Sorry for the soft audio, this is my first vocal heavy video, so I am new to this rodeo. I have created a louder version of the video, ALL I ASK is that if you like the content, please like THIS ORIGINAL video for the algorithm to support the channel, and comment here so we can discuss the lore, as the other is private so the ratings and comments will be turned off😊 PLEASE DO NOT like the below video, please like the original as the one below is private (I would appreciate it a lot) ❤ (Click Read More for video) ua-cam.com/video/at8WkrxyhQc/v-deo.html Thankyou for watching! Notes: THE MOST IMPORTANT, SUPER CRITICAL point i neglected to mention was rogiers quote referring to the black knife assasins as SCIONS OF THE ETERNAL CITY, thus establishing the numen as the precursors to nox in the eternal cities (when combining this info with numen rune description, and black knife assasin outfit description, as per video) Twinbird Kiteshield = also blue and red. A point i neglected to make. Also, I noticed rewatching my video for edits that in the trailer there are ABNORMALLY large corpses poking out from the two giant structures of corpses marika is standing between 👀 Also, there is one of those missing nox statues... in the church of vowes........ (from ahumanjusticars video) PS. If you hear birds you aren't losing it, I am surrounded completely and totally by rainbow lorikeets 😂 They will not be silenced.
I think that what Marika is reaching into in the trailer is not a womb but the eye socket of half of the head of a scaleless snake... I can draw the other half, is definitely a white scaleless snake.
@@teque315 Very possible, in which case maybe that snake was the elden beast equivalent of the Numen >_> I saw Tim's video and I must say it is quite compelling.
@@agxryt I know.. This video we are on is too quiet for some people, so I uploaded the same video but louder for people. It won't be happening again, I'll have under control in the next one >_>
Hell of a first video, seriously. First half of non-speculation is well thought out and detailed, very good. Second half of it with the speculation I also agree with a lot of that, and I think you’ll end up being right on large portions! 👍🏽
@@ScumMageInfa miyazaki even randomly said that in an interview (when asked about the interconnections of the map in bloodborne): "The world itself is a painted world in several respects - like Dark Souls - but essentially each area is still seamlessly connected." Here the full question and answer: Interviewer: I know there are some who prefer the ‘hub’ system from Demon’s Souls but for me, one of the most memorable aspects of your recent work was the extraordinary world-building of Dark Souls - how the game’s locations all linked up like some grand, intricate work of origami. How have you approached Bloodborne’s map design? Miyazaki: I wanted to take the best of both approaches. So every area is linked in one way or another much like the first Dark Souls, but you also have a hub system like Demon’s Souls. The world itself is a painted world in several respects - like Dark Souls - but essentially each area is still seamlessly connected. At the same time, to access each point, there are central hubs that act as warp points, and to reach new points, you still have the hub which also acts as a refuge as well. I wanted to combine the best of these elements so that you’d be able to easily go to areas you’ve already discovered.
@@louisnguyen6610 god's love reaches you anywhere, and is in everything at all times. It grants forgiveness and a new life of service to god. It's a deconstruction of the christian god, specifically of the christian god's forgiveness and the problem of evil/hell. A jesus who by force denies you hell and cages you in heaven is shown to be tyrannical and necessarily oppressive in almost completely unimaginable ways, including but not limited to the complete replacement of your very desire, the core of your being. From freedom, desire. From desire, sin. From sin, a living hell. Just look at the world of ER - it's hell.
@@NoConsequenc3 it’s not just a deconstruction, it’s a criticism of the foundation of religions. Actually a lot of JRPG’s are as the whole “Kill God” part kind of give it away.
Odd that so many are complaining about the sound levels, I'm old and went to many Rock and Metal gigs when I was younger and my hearing isn't great anymore, and yet, I had no problem hearing your voice and rather enjoyed the level. Subbed.
I think it MAY just be people's setup.. I mean, I could hear it fine at 80% on my phone, loud and clear- However some people are saying it is maxed and cannot hear me 😂I'll make sure the next video has the option of louder sound.
@@ScumMageInfa could be, I have an internal sound card linked to an external speaker set up. I have noticed my gaming headset has lower volume settings even at 100%.
I'm listening through an iPad and the volume is at about 50%; it is definitely slightly lower than usual. Also, I don't mind bumping up my volume to 75% (and I definitely have hearing issues). Most people don't wanna touch their volume dials and expect for audio to sound all the same. I don't think the problem is the video lol
ACKNOWLEDGED. Trust me, plenty of people have let me know hahahahaha apparently the ads (that I did NOT add) are ambushing people 😂 It's a fine balancing act to avoid Ps and Ss assaulting peoples ears, and I have a mic cover already, but I'll try playing around with mixing in the video I'll release in the next day or so. My first video so, I'll make sure its perfected next time, with the next video I will drop in the next few days :) Thanks for the feedback ❤
@@ScumMageInfathere’s definitely some cheaply priced software that can help you manage your plosives, or if you have a second mic set that one at a lower level and you can cut in between the two tracks seamlessly. Hope any of that helps.
Audio engineer here! There are free plugins you can load into your video editing software that are called “De-Essers”. They focus specifically on those harsh S and T sounds while keeping your voice untouched. I’m happy to give some recommendations if you’re interested!
The wisdom of stone is referring to the crystalians; from their staff: "Staff fashioned from pure crystal; a deed impossible for a human. Enhances Crystalian sorceries. The Crystalian's faint cognition is know as the "wisdom of stone." This staff can only be wielded by those of intellect high enough to grasp such wisdom." Still significant staff placement though! I really like your theories overall, and I think you're onto something here. Love your explanation for the fossilized despairing people underground.
Yes, Ive mused over that item description too lol Their cognition is the wisdom of stone, in other words, the origin of it. So who crafted them? I would wager a guess that it may have been the obsidian and alabastan lords, but I'm yet to delve into the wisdom of stone properly. I have a video planned for it :P I literally stared at them while they were meditating to see if there was any clue 😅 Thank you for watching and the kind words ♡
I know I'm going against the grain here but i really like the quiet voice. It's perfect for lore before bed. That being said I'm privileged enough to be using ReVanced to dodge ads and I'll be keeping an eye on your future work either way so do what suits you best! If Smoughtown's intense-ass outro music doesn't discourage me from keeping him in my bedtime playlist rotation a few more decibels won't keep you out either. Fantastic work mate, instant sub and I'm excited to see where you go!
Thanks for the generous compliment ❤ I can sorta see where they are coming from.. It isn't necessarily my voice, its the fact you cant turn the volume up past a certain point. So Ill make sure I have that sorted for the next video! >.
Dang, that was pretty compelling. The Crypt Thrones are the most arresting images in all of ER for me and I think about them a lot and I NEVER considered Marika and the Gloam Eyed Queen to have been intended occupants of them. Fascinating idea and I think you might be onto something!
Thankyou :D It was quite a roller-coaster as I was going through in game and "discovering" these things and trying to piece it together- one of the most enjoyable moments I can recall tbh. The next one is even funner. I had a riot making it 😂 I hope you find it as compelling ♡
Wow! Have you just been waiting until the bottom of the ninth before hitting one of the park? I think this is definitely the most complete and coherent account of the timeline for the eternal cities, numen, and Nox that I’ve seen. (And I darest say I’ve seen them all . I’m a lore junky.) Fantastic video!
Thankyou so much! What a generous compliment! I will be making a deeper video on the pre-nox cultures eventually, I will be DEEP diving into Elden John. Funnily enough, this video was originally a couple of paragraph prelude to the next video I am releasing (Marika's Great Escape) lol and it just.. grew.. so I needed to get it out and done with to finally finish the next one. I did NOT expect it to blow up like it did, but its reassuring to feel less crazy with so many positive comments hahaha
18:02 About the "Wisdom of Stone" I think that's about the Crystalians "Crystal Burst - A sorcery of the Crystal Cadre, a group of sorcerers who pursued the wisdom of stone - the secrets locked in the faint cogitation of the Crystalians."
A very valid point and one I also pondered but instead over the headpiece to their gear which alludes to something similar. However I can't reconcile the staff being under such a uniquely strange crypt throne and not being connected, hence why i took the route of speaking about the alabastans and onyx lords- I think they are tied in with the wisdom one gains when also becoming a stone like creature- like the onyx and alabastan lords, and like lusat and azur.
@@ScumMageInfathe onyx and alabaster lords have always confused me, because one would expect a creature of stone to be very sturdy. but they aren't, they are very easy to stagger and they bleed, which is surprising considering that miners have skin that's actually rock-hard. I've always wondered if their skin is superficial, more stone-looking than actually being anything like stone. I'm going nowhere with this, I just thought it was interesting.
Fingerslayer blade looks like it is made out of a whole body rather than just a dragon head, like Sacred Relic Sword made out of Radagon. You can see the whole spine, legs and arms.
@@ScumMageInfa What if the wound in Metyr is because the black knives literally ripped a baby two fingers from her womb and made it into the blade... oof
@@ultrajari The more I think about metyr the more I wonder how she ties in with the eternal cities. Also, ngl, the weapon is low key giving nanaya's torch vibes :')
Amazing video! I agree with most of your theories, aside from the "create messmer" bit, as i believe he may be related colser to the gloam eyed queen due in part to his relation to the godskins via snake-like and elongated features. However, I look forward to the evidence for your theory. That being said, the profane ritual of Rykard being compared to the scene with Marika during the trailer was absolutely brilliant. I subbed, have emailed this video to ratatoskr for review, and am looking forward to more!
In that same regard, concerning Rykard even, isn't it interesting how the snake bois in his area move like the godskin? :P The stretching of heir bodies is like the apostle for example, and they too have tails. Thankyou for the compliment
@@DyzziMusic Its done- But as a private video for those who need it- I dont wanna tamper with the algorithm too much, it may betray me LOL ua-cam.com/video/at8WkrxyhQc/v-deo.html
I very much enjoy these kind of soft spoken videos, particularly lore videos! I generally watch them late at night when I can’t sleep and just want to relax and they tend to do the trick
Thanks :) I've gotten that a few times now, and I agree, it's a fine balancing act to avoid Ps and Ss assaulting peoples ears, and I have a mic cover already, but I'll try playing around with mixing in the video I'll release in the next day or so ❤
Amazed that this is your first video. Please make more!! I went to your profile to get another to watch and was amazed to find this was your first. Hell of an entrance.
