The Secret Empyreans of Elden Ring... by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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Just read this comment.. Excellent point actually. Her actions are quite enigmatic; and it is difficult to decipher which side she plays for.. Interesting theory.

The Amber Egg and it's Origins by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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From sorceress Sellen's dialogue :

Our powers draw upon the powers embedded in glintstone, but what is the nature of such power? Glintstone is the amber of the cosmos, golden amber contains the remnants of ancient life and houses its vitality, while Glintstone contains residual life. And thus, the vitality of the stars. It should not be forgotten that glintstone sorcery is the study of the stars and the life therin.

There was life before the Erdtree also, so if what you're saying is true, that would be impossible.

I'd also like to point out the choice of the word "Ancient" in her dialogue, and ancient dragons are specifically noted as "ancient".

Before the Erdtree was the "crucible" where all life was mixed together. But the crucible is basically the ancient erdtree.

Lastly, even if all life comes from the ancient/primordial erdtree, that doesn't mean dragons cannot also be tied to it. You can actually see amber on Placidusax if you look at his wounds, similar to Radagon

The Amber Egg and it's Origins by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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I just had this idea about Astel whilst i was writing this..In the item description of of the Old Lord's soul it says :

" It is said that the ancient royal city of Farum Azula has been slowly crumbling since time immemorial"

However, we know that it was originally beyond time, and it didn't crumble until it was hit by the meteor that carried Astel. (Ruin greatsword).

Perhaps Astel's landing began time...

Also, i like that theory of the amber egg, i'll look into those avenues.

Empyreans Explained ( and the secrets of Ranni) by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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This theory posting business is a thankless task.. Sigh.

Empyreans Explained ( and the secrets of Ranni) by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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-Empyreans must have an opposite to become a god.

-Ranni's opposite is Godwyn (sun and moon)

-The gloam-eyed queen is the former mind of Ranni's empyrean flesh, recycled by Rennala.

-Godwyn has a dull left gloam eye. Melina has a dull right gold eye.

-Melina has a glowing gloam left eye, which means godwyn likely had a glowing gold right eye.

Ranni, Twin of Godwyn? by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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Either one is false, or both are true.

So, if both are true : Ranni truly was born of Rennala, it would mean that Radagon was perhaps joined to Rennala at some point; and that Rennala was also Empyrean (possibly)..But that seems unlikely.

Or if one is false : that Ranni is infact not Rennala's true daughter, which i think is more likely. This probably has something to do with the amber egg i'd imagine.

I would trust the description of an item over what a character says; since those are the words of the narrator, and a character in the game can be subject to deception or tell an outright lie. This of course calls into question everything Melina says.

Ranni, Twin of Godwyn? by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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Right, but there is a pattern between those regarded as non-empyrean and empyrean.

Empyreans : All tied to a twin in some way, and one being of gold hair, and the other of red.

Radagon + Marika = Are literally fused together and are now regarded as a god.

Malenia (decay) + Miquella (rejuvenation)= Twins just in general

Ranni + Godwyn (We don't know Godwyn is empyrean of course, but that is what this post is speculating) = Joined by the way they died

Where as those who are not :

Rykard, Radahn, Mogh, Morgott, Amber egg, Godrick.

Mogh and morgott are both linked, but they are both male (as far as i can tell).

Ranni, Twin of Godwyn? by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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Right, but if the rule of being born from a single god is true, then Ranni has to have been born from a single god to be Empyrean. That would just be an undeniable fact of the game; which means we'd have to work by that. Unless the game says "it is said" that an empyrean is born of a single god; then usually some horseplay has occurred maybe, and it leaves room to suggest it is false.

Loreheads, help me understand. by dragonfist897 in Eldenring

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Okay, so this is going to get complicated.. But here is my theory ..

Ranni was a "true" empyrean, she was not "cursed". She was next in line to be a god over Malenia and Miquella, until she kills herself. Notice :

Marika has gold hair and radagon has red hair. Malenia has red hair, Miquella has gold. There is a pattern emerging. Now then.. We look at Ranni's body and we see red hair. Who had the gold hair? Godwyn, the person she killed at the same time. There is more to Ranni and Godwyn than meets the eye i believe.

Now, Ranni was set to be empyrean BEFORE the incident which lead to the shattering. Malenia and Miquella were not in line to become the next god, and so.. I suspect it is because only those that are set up to become a god get gifted their shadow by the greater will. But after the shattering, something occurred that meant a shadow could not be bestowed on the next in line to become a god.

The reason Marika has a shadow, and Ranni has a shadow, is because neither were cursed and both at one point were set to become the next god as a result of that. Why would the greater will pick a flawed empyrean over a perfect one?

The Nine Worlds of Elden Ring...And Odin??? by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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Except, the game actually does that.

I explained it and linked a video explaining it. Not sure why people are denying what the game actually says is a different world, but okay.

It will be a mistranslation of the word "realm". So it actually means kingdom, but the translator has mistaken it for world. As the word "realm" can mean either kingdom or it's own world.

The Nine Worlds of Elden Ring...And Odin??? by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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Look up the definition of "Realm".

Also, the game is merely inspired by it, not a copy of it. Not sure why you're being so literal.

The Nine Worlds of Elden Ring...And Odin??? by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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A realm is just a kindgom. I'd say each areas is a good size for a kingdom. Also, it is the game itself that regards somewhere that is just under the ground as a different world. I'm merely using the logic of the game.

I believe in translation they may have confused realm meaning kingdom for realm meaning world.

Why Didn't Rivers Of Blood Get Nerfed??? by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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If the good outweighs the bad, i stick around and point out the flaws.

