From these four Elden Ring items' essential descriptions , it's possible to piece together a sold picture of Rykard's original motivations and current agenda. The blasphemous serpent Rykard fed himself to was an immortal being, capable of resurrecting from death; by becoming one with it, Rykard would similarly become immortal, able to challenge the Erdtree over and over until he defeated it. Furthermore, Rykard and the serpent he was part of could grow more powerful with every new victim devoured. And so the Volcano Manor – both as a place and an institution – became a vessel for feeding Rykard's appetites. The wheeled machines called the Abductor Virgins would drag new bodies or recruits to join Elden Ring 's Volcano Manor , while the finest assassins of the Manor were invited to have "audience" with their lord, who would devour them and add their strength to his  
The Tarnished of **Elden Ring ** have a lot of blood on their hands, even if they try their best to refrain from violence. Certain NPCs' quest lines will force players to kill other characters in the game, such as the Volcano Manor jobs. But in other quest lines, players will have to make game-changing decisions with little information to support the options they are given. And while some of these choices can seem insignificant and even benign, the mistakes a player makes can lead to the horrid deaths of the Tarnished's closest frie  
The Albinauric Mask helm is literally and grotesquely crafted from the face and hide of a second generation Albinauric according to its item description. Aside from granting an Arcane attribute bonus and letting player characters resemble pudgy-faced aliens, the Albinauric Mask (found near the Volcano Manor area of Elden Ring ), along with other Albinauric-themed game items, tells us a lot about who the Albinauric people are, and how thy came to ex  
It is fair to guess that most fantasy RPG's based on medieval times were inspired at some level by The Lord Of The Rings and the way Tolkien used real history in the books . __ Most of its narrative style, mythology, languages, races, classes, and other characteristics were so transcendental that it set the basics of any other fantasy world creation. If anyone wants to build an effective and outstanding magical universe, it's better to follow Tolkien's st  
It's unclear exactly who created the Living Jars, or what purpose they were made for in **Elden Ring ** . References in certain item descriptions to "jar poachers" who hunt Living Jars for their magically potent innards suggest that these strange friendly beings, even if they were created, have become a self-perpetuating species, capable of reproducing with a handful of fired clay and the dead bodies created by the warmongering, Elden Ring-seeking lords and ladies of the Lands Betw  
Based on the look of Miquella’s arm, which is thin and covered in blood, it is unknown if Miquella’s body could work outside of his egg . All the blood Mohg shared with Miquella could have left his body damaged. If it was impossible for Miquella to wake up, would it be possible to enter his dream? Miquella’s hand is hanging at the height of the player and looks to be set up for future interaction in a potential Elden Ring DLC expans  
According to PC Gamer , besides the main work of Martin on which Miyazaki based the Lands Between on, Hidetaka was inspired by many of the conversations both masterminds had where they discussed some matters of the game. The "making of" Elder Ring had Martin and Miyazaki brainstorming here and there, and the director decided to keep some of the ideas that were thrown in the conversations and add them to the mythology of the g  
In the opening cinematic of Elden Ring , players are presented with both a narrative and a goal of reclamation and restoration; according to the hoarse-voiced narrator, Elden Ring 's Golden Order was a splendid thing that once united the Lands Between in peace and plenty. Then the Elden Ring was shattered and Golden Order torn about by the civil war of power-hungry Demigods. Within this worldview, the player character and other Tarnished protagonists are prodigal heroes, chosen by the grace of the Greater Will to dethrone the unworthy Demigods, claim their Great Runes, and build a new Golden Order as the Elden L  
In place of the round, wide-brimmed hats associated with sorcerers in western fantasy fiction, the Glintstone Sorcerers seen in Elden Ring frequently wear sculpted stone masks with crowns made of Glintstone Crystal (which empower a Sorcerer's spell-casting abilities at the expense of resources such as Stamina). In-universe, the crystalline substance called Glintstone is what makes the scholarly discipline of Elden Ring Strategy Ring 's Glintstone Sorcery possible, while the Azur's Glintstone Crown and Lusat's Glintstone Crown items , looted from mute NPCs encountered during the Sorceress Sellen quest-line, share the following passage in their item descripti