I did find some of your conclusions in the second half a bit spurious, specifically that the Godskins aren't native to Farum Azula, but you had good reasons to back up your points and it left me thinking your conclusions might be closer to the truth than my preconceived notions. The Godskin and Carian jewels being identical was something I hadn't noticed before that really threw me for a loop.
@@DavidStavis Thankyou so much! :) I have another video half done that I'll be releasing in the next day or two so, stay tuned 😁 I think the remnants of the Godskin are being manipulated by Ranni, who they see as a return of the GEQ and Age of the Stars and Moon, this is why we see them on the bridge to Ranni's castle, and in the windmill village (That will make sense in the next video).
Certainly agree with the others that three volume needs to be increased going forward... But looking past that minor issue I've got to say this is a really well put together video and I'm very much looking forward to future ones!
Thankyou so much! :) PS I added a louder version to the pinned comment ❤ Also, I released s new video, I hope the sound in that is better. I have been experimenting with mixing volume more lol let me know what you think if you happen to take a gander 😊
Agree I am arguing that is where it also came from, a sort of rott crucible (see the video I just released on crucibles for more context!) It was banished back whence it came.
Considering how much miquella learned from the underground cities, there's a connection with the "binding" magic you're talking about and the concept of compelling adoration that's ascribed to miquella a lot.
And, fun enough, the pink mist that comes out from the bewitching branches (Miquellas branches that uses his affection compelling) is the same pink as the eyes of the ants in the eternal cities who are being mind controlled, same colour as the fingers with pink jewels, and rannis jewelry.
Alright, you blew me away at the end. I didn't connect as many dots as you did with the ancient races...but I've always had this feeling Miquella is simply being guided by Marika to follow in her footsteps only to be betrayed in the end. All the children she had were just calculated plans and attempts to not only control the board but to pave the way until eventually the perfect child was born. One that npcs in game and players irl had trouble distinguishing between. Miquella. We know Marika has a bloody history and is not shy to use her children for war or banish them entirely. Why would we believe any of her whispers when her history is stained with betrayal. She is Queen Eternal and plans to keep it that way. Perhaps taking over Miquella or sharing a body with him is her way of escaping her current prison and separating herself from Radagon. It makes me wonder if the journey in the lands of shadow is a pilgrimage to becoming one with another. Is this how Marika fused with Radagon in the first place? I made a Reddit post a few days ago about this but it didn't gain traction. I've always been sceptical of Marika's actions and Miquella being so mysterious compared to the attention the other children received felt off to me. Miquella the kindly may be the first truly good Fromsoft character, but that makes his character naive to the fact that his own mother has ill intentions regarding his fate. A sad story in itself. All this really shot off when the preview came out and it was mentioned that Marika sanctioned Miquella to the Land of Shadow...a place where she became a god, and a place where she has her deepest secrets hidden. I also made a joke post that Marika is an ant queen and Elden Ring is just a dark take on 'Honey I shrunk the Kids'....that was better received than my other theory. 🤣🤣🤣 You explaining it all like this reassures me I'm not entirely crazy. Subscribed and liked, I can't wait to hear more of your thoughts on the lore. Thank you for the brain melt. 🤣🤙
Believe it or not, the next video I am releasing is very much along these lines 'Marika's Great Escape' essentially, but the method is what I am focusing on, which involves those.. calculated children- So I would argue you are very near correct :P Apparently that item description was wrong btw, and it was addressed to mersmer, not miquella. However, I would argue this changes nothing, I can let you guess as to why hahaha Thanks so much for the wonderful comment
@@ScumMageInfa Typo or not I think we're on to something. Though mine was based on a hunch you did your research and I appreciate it! I'm looking forward to your next video! No rush, but...uhhh....when!? 🤣🤙
@@thewhistler6537 Literally asap I won't lie to you I am hyperanalyzing carpet as we speak. 🤣 I am HOPING either today, or tomorrow, if I am really desperate the next day... But I REALLY wanna release it lol
@@thewhistler6537 the "Queen Eternal" theory of Marika seems most plausible for me. she was the one whom tore lands between into shreds, and wants it to remain this way.
Really like the softness with the video, gives Vaati Vidya vibes. Feels like I am being told a story by the fire which is my fav type of lore video. Subscribed
Wow, this is great. I appreciate you always staying on point, but able to inject some humor without being obnoxious or distracting. The editing is smooth and pleasing and your narration is oddly soothing. Not to mention it's easy to follow your train of thought. However, and this is such a nitpick and unimportant thing, but boy do I not enjoy the font you used for the texts xD I hope you make more videos, because this is very enjoyable!
Thankyou so much for the lovely comment ❤ It was the basic, standard text as most of them were last minute additions after I was burned out from making the whole thing 😂 But you're right, it is tacky. I will be sure to remember your comment next video when I add text 😁
I love the Hallow Bastion music playing in the background, I almost fell asleep. This video put me in a trance or something XD. I don't know what you were talking about but really enjoyed it regardless.
@@madmorgo6233 My IRL mate couldn't get it and raged and said it was impossible to guess, so seeing people guess it is amazing LMAO I keep sending him scs every time someone does and say he 'isnt a true fan tsktsk' he is NOT impressed 😂
Thankyou very much :D I have two videos that will be coming out relating to the crucibles and then Miquella and his great escape :P I hope you'll enjoy them as much!
Yeah, true! Have been waiting for the hype to settle in...for whatever reason, this vid especially made me want to explore the Lands Between once more. The Eternal Cities look so dope 🥰
Man what a great video! And honestly I *like* the audio the way it is, it’s nice and soothing sounding kinda like Vaati’s. I like to put these on when I’m going to bed at night and then just keep rewatching them 827 more times so idk I’m a fan of this style of narration
Thankyou so much I appreciate it. 😁 The other one I just posted is a little louder BUT mostly it's just the option to turn the volume louder so it can still be quiet ♡
@moth._. thankyou kindly :) I have adjusted the volume for the concrete drillers in the audience in the newest ones, but I tried to keep the soft aspect to it as well with the overall volume ♡ I hope they are as enjoyable 😁
Love this theory, but the only disagree with is the reason for the lake of rot existing. I don’t remember what it was (i think the map), but an item description says that the blind swordsman who taught Malenia sealed away the Outer God of Rot there, and I’m pretty sure that the lake of rot is that God’s “essence” leaking over, hence the Pests, followers of the Rot.
yes, I know what you mean - The thing is, the blue swordsman may have sealed the god of rott, but where did the god of rott COME from? And WHEN did he seal it? :P I would argue the giant lake of rott underground was created as runoff from this ritual, and the outer god of rott was 'summoned' to the lands between from it, as a sort of rott crucible lol The Blue swordsman sealed this god later, however Malenia was born with the rott as punishment for Marika's involvement with the creation of the rott in the lands bewtween (Just like Morgott and Mogh were born as they are, as a result of her meddling with the erdtree's crucible)
@@ScumMageInfa I recommend a really good video that goes deeper on this than I can called Elden Ring is a Cosmic Horror masterpiece. It talks about a lot of these topics really well, plus others.
@ndroidryan7659 I may give that a watch! :D It seems counter productive, but i try to steer clear of lore videos personally I like the process of figuring it all out in the game physically myself, and some of these lore tubers are too damn good at what they do! Lol like they are channeling spoilers from miyazaki himself
I won’t harp on the volume issue since you’ve gotten enough of that, hahaha! As for the theory itself, I don’t know how much stock I put into it, but it’s a very interesting angle to approach things from. I wouldn’t be surprised if some parts are true, or at least truth-adjacent. Regardless, it’s a very well made video. Congrats on being new and getting something to pop off so early!
Hahahah thankyou for your mercy ♡ I really appreciate the compliment :) I know! I had no idea it would get this much attention I'm low key overwhelmed lol I am gonna make damn sure the next one has flawless audio 😂😭
Interesting they use the word "stock" to refer the Numen's relation to Marika. In nature a stock can refer to the trunk or main stem of a tree or another plant, onto which a scion is grafted to produce a stronger plant.
@@ScumMageInfa Often times a plant with desirable fruit or flower will need to be grafted onto another plant in order to thrive in a different environment.
But lore video I've seen hands down. Address every element and even more, open up A LOT, and explores areas that lore explorers have not gone before. I don't think anyone has come up with your theory before, and frankly, I think it makes waaaay more sense than everyone elses. Everyone seems to stumble on theirs and have holes.
@@ScumMageInfa Also wanted to say, if you ever wanna chat, need some help or anything like that, hmu. I'm sure Kix will happily give you my discord info lmao
Thankyou very much! 😁 I know some people probably have worse setups or listen to it while doing the cleaning or some loud activity so, fair enough. I made the next video waaaaay louder hahahaha 😁
Do you mean my voice? Or the music? Or both? I didn't want the music to be too loud that it would interfere with my voice, and when I speak too loud the S's and P's are little mini ear nukes :') I'll work on it! Thanks for the feedback :)
Volume feels fine to me. Personally, I think the issue is that you seem to just descend into a whisper halfway through every sentence. Like you really eneunciate when you start talking, and then it just tapers off into barely audible whispering the closer you get to that full stop, and then the cycle continues. Banger video other than that, just thought I'd give my 2 cents
@niallmacrae6016 hahahaha thankyou I actually think I have the volume worked out now. My new two videos seem to be getting positive feedback about the change of Audio mixing :P
So ive been told... I've gotten that a few times now, and I agree, it's a fine balancing act to avoid Ps and Ss assaulting peoples ears, and I have a mic cover already, but I'll try playing around with mixing in the video I'll release in the next day or so. Sorry this time around, thanks for letting me know!
@@ScumMageInfa no problem! I personally would just go for a louder volume since the audience can just lower it if its too loud. But if its too low we cant go over 100% volume. Hopefully you can fix it next upload!
