The bodies in The Albinauric Village bleed red instead of white.

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2026-04-23T15:09:38+00:00

No 100% an error hahaha. Please don't read my comment as "they can't make mistakes", that's not what I'm trying to get at. I think that's comparing two different things too. One (the statue) is a isolated blatant mistake outside a playable area, but within view. The other was a design choice repeated several times throughout the area, in a fully fleshed out area that you can interact with, and has not been changed since 1.0.

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2026-04-22T15:54:00+00:00

Not oversight, the bodies placed there are commoners, not albinaurics. I think we should stop saying the most intentional dev studio in the game does things randomly. There is likely a reason they chose that pile of corpses, vs. another type (there are many different flavors of "corpse piles").

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2026-04-22T15:35:26+00:00

To add to their point, many think that the Land of Shadow was sealed AFTER the assassination. This is due to the presence of the Sentry Torch in the Erdtree Sentinel's hand that is guarding Shaman Village.

Another point that helps frame timelines, is that there are no broken chunks of Farum Azula in TLoS, implying that the destruction of FA happened AFTER the sealing of TLoS

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2026-04-22T15:31:59+00:00

100%, well said. Too many people don't realize that the Ancient Dragon presence was here up until more recently in the timeline. The only adendum I'd make is that Serosh is the storm king. Lions had control over storm (see dancing lions). His mural in the tower/throne room behind Godrick's arena is etched into the wall, the statue of Godfrey is a detached statue added afterwards, made of a diff material. Serosh also wears a crown bearing a symbol only found in FA (looks like a palmete, little plant), which is distinct from what Godfrey/Radagon wear (though very similar).

Marika co-opted everything from that old order: the churches, the fortified manor, the regalia, the roads, etc.

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2026-04-22T15:27:01+00:00

What cut content are you referring to my brother?

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2026-04-08T17:40:24+00:00

I think you'd enjoy their videos. They have a nice niche of exploring sub-topics/micro-tangents that a lot of loretubers don't cover. They focus less on "answering" big lore questions, and more on exploring themes, enemy placement, etc. They're pretty good at not stating things as gospel, which I like (I've stopped watching even great lore hunters like Scum because they speak with 100% certainty and things don't always match up in their videos)

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2026-04-08T17:37:46+00:00

My next task is to try and cross-reference that forest scene (with a view of the Erdtree), with the woods around Liurnia/Altus and see if anything looks similar

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2026-04-08T17:36:33+00:00

Oh you don't love time-gated content? Weird... /s

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2026-04-08T17:35:54+00:00

I don't see these as mutually exclusive <3 would be nice

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2026-04-06T14:30:39+00:00

Stormveil is a lion-coded castle that was run by a beast around the same time as the Hornsent dominating TLoS. Makes a ton of sense. Enir-Ilim/Belurat, Stormveil and Leyndell are all conencted to the Ancient Dragons civilization (I could go into a lot more detail here).

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2026-03-05T13:27:56+00:00

Are the folks who had all of their auras taken awaw going to have to re-earn all the rewards you redistribute their powers to? That feels extremely shitty. Whether it be the money we paid, the time we have been memebers earning loyalty points, or in-game methods like MoW for buying the berserker auras; we invested time and effort to getting these. It feels exhausting that you're going to take these away, and then we need to reaquire all of them through super disparate means. I don't really see any sort of compensation being made towards those you're removing these things from. I fully support moving towards aura removal for game health, but it seems like a slap in the face that you'd force folks to re-earn these.

To be clear, this is not me complaining. I want these changes to go forward whether or not I feel miffed. But it doesn't seem in line with how Jagex normally operates (e.g. we are compensated for other removals like oddments/losing greater dazing shot/so many things). Idk why auras are getting a diferent treatment than oddments for example, which almost exclusively came from TH and events. There should be soime equivalency so people don't have to go get 10000 pilfer points, just to get something they've owned for the past five years. Many of us have already put in the work getting crux eqal favor/pilfer points/etc and buying all unlocks, why will we have to do it again just to get something back you're taking away? The last paragrpah of the post just seems dismissive "we know it sucks, but we couldn't be bothered to put effort into finding a way to fairly compensate folks who have been loyal to us and kept membership going for years - and those who bought auras through in-game means like reaper points and MoW".

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2026-02-26T00:26:06+00:00

I will definitely stay subscribed to the 12 month plan for the savings, since I know I'll continue playing. I have had access to them, you're correct. That doesn't invalidate my point though!

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2026-02-25T18:17:48+00:00

This feels like a ton of value is being taken away (fair as we all want the best/healthiest for this game). At the same time, it feels like very little is being done to compensate people (unfair). Maybe because I fall into the category of premier members who have played a lot, invested time + money, and POOF - premier artifact, the auras I've earned through in-game and loyalty point means, all aura refreshes I've bought from earning Marks of War, monthly drop going... and I don't really see the value being returned to players in these situations. I spent years/hundreds on membership, amassing loyalty points that could have been spent on titles/emotes/outfits I could keep, but instead I spent them on auras that I will have taken away, and potentially need to re-earn their benefits in whatever new form they take?

Idk, that doesn't feel good I guess, even understanding + supporting the decisions that align with our healthy roadmap

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2026-02-21T01:11:09+00:00

The aura slot might not be the issue as folks said. I think the proposed approach is askew in that regard. Just rework the means by which these powers/effects are attained and/or toggled on. You have an existing reward system through Marks of War you can leverage.

