What's Around The Lake of Rot? - Elden Ring

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  • @Endie05
    @Endie05 2 місяці тому +1552

    Something I always found interesting is according to the game map, the lake of rot is below the lake of Raya Lucaria. There are theories that that’s why the city is sinking into the water, if only there was a way to load the above ground and below ground areas to see how close they are to each other 🤔

    • @calebgriffin4214
      @calebgriffin4214 2 місяці тому +361

      If you go to the lake of rot overlook in Ainsel, you can see a giant pillar of crystal right under where Raya Lucaria is

    • @Silveni
      @Silveni 2 місяці тому +206

      One can also argue that Romina and her church sits above the lake as well when overlaying the Land of Shadow map with The Lands Between. It's quite possible that the Church of the Bud and the Grand Cloister found here were at one time part of the same complex; we know that Marika's sealing of the Land of Shadow resulted in a series of violent earthquakes.
      I think the presence of glintstone is a result of Astel falling to earth much later in the timeline.

    • @Wimbleknob
      @Wimbleknob 2 місяці тому +45

      ​@@Silveni we also know Rauh's territorial expansion throughout the early days of TLB could've had influence on the Ancestral Followers. From pulling W's with their world design yet again

    • @billfox847
      @billfox847 2 місяці тому +51

      @@Silvenigrand cloister has the same architecture of the ancient ruins found in the underground rivers where ancestoral followers hang around. The architecture in the grand cloister look far more ancient than the church where we fight Romina. Romina’s arena looks like it was built by the hornsent who built belurat.

    • @TheJazzWasALie
      @TheJazzWasALie 2 місяці тому +22

      @@Silveni I have seen 100 orientations of the two maps and only like 4 have been plausible, absolutely none of them were even on the west side of the map and also could not be logically for like 10 different reasons.

  • @SpremeCalami
    @SpremeCalami 2 місяці тому +848

    That crystal growth on the roof is cool because it is directly below Raya Lucaria. FS could have not added that and nobody would have noticed but they did just because detail. It also is interesting because glintstone ordinarily falls from the sky unless I am mistaken? So they must have built Raya Lucaria on top of what was the hugest deposit of glintstone for miles around. The worldbuilding is just amazing, they really know how to do it well

    • @LorenzoLame80085
      @LorenzoLame80085 2 місяці тому +45

      there's a glintstone mine right bellow Raya Lucaria, that's why

    • @_E135_
      @_E135_ 2 місяці тому +42

      @@LorenzoLame80085several glintstone mines, some in Caelid too, probably why Sellia was founded there

    • @GM-xk1nw
      @GM-xk1nw 2 місяці тому +9

      One of the many reasons why I love Miyazaki games

    • @jarlwhiterun7478
      @jarlwhiterun7478 2 місяці тому +8

      The world design is the main reason these games are so great. Bosses and all the other things are secondary.

    • @ChampionGold
      @ChampionGold Місяць тому +2

      thats also probably why Liurnia is slowly sinking into the lake

  • @AGS-9596
    @AGS-9596 2 місяці тому +135

    Fungal Wastes' music fits perfectly in this area👌

    • @residentwievle4
      @residentwievle4 2 місяці тому +8

      I gotta give credit to the composer, this track definitely sounds like the ‘mushroom area’.

    • @bananajoe8412
      @bananajoe8412 2 місяці тому +7

      @@residentwievle4 And you are absolutely correct. The fungal wastes are an area in the indie game "Hollow Knight". Its pretty much a forest that has been overcome with infection, acids, and fungi. Not too dissimilar to what the rot has done to caelid in-game, honestly.

    • @residentwievle4
      @residentwievle4 2 місяці тому

      @@bananajoe8412 I’ve done a few play throughs of hollow knight, it instantly became one of my favorite games ever.

    • @merlaak
      @merlaak 2 місяці тому +2

      Came to the comments to say the same thing.

  • @RamAurelius
    @RamAurelius 2 місяці тому +328

    Lake of Rot is one of my favorite areas, it just also feels underdeveloped, and makes me wonder if there were bigger plans for it. The cut content of the rotten Ancestral Followers makes me think so.