I love the video, and everything stands now that we have more of the DLC lore, and the only part that everything changes is that Placidusaxx missing heads are with Bayle as he lost them on their fight.
@rfxserrano7009 Thankyou 😁 Ikr, I felt heaps vindicated from the DLC Lore hahahah, I have the next video coming out soon which will follow miquellas ascendence, and the eerie similarities between what marika did to ascend, and what miquella did. So excited to release itttttt!
i LOVE this theory that speak about the suggets with an interesting approch i never seen in any other place. I was a bit tired of always the same theory but i thinks yours is really interesting and original
I love your analysis and the speculation that you made. Very compelling. Subbed, I can't wait to hear more. Regarding the comments where people are saying they are having a difficult time hearing you. I have UA-cam at 100%, PC volume at 80%, and TV at 50. Typically I can hear most videos with these values when my tv is at 25-30. I also watched the video on my phone and could hear it fine with my volume set to 80%. When I brought my mids (which is typically in the vocal range) up I was better able to hear you. I think most people use a typical V shaped levels with higher bass and treble higher and mids being lower.
Thankyou for the compliment, I'm nearly finished the new video and hope I can release it tomorrow :D I THINK I have the sound worked out now for the next video, hopefully. I made a louder version of this one in the pinned comment, would you be able to tell me if the volume is much better?
@@ScumMageInfa I'm excited to hear it. This version seems to be the same, perhaps slightly louder. Overall the video is quite a bite quieter than other videos I'm watching on UA-cam where it's primarily someone talking. I watched the video on my TV's UA-cam app and the sound is perfect. Checking settings on my own computer. I have my equalizer levels flat to avoid any issues with that. When I raise the mids on my equalizer the sound is fine. I googled the issue and it seemed like the most useful advice related to the db's that you record and edit at with dialog being at a higher level than the music and sound effects. Apparently UA-cam does some kind of audio metering if one type of audio falls outside the rest. I'm not sure why it would be so different on different on a computer vs TV app and mobile device, but it probably has something to do with how the audio is delivered to those other devices. I'd say it just has to do with my own computer, but the fact that others are seeing it, that I don't have the issue with other videos, and you're trying to republish the video with louder audio makes me think that it's something that UA-cam is doing. Thank you for all of your hard work. 😄
@@T_I_O_T_M Wow thanks for the analysis and checking on multiple! LEGEND. I think youtube changes the sound when you upload? It definitely changes the video quality lol I am messing around with the EQ now, on the new video I just posted I THINK (Hope) I have it under control now... 😂
Thankyou!! The next one will be the next chapter of that essentially, showing marikas plan of escape from the greater will after the events of this video I am legitimately so excited to post it and see what people think.
Great video!thanks for your perspective. Your timeline of the crucible is exactly how i feel about it,rather than all people thinking it was the beginning of life i think the crucible marks the beginning of marika'd godhood Also your theory about the alabaster and onyx lords being tied to nueman is the best theory around neuman origin i have heared in two years of following the lore of this game as in people who come from meteor are from another world!
Thankyou for the massive compliment ♡ I hope the next video will interest you just as much, I'm probably more excited about it than this one to be honest, collecting the clips for it as we speak :D
@ScumMageInfa cant wait for your upcoming videos Also your voice is very nice to listen to made the video much more enjoyable!good luck on the clip hunting and i hope you can get acsess to a pc with modding tools for better footage ♡
@@a-rah9001 Thankyou ❤Such generous words! I have a good PC now, I am just gonna have to bite the bullet and buy elden ring on PC hahaha May as well, I am as obsessed as I am. Next video will be soon, promise >.
With regard to the finger-slaying blade, I think when it says it was made from a corpse, I think it means literally the whole corpse, just like the Elden Beast turned Radagon into a sword. You can see the same design elements like the arms for the hilt and the vertebrae of the spine. Also, from Wikipedia: 'In the poem, Fjölsviðr describes to the hero Svipdagr that Sinmara keeps the weapon Lævateinn within a chest, locked with nine strong locks.' Lævateinn is the blade that Loki sought to slay the rooster atop Yggdrasil, and Sinmara was the giantess who kept the blade safe in a chest. The name 'Sinmara' has been associated with the word 'nightmare'. The twisted corpses in the Eternal City look very much like the faces in Bloodborne's Nightmare of Mensis area.
I really enjoyed this joyride through the underground waterways. Dire dire docks was playing in my head all the way. I absolutely love your reasoning and format. Can't wait to see if you're proven right/wrong by the DLC!
Hahahaha an absolutely haunting tune to have playing as you discover the mounds of corpses in the waterways 😂 Same! I am so excited for it, I was SEETHING with jealousy at the creators who got early access, my god.
Haven't finished the video--you are the second person, after myself, to believe the Gloam Eyed Queen could have been Marika's sister. That's how I know you're a real one. :) I would never have thought about ghostflame being, originally, or at least in a previous time, purple. This is because you are also the first, after countless other lore works I've seen, to point out the description of the Grave Violet. That was all it took to convince me of the idea that Death's color could have split into red and blue. The only thing I could see being evidence of the contrary, is that if death has already split, why would the Grave Violet itself not have changed color? But otherwise, this idea alone, has monumental implications. Amazing video!
Thankyou very much for the generous comment ❤ I would say the grave violet didnt change because it isnt the flame itself, which is why it is such a compelling piece of evidence. It is something that has remained the same, with a description that gives insight, while the object it refers to (The ghost flame) is now made of composite parts, that are supported by the description of the grave flower (Blue, red = Purple) Makes me wonder what else is similar (Like the ancient dragons smithing stones losing their colour too, presumably after plassy was sealed)
DLC SPOILERS BELOW So, from the base game, we have credible evidence that the Primeval Current is the Greater Will (or at least its location). Lusat (whose staff we find in the Sellia Chair-Crypt) is one of the sorcerers who "saw beyond the wisdom of stone" and glimpsed the Primeval Current/Greater Will, as is Azur. Azur's staff says: "When Azur glimpsed into the primeval current, he saw darkness. He was left both bewitched and fearful of the abyss." The Nox opposed the Greater Will (and were forced underground as a result), and sought an Age of Stars heralded by a Lord of Night. Night was the basis for their whole society/religion (hence 'Nox', Latin for 'night'). They also relied on sorcery instead of incantations, connecting them to glintstone (and to the Dark Moon, connecting them in turn to Carian Royalty, but that's not so important here). The Eternal Darkness sorcery (also found near Sellia) mentions the Eternal City and is referred to as "the despair that brought about its ruin made manifest". I think this is crucial to understanding what happened to the Nox, given the context provided by the DLC. The Metyr questline in the DLC reveals that the Greater Will has been silent for a very, very long time (since long before even Marika's ascension to godhood). The world's primary god has functionally abandoned it, and only darkness - a deep, infinite, _eternal darkness_ - remains. All of this information is the basis for the following speculation: I think the Nox glimpsed the primeval current in their attempts to reach the stars. Instead of stars they found the truest form of the Night they revered - and realized it was either just the Greater Will again or the pitch-black absence of it. In either case, as a civilization defined by their rebellion against the Greater Will, I can't imagine they took this discovery well. Soon after, their civilization collapsed. Inferring further, perhaps in their despair the Nox successfully beckoned the stars to hasten the Age of Stars/Lord of Night - but also successfully summoned Astel in much the same way, which proceeded to destroy them. (also, it's possible this all ties into why Placidusax is Like That. Eternal slumber in a pose reminiscent of the Two Fingers (or Metyr); trying to contact the Greater Will, peering out into eternal darkness...) There's definitely more to this, but this comment is long enough I think.
@@ScumMageInfa I really look forward to your future videos, this theory has really piqued my curiosity, especially hoe you linked so much to the shadow of the erd tree trailer
@@johnbuxton4484I am so excited to post the next one lol There is a touch more speculation and it's a little different to how things have been looked at so far, but.. nonetheless I can't wait to see what people think lol
This was really interesting and great to follow. With all the new lore in the DLC about Marika's connection to the shamans and their unique properties for melding flesh, I feel like your observations about the piles of bodies being numens make even more sense now. The DLC also seems to imply that Marika was traumatized in some way by the persecution of the shaman people for ritualistic purposes. So I wonder if whatever happened to the Numens (ending up in piles of dead bodies, possibly as a result of going against the Greater Will) might have been a repeat of what happened to the shamans and what might have ultimately broken Marika and turned her against the Greater Will.
A fabulous video from a fabulous creator. Yeah, now that I think about it, I still know next to nothing about the giant figures seated on the thrones of the Eternal Cities.
Bro made an entire youtube channel to talk about some chairs. Jk this was very informative and completely shatters my timeline for elden ring you have given me much to think about. I wish we had more lore abour the albaster and onyx lords. Space elves??? Thats wild.
Some really really good stuff here! Especially on the coffins and dead, I think most people assume the ants are just eating random washed up corspes and some Nox that they pick off... but the density and amount of corpses is absurd for this. I do entirely disagree on the "Marika and GEQ being in line for the throne" but, it doesnt seem to fit basically at all with the Shaman village and how their people were so abused by the Hornsent. Writing that out I realise you made this based on the trailer and not post release! I'm sure you'll have a lot to think about (as we all do now, lmao) post DLC content. PS: I've had loads of fun playing around with freecam on pc and have a 2k monitor... if you want high res screenshots of anything, I'd be happy to take a few!
@IngeniousNinja I WAS thinking the same thing, but then I thought what came AFTER the hornsent? Were the eternal cities the next civilisation, a d since marika and the black knives are said to be numen (perhaps the name used in lieu of shaman after the events if the shadow lands by marika etc) and scions of the eternal cities, it made me wonder if in fact still there was some internal conflict by these respective rulers and one WAS the GEQ. It's so crazy difficult to place the eternal cities now hahahaha Thankyou! That's super generous 😁
32:36 I believe this portion of the video is the one that deserves more merit and attention given the presence of the cerulean coast. Whats odd is the naming here, cerulean means blue but the coast has different colors... Now its kind of implied it might be the blood of the fallen drake but id like to really find some evidence for the color in that area, would be a neat thing to explore.