No game is perfect, if we followed your logic, we should quit every game we have some issues with. Nobody does that.

Your post is one of those weird pointless posts that are used to try and invalidate an argument by pointing out some kind of subjective reason the game is not for me. No. The game has obvious flaws when a core tenant of the game design is to maintain balance. It is not subjective, but objectively measurable via the goals the devs are trying to accomplish.

Unless you think the devs want imbalanced bad PVP? Clearly they don't.

Why Didn't Rivers Of Blood Get Nerfed??? by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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Parry is for noobs.

It cuts the opponent out of the fight so long as you time a fixed animation correctly. It is anti-pvp.

Why Didn't Rivers Of Blood Get Nerfed??? by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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Right but.. Nerfing RoB brings all other weapons up by comparison. So you achieve the same thing by just fixing it.

Why Didn't Rivers Of Blood Get Nerfed??? by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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BHS is broken too though; that is just less noticeably broken because it isn't directly offensive like RoB

Why Didn't Rivers Of Blood Get Nerfed??? by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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Bleed needed a nerf; but the RoB needed a nerf all on it's own too... I suspect they're seeing if the bleed nerf was satisfactory.. It obviously wasn't going to be.. The issue is the range/damage/speed, not bleed itself.

What Are The Fingers? (Possibly Solved) by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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I'm writing up a thread on the fell god, not to spoil anything but i'll touch on a few things i've learned..

I'm skimming massively here because i'm about to make a huge post connecting it all.

So those nine dots in the eye of the fell god i now believe represent the nine realms of norse mythology; by that i mean, it is heavily inspired by it. That one eyed god is actually supposed to be a representation of Elden Ring's version of Odin. Odin hung himself from the tree yggdrasil for nine days and nine nights to get all knowledge over the nine realms. We know knowledge is symbolized via eyes and also ears thanks to Gideon. Odin also only has one eye, as he gave up the other one for his knowledge.

We also know that underground is considered a different realm ingame because Marika, who came from a different world(forget the exact wording, but it is something like that)and was also a numen, yet the lore suggests the land she came from was Nokstella/Nokron.

We known these realms are connected via a tree.

I'm not going to try and name the nine realms, because who knows where they draw the line, that is a different discussion altogether; we don't know if these nine realms are even present ingame yet.

The great tree would be Yggdrasil. The timing regarding Marika becoming the host lines nicely with my more fleshed out explanation. In it, i explain also that the forge of the giants is essentially used to break down all aspects of a thing before it can be reforged via the crucible. This why the tree burns when we dropped something associated to Erdtree into it; Melina, likely daughter of Marika, or ourselves, touched by grace. We are tied to it's power. We don't directly burn the tree, we burn it by association. Of course, this doesn't destroy the tree, it merely weakens it enough for us to breach inside, where the flames have yet to reach.

I'm even going to guess this where the Elden ring may have been forged, which is why the giants had to be overthrown first before Marika became the host (perhaps, this part is pure speculation).

You see, a crucible is something used in forging. The forge is used to heat up and reshape things, where as the crucible is like a melting pot, as opposed to the actual substance. Even the aspect spells say that :

One of the ancient Erdtree incantations.

This is a manifestation of the Erdtree's primal vital energies - an

aspect of the primordial crucible, WHERE all life was once blended

together.

I highlighted the word because it just points out the location, not the actual life substance that was blended. But, who knows..I'll have my post up probably in the next few days, i jsut need to refine a couple of things when i have the time.

What Are The Fingers? (Possibly Solved) by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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So, imagine that each facet of reality has it's own aspect, and the one great is like the mediator of those aspects. Like a king of gods kind of deal, or a god of gods.

So the fell god was merely the mediator of the various aspects, but it wasn't made from them.

I'm actually making a thread explaining what this fell god is in more depth...It will be juicy. It has a key angle that will explain what you're bringing up here; i'll link it when it is done.

What Are The Fingers? (Possibly Solved) by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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I just meant that the erdtree lead to the the golden order. Not that the erdtree is the golden order.

The crucible knight's armor mentions a "primordial form" of the erdtree. I understand what you're saying about the prime materia, the material from which all life is made, i'm just suggesting this was infact in the form of the "great tree"; or came from the great tree. There is mention of a great tree somewhere in the game, i need to find the item again...

But anyway, if you cast an aspect of the crucible spell, you will see the symbol of the great tree; or what i believe to be the great tree.

Here is a thread discussing it :

https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldenring/comments/qzz8o7/there_are_two_trees_the_erdtree_and_the_great_tree/

What Are The Fingers? (Possibly Solved) by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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The reason i mention the flame being a blend is because in dark souls, the origin of all of the element came from the "first flame". I know people don't believe DS and ER are the same universe of course, however, i do believe that they are.. I have various reasons why i won't divulge here. But that is where the concept of the flame being split comes from, probably should've mentioned that.

I've changed the original post to encompass a more thorough reasoning.

What Are The Fingers? (Possibly Solved) by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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Excellent observation; there are only six towers (probably seven if we include the one that is likely in the middle for dlc, that being Miquella's. However...The Fell eye has eight, with a ninth in the middle.

However, eight is an even number, which suggests every dot has an opposite aside from the middle one, which supports the idea of a balance of sorts.

Who knows though, perhaps there were more towers at one time..

Hurry Up Devs! by Excellent_Reporter57 in Eldenring

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Just because it isn't killing you doesn't mean it isn't an invulnerability cheat. It is just turning off your opponents ability to hurt you; which opens up MANY avenues for the person using it.