    • @elliestarlite1136
      @elliestarlite1136 Місяць тому +20

      Oh my God I was wondering the same thing, because the area with the chest with the shit loot in it at the I believe east corner, was definitely meant to be a elevator up to the raised pool area, it was a 1000% an abandoned area

    • @silberneseele67
      @silberneseele67 Місяць тому +7

      Lost Izalith all over again

    • @CADClicker
      @CADClicker Місяць тому +14

      ​@@silberneseele67Not even close to that half baked

    • @zakuraayame5091
      @zakuraayame5091 Місяць тому +4

      felt like there should've been more ...
      and it is sad we lost the St Trina - lost caravan stuff too; there was some good lore content they decided to diverge from!

    • @Kenspiracy664
      @Kenspiracy664 23 дні тому

      Lake of Izalith

  • @PierceArner
    @PierceArner 2 місяці тому +535

    1:24 - In the 1.0 version of *_Elden Ring_* the Lake of Rot is populated by rot-inflicted Ancestral Followers. It's one of a number of significant differences from the release version, and he's the only remaining hold over.
    Really cool choice for an area to check out that I'd wondered about, especially since it seems like they might've planned to have that be an alternative entryway like Deeproot Depths has with the Three Fingers' passageway, but never finished it, and thus left it closed off but had a large map area dedicated to it.

    • @Kami.Sensei
      @Kami.Sensei  2 місяці тому +90

      That's very interesting, I might actually try and get downpatched versions of the game to compare some assets changes that happened on certain areas, there might be more subtle changes like these that flew under my radar.

    • @PierceArner
      @PierceArner 2 місяці тому +45

      @@Kami.Sensei 1.0 is _super_ interesting if you can get access to it. The only version I know of that's playable is from the on-disc version for PS5, so not sure how access to stuff for 1.0 works for PC.
      I played through it mainly for collecting items to look at which lore descriptions are complete but totally different, which ones are the same, & which ones are a rough first pass translation. Since I work in software development (not as a dev) it makes it a lot easier to get a sense of how the design & development shifted over time, so that I can know which sorts of intentional changes or purposeful omissions have weight when looking at lore and whatnot, and know which ones are likely just roadmap or other planning or QA slips, etc.
      As always, I extra appreciate your looks into these neat unreachable spots!

    • @bobertastic6541
      @bobertastic6541 2 місяці тому +23

      @@Kami.Sensei if I had to guess from the dead trees and ruins, there did not used to be a lake of rot here, and when it flooded the area somehow, all the followers died except the one with the immunity charm.

    • @Wimbleknob
      @Wimbleknob 2 місяці тому +11

      It would make sense considering what we (theoretically) know about Rauh and their expansion throughout TLB. The Followers are always seen around the Elden John archeology, so it would make sense for them to be here.
      Especially considering the sealed God of Rot having a scorpion stinger, and Romina having centipedal aspects, it makes me wonder (yet again) who/what the scorpion once was.

    • @chivescat1231
      @chivescat1231 2 місяці тому +6

      @@Kami.Sensei furthermore, the boss was an ancestor spirit

  • @BlaZay
    @BlaZay 2 місяці тому +203

    Now that I take a closer look at it, the background pools of Rot remind me a lot of the Danakil Depression, a very specific part of the Ethiopian desert which features extremely acidic brine pools of similar shape. It's a fascinatingly unique region on Earth, so I wouldn't be surprised if a creative spirit like Miyazaki took inspiration from it, especially considering the deadly nature of the Scarlet Rot.

    • @capollyon
      @capollyon 2 місяці тому +9

      This area, especially with that dam and pools, looks like farming area or water gardens of First Dynasty. This place could be once green and source of food for entire civilization, until water got stagnant and goddess of rot got sealed here.

    • @_E135_
      @_E135_ 2 місяці тому +6

      Also reminds me of some of the hot springs at Yellowstone, many of them have shelves with colorful yet very hot and toxic waters host to a variety of extremophiles that thrive in it

    • @Sonarch
      @Sonarch 2 місяці тому +1

      I’d say it’s more likely Lake Natron. The lake is red and dangerous that petrify animals

    • @screetchycello
      @screetchycello 2 місяці тому +1

      Looks like Cappadocia in Turkey, too

    • @Preston241
      @Preston241 Місяць тому

      @@Sonarchgood gravy. Yeah I’d say you’re right.

  • @OrigamiPhoenix
    @OrigamiPhoenix 2 місяці тому +193

    The rot terraces suggest hot springs, so maybe there would have been a bubbling source of rot once planned up there.