I noticed the other day that the scales on the scale armour of the Exile soldiers in Stormveil are the same as those on the Nox armour. Also, the Exiles' skin looks very dark, like that of the Nox. Also also, there is blue trim on the Exiles' armour, to go with their red hoods. Might be nothing, but I thought the similarity in the scales was noteworthy!
Thanks for sharing your theories! A lot of food for thought in here. I just wanted to point out that in the Japanese version of the Sellia's Secret note, the word for "source" is the same word for the primeval current. That word can in some contexts refer to the "source" of a river or tradition, but given that Lusat's staff and body are hidden in that area it seems likely to me that it's just supposed to reference the primeval current. Apologies if someone's already pointed this out; there were too many comments to read all of them and see if it had already been brought up.
@ScumMageInfa I hope you continue to make lore videos. I'm curious: when do you think Horah Loux shows up in all of this? I sort of picture him to come in sort of after the "Eternal Empire" is shattered, similar to how we do so. Second random thought: I can't get over the feeling that Renalla is of Numen lineage, and possibly of pure numen origin (thus why the Carians are noble). I'm wondering if the term "Empyrean" dates all the way back to this numen empire (maybe back to the ancient dynasty) - IE, a princess with Numen royal blood who would be a candidate to propagate life from a tree. Final random thought: I wonder if there was a fourth eternal city, located where the consecrated snowfield is. We have ordina, we have the petrified trees (I could imagine the area looking similar to Siofra), and we have an astel.
@@ericjensen7580 Hey! I most certainly will be! First - I would wager you are correct Second - I would wager Renalla is a descendent of the Moonfolk - Who are descendance of the Numen (IMO) as shown by the Carian ruins being near the moonfolk ruins, in the area above the albenuric village :D There are also Moonfolk weapons such as the amazing swip (Urumi) which is found in the Carian Manor, and it was wielded by nightfolk. I'll be delving into these ancestries in later videos, for sure - So interesting. I do wonder if Ordina was created at a later date- as it is VERY similar, almost identical, to Sellia :P I think it was made by Marika for Miquella to help hide the Haligtree- Just more evidence of her meddling (For example the Assassin guarding Ordina, and the assassins garbs being found there hidden under a bridge)
Hahaha! Thankyou! NGL I was TRYING to make it short and it ended up as 45mins and I was like eh... I feel like whats in there needs to be in there... and posted it... I didn't expect it to get this much attention 😂 Thanks again!
one thing you got wrong: the fingerslayer blade it's not made from some chunk of some body, its made of a whole body. it looks exactly like the sacred relic sword, but black and warped.
No I totally agree. I was speculating that since it says it's made OF A CORPSE I just figured perhaps it wasn't the whole thing. A commenter and I had a back and forth about it potentially being one of Marikas babies (like the demigods in the mausoleums) since the blade is so small, which is ruthlessly brutal, and totally something marika would do 😂
@@ScumMageInfa I'd always taken it as it being an outer god, since melania is aflicted by its "blessing" and miquellas needle which blocks the interferences of outer gods stops rot on people's bodies from spreading. So an entity similar to the formless mother or the blood star etc. I kinda doubt it "originates" from the lake of rot since you can tell it used to be a normal lake from its dead greenery. And the fact that you can find rot in the shadowlands that seems to predate most civilizations in the lands between. Plus there's heaps of dead bodies in a bunch of other places that has no correlation to rot
i believe the pattern you squared off behind godwyn at 11:10 is actually the rosey cutout on the bottom of the thrones as if the chair was on its side but does house godwyns corpse a top it. i do see the pattern there but i could be seeing things. my thought was it got knocked down or over when astel came crashing through. my thought is that he is a malformed star and therefore might not fly correctly or at all hence he fell and ended up stealing the sky at the same time he hit the throne and knocked it over on his way down. that nobody could lift it back up so they sat godwyn on it which to me is why he is low but also why his body has a odd shape to it like his legs are on something else like the arm rest.. like if you took a chair and laid it down on one arm rest and had the back of a chair against the wall then they'd only need to break the top most arm rest to set godwyn in the throne as opposed to sitting it upright as i believe that these may have been the first set of smaller giants that may have come from giants and numen or from some science experiment to create a new lord.
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Notes:
THE MOST IMPORTANT, SUPER CRITICAL point i neglected to mention was rogiers quote referring to the black knife assasins as SCIONS OF THE ETERNAL CITY, thus establishing the numen as the precursors to nox in the eternal cities (when combining this info with numen rune description, and black knife assasin outfit description, as per video)
Twinbird Kiteshield = also blue and red. A point i neglected to make.
Also, I noticed rewatching my video for edits that in the trailer there are ABNORMALLY large corpses poking out from the two giant structures of corpses marika is standing between 👀
Also, there is one of those missing nox statues... in the church of vowes........ (from ahumanjusticars video)
PS. If you hear birds you aren't losing it, I am surrounded completely and totally by rainbow lorikeets 😂 They will not be silenced.
I think that what Marika is reaching into in the trailer is not a womb but the eye socket of half of the head of a scaleless snake... I can draw the other half, is definitely a white scaleless snake.
@@teque315 Very possible, in which case maybe that snake was the elden beast equivalent of the Numen >_>
I saw Tim's video and I must say it is quite compelling.
I'm confused but I liked both videos. They're kinda similar, but I think you made better points in the one
@@agxryt I know.. This video we are on is too quiet for some people, so I uploaded the same video but louder for people.
It won't be happening again, I'll have under control in the next one >_>
An amazing soft voice! Slept like a baby, time to actually listen to it now that its the morning :'D
Speaking of red and blue for death flame, the DLC has those 2 areas right next to each other with vibrant red flowers and vibrant blue flowers
Rare Elden Ring ASMR goes hard
ASMR, my voice? Impossible.
I fall asleep to this so fast. Big fan.
@@patrickhaigh8351 That is crazy to me! I am glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the compliment ❤ Really appreciate it.
ASMR indeed! Keep it coming, my nerves love it :D
Hell of a first video, seriously. First half of non-speculation is well thought out and detailed, very good. Second half of it with the speculation I also agree with a lot of that, and I think you’ll end up being right on large portions! 👍🏽
Heer heer
Thankyou Heaps! I cant wait to see and find out, I imagine, very soon hahaha
I am starting to understand Bloodborne finally, great video
Glad I could help ❤😂
Bloodborne is just the paint inside Ariandel, made with the blood of the dark soul
@@untipo. Based
@@ScumMageInfa miyazaki even randomly said that in an interview (when asked about the interconnections of the map in bloodborne):
"The world itself is a painted world in several respects - like Dark Souls - but essentially each area is still seamlessly connected."
Here the full question and answer:
Interviewer: I know there are some who prefer the ‘hub’ system from Demon’s Souls but for me, one of the most memorable aspects of your recent work was the extraordinary world-building of Dark Souls - how the game’s locations all linked up like some grand, intricate work of origami. How have you approached Bloodborne’s map design?
Miyazaki: I wanted to take the best of both approaches. So every area is linked in one way or another much like the first Dark Souls, but you also have a hub system like Demon’s Souls.
The world itself is a painted world in several respects - like Dark Souls - but essentially each area is still seamlessly connected. At the same time, to access each point, there are central hubs that act as warp points, and to reach new points, you still have the hub which also acts as a refuge as well. I wanted to combine the best of these elements so that you’d be able to easily go to areas you’ve already discovered.
The coffin that fell apart was suffused by light. The fireflies tell us light is time, which would cause the breakdown.
Ohhhhh damn, that's a great take.
By that logic, the final dlc boss has us fighting a god of space (gravity magic), time (light magic), and faith (blood flame magic)
@@louisnguyen6610 god's love reaches you anywhere, and is in everything at all times. It grants forgiveness and a new life of service to god. It's a deconstruction of the christian god, specifically of the christian god's forgiveness and the problem of evil/hell. A jesus who by force denies you hell and cages you in heaven is shown to be tyrannical and necessarily oppressive in almost completely unimaginable ways, including but not limited to the complete replacement of your very desire, the core of your being. From freedom, desire. From desire, sin. From sin, a living hell. Just look at the world of ER - it's hell.
@@NoConsequenc3 it’s not just a deconstruction, it’s a criticism of the foundation of religions. Actually a lot of JRPG’s are as the whole “Kill God” part kind of give it away.
Can you explain in lamens terms
Odd that so many are complaining about the sound levels, I'm old and went to many Rock and Metal gigs when I was younger and my hearing isn't great anymore, and yet, I had no problem hearing your voice and rather enjoyed the level. Subbed.
I think it MAY just be people's setup.. I mean, I could hear it fine at 80% on my phone, loud and clear- However some people are saying it is maxed and cannot hear me 😂I'll make sure the next video has the option of louder sound.
I listened on my Google pixel 6a and had no issues. @@ScumMageInfa
@@ScumMageInfa could be, I have an internal sound card linked to an external speaker set up. I have noticed my gaming headset has lower volume settings even at 100%.
I'm listening through an iPad and the volume is at about 50%; it is definitely slightly lower than usual. Also, I don't mind bumping up my volume to 75% (and I definitely have hearing issues). Most people don't wanna touch their volume dials and expect for audio to sound all the same. I don't think the problem is the video lol
We aren't all sitting around in our nice n quiet retirement homes, grampa. We out here livin loud...😂jk
I'll say it because I don't see anybody else mentioning it, for the love of God please make your next video 500% louder than this one
ACKNOWLEDGED. Trust me, plenty of people have let me know hahahahaha apparently the ads (that I did NOT add) are ambushing people 😂
It's a fine balancing act to avoid Ps and Ss assaulting peoples ears, and I have a mic cover already, but I'll try playing around with mixing in the video I'll release in the next day or so. My first video so, I'll make sure its perfected next time, with the next video I will drop in the next few days :)
Thanks for the feedback ❤
@@ScumMageInfathere’s definitely some cheaply priced software that can help you manage your plosives, or if you have a second mic set that one at a lower level and you can cut in between the two tracks seamlessly. Hope any of that helps.
