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

Once you have reached the Erdtree, this ugly behemoth will await you, surrounded by large broken pots. Once you have done battle with the enemy, you will be rewarded with Opaline Bubbletear as well as the Crimsonburst Crystal Te

RELATED: Elden Ring armor guide Ring Lore: The Tarnished, Explained While embarking on the Volcano Manor quest line, Tanith convinces you that the Tarnished you are hunting are enemies of the Erdtree and sends you to hunt down and kill enemies she believes are the greatest threats to her and Volcano Ma

A couple of quests converge in this small village filled with Living Jars. The first of which will be that of Diallos, a cowardly but well-meaning nobleman belonging to House Hoslow. Despite his moping, he will eventually find his way to Jarburg and become their "Potentate" a seemingly important figure to them and a role only someone with a gentle touch can f

Poisoned by lust for power and crippled by the seductive serpent's whisper, Lord Rykard permitted the Immortal Great Serpent to consume his body, allowing him to take on the form of Rykard, Lord of Blasph

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

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

For this enemy, make sure to eliminate the smaller foes surrounding him before focusing your attention on the behemoth. Once you have taken him out, you will be rewarded with the Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear, Lightning-Shrouding Cracked Tear, and the Holy-Shrouding Cracked Te

Rykard's obsession finally paid off as the whispers he had begun to hear grew louder in his head, their words comforting and alluring, promising great fortunes for him. Those whispers belonged to an ancient and malevolent demigod, The Immortal Great Serpent. Rykard turned the once mighty castle of Volcano Manor into a meat factory serving the bodies of the Lands Between bravest and boldest to the true Lord of Mt. Gelmir, the voracious serp

At the end of the questline, you can choose to help supplant her as the head of the academy, essentially giving her as much power as she wants to continue her research. The most intriguing thing is that at this point, at the height of her potential, you can return here to find her transformed. It's undefined why, but piecing together evidence from the world around, this may be what becomes of sorcerers who are overzealous in their pursuit of knowledge and mastery over sorc

From these Talisman descriptions and the prior descriptions of the Flowing Curved Sword and Blue Cloth set, players can infer the following story - an account of the Blind Swordsman's life and deeds that is speculative, yet plausible in the context of Elden Ring 's vast, often hidden lo

In the Network Test files, there is an unused animation where the bats (also known as the Chanting Winged Dame) in the game would stand up and sing a seemingly tragic lament in a nearly dead language called Ainu. However, the bats' songs would later be changed to be sung in Latin in the final release of Elden Ring --- the Ainu song seemingly as only a placehol

Of the characters related to Ranni's story, this one is very likely to be one of your most hated. Seluvis is a treacherous character who, despite being under the witch's service, doesn't seem particularly indebted to her or anyone else for that mat

As we all know, lore and characters are some of the most defining parts of any From Software game. Every soul you meet has more than a few skeletons in their closet, and you are sure to find a couple more of them laying about elsewhere. Elden Ring's setting, the Lands Between, has a great number of characters with stories to tell or stories that tell of the tales of a character. They'll often take you from one end of the earth to the other just to find the missing piece of someone's puzzling p

There's a lot that's unknown about why giant heads, with seemingly hot lava coursing through them, were placed within the world. Only seen during the Closed Network Test, these giant heads certainly bring out a lot of questions --- making us curious about the lore and significance behind these statues (or peop

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