    • @anna-gt2mu
      @anna-gt2mu 2 місяці тому

      Q

    • @Spahki
      @Spahki 2 місяці тому +4

      How... relaxing...

  • @wristcontr0l
    @wristcontr0l 2 місяці тому +248

    You climb up there and find Malenia taking a bath.

    • @beef_baby
      @beef_baby Місяць тому +22

      I wish

    • @sandboy5880
      @sandboy5880 Місяць тому +5

      Yes please give me that rotussy.

    • @Jack_Woods
      @Jack_Woods 26 днів тому

      I'll fckin marry her and have kids before having to fight her anyday

    • @westhunder_0
      @westhunder_0 25 днів тому +1

      @@sandboy5880relatable but still 💀

    • @sandboy5880
      @sandboy5880 24 дні тому

      @@westhunder_0
      You know you couldn't say no either way.
      I couldn't either.
      We just gotta use the "Flame, Cleanse Me!" incantation afterwards and we're good I think.

  • @matiasluukkanen7718
    @matiasluukkanen7718 2 місяці тому +177

    I am absolutely certain the scorpion enemies from DLC were meant to be at this locale but Fromsoft had no time to finish them, and that original vision for Lake of Rot was much more ambitious than the finished product.

    • @KLK01
      @KLK01 2 місяці тому +20

      Wish they had more time to do more with the base game and the dlc. We could’ve gotten so much stuff.

    • @RashFever26
      @RashFever26 2 місяці тому

      Agreed😊

    • @riotguards
      @riotguards 2 місяці тому +6

      You can tell they had a lot more planned out for the LoR since they made a massive area cleared out between the two raised steps (i think thats what they're called)

    • @tylerlackey1175
      @tylerlackey1175 2 місяці тому +35

      People say this but that extra development time would've just gone to giving every human npc unique feet models that can only be accessed with cheats

    • @riotguards
      @riotguards 2 місяці тому +8

      @@tylerlackey1175 The hideo kojima touch

  • @saltlakeatrocity9771
    @saltlakeatrocity9771 2 місяці тому +70

    Lol i actually spent a non-trivial amount of time trying to access that area in game when it first released because my naivety allowed me to think FromSoft wouldn't place that large of a chekov's gun on the map if we weren't intended to access it or at least use that space in some capacity. What about the massive "mapped" areas surrounding the mountaintops of giants that-as far as i can tell-is only there to artificially make that area appear bigger than it really is. I'd assume the mountains don't actually stretch outwards nearly as far as the map would indicate.

    • @dustinmiller9829
      @dustinmiller9829 2 місяці тому +12

      I spent an abnormal amount of time in the Abyssal Woods thinking there had to be more to it than a few Winter Lanterns and couple of rats (spoiler alert, there's not).

  • @swapertxking
    @swapertxking 2 місяці тому +95

    The lonely ancestral follower was oddly left in, in the 1.00 version there were a unique version of the ancestral followers that look like they had been afflicted with scarlet rot, but in all versions after they’ve been replaced by the kindred of rot

    • @fluffygab
      @fluffygab 2 місяці тому +5

      It's weird because I remember playing when the game came out and swore all the kindred in the area now used to be ancestral followers, but I might be misrembering. Same with a random follower in the pool carrying the charm

    • @swapertxking
      @swapertxking 2 місяці тому +11

      @@fluffygab no you're right, the 1.0 version had rotten ancestral followers, they were removed in the day 1 patch and replaced with the kindred of rot. Zullie the Witch has a video about the subject.

    • @locoludwin3228
      @locoludwin3228 2 місяці тому +1

      That left over ancestral followers still holds a talisman

  • @playmsbk
    @playmsbk 2 місяці тому +12

    I'd suggest that the area was populated by ancestral followers before the rot god was sealed there. The architecture of the ruins and the grand cloister are an exact match for the ruins they populate in other areas. There is only one survivor, because he was wearing the rot resistance horn charm, which he drops upon defeat.

  • @TheHiroBlade
    @TheHiroBlade Місяць тому +6

    This is like the one and only question I've had about ER since release, so happy someone is trying to answer it.

  • @CocoNut-yd1ri
    @CocoNut-yd1ri 2 місяці тому +79

    As others have said, Lake of rot feels like another unfinished zone they just didn't have time for. Espially with that area behind the glintstone pillar. Thanks for another look around, I always wondered how far under lake of rot Astel was, I wasn't expecting him to be at the same elevation as Lake of rot though.
    If possible, could you go back to Midra's manse? I would love to how the inner floor plan lines up with the outer manse architecture. Is it actually one to one, or is the inner manse geometry actually smaller/a different layout than the abyssal woods version would suggest?