@@CLARKCLOUT Brilliant, thanks for that! :)
I am experimenting with mixing as we speak. I WILL get it right next time!
Audio engineer here! There are free plugins you can load into your video editing software that are called “De-Essers”. They focus specifically on those harsh S and T sounds while keeping your voice untouched. I’m happy to give some recommendations if you’re interested!
@@isaachaze6321 Absolutely! Whatever recommendations you have I'll happily hear, thanks again mate! I really appreciate it.
The wisdom of stone is referring to the crystalians; from their staff:
"Staff fashioned from pure crystal; a deed impossible for a human. Enhances Crystalian sorceries.
The Crystalian's faint cognition is know as the "wisdom of stone." This staff can only be wielded by those of intellect high enough to grasp such wisdom."
Still significant staff placement though! I really like your theories overall, and I think you're onto something here. Love your explanation for the fossilized despairing people underground.
Yes, Ive mused over that item description too lol Their cognition is the wisdom of stone, in other words, the origin of it. So who crafted them? I would wager a guess that it may have been the obsidian and alabastan lords, but I'm yet to delve into the wisdom of stone properly. I have a video planned for it :P I literally stared at them while they were meditating to see if there was any clue 😅
Thank you for watching and the kind words ♡
I know I'm going against the grain here but i really like the quiet voice. It's perfect for lore before bed. That being said I'm privileged enough to be using ReVanced to dodge ads and I'll be keeping an eye on your future work either way so do what suits you best! If Smoughtown's intense-ass outro music doesn't discourage me from keeping him in my bedtime playlist rotation a few more decibels won't keep you out either. Fantastic work mate, instant sub and I'm excited to see where you go!
Thanks for the generous compliment ❤ I can sorta see where they are coming from.. It isn't necessarily my voice, its the fact you cant turn the volume up past a certain point. So Ill make sure I have that sorted for the next video! >.
This has to be one of the most grounded lore videos paired with the SotE story trailer I’ve seen. Very excited for your next videos!
Thankyou very much! I am very excited to drop the next one, I hope you enjoy it as much!
i think a good candidate for the super secret final boss of the dlc can be the twin birds deity.
THAT would be WILD. And would make sense if the shadow realm is where all of the things being suppressed by the greater will are sent.
@@ScumMageInfa do you think the uhl statues could be of the beings sitting on the thrones?
maybe uhl is still alive....
@@tomas60952 I cant wait to take a deep dive into the pre-nox/numen civilisations. It will be fascinating.
@@ScumMageInfa the GW fled long, long ago under the Dragonlord, it's not suppressing anything. Marika is doing that.
Extremely impressive for a first video dude. You’re definitely on to something, excellent detective work!
Thankyou! I appreciate it
Dang, that was pretty compelling. The Crypt Thrones are the most arresting images in all of ER for me and I think about them a lot and I NEVER considered Marika and the Gloam Eyed Queen to have been intended occupants of them. Fascinating idea and I think you might be onto something!
Thankyou :D
It was quite a roller-coaster as I was going through in game and "discovering" these things and trying to piece it together- one of the most enjoyable moments I can recall tbh.
The next one is even funner. I had a riot making it 😂 I hope you find it as compelling ♡
two absolute gems i watch frequently interacting, i love this
Oh hello there! well this bodes well.
Yo, the Dad! Was not expecting to see you here. Love your work, mate.
@@JefeVergas ❤
Wow! Have you just been waiting until the bottom of the ninth before hitting one of the park? I think this is definitely the most complete and coherent account of the timeline for the eternal cities, numen, and Nox that I’ve seen. (And I darest say I’ve seen them all . I’m a lore junky.) Fantastic video!
Thankyou so much! What a generous compliment!
I will be making a deeper video on the pre-nox cultures eventually, I will be DEEP diving into Elden John.
Funnily enough, this video was originally a couple of paragraph prelude to the next video I am releasing (Marika's Great Escape) lol and it just.. grew.. so I needed to get it out and done with to finally finish the next one. I did NOT expect it to blow up like it did, but its reassuring to feel less crazy with so many positive comments hahaha
you have such a lovely calming voice. i feel like i'm getting a private history lesson from the sole librarian of some ancient, magical library.
@@john-fu2ry that's the vibe we are going for 😂
Like a discussion by a fire at a rest point with a rambling, possibly insane sage 😂
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About the "Wisdom of Stone" I think that's about the Crystalians "Crystal Burst - A sorcery of the Crystal Cadre, a group of sorcerers who pursued the wisdom of stone - the secrets locked in the faint cogitation of the Crystalians."
A very valid point and one I also pondered but instead over the headpiece to their gear which alludes to something similar.
However I can't reconcile the staff being under such a uniquely strange crypt throne and not being connected, hence why i took the route of speaking about the alabastans and onyx lords- I think they are tied in with the wisdom one gains when also becoming a stone like creature- like the onyx and alabastan lords, and like lusat and azur.
@@ScumMageInfathe onyx and alabaster lords have always confused me, because one would expect a creature of stone to be very sturdy. but they aren't, they are very easy to stagger and they bleed, which is surprising considering that miners have skin that's actually rock-hard. I've always wondered if their skin is superficial, more stone-looking than actually being anything like stone. I'm going nowhere with this, I just thought it was interesting.
@chilly456 certainly worth further investigating, that's for sure..
Unironically one of my favorite lore videos I’ve ever watched. Good shit man.
What a huge compliment, thankyou so much ♡
I hope you enjoy the next one as much, I'll try to keep it to standard!
Fingerslayer blade looks like it is made out of a whole body rather than just a dragon head, like Sacred Relic Sword made out of Radagon. You can see the whole spine, legs and arms.
Such a small body... imagine if it was made out of a baby 💀
@@ScumMageInfaSmall crooked guy as fighter of empyrian, no wonder it lost😅.
@@ScumMageInfa What if the wound in Metyr is because the black knives literally ripped a baby two fingers from her womb and made it into the blade... oof
@@ultrajari The more I think about metyr the more I wonder how she ties in with the eternal cities. Also, ngl, the weapon is low key giving nanaya's torch vibes :')
Fingerslayer blade also looks a lot like the 9 weapons thrust into the roundtable!
Audio is fine and chill. Enlightening video, thank you for taking the time to make something so thoughtful.
Thankyou for the kind compliment, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Makes the effort well worth it. ❤
Great first lore video, keep it up!
Im having the time of my life with this wave of elden ring lore channels debuts
Hahahahaha goooood
I am uploading a new video as we speak.
Amazing video!
I agree with most of your theories, aside from the "create messmer" bit, as i believe he may be related colser to the gloam eyed queen due in part to his relation to the godskins via snake-like and elongated features.
However, I look forward to the evidence for your theory.
That being said, the profane ritual of Rykard being compared to the scene with Marika during the trailer was absolutely brilliant.
I subbed, have emailed this video to ratatoskr for review, and am looking forward to more!
In that same regard, concerning Rykard even, isn't it interesting how the snake bois in his area move like the godskin? :P The stretching of heir bodies is like the apostle for example, and they too have tails.
Thankyou for the compliment
@@ScumMageInfa if you do, do it before it blows up even more haha
@@DyzziMusic Its done- But as a private video for those who need it- I dont wanna tamper with the algorithm too much, it may betray me LOL
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I had NO idea there was a second coffin in the nameless city
Bro this is so good for your first video, keep it up!
Thanks so much! :)
Next one is well over half finished, I hope you will like it as much!
I very much enjoy these kind of soft spoken videos, particularly lore videos! I generally watch them late at night when I can’t sleep and just want to relax and they tend to do the trick
@ZealotPheonix I'm glad you enjoyed it and its helping you rest ♡
Good video, if a bit quiet. Takes the 'super quiet, wispering soulslike lore video' thing to the next level.
Thanks :)
I've gotten that a few times now, and I agree, it's a fine balancing act to avoid Ps and Ss assaulting peoples ears, and I have a mic cover already, but I'll try playing around with mixing in the video I'll release in the next day or so ❤
I use Reaper for audio mixing and you can do some great things with a high pass filter.@ScumMageInfa
@@briggy4359 Thankyou for that I will look into it! :)
Amazed that this is your first video. Please make more!! I went to your profile to get another to watch and was amazed to find this was your first. Hell of an entrance.
I did find some of your conclusions in the second half a bit spurious, specifically that the Godskins aren't native to Farum Azula, but you had good reasons to back up your points and it left me thinking your conclusions might be closer to the truth than my preconceived notions. The Godskin and Carian jewels being identical was something I hadn't noticed before that really threw me for a loop.
@@DavidStavis Thankyou so much! :) I have another video half done that I'll be releasing in the next day or two so, stay tuned 😁
I think the remnants of the Godskin are being manipulated by Ranni, who they see as a return of the GEQ and Age of the Stars and Moon, this is why we see them on the bridge to Ranni's castle, and in the windmill village (That will make sense in the next video).
Absolutely spectacular video!
Your speculation has given me much to think about.
Eagerly awaiting your next videos 👽
Thankyou! The next one's speculation may infact drive you wild. I know it drove me wild, considering it lead to me hyperanalyzing carpet...
Certainly agree with the others that three volume needs to be increased going forward... But looking past that minor issue I've got to say this is a really well put together video and I'm very much looking forward to future ones!
Thankyou so much! :)
PS I added a louder version to the pinned comment ❤
Also, I released s new video, I hope the sound in that is better. I have been experimenting with mixing volume more lol let me know what you think if you happen to take a gander 😊
The god of rot was sealed away somewhere bemeath the lake of rot by the blue swordsman
Agree
I am arguing that is where it also came from, a sort of rott crucible (see the video I just released on crucibles for more context!)
It was banished back whence it came.
Considering how much miquella learned from the underground cities, there's a connection with the "binding" magic you're talking about and the concept of compelling adoration that's ascribed to miquella a lot.
And, fun enough, the pink mist that comes out from the bewitching branches (Miquellas branches that uses his affection compelling) is the same pink as the eyes of the ants in the eternal cities who are being mind controlled, same colour as the fingers with pink jewels, and rannis jewelry.