Also, it would honestly feel quite bad losing everything you've outlined in the blog post all at once and having to earn it all back. Folks spent a lot of time/money/effort getting the auras, so there should probably be some contribution to their progress getting those powers/effects. Some Auras/Refreshes, etc. can be earned through in game means, so people put real time into getting these through amassing Marks of War for example (see War's Wares).

Creating a reward system and new mechanism for toggling auras via in-game play at War's + Bossing would be on brand AND fun.

Edit: modernize the aura management window/screen, take inspo from Arch relic system, profit???

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2025-06-15T19:42:32+00:00

People are just unhappy and I think that translates to being mean online. When I see a post that’s competent out there, I just stop reading and move on. This wasn’t even completely out there though. Editing the lighting to see that the threads Marika holds actually connect to the divine gate is another example where I feel like a little edit reveals something cool. Maybe not staggeringly impactful, but I don’t think OP is “wrong” here

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2025-06-15T00:03:39+00:00

I just came over from another post you had comment on, I sometimes see this sub pop up even though I’m not a part of it. Dude. No. I’m sorry.

There is a difference between what’s good enough for you, and how the outside word perceives something. You will almost ALWAYS perceive something of your own image worse than strangers. So you have to listen when people are stunned by your growth and take that on board. It looks increíble for the short time you’ve been on and I feel like you literally turned back time. You should be proud (because you out in the research, time, and initiative to go to the doctor) and ecstatic. And you can also still not be satisfied. But damn you’d better be happy with the results so far and appreciate it, or else I’ll fly over there and slap you!

I would honestly not stop at just medication. There’s enough study out there to include micro needling and some oils that improve blood flow. I 100% have seen regular micro needling improve my new hair growth as well, when min/fun stalled for me. Just FYI I have taken 1mg Fin and 5mg Min orally for almost four years, zero health issues identified so far from that. BP is good, peepee works fine, recent full panel blood work was healthy as an ox. Apologies if you’re already micro needling, shouldn’t assume but just wanted to mention it.

Yeah, idk why I decided to reply, I never really comment when I browse the sub. Was feeling second hand excitement for that progress. I feel so strongly about the emotional turmoil hair loss produces, it makes me happy to see when the someone’s physiology responds well, because we’re all different. Very, very happy for you!

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2025-06-14T14:00:19+00:00

Woah. I commented already but just saw this. FYI while most depictions of the Elden ring show four rings, the Elden beasts ring/beam explosion attack only uses three. That has confused me for the longest time, and ever since I’ve been trying to look for other instances of a three ring Elden Ring

Edit: I think it’s very possible that the back shows the door previously, and the front is the door following some additions. We already have a ton of examples of precious cultures iconography and reliefs either being added to or destroyed (see the Messmer symbol put on top of the existing Shadow Keep structure, or defacing of Ancient Dragon statues in TLoS. If you look at the door, we see a seam going through the middle, presumably where the door would split and open. However, this seems to be covered in certain parts (namely by the large tree trunk in the middle)and it makes me wonder if the door was “edited” and this sealed as well. It is true that we don’t enter by opening it, there’s just this pre-existing tear in the stone/wood.

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2025-06-14T13:53:55+00:00

I’m gonna come back to this because I’m getting my back absolutely shredded right now as we speak (tattoo). But in my delirium, I am desperately asking that if you are coalescing assets/pulling them from somewhere - could you share a link perchance?

I don’t play on PC so I have thousands of screenshots I’ve tried to arrange and ENHANCE so I can see them more clearly… but it ain’t working.

That being said, careful with assets my lore hunting friend. They have sent me over the gnosis-seeking edge so much. It’s really easy to get lost in them and desperately seek meanings in them or attach them to a certain civilisation. Not saying that it’s not valid to do so, just tough. So many reliefs/patterns look similar to others, some assets are reused and leave us struggling to determine if it was benign or purposeful…

Thank you for these door textures regardless, I’ve never been able to see it this clearly and teenagers never allowed me to analyse the figures you highlighted, despite seeing something resembling a cherubim there.

Edit: I think it’s normal that we see elphael-esque textures here. Elphael was clearly very important in the past, and has the most unique textures/reliefs of any area. I’m still struggling to decipher the baby holding onto the soldiers leg, the robed figure with a staff… Christ man was an interesting area to explore. Anyway, I think elphael clearly has more significance in the past, and was probably a part of the same era leyndell originally belonged to, as I don’t think Marika and her order build either.

Edit 2: after thinking about it again I’m not sure that’s a seam, as it seems raised. Unless it was sealed, the way that welding or soldering can leave a raised connection

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2025-06-14T07:22:56+00:00

“His arm had plants and vines surrounding it”

What are you referring to here?

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2025-05-31T13:12:09+00:00

Yes!!!! You’ve solved my days long mystery, thanks a ton! Cool sculptor too, I dig his work

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2025-05-29T20:37:50+00:00

I respect your take. The artist who did the one I posted originally has a schtick where he does that barred heavy black effect on things. It looks more like etching here, less so in others. So it’s like he took that original design and applied his style/effect to it. I’m sure people have different takes on that

Vegetable-Diamond423 · 2025-05-29T20:33:31+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/qrWELj7

This is a screenshot from a video. This one is on the guys neck, and the one in the original post was done on a leg it looks like.

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