    • @Greywander87
      @Greywander87 2 місяці тому +7

      On the contrary, I'd be more inclined to think it was unfinished if there was more back there. The fact that they only put in what we can see from the lake below tells me it was never intended for the player to go up there. Generally, when an unfinished area gets cut, enough assets are left behind to suggest it was meant to be a playable area. DS1 has a lot of these, for example.

  • @Friedbaboons
    @Friedbaboons 2 місяці тому +35

    Always wondered how UNDER the waterfall that runs off from the lake of rot is a pristine, flawless underground pool of normal water.

    • @evanholt1752
      @evanholt1752 2 місяці тому +30

      I'm guessing it's an extension of the ideas of stagnation we see with sekiro. The water in the lake is still and stagnant, and as such is a host for rot, whereas the waterfall is flowing and is clean by the time it lands. We even see this in the story of the outer god of rot, which was defeated by a warrior dressed in blue wielding a flowing sword.

    • @specialnewb9821
      @specialnewb9821 2 місяці тому +4

      ​​@@evanholt1752 presumably the lake is where its actually sealed until Malenia blooms a third time. My first time there I was positive we were going to fight the rot god.

  • @TheGrinningGamer
    @TheGrinningGamer 2 місяці тому +13

    Very interesting to see the whole place without fog. It certainly is a lot smaller than I thought. Also, great use of Fungal Wastes for the background music.

  • @CrowSkeleton
    @CrowSkeleton 2 місяці тому +16

    Ohh...that void behind the pools is almost arena-shaped, isn't it? I wonder what they considered putting back there. Thank you for not attacking the creatures whilst they're set to 'chill', too.

  • @aboveaveragecat44
    @aboveaveragecat44 2 місяці тому +10

    I always wanted more to do in the lake of rot. It’s so lore dense and unique and it sucks that it’s over in 30 mins.

  • @ryand2313
    @ryand2313 2 місяці тому +26

    I feel like there was supposed to be an outer god of rot boss fight in the empty area at the east side, but was scrapped due to time. Then they took that concept and turned it into Romina

    • @Mumbles0225
      @Mumbles0225 Місяць тому

      It doesn't have to be abandoned for time, maybe we're meant to understand that perhaps there WAS something there, but for world building reasons it's now gone.

  • @DooDoo-f4v
    @DooDoo-f4v 2 місяці тому +43

    I wonder if Rot is just a part of the putrefaction. Reminds me of some alchemy stuff I heard once. I think it was like Rubido, Albido, Negro, and Cinitras. Or red, white, black, and gold. I wonder if those giant stone ships in DLC are like ancient precursors to the Jar Shaman.
    Oh furthermore. Butterflies! They mean rebirth and of course centipedes mean Death. Romina is certainly an interesting thing to observe. She's the embodiment of the balance.

    • @eloryansuavo
      @eloryansuavo 2 місяці тому +10

      Never noticed her being both and how thet represents the scarlet rot. Nice catch bro!

  • @jsteele07189
    @jsteele07189 2 місяці тому +2

    I would love to see the early view of the lake of rot that you can access from the Ainsel River Well in Liurnia, but with the scarlet fog removed! Finding that balcony after fighting my way through an army of gigantic ants and a basilisk swarm was a really fun early memory of Elden Ring for me!

  • @ausbin_arts
    @ausbin_arts 2 місяці тому +2

    Yooooo this is the one I really wanted to see! Thank you for making this!!!! 👏👏👏
    Also was NOT expecting astel's arena to just be chilling in the wall like that, now I'll never not be able to think about it when I come down here lol

  • @devunamoranto4094
    @devunamoranto4094 2 місяці тому +4

    The transition at 0:28 was cool

  • @insertedgynamehere___969
    @insertedgynamehere___969 2 місяці тому +16

    There used to be more ancestral followers in the lake of rot, specifically in the area with the kindred of rot pests and that rot dagger, But were cut and we got what we got now
    Source: Zullie the witch (i think)

    • @jt263
      @jt263 2 місяці тому +5

      They also were special rotten variants which are found nowhere in the game now. From could have at least made the lone one rotten instead of just regular Ancestral Follower.

