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Kalé's final discovery at the end of his questline, and the being ultimate responsible for the destruction of the Great Caravan, is the Three Fingers. Throughout the early hours of Elden Ring players become acquainted with the Two Fingers, a strange being that resides in the Roundtable Hold and controls the Golden Order. While players are expected to remain loyal to the Two Fingers, discovering and siding with the Three Fingers unlocks an alternate ending to the game where players can resist sacrificing Melina to burn open the Erdtree. The Three Fingers instead give players control of the Frenzied Flame, which is also powerful enough to set the Erdtree alight and open its inner passa

RecluseRogier’s quest in Elden Ring revolves around finding and learning about the cursemark of Destined Death. He is first encountered in Stormveil Castle and is available as a summon to fight Margit, the Fell Omen. After defeating Margit, Rogier will move to the Roundtable Hold and is found on the balc

Often, it seems that to be an NPC in a FromSoftware-developed dark fantasy RPG is to be doomed to a grisly fate. Solaire, the jolly NPC knight who aids players throughout Dark Souls , is fated to fall into despair and death as he searches for his own "personal sun," while half the NPCs in Bloodborne sequel go insane or become bosses themselves. There are (sometimes) ways to keep friendly NPCs in Elden Ring from suffering horrible ends, but the open-world gameplay of this RPG makes it hard to locate the paths leading to the more desirable endi

While Kalé's role in Elden Ring is minimal, a lengthy cut questline would have given the dedicated capitalist a much greater impact on the narrative. According to data miners, the storyline would have seen Kalé embark on a journey to locate the Great Caravan that his people once called home. The merchant would leave the Church of Elleh to travel all across the Lands Between, with his search eventually landing him in the Subterranean Shunning-Grounds beneath Leyndell where the Three Fingers reside. While Melina typically advises the Tarnished protagonist to resist joining the Three Fingers and possessing the Frenzied Flame, Kalé's cut questline would have put an entirely new perspective on this scena

Once he has studied the Knifeprint, he reveals to the Tarnished that Lunar Princess Ranni conducted the rite and was behind the assassination. Because she performed the rite, Rogier explains that she will have the cursemark of Destined Death on her body. Rogier wants the player to find Ranni and get the cursemark. Shortly after this, Rogier will tell Elden Ring 's Tarnished he will soon fall into a deep sleep. He does eventually fall into this sleep. It will take a few visits, but Rogier does eventually

While Kalé is one of Elden Ring's least integral characters, he could have had a massive impact on the game through his cut questline. The roaming merchant's journey would have taken him into the very heart of the Lands Between, facilitating the player's meeting with the Three Fingers. His story also would have shed more light on the Great Caravan, which is only mentioned in passing in the base game. By appearing all across the open world, Kalé could have been just as important as other _Elden Ring _ NPCs like Ranni or Gideon Ofnir rather than serving as a mere ven

Players will first encounter the Frenzied Flame in isolated enclaves found through the Lands Between - settlements and ruins populated by villagers, soldiers, and beasts whose eyes glow with a maddening, writhing flame. Incantation spells like Elden Ring 's Frenzied Burst and weapons such as Vyke's War Spear __ will inflict both fire damage and the Madness status effect, which scalds the eyes of player characters and Tarnished NPCs with same maddening fire. Late in the campaign of Elden Ring, players will learn that Melina, their steadfast companion and confidant, must be sacrificed to fire in order to open the path to the Erdtree's heart. Shortly afterward, an NPC called Shabriri will appear and offer the players an alternative; descend to the deepest part of the catacombs beneath Leyndell, receive the embrace of the Three Fingers, and become the Lord of Chaos - a scorched, yellow-eyed being with the power to burn the Erdtree on their

The merchant Kalé, a minor NPC that players can encounter early in **Elden Ring ** , could have revealed the Lands Between's darkest secrets in a cut questline. FromSoftware's epic fantasy RPG features a wide range of supporting characters for players to meet, ranging from fellow Tarnished to more bizarre fantasy creatures. The title's nomadic race of merchants can be a godsend on the player's quest to become Elden Lord, with Kalé appearing as a noteworthy example right when players step into the game's open world. However, a cut Elden Ring Kalé quest would have given the friendly salesman a much more important role in the st

Of all the NPCs, Boc the Seamster is perhaps both the sweetest and saddest. Players first encounter him in Limgrave - a cringing, rat-like Demi-Human cast out by his tribe and cursed into the shape of a tree. After the player returns his mother's old sewing needle to him, Boc finds a new lease on life and becomes the Tarnished's personal tailor, letting the player modify certain outfits without spending any Runes. As the protagonist draws closer and closer to becoming Elden Lord, Boc starts to feel insecure about his appearance, which he judges clumsy and "ugly" in comparison to Elden Ring 's exiled Tarnished hero (even if the player uses the character creator to make a truly horrifying visa

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