Alright, you blew me away at the end. I didn't connect as many dots as you did with the ancient races...but I've always had this feeling Miquella is simply being guided by Marika to follow in her footsteps only to be betrayed in the end.
All the children she had were just calculated plans and attempts to not only control the board but to pave the way until eventually the perfect child was born.
One that npcs in game and players irl had trouble distinguishing between. Miquella.
We know Marika has a bloody history and is not shy to use her children for war or banish them entirely. Why would we believe any of her whispers when her history is stained with betrayal.
She is Queen Eternal and plans to keep it that way. Perhaps taking over Miquella or sharing a body with him is her way of escaping her current prison and separating herself from Radagon.
It makes me wonder if the journey in the lands of shadow is a pilgrimage to becoming one with another. Is this how Marika fused with Radagon in the first place?
I made a Reddit post a few days ago about this but it didn't gain traction. I've always been sceptical of Marika's actions and Miquella being so mysterious compared to the attention the other children received felt off to me. Miquella the kindly may be the first truly good Fromsoft character, but that makes his character naive to the fact that his own mother has ill intentions regarding his fate. A sad story in itself.
All this really shot off when the preview came out and it was mentioned that Marika sanctioned Miquella to the Land of Shadow...a place where she became a god, and a place where she has her deepest secrets hidden.
I also made a joke post that Marika is an ant queen and Elden Ring is just a dark take on 'Honey I shrunk the Kids'....that was better received than my other theory. 🤣🤣🤣
You explaining it all like this reassures me I'm not entirely crazy.
Subscribed and liked, I can't wait to hear more of your thoughts on the lore. Thank you for the brain melt. 🤣🤙
Believe it or not, the next video I am releasing is very much along these lines 'Marika's Great Escape' essentially, but the method is what I am focusing on, which involves those.. calculated children- So I would argue you are very near correct :P
Apparently that item description was wrong btw, and it was addressed to mersmer, not miquella. However, I would argue this changes nothing, I can let you guess as to why hahaha
Thanks so much for the wonderful comment
@@ScumMageInfa Typo or not I think we're on to something.
Though mine was based on a hunch you did your research and I appreciate it!
I'm looking forward to your next video! No rush, but...uhhh....when!? 🤣🤙
@@thewhistler6537 Literally asap I won't lie to you I am hyperanalyzing carpet as we speak. 🤣 I am HOPING either today, or tomorrow, if I am really desperate the next day... But I REALLY wanna release it lol
@@thewhistler6537
the "Queen Eternal" theory of Marika seems most plausible for me. she was the one whom tore lands between into shreds, and wants it to remain this way.
@@arkeynserhayn8370 Easier to manipulate things that way, and she is clearly vying for godhood.
She is like Cersie low key lmao
Amazing video, and the volume levels were perfect for me. Softspoken lore is the best, and this was peak relaxation.
@Nox117 so glad to hear it, thankyou ♡
Slay. Incredible work for your first vid. Subbed and can't wait for the next ones!
Thankyou so much for the compliment ♡
I can't wait to post the next one, im having so much fun rn making it :D
@ScumMageInfa glad to hear! The only thing better than excersising that creative muscle is having a good time doing it :)
Really like the softness with the video, gives Vaati Vidya vibes. Feels like I am being told a story by the fire which is my fav type of lore video. Subscribed
@@LogoMotive11 ahahahaha thankyou :D
Ah, to be Australian and soft spoken... is to be vaati, so I am told 😂
Wow, this is great. I appreciate you always staying on point, but able to inject some humor without being obnoxious or distracting.
The editing is smooth and pleasing and your narration is oddly soothing. Not to mention it's easy to follow your train of thought.
However, and this is such a nitpick and unimportant thing, but boy do I not enjoy the font you used for the texts xD
I hope you make more videos, because this is very enjoyable!
Thankyou so much for the lovely comment ❤
It was the basic, standard text as most of them were last minute additions after I was burned out from making the whole thing 😂 But you're right, it is tacky. I will be sure to remember your comment next video when I add text 😁
I love the Hallow Bastion music playing in the background, I almost fell asleep. This video put me in a trance or something XD. I don't know what you were talking about but really enjoyed it regardless.
Ahahahaha thanks :D
If you can't hear what I'm saying I added a louder version to the pinned comment 😁
Kingdom hearts OST is a non stop hit of bangers
I KNEW IT!! hahaha ahhh 🖤
@@madmorgo6233 My IRL mate couldn't get it and raged and said it was impossible to guess, so seeing people guess it is amazing LMAO I keep sending him scs every time someone does and say he 'isnt a true fan tsktsk' he is NOT impressed 😂
@@ScumMageInfa 😅🙈😹🤣🤣
Man, I miss KH 1 and 2...
Pretty compelling stuff here. Great job!
Thankyou very much ^_^
Such a good video! Many things make so much sense and I'm looking forward to a refined theory with the info we got from the dlc
Thankyou very much :D
I have two videos that will be coming out relating to the crucibles and then Miquella and his great escape :P
I hope you'll enjoy them as much!
Got me hyped for the DLC! Great work 👏
Yeah, true! Have been waiting for the hype to settle in...for whatever reason, this vid especially made me want to explore the Lands Between once more. The Eternal Cities look so dope 🥰
Man what a great video! And honestly I *like* the audio the way it is, it’s nice and soothing sounding kinda like Vaati’s. I like to put these on when I’m going to bed at night and then just keep rewatching them 827 more times so idk I’m a fan of this style of narration
Thankyou so much I appreciate it. 😁
The other one I just posted is a little louder BUT mostly it's just the option to turn the volume louder so it can still be quiet ♡
Bro is cosplaying Vaati with 99.99% accuracy
Might have something to do with us both being Australian and soft-spoken lol
I aint gonna complain, good ol vaati has done well for himself hahaha
Not true - bros lore is good.
Softspoken Australians must be banned from doing voice work due to their unfair advantage.
@@ZeroPhoenixTheLastBladeTheory 😂 nooo
Love the soft talking because I fall asleep to these videos. Just subbed!
@moth._. thankyou kindly :)
I have adjusted the volume for the concrete drillers in the audience in the newest ones, but I tried to keep the soft aspect to it as well with the overall volume ♡ I hope they are as enjoyable 😁
Love this theory, but the only disagree with is the reason for the lake of rot existing. I don’t remember what it was (i think the map), but an item description says that the blind swordsman who taught Malenia sealed away the Outer God of Rot there, and I’m pretty sure that the lake of rot is that God’s “essence” leaking over, hence the Pests, followers of the Rot.
yes, I know what you mean - The thing is, the blue swordsman may have sealed the god of rott, but where did the god of rott COME from? And WHEN did he seal it? :P
I would argue the giant lake of rott underground was created as runoff from this ritual, and the outer god of rott was 'summoned' to the lands between from it, as a sort of rott crucible lol
The Blue swordsman sealed this god later, however Malenia was born with the rott as punishment for Marika's involvement with the creation of the rott in the lands bewtween (Just like Morgott and Mogh were born as they are, as a result of her meddling with the erdtree's crucible)
@@ScumMageInfa I recommend a really good video that goes deeper on this than I can called Elden Ring is a Cosmic Horror masterpiece. It talks about a lot of these topics really well, plus others.
@@ScumMageInfa also, amazing first video, was shocked to see you only have a little above 500 subs
@ndroidryan7659 I may give that a watch! :D
It seems counter productive, but i try to steer clear of lore videos personally I like the process of figuring it all out in the game physically myself, and some of these lore tubers are too damn good at what they do! Lol like they are channeling spoilers from miyazaki himself
@@ndroidryan7659 thanks! I started with 2 subs.. I can't believe I'm at 500 already tbh LOL
I won’t harp on the volume issue since you’ve gotten enough of that, hahaha! As for the theory itself, I don’t know how much stock I put into it, but it’s a very interesting angle to approach things from. I wouldn’t be surprised if some parts are true, or at least truth-adjacent. Regardless, it’s a very well made video. Congrats on being new and getting something to pop off so early!
Hahahah thankyou for your mercy ♡
I really appreciate the compliment :)
I know! I had no idea it would get this much attention I'm low key overwhelmed lol I am gonna make damn sure the next one has flawless audio 😂😭
Interesting they use the word "stock" to refer the Numen's relation to Marika. In nature a stock can refer to the trunk or main stem of a tree or another plant, onto which a scion is grafted to produce a stronger plant.
The same language is used for godwyn, GOLDEN SCION :P
And the black knives themselves are called scions of the eternal city.
@@ScumMageInfa Often times a plant with desirable fruit or flower will need to be grafted onto another plant in order to thrive in a different environment.
Remember that the original Japanese exists, so I wouldn’t take english so literally.
Phonetically, yes. The “stock” you are thinking of is spelled stalk. In this context it makes me think more like “live stock”.
@@Spookdookin Which would make sense, if you're looking at things from the Greater Will's perspective LOL
But lore video I've seen hands down. Address every element and even more, open up A LOT, and explores areas that lore explorers have not gone before. I don't think anyone has come up with your theory before, and frankly, I think it makes waaaay more sense than everyone elses. Everyone seems to stumble on theirs and have holes.
@loganhebert7475 Glad you liked it! Cannot wait to release the updated version, but my crucible video will be tonight instead :D
👏👏👏👏 lfg Infa amazing work beautiful ❤ Especially for a first video 🥇
also tysm for so 🥺❤️
Thannkyou beautiful man ♡♡♡
Our chats have been priceless especially for keeping me from drowning lol
This was a really damn good video, Kix sent me and i was NOT disappointed. I'm really excited to see your next few video!
Thankyou so much! ♡ kick said you're the sweetest and I believe it
@@ScumMageInfa Also wanted to say, if you ever wanna chat, need some help or anything like that, hmu. I'm sure Kix will happily give you my discord info lmao
@Rageikari thankyou so much I'll be sure to ask him :)
Hi, do you noticed that the old one of demon's souls and the crucible are exactly the same thing?
