, murdered Godwyn the Golden.
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Maliketh was a shadowbound beast given to his Empyrean.
Marika's sole need of her shadow was a vessel to lock away Destined Death.
Even then, she betrayed him.
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Scale armor used by the Black Knife Assassins,
forged to make no sound.
Traces of power yet remain in its concealing veil,
which muffles the sound of footsteps.
The assassins that carried out the deeds of the Night of the Black Knives
were all women,
and rumored to be Numen who had close ties with Marika herself.
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The Numen are said to have come from outside the Lands Between,
and are in fact of the same stock as Queen Marika herself.
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Note:
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Dagger once belonging to one of the assassins
who murdered Godwyn the Golden on the Night of the Black Knives.
A ritual performed on the oddly misshapen blade
imbued it with the power of the stolen Rune of Death.
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Tiche was one of the assassins who,
on the night of the plot,
imbued her black knife with the Rune of Death
and slew Godwyn the Golden.
She was the daughter of the Black Knife Ringleader,
Alecto, and was killed protecting her mother
during their flight from the royal capital.
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Now, I have a fairly good idea who performed the rite upon the blade.
The person who orchestrated the Night of the Black Knives.
Lunar Princess Ranni.
One of the children born to King Consort Radagon and his first wife, Rennala.
Demigod and sister to General Radahn and Praetor Rykard.
Her's was the name I discovered in the imprint
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I stole a fragment of the Rune of Death,
and used it to forge the godslaying black knives
through fearsome rite.
I did it all.
But sadly for thee,
the cursemark thou seekest is not to be found here.
I have slain the body I was born into, and cast it away.
And it is upon that flesh the cursemark is carved.
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Note:
Rogier confirms that Ranni performed
the imbuing rite on the blades.
Tiche's ashes confirm that the imbuing rite,
itself, was performed on the same night that
Godwyn is killed.
However, none of these pieces of evidence confirms
when the Fragment was stolen.
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with
Rune of Death
Black Knives Assassins
lead by
Alecto
(whose daughter, Tiche,
died protecting her as they escaped)
While
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On the Night of the Black Knives,
someone stole a fragment of Death from Maliketh, the Black Blade,
and imbued its power into the assassins' daggers.
This mark is evidence of the ritual, and hides the truth of the conspiracy.
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Dagger once belonging to one of the assassins
who murdered Godwyn the Golden on the Night of the Black Knives.
A ritual performed on the oddly misshapen blade
imbued it with the power of the stolen Rune of Death.
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Scale armor used by the Black Knife Assassins,
forged to make no sound.
Traces of power yet remain in its concealing veil,
which muffles the sound of footsteps.
The assassins that carried out the deeds of the Night of the Black Knives
were all women,
and rumored to be Numen who had close ties with Marika herself.
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Talisman put together from dark cloth with a lustrous sheen.
Completely conceals the wearer's presence
while crouching at a distance from foes.
Part of one of the concealing veils used by the assassins on the Night of Black Knives.
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Tiche was one of the assassins who,
on the night of the plot,
imbued her black knife with the Rune of Death
and slew Godwyn the Golden.
She was the daughter of the Black Knife Ringleader,
Alecto, and was killed protecting her mother
during their flight from the royal capital.
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Cursemark carved into the discarded flesh of Ranni the Witch.
Also known as the half-wheel wound of the centipede.
This cursemark was carved at the moment of Death of the first demigod,
and should have taken the shape of a circle.
However, two demigods perished at the same time,
breaking the cursemark into two half-wheels.
Ranni was the first of the demigods whose flesh perished,
while the Prince of Death perished in soul alone.
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Blasphemous Claw
A slab of rock engraved with traces of the Rune of Death.
Can deflect the power of the Black Blade.
On the night of the dire plot, Ranni rewarded Praetor Rykard with these traces.
Should the coming trespass one day transpire,
they would serve as a last-resort foil,
allowing Rykard to challenge Maliketh the Black Blade,
the black beast of Destined Death.
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The misshapen corpse under Stormveil?
That is a sacred relic.
Of the black knives plot.
As that famed night of assassination is known.
It happened during the Golden Age of the Erdtree,
long before the shattering of the Elden Ring.
Someone stole a fragment of the Rune of Death from Maliketh, the Black Blade.
And on a bitter night, murdered Godwyn the Golden.
That was the first recorded Death of a demigod in all history.
And it became the catalyst.
Soon, the Elden Ring was smashed,
and thus sprang forth the war known as the Shattering.
They say the assassins who carried out the deed were scions of the Eternal City.
A group entirely of women, arrayed in armour of silver
under cloaks which fooled the eye.
The knives they wielded though, were imparted
with the power of the Rune of Death through sinister rite.
Now, I have a fairly good idea who performed the rite upon the blade.
The person who orchestrated the Night of the Black Knives.
