This, among other things, is one of the best parts of any FromSoftware game as we love to think back on 'Soulsborne' NPCs such as Solaire from Dark Souls or Eileen the Crow from Bloodborne due to just how iconic they w

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

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

The world of Elden Ring is at a standstill when your journey begins. The Elden Ring has been broken into fragments, and without the Rune of Death, people in the Lands between are immortal. The demigods have gathered pieces of the Elden Ring and, after years of war, have given up on fighting. Instead, they huddle in their corner of the Lands Between and protect the piece they have already obtained. The land has been destroyed because of the war, and with no one making any moves, the Erdtree has called the tarnished back to the land to cause a cha

Thanks to Souls Youtuber Zullie the Witch, we know why this fight feels so familiar. In the game's code, Zullie found that assets from an unused Farron Wolf Dark Souls III boss were pulled into Elden Ring and re-appropriated in the form of the Red Wolf's curved sword attacks, which feel like a loving callback to The Great Grey Wolf

Wandering far beyond his homeland, the Blind Swordsman came to the Lands Between, which was being threatened by a terrifying incarnation of the Scarlet Rot. A mysterious fairy - possibly a spirit of Elden Ring 's underground Ainsel or Siofra River - blessed the Blind Swordsman and gave him sword patterned after flowing water (there are parallels here between this mysterious fairy and the Lady of the Lake from Arthurian myth). With this sword in hand, the Blind Swordsman defeated the god, then cast its avatar into the flowing waters of the Ainsel River. Trapped in the antithesis of stagnation, the avatar was swept downstream to the river's deepest terminus, left to fester in what would be known as the Lake of

On top of this, they didn't limit their roles to only being summons, as these Buddy NPCs served as enemies in a few areas. Alongside this, there was also lore added to each of the summonses as well, ultimately adding more depth to the game and the system as w

Sellen is a truly intriguing character whose story takes a number of twists and turns from beginning to end. As is the case with most who meddle with sorcery, they tend to be involved in a number of morally gray happenings. Just as you will likely stumble upon her by accident, you will also stumble upon a number of other things related to her that will leave you with more questions than you will ever have answers

Before new players even learn about the existence of the Blind Swordsman, they can acquire information about the origins of this mysterious hero when they pick up the Blue Cloth Set, the signature outfit of Elden Ring 's Warrior starting class . Its item description is as foll

Elden Ring is chock-full of interesting NPCs with equally interesting backstories. Even after being the game, especially if you were to do so more than once, you might find yourself thinking back fondly on several of them just due to how unforgettable they w

Fia is a prominent tarnished who is the center of one of the "side endings" of the game. Her quest involves the side quests of other tarnished you can find at the Roundtable, in particular Sorcerer Rogier and D, Hunter of the Dead. A big component of the game's setting is death, very mainly how no one is doing

Death Sorceries, many of them strongly associated with Godwyn, Elden Ring Maps Ring 's Prince of Death , and the Death Rite Bird bosses found in Elden Ring 's open world by night, are spells that conjure forth both spirits of death and pale flame that inflict the Frostbite status effect. To use spells from this school of sorcery, players must invest heavily into both the Intelligence and Faith attributes, making Death Sorceries (along with Golden Order Incantations) a form of magic primarily used in hybrid spell-casting builds. To better reward players for making a hybrid spell-caster character (challenging in the early phases of an Elden Ring campaign) FromSoftware improved four of the five Death Sorcery spells in Elden Ring 's latest patch alongside buffed weapons . The FP costs of the Rancorcall and Ancient Death Rancor spells were decreased, while the "lifespan" of the skull projectiles conjured by these spells was increased. The skeleton-conjuring Tibia's Summons spell also had its FP cost reduced and increased its attack power, casting speed, and recovery time. Finally, the late-game Explosive Ghostflame spell, a point-blank burst attack, was buffed with increased Frostbite buildup, additional attack power and stamina damage, and improved range/damage detection for its residual trails of ghostfl