  • @Consumstra
    @Consumstra 15 днів тому

    Great video, love the Gwyndolin appreciation. I always was curious about the rocky slopes up above so it's nice to see what it looks like. Also the giant waterfall is amusing since it's a façade to travel down. Cutscenes are the real means of transportation

  • @VGShrine
    @VGShrine 2 місяці тому +4

    Thanks for showing us all the details of some inaccessible areas.
    As a request, can you explore where the hole at the Hinderlands entrance leads to? I was wondering if it leads to the wood bridge area before the church at the base of the Scadutree.
    Thanks so much in advance!!

  • @RiDTM
    @RiDTM 2 місяці тому +31

    Great video! I always wonder what is behind the ashes in Leyndel after the tree burning. Also, Leyndell itself is a very large area with locked gates. I wonder what is behind them.

    • @eloryansuavo
      @eloryansuavo 2 місяці тому +9

      AND if it could be connected to Shadow Keep anyhow. I wonder if any parts of Leyndell fit to any part of Shadow Keep.

    • @arthurdossantos6826
      @arthurdossantos6826 2 місяці тому +2

      @@eloryansuavo I think the Nameless Eternal City fits quite well.

  • @cCalder0n
    @cCalder0n 2 місяці тому +1

    Been wanting to know more about this area, and finally got to see it! Thanks a lot!

  • @Boss_Fight_Index_muki
    @Boss_Fight_Index_muki 2 місяці тому +5

    i always like how Fromsoft build setpieces you can't reach, like that plateau in the DLC, so when you're higher up in the Ruin of Ruah you can still see the top of it.

  • @Ironsnowman7
    @Ironsnowman7 2 місяці тому +2

    That’s crazy! I just looked at the map wondering this exact same thing!

  • @madeline6951
    @madeline6951 2 місяці тому +3

    I always thought that Rot was the reason Liurnia was sinking. Raya Lucaria looks like substantial chunks are missing, and the surrounding town is no more. The Liurnian war could've left everything in ruin, sure, but we see untouched buildings in the bog. And, judging by the map, the Academy itself stands right on the stone pillar and that huge glintstone deposit. Looks like the academy will eventually sink too. Maybe the Rot is the reason Rennala is broken, mages are hostile and juveniles are reduced with each rebirth? Maybe the Rot even whispered sweat musings to Azur and Lusat? Did any of them even know the danger they were in?
    Also, as a sidenote, the hind wall of the Lake of Rot makes me think they planned something a little more dramatic for the Dragonkin we find westward. It always seemed a little out of place, maybe they wanted to create a dedicated arena, like with the Nokstella one. Rot seems like a significant deity, shame they didn't expand on it further.

  • @kingnarothept6917
    @kingnarothept6917 2 місяці тому +2

    Taking a peek around Leyndell and the base of the Erdtree would be cool!

  • @datwitchyswordfan
    @datwitchyswordfan 28 днів тому

    Is that… the Fungal Wastes ost from Hollow knight I hear?
    *Truly Perfection*

  • @Calvin-yo7lh
    @Calvin-yo7lh 2 місяці тому +6

    Wasn’t expecting Hollow Knight music for an Elden Ring video, but I love it! Two of my fav games :D

  • @AneggoctopuS
    @AneggoctopuS 2 місяці тому +2

    That is what bothered me since day 1. Thank you!

  • @ProjectOrionGaming
    @ProjectOrionGaming 2 місяці тому

    I was actually going to make a video about this place, but never did. I'm glad someone took the time to make this! Great job! You should also check out the area in Deeproot Depths right behind Godwyns arena, there are some interesting things back there as well!

  • @Fire.and.Forget
    @Fire.and.Forget 2 місяці тому +34

    lake of rot feels like lost izalith. both undeveloped

    • @Ahrpigi
      @Ahrpigi 2 місяці тому +8

      In this case let's be glad there's not more.

    • @ant3910
      @ant3910 12 днів тому

      @@Ahrpigiwell you could at least wish those place to be developed more fun instead of being a shit show as it is now

  • @Skyriad
    @Skyriad 16 днів тому

    The random enemy walking alone in the rot water actually drops an item that gives better immunity... The fact that he's just chilling is a hint!