Yes I totally agree
Either that, or it's like a bloated elden beast hahahaha
Notice how red(crimson), blue(cerulean) & purple are the literal colors of God in the old testament in the Books of Moses
That would explain why the original purple flame is capable of felling gods... >_>
Cant wait to rewatch the loud version. Please rapid fire thoughts idc about visuals your ideas are great subbed
Uploading it as we speak ❤
Thanks for the compliment, I hope you like the next video as well, it'll be... very rapid-fire lol
Here is the loud version: ua-cam.com/video/at8WkrxyhQc/v-deo.html
Great voice, great video, great narration, just uwu ❤
STOP IT, YOU
I don't care if it was quiet! I have a volume switch. This is a good video. The visuals were very nice. Thank you. Good job. 👍🏼
Thankyou very much! 😁
I know some people probably have worse setups or listen to it while doing the cleaning or some loud activity so, fair enough. I made the next video waaaaay louder hahahaha 😁
We have vaati at home
Vaati out here patenting a voice
Yeah, its kinda his signature thing dude. If you talked like Trump, everyone would know who youre talking like. Youre copying Vaati one to one.
this was sick. cool ideas. I think it would be really interesting if miquella was sacrificed to create messmer. I like the asmr voice
Oooo I'm keen for you to see the next video then :P
Thanks for the compliment ♡ I'll never get over my voice being referred to as ASMR content 😂
the audio is super low but good vid despite that
Do you mean my voice? Or the music? Or both?
I didn't want the music to be too loud that it would interfere with my voice, and when I speak too loud the S's and P's are little mini ear nukes :')
I'll work on it! Thanks for the feedback :)
Very well done. One of the best 'first' videos I've ever seen. I look forward to your future videos.
Thankyou very much! pouring my lifeforce into the next one as we speak hahaha
what was that, sonny?
Very sorry about the sound, am considering uploading a louder version 😅🤣
Here you are, this ones louder:
ua-cam.com/video/at8WkrxyhQc/v-deo.html
Volume feels fine to me. Personally, I think the issue is that you seem to just descend into a whisper halfway through every sentence.
Like you really eneunciate when you start talking, and then it just tapers off into barely audible whispering the closer you get to that full stop, and then the cycle continues.
Banger video other than that, just thought I'd give my 2 cents
@niallmacrae6016 hahahaha thankyou
I actually think I have the volume worked out now. My new two videos seem to be getting positive feedback about the change of Audio mixing :P
dawg I cant hear a thing
So ive been told... I've gotten that a few times now, and I agree, it's a fine balancing act to avoid Ps and Ss assaulting peoples ears, and I have a mic cover already, but I'll try playing around with mixing in the video I'll release in the next day or so.
Sorry this time around, thanks for letting me know!
@@ScumMageInfa no problem! I personally would just go for a louder volume since the audience can just lower it if its too loud. But if its too low we cant go over 100% volume. Hopefully you can fix it next upload!
@@apolloisnotashirt I uploaded a louder version for those how required it:
ua-cam.com/video/at8WkrxyhQc/v-deo.html
@@ScumMageInfa Thank you!!!
I love the video, and everything stands now that we have more of the DLC lore, and the only part that everything changes is that Placidusaxx missing heads are with Bayle as he lost them on their fight.
@rfxserrano7009 Thankyou 😁
Ikr, I felt heaps vindicated from the DLC Lore hahahah, I have the next video coming out soon which will follow miquellas ascendence, and the eerie similarities between what marika did to ascend, and what miquella did.
So excited to release itttttt!
i LOVE this theory that speak about the suggets with an interesting approch i never seen in any other place. I was a bit tired of always the same theory but i thinks yours is really interesting and original
Now we know where the pink finger magic comes from. From the mother of fingers.
wow I can wait for more your content. super engaging and linking everything together in new ways
Thankyou! I actually only just released a new video :D It is up on the channel now, I hope you enjoy it as much ❤
I love your analysis and the speculation that you made. Very compelling. Subbed, I can't wait to hear more.
Regarding the comments where people are saying they are having a difficult time hearing you. I have UA-cam at 100%, PC volume at 80%, and TV at 50. Typically I can hear most videos with these values when my tv is at 25-30. I also watched the video on my phone and could hear it fine with my volume set to 80%.
When I brought my mids (which is typically in the vocal range) up I was better able to hear you. I think most people use a typical V shaped levels with higher bass and treble higher and mids being lower.
Thankyou for the compliment, I'm nearly finished the new video and hope I can release it tomorrow :D
I THINK I have the sound worked out now for the next video, hopefully. I made a louder version of this one in the pinned comment, would you be able to tell me if the volume is much better?
@@ScumMageInfa I'm excited to hear it.
This version seems to be the same, perhaps slightly louder. Overall the video is quite a bite quieter than other videos I'm watching on UA-cam where it's primarily someone talking.
I watched the video on my TV's UA-cam app and the sound is perfect.
Checking settings on my own computer. I have my equalizer levels flat to avoid any issues with that. When I raise the mids on my equalizer the sound is fine.
I googled the issue and it seemed like the most useful advice related to the db's that you record and edit at with dialog being at a higher level than the music and sound effects. Apparently UA-cam does some kind of audio metering if one type of audio falls outside the rest.
I'm not sure why it would be so different on different on a computer vs TV app and mobile device, but it probably has something to do with how the audio is delivered to those other devices.
I'd say it just has to do with my own computer, but the fact that others are seeing it, that I don't have the issue with other videos, and you're trying to republish the video with louder audio makes me think that it's something that UA-cam is doing.
Thank you for all of your hard work. 😄
@@T_I_O_T_M Wow thanks for the analysis and checking on multiple! LEGEND.
I think youtube changes the sound when you upload? It definitely changes the video quality lol
I am messing around with the EQ now, on the new video I just posted I THINK (Hope) I have it under control now...
😂
Great video! I think you did a great job summarizing Marika's motives before and after ascending at the end, looking forward to the next one
Thankyou!!
The next one will be the next chapter of that essentially, showing marikas plan of escape from the greater will after the events of this video
I am legitimately so excited to post it and see what people think.
Great video!thanks for your perspective.
Your timeline of the crucible is exactly how i feel about it,rather than all people thinking it was the beginning of life i think the crucible marks the beginning of marika'd godhood
Also your theory about the alabaster and onyx lords being tied to nueman is the best theory around neuman origin i have heared in two years of following the lore of this game as in people who come from meteor are from another world!
Thankyou for the massive compliment ♡
I hope the next video will interest you just as much, I'm probably more excited about it than this one to be honest, collecting the clips for it as we speak :D
@ScumMageInfa cant wait for your upcoming videos
Also your voice is very nice to listen to made the video much more enjoyable!good luck on the clip hunting and i hope you can get acsess to a pc with modding tools for better footage ♡
@@a-rah9001 Thankyou ❤Such generous words!
I have a good PC now, I am just gonna have to bite the bullet and buy elden ring on PC hahaha May as well, I am as obsessed as I am.
Next video will be soon, promise >.
Great first video, well done.
Thankyou very much 😃
your voice is so relaxing
With regard to the finger-slaying blade, I think when it says it was made from a corpse, I think it means literally the whole corpse, just like the Elden Beast turned Radagon into a sword. You can see the same design elements like the arms for the hilt and the vertebrae of the spine.
Also, from Wikipedia:
'In the poem, Fjölsviðr describes to the hero Svipdagr that Sinmara keeps the weapon Lævateinn within a chest, locked with nine strong locks.' Lævateinn is the blade that Loki sought to slay the rooster atop Yggdrasil, and Sinmara was the giantess who kept the blade safe in a chest.
The name 'Sinmara' has been associated with the word 'nightmare'. The twisted corpses in the Eternal City look very much like the faces in Bloodborne's Nightmare of Mensis area.
I really enjoyed this joyride through the underground waterways. Dire dire docks was playing in my head all the way.
I absolutely love your reasoning and format. Can't wait to see if you're proven right/wrong by the DLC!
Hahahaha an absolutely haunting tune to have playing as you discover the mounds of corpses in the waterways 😂
Same! I am so excited for it, I was SEETHING with jealousy at the creators who got early access, my god.
Fantastic detective work! Very excited to see your thoughts on the creation of messmer that you mentioned
Thanks! ❤
I am stitching the clips together for the video as we speak 😊
The default numen character really looks like Igon
I'm so glad I found this channel. Great video and I like your voice. Waiting for the next one 👀
Thankyou! :) Very generous words- I will make sure the next one is worthy of them.
As of the dlc the finger creeper magic and origin is answered. Associated with alien influence, the two fingers, greater will and metyr.
Haven't finished the video--you are the second person, after myself, to believe the Gloam Eyed Queen could have been Marika's sister. That's how I know you're a real one. :)
I would never have thought about ghostflame being, originally, or at least in a previous time, purple. This is because you are also the first, after countless other lore works I've seen, to point out the description of the Grave Violet. That was all it took to convince me of the idea that Death's color could have split into red and blue. The only thing I could see being evidence of the contrary, is that if death has already split, why would the Grave Violet itself not have changed color? But otherwise, this idea alone, has monumental implications.
Amazing video!
Thankyou very much for the generous comment ❤
I would say the grave violet didnt change because it isnt the flame itself, which is why it is such a compelling piece of evidence. It is something that has remained the same, with a description that gives insight, while the object it refers to (The ghost flame) is now made of composite parts, that are supported by the description of the grave flower (Blue, red = Purple)
Makes me wonder what else is similar (Like the ancient dragons smithing stones losing their colour too, presumably after plassy was sealed)
DLC SPOILERS BELOW
So, from the base game, we have credible evidence that the Primeval Current is the Greater Will (or at least its location). Lusat (whose staff we find in the Sellia Chair-Crypt) is one of the sorcerers who "saw beyond the wisdom of stone" and glimpsed the Primeval Current/Greater Will, as is Azur.
Azur's staff says: "When Azur glimpsed into the primeval current, he saw darkness. He was left both bewitched and fearful of the abyss."
