Initially located in Church of Irith

The unassuming student of the esteemed Academy of Raya Lucaria might look to be harmless and of no importance at first glance. As a vendor, Sorcerer Thops sells simple sorceries such as the Glintstone Pebble and Starlight. However, completing his questline will prove his usefulness further as he will be able to provide the player with a critically useful gesture, the Erudition Gest

Kalé's cut questline reveals more information about the story and lore of Elden Ring 's Three Fingers , like how the people of Leyndell buried it in an attempt to contain the Frenzied Flame. When the merchant sees that the player has embodied the flame of frenzy, he seeks to obtain that power for himself. Kalé claims that the Frenzied Flame can " melt away the curses, suffering and despair " of his people while also destroying the Golden Order. However, when he does access the Three Fingers Kalé is merely burned by the flame, suggesting that the frenzied energy requires a particularly suitable h

Located in Caelid

Gowry is an old wizard who is held up in a shack right outside Sellia, Town of Sorcery. He warns the Tarnished of a young woman who is dying of rot, tasking the Tarnished to go save her. Killing Gowry provides the Tarnished with his bell bearing and the Flock’s Canvas Talisman, which increases the Faith attribu

In The Fellowship Of The Ring , the first installment of The Lord Of The Rings , Saruman the White, recently defected to Sauron's side, tries to corrupt Gandalf by preaching about how Sauron's Ring can grant them the " power to order all things as we will, for that good which only the Wise can see [...] all the things that we have so far striven in vain to accomplish, hindered rather than helped by our weak or idle friends. " __ In this quote, Saruman unwittingly describes the once-noble intentions of the once-noble Sauron (to make the lands of Middle-earth a better , more orderly place), and illustrates through mimicry how Sauron firmly believed he was the only one smart enough to solve the problems of the world. This prideful conceit - along with the intoxicating lure of power - corrupts Sauron and Saruman, dooms major characters such as Isildur, Boromir, and Denethor, and threatens to consume even noble characters like Frodo, Gandalf, and Galadriel when they come into contact with the One Ring. In The Lord Of The Rings , the greatest act of heroism is not to take up power, but to give it up when it is right to do

The limitations of these multiplayers systems worked in synergy with these earlier games' more linear designs. Typically, if one was summoned for co-op, the objective was to reach the end of the area and help the host player defeat the boss, with Souls (or Blood Echoes in Bloodborne ) and restored Humanity being the reward for succeeding. Elden Ring 's co-op still helps players level up , but the barriers erected around a multiplayer session run contrary to the game's usual promotion of freedom in movement. Past critiques lobbied at FromSoftware's brand of multiplayer are much more noticeable in Elden Ring hardest achievements Ring . For those on PC, the Seamless Co-op mod from LukeYui on Nexus Mods can address the issues, and the experience is so vastly improved that it may influence FromSoftware to reevaluate how it implements co-op in future tit

The reason not to kill Igon has little to do with gameplay or items. All rewards for completing Igon’s quest can be obtained by directly slaying him where he stands when players first encounter him at the Pillar Path Waypoint Site of Grace. No, the reason to keep Igon alive is to hear one of the best voice lines in all of Elden Ring , delivered by Igon when he is summoned to exact his revenge upon Bayle. Not to mention that Bayle is an incredibly difficult boss, especially without someone like Igon to draw aggro away from the Tarnis

The clothing, weapons, and incantations of the Godskin Apostles enemies - the former providing the means for Elden Ring players to turn into Leatherface - bear terrifying descriptions of their ruthless god-hunts, their grotesque practice of crafting garment from the hides of their victims, and the lethal Black Flame they once used to burn divinities to death. Many of these item descriptions also mention a Gloam-Eyed Queen, an ancient being who was the ruler - or even progenitor - of the Godskin Apostles and Nobles. According to the Black Flame Ritual Incantation description, the Gloam-Eyed Queen was once an Empyrean chosen by the Two Fingers who served the Greater Will, while the Black Flame's Protection Incantation description suggests that the Godskin Apostles each received their Black Flame powers after receiving their Queen's embr

At the time of writing, the Seamless Co-op mod has over 170,000 unique downloads after first releasing in late May. The last 30 days on Elden Ring 's Steam Charts page shows a peak player count of 107,000. These numbers aren't necessarily directly comparable, and Steam doesn't constitute the entirety of the player base, but it's interesting to see just how much of the active PC community has opted into improved co-op mechanics. Elden Ring is FromSoftware's most approachable game in decades, which only serves to highlight the convoluted multiplayer mechanics. They are clearly not a major detriment to many's enjoyment of the game, but there is a large chunk of players actively utilizing an alternative sys