  • @FuriousPsyOp
    @FuriousPsyOp 2 місяці тому +5

    not to be cheeky or anything but i think in a Zullie vid she pointed out that the lone ancestral follower was supposed to be a rotted ancestral ofllower but for some reason was made into a normal one. and the bug people at the end of the lake of rot were supposed to be rotted ancestral followers too.

  • @xAlundrax
    @xAlundrax 2 місяці тому +7

    I remember checking here for someone on Reddit. Sad I couldn't land anywhere

  • @rikudosennin4531
    @rikudosennin4531 2 місяці тому +1

    The background music is soothing bro!!

  • @dude_who_likes_3d_modeling
    @dude_who_likes_3d_modeling 2 місяці тому +9

    3:13 man I thought those were mushrooms

  • @jakevuckturd1201
    @jakevuckturd1201 2 місяці тому +16

    I always wondered where in the game world they physically store the round table hold. Where are we teleporting? High in the sky? Below the ocean?

    • @UltraStarWarsFanatic
      @UltraStarWarsFanatic 2 місяці тому +3

      Into the Erdtree.

    • @Kami.Sensei
      @Kami.Sensei  2 місяці тому +18

      One time while messing with noclip there it seemed to be just floating in the void, I was planning to check the Map ID of it in Map studio for a future video but got busy with DLC content. I might make a video about that.

    • @geenalawrence8338
      @geenalawrence8338 Місяць тому

      @@Kami.Senseiplease do!

  • @rirtunsasgi2626
    @rirtunsasgi2626 2 місяці тому +3

    so this has got to be where "rotten crystal" for the various weapons comes from.

  • @Zafarion
    @Zafarion 2 місяці тому +7

    When I arrived in this area about a year and a half ago, I was outraged to see this region on the map but not be able to reach it at all. I spent an hour trying to figure out how to get to it. I don't understand why fromsoftware left this area on the map if it is inaccessible. I believe there are no other areas in the game that appear so clearly on the map but are inaccessible. Maybe they planned something for this area, gave up at the last minute and ended up leaving part of it built, but appearing entirely on the map.

  • @hardluckmk.52
    @hardluckmk.52 2 місяці тому +1

    Looking it that place defogged, it really looks better idk why, maybe because i can actually see it, but the cave makes the fog make sense

  • @delphynenull2136
    @delphynenull2136 2 місяці тому +2

    I really hope someone decides to rework those terraced rot pools into an accessible area for a mod someday.

  • @jordanwolff5243
    @jordanwolff5243 2 місяці тому

    Nicely done. I think a lot of us were wondering what we may have missed down there. Mostly due to that fog.

  • @hengedraws
    @hengedraws Місяць тому

    One of my favorite areas in the game because it’s so weird and so so ancient, an even more ancient city than some of the rest, so far beneath the planet

    • @Easton959
      @Easton959 Місяць тому

      Until you have to walk through it with only 5 flasks and a dragonkin soldier chasing behind you.

  • @HomeWingGamer
    @HomeWingGamer 2 місяці тому +2

    Given the God of Rot's "Divine Essence" is apparently sealed under this lake, i could easily see this clearly carved out but unmodeled part of the lake being set aside early for more Rot God related stuff. Probably got cut for time or for leaving things vague or something.

  • @Reilly444
    @Reilly444 2 місяці тому +2

    In the thumbnail the outline looks like Ontario and I was like yah the lake of rot looks like the sort of place you'd find ontario

  • @AeroZephron
    @AeroZephron 2 місяці тому

    At least that question is answered, kept thinking I had to go back there and figure out what all those pools were about... though I did miss that pickup by the dam. Damn.

  • @astaroth0316
    @astaroth0316 17 днів тому

    Great video, you earned a new suscriber

  • @costcobakery6478
    @costcobakery6478 2 місяці тому +2

    It would’ve been so cool if there was a quest line to flood the lake of rot with running water from the damn

  • @eugenechelovechniy
    @eugenechelovechniy 2 місяці тому +2

    These crystals are cosmic, and deities come from outer space, this lake is the place where the god of rot is imprisoned. It turns out that the god of rot fell into the lake of Raya Lucaria, the magicians imprisoned him there, or he was stuck there on his own, and built their academy over the place of his fall, i.e. deposits of magic crystals.