The Nox opposed the Greater Will (and were forced underground as a result), and sought an Age of Stars heralded by a Lord of Night. Night was the basis for their whole society/religion (hence 'Nox', Latin for 'night'). They also relied on sorcery instead of incantations, connecting them to glintstone (and to the Dark Moon, connecting them in turn to Carian Royalty, but that's not so important here).
The Eternal Darkness sorcery (also found near Sellia) mentions the Eternal City and is referred to as "the despair that brought about its ruin made manifest". I think this is crucial to understanding what happened to the Nox, given the context provided by the DLC.
The Metyr questline in the DLC reveals that the Greater Will has been silent for a very, very long time (since long before even Marika's ascension to godhood). The world's primary god has functionally abandoned it, and only darkness - a deep, infinite, _eternal darkness_ - remains.
All of this information is the basis for the following speculation:
I think the Nox glimpsed the primeval current in their attempts to reach the stars. Instead of stars they found the truest form of the Night they revered - and realized it was either just the Greater Will again or the pitch-black absence of it. In either case, as a civilization defined by their rebellion against the Greater Will, I can't imagine they took this discovery well. Soon after, their civilization collapsed.
Inferring further, perhaps in their despair the Nox successfully beckoned the stars to hasten the Age of Stars/Lord of Night - but also successfully summoned Astel in much the same way, which proceeded to destroy them.
(also, it's possible this all ties into why Placidusax is Like That. Eternal slumber in a pose reminiscent of the Two Fingers (or Metyr); trying to contact the Greater Will, peering out into eternal darkness...)
There's definitely more to this, but this comment is long enough I think.
This is phenomenal mate so glad i stimbled across this, love your narration style
Thankyou very much! :) I appreciate it
@@ScumMageInfa I really look forward to your future videos, this theory has really piqued my curiosity, especially hoe you linked so much to the shadow of the erd tree trailer
@@johnbuxton4484I am so excited to post the next one lol
There is a touch more speculation and it's a little different to how things have been looked at so far, but.. nonetheless I can't wait to see what people think lol
This was really interesting and great to follow.
With all the new lore in the DLC about Marika's connection to the shamans and their unique properties for melding flesh, I feel like your observations about the piles of bodies being numens make even more sense now. The DLC also seems to imply that Marika was traumatized in some way by the persecution of the shaman people for ritualistic purposes. So I wonder if whatever happened to the Numens (ending up in piles of dead bodies, possibly as a result of going against the Greater Will) might have been a repeat of what happened to the shamans and what might have ultimately broken Marika and turned her against the Greater Will.
Thankyou :)
Yeah IKR, I am still sifting through DLC content for further connections- Genuinely exciting stuff.
*Super quiet relaxing video* kamala LEMME JUST YELL THIS ADD
LMAO I am so sorry! There is a louder version in the pinned comment so maybe you won't be so assaulted by ads :'D
@ScumMageInfa nah your part is chilling the ads were just like what if we screamed.
A fabulous video from a fabulous creator. Yeah, now that I think about it, I still know next to nothing about the giant figures seated on the thrones of the Eternal Cities.
Bless u ♡
I know... very mysterious......
Bro made an entire youtube channel to talk about some chairs. Jk this was very informative and completely shatters my timeline for elden ring you have given me much to think about. I wish we had more lore abour the albaster and onyx lords. Space elves??? Thats wild.
Some really really good stuff here! Especially on the coffins and dead, I think most people assume the ants are just eating random washed up corspes and some Nox that they pick off... but the density and amount of corpses is absurd for this.
I do entirely disagree on the "Marika and GEQ being in line for the throne" but, it doesnt seem to fit basically at all with the Shaman village and how their people were so abused by the Hornsent.
Writing that out I realise you made this based on the trailer and not post release! I'm sure you'll have a lot to think about (as we all do now, lmao) post DLC content.
PS: I've had loads of fun playing around with freecam on pc and have a 2k monitor... if you want high res screenshots of anything, I'd be happy to take a few!
@IngeniousNinja I WAS thinking the same thing, but then I thought what came AFTER the hornsent? Were the eternal cities the next civilisation, a d since marika and the black knives are said to be numen (perhaps the name used in lieu of shaman after the events if the shadow lands by marika etc) and scions of the eternal cities, it made me wonder if in fact still there was some internal conflict by these respective rulers and one WAS the GEQ.
It's so crazy difficult to place the eternal cities now hahahaha
Thankyou! That's super generous 😁
New here. Love the "soft audio"! You have a really nice voice 😊
Seeing this reconciled with what we see in the DLC should be exciting.
Bro is trying not to wake the wife
The risks I take for you ppl making these videos... 🤣
32:36 I believe this portion of the video is the one that deserves more merit and attention given the presence of the cerulean coast. Whats odd is the naming here, cerulean means blue but the coast has different colors... Now its kind of implied it might be the blood of the fallen drake but id like to really find some evidence for the color in that area, would be a neat thing to explore.
@@jeepeedurocher definitely worth taking a look at, NOTED! :)
I like your voice in the video, I like watching lore videos to help me sleep!
Thankyou! 😀
So crazy to hear people are falling asleep to my voice, WILD to me hahaha!
I noticed the other day that the scales on the scale armour of the Exile soldiers in Stormveil are the same as those on the Nox armour. Also, the Exiles' skin looks very dark, like that of the Nox. Also also, there is blue trim on the Exiles' armour, to go with their red hoods. Might be nothing, but I thought the similarity in the scales was noteworthy!
I thought you were beatboxing until I turned the volume to max.
HAHAHA
My apologies, there is a louder version in the pinned comment ♡
Thanks for sharing your theories! A lot of food for thought in here. I just wanted to point out that in the Japanese version of the Sellia's Secret note, the word for "source" is the same word for the primeval current. That word can in some contexts refer to the "source" of a river or tradition, but given that Lusat's staff and body are hidden in that area it seems likely to me that it's just supposed to reference the primeval current. Apologies if someone's already pointed this out; there were too many comments to read all of them and see if it had already been brought up.
I love the soft tone of this video
@@MetaDargon thankyou 😁
Really strong video. I never saw the twinbird on the dark moon talisman, so that's a good catch.
Thankyou! :)
It's crazy what you find when you focus in one one aspect of the game and hyperanalyze its assets lol ngl its a very enjoyable process
@ScumMageInfa I hope you continue to make lore videos. I'm curious: when do you think Horah Loux shows up in all of this? I sort of picture him to come in sort of after the "Eternal Empire" is shattered, similar to how we do so.
Second random thought: I can't get over the feeling that Renalla is of Numen lineage, and possibly of pure numen origin (thus why the Carians are noble). I'm wondering if the term "Empyrean" dates all the way back to this numen empire (maybe back to the ancient dynasty) - IE, a princess with Numen royal blood who would be a candidate to propagate life from a tree.
Final random thought: I wonder if there was a fourth eternal city, located where the consecrated snowfield is. We have ordina, we have the petrified trees (I could imagine the area looking similar to Siofra), and we have an astel.
@@ericjensen7580 Hey! I most certainly will be!
First - I would wager you are correct
Second - I would wager Renalla is a descendent of the Moonfolk - Who are descendance of the Numen (IMO) as shown by the Carian ruins being near the moonfolk ruins, in the area above the albenuric village :D
There are also Moonfolk weapons such as the amazing swip (Urumi) which is found in the Carian Manor, and it was wielded by nightfolk.
I'll be delving into these ancestries in later videos, for sure - So interesting.
I do wonder if Ordina was created at a later date- as it is VERY similar, almost identical, to Sellia :P I think it was made by Marika for Miquella to help hide the Haligtree- Just more evidence of her meddling (For example the Assassin guarding Ordina, and the assassins garbs being found there hidden under a bridge)
Mate, I'm 3K hours in and you made a long lore video that kinda blew my mind. Bravo! Best I've seen in a long time👏
Hahaha! Thankyou!
NGL I was TRYING to make it short and it ended up as 45mins and I was like eh... I feel like whats in there needs to be in there... and posted it... I didn't expect it to get this much attention 😂 Thanks again!
@@ScumMageInfa Attention well deserved! Looking forward to joining you down the next rabbit hole
the hawk shields make so much more sense now. Marika is rly griffith 2.0
one thing you got wrong: the fingerslayer blade
it's not made from some chunk of some body, its made of a whole body.
it looks exactly like the sacred relic sword, but black and warped.
No I totally agree. I was speculating that since it says it's made OF A CORPSE I just figured perhaps it wasn't the whole thing.
A commenter and I had a back and forth about it potentially being one of Marikas babies (like the demigods in the mausoleums) since the blade is so small, which is ruthlessly brutal, and totally something marika would do 😂
isnt it stated quite directly that the blind swordsman sealed the god of rot beneath a lake?
Absolutely. But where did the god of rot COME from? Perhaps, it was sealed from whence it came.
@@ScumMageInfa I'd always taken it as it being an outer god, since melania is aflicted by its "blessing" and miquellas needle which blocks the interferences of outer gods stops rot on people's bodies from spreading. So an entity similar to the formless mother or the blood star etc. I kinda doubt it "originates" from the lake of rot since you can tell it used to be a normal lake from its dead greenery. And the fact that you can find rot in the shadowlands that seems to predate most civilizations in the lands between. Plus there's heaps of dead bodies in a bunch of other places that has no correlation to rot
i believe the pattern you squared off behind godwyn at 11:10 is actually the rosey cutout on the bottom of the thrones as if the chair was on its side but does house godwyns corpse a top it. i do see the pattern there but i could be seeing things. my thought was it got knocked down or over when astel came crashing through. my thought is that he is a malformed star and therefore might not fly correctly or at all hence he fell and ended up stealing the sky at the same time he hit the throne and knocked it over on his way down. that nobody could lift it back up so they sat godwyn on it which to me is why he is low but also why his body has a odd shape to it like his legs are on something else like the arm rest.. like if you took a chair and laid it down on one arm rest and had the back of a chair against the wall then they'd only need to break the top most arm rest to set godwyn in the throne as opposed to sitting it upright as i believe that these may have been the first set of smaller giants that may have come from giants and numen or from some science experiment to create a new lord.
I wonder if its just been sorta rotted in the same way his body has been?