Lunar Princess Ranni.
One of the children born to King Consort Radagon and his first wife, Rennala.
Demigod and sister to General Radahn and Praetor Rykard.
Her's was the name I discovered in the imprint
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I stole a fragment of the Rune of Death,
and used it to forge the godslaying black knives
through fearsome rite.
I did it all.
But sadly for thee,
the cursemark thou seekest is not to be found here.
I have slain the body I was born into, and cast it away.
And it is upon that flesh the cursemark is carved.
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But I would not acquiesce to the Two Fingers.
I stole the Rune of Death,
slew mine own Empyrean flesh, casting it away.
I would not be controlled by that thing.
The Two Fingers and I have been cursing each other ever since...
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AND
Both swear allegiance
in
aiding
along the
Dark Path
of the
Empyrean
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When Lady Ranni renounced her flesh,
and chose the dark path of the Empyrean,
Blaidd and I swore allegiance as vassals,
but none of us will ever forget our earliest days together.
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Even when I turned my back upon the Two Fingers.
Blaidd remained my loyal ally.
Heh.
Though he was created a vassal for an Empyrean,
He was a colossal failure, on the part of the Two Fingers.
Blaidd, and Iji both... Art willing to give too much to me.
Yet they both understand.
What lieth beyond the dark path...
That I must betray everything, and rid the world of what came before.
Now I can finally stand before them.
This is farewell, my dear.
Tell Blaidd, and Iji...
I love them.
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in his
own
flesh
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Maliketh was a shadowbound beast given to his Empyrean.
Marika's sole need of her shadow was a vessel to lock away Destined Death.
Even then, she betrayed him.
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Now, I have a fairly good idea who performed the rite upon the blade.
The person who orchestrated the Night of the Black Knives.
Lunar Princess Ranni.
One of the children born to King Consort Radagon and his first wife, Rennala.
Demigod and sister to General Radahn and Praetor Rykard.
Her's was the name I discovered in the imprint
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A fetid pustule taken from facial flesh.
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It is said that this pustule came from the visage of the Prince of Death,
he who used to be called Godwyn.
As First Dead of the demigods,
it's said he's buried deep under the capital,
at the Erdtree's roots.
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Map of Deeproot Depths and environs.
At the very depths of the Erdtree's majestic roots
lies the source of the Ainsel and the Siofra rivers.
Here too begins the network of Greattree roots
that spread throughout the Lands Between.
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Giving rise to
Those that Live in Death
As well as
Hunters of the Dead
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A source that gives rise to Those Who Live in Death.
The beast clergyman,
found at Bestial Sanctum in the distant east,
collects and devours these roots.
On the night of the dire plot the stolen Rune of Death
enabled the first Death of a demigod.
Later, the Rune of Death spread across the Lands Between
through the underground roots of the Greattree,
sprouting in the form of Deathroot.
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Do you know of Those Who Live in Death?
The very notion of life in death defies the Golden Order.
By D's account, these defiled fiends must be expunged.
But truth be told, I seek the cursemark to save them.
You may find this peculiar,
but I discovered something in my examination of the Night of the Black Knives.
These souls have committed no offence.
They have every right to life, only,
they happened to touch upon a flaw in the Order.
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I serve the Golden Order.
That I might put this crooked land to rights.
Following only the guidance of the great Elden Ring.
Those Who Live in Death fall outside the principles of the Golden Order.
Their mere existence sullies the guidance of gold.
Tainting its truth.
And so it is the vermin must be exterminated... Down to the very last.
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One of the incantations of the Golden Order fundamentalists.
|Used by hunters of Those Who Live in Death.
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The role of the hunters is to stamp out defiled reason -
all for the perfection of the Golden Order.
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One of the incantations of the Golden Order fundamentalists.
Used by hunters of Those Who Live in Death.
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The noble Goldmask lamented what had become of the hunters.
How easy it is for learning and learnedness to be reduced to the
ravings of fanatics;
all the good and the great wanted,
in their foolishness,
was an absolute evil to contend with.
Does such a notion exist in the fundamentals of Order?
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Stone hammer made in the lands of the Numen, outside the Lands Between.
The tool with which Queen Marika shattered the Elden Ring
and Radagon attempted to repair it.
The hammer partially broke upon shattering the Ring,
becoming splintered with rune fragments.
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Queen Marika is the vessel of the Elden Ring, carrier of its vision.
A god, in truth.
But after the Elden Ring's shattering, she was imprisoned in the Erdtree.
A grim punishment for shattering the Order, despite her godhood.
The Fingers speak...
Marika's trespass demanded a heavy sentence.
But even in shackles, she remains a god, and the vision's vessel.
Confer Great Runes to become Elden Lord,
and join Queen Marika as her consort.
The Fingers have willed it so.
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_elden_ring_wiki_guide_200px.png "Cuckoo Knight Armor")
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