  • @AlexSanchez-qc8fq
    @AlexSanchez-qc8fq 2 місяці тому +1

    The fact that there's a mushroom crown out there is a good way for the game to call you a dickhead for being there

  • @kamisama69666
    @kamisama69666 2 місяці тому +2

    Very fun yet informative video 👍
    Also isn't this where markiplier is filming tht movie??

  • @matthewbrayton228
    @matthewbrayton228 2 місяці тому +38

    This area would be so trivial if you could actually use Torrent 😢

    • @Kami.Sensei
      @Kami.Sensei  2 місяці тому +25

      It wouldn't be a Miyazaki game if he made skipping the poison swamps that easy 😆

    • @jonathanprince707
      @jonathanprince707 2 місяці тому +12

      It is trivial. Mushroom Armor Set, Immunizing Horn Charm, Flame Cleanse Me, Beast-Repelling Torch (keeps basilisks docile), and Blessed Dew Talisman to recover the minor HP damage from Flame Cleanse Me.

    • @Actual_Gabe
      @Actual_Gabe 2 місяці тому +18

      @@jonathanprince707 hours of gathering items but trivial lol

    • @nicecoat5004
      @nicecoat5004 2 місяці тому +8

      @@Actual_Gabe shh let the boy feel proud about himself. He'll grow.

    • @jonathanprince707
      @jonathanprince707 2 місяці тому

      Hours of collecting items? It not like you have to farm for any of those. They're all just laying around.
      But fine, you can all rot in your damn swamp.
      I hate this community.

  • @FatPaps
    @FatPaps 24 дні тому

    This is going to be the entrance to the next DLC! I’m putting my money on it 😎

  • @zarcobia
    @zarcobia 3 дні тому

    there's a mini boss on top of the area that lifts from below the rot.
    if you pause at 2:28 on the video, off to the right there is another obelisk shape sticking out of the rot lake- there's another pressure plate at it's base, you can ride that up and find the foe!

  • @OrangePumpkin123
    @OrangePumpkin123 2 місяці тому +1

    the fog removal was neat you didn’t have to edit it in a cool way but you did those kind of details are awesome 🥹

  • @HowlingComet450
    @HowlingComet450 2 місяці тому +7

    That circular void in the back of the layered pools area makes me think the Putrescent Knight could have originally been planned to be in the lake of rot pools or something. It definitely feels like a boss room area to me.

  • @vgman94
    @vgman94 2 місяці тому

    Interesting design choice in having Astel’s arena render relatively close to the coffin teleporter.
    They could’ve added a hallway and just let us walk there tbh. But I suppose this was more ambient and atmospheric.

  • @maui6262
    @maui6262 2 місяці тому

    I was in this area just last night lol i still remember my first blind playthrough not knowing about Flame Cleanse Me and encountering the Ulcerated Tree Spirit below the grace

  • @Jv19979
    @Jv19979 2 місяці тому

    One of the coolest quests and areas in the game

  • @Vlaffffy
    @Vlaffffy 2 місяці тому +2

    "Thank you Kami" We all say in unison

  • @ugu80
    @ugu80 2 місяці тому +1

    Hello our new Zullie the witch. Nice to see videos like this.

  • @dukesilver1189
    @dukesilver1189 2 місяці тому

    This reminds me of what they did with the Abyssal Woods, where there’s a large swath of map behind Midra’s Manse that’s just empty space. It’s less noticeable here in the base game because of the sheer scale of the combined over and underworld areas, but more apparent in the DLC, especially compared to the size of the dungeon it’s directly behind.

  • @jdbly5934
    @jdbly5934 2 місяці тому

    3:38...that pool is the exact shape of the state I live in, Virginia. Kind of fitting that it sits in the Lake of Rot.

  • @MemeMan_MEMESQUAD
    @MemeMan_MEMESQUAD 2 місяці тому +8

    3:34 maybe a stretch, but this looks like the divine gate

    • @Cannon6969
      @Cannon6969 2 місяці тому +4

      That’s a huge stretch. That’s just the area under Raya Lucaria, and from this angle it’s supposed to not be viewed.

    • @MemeMan_MEMESQUAD
      @MemeMan_MEMESQUAD 2 місяці тому +4

      @@Cannon6969 Raya Lucaria was just built over the glintstone cluster, the question is why is that there? In the dlc we stop miquella right out of the gate, and we know in the lore that someone trapped the rot god. We know from the primal glintstone that they can hold souls. It sure looks like something stepped out of the divine gate, was trapped in glintstone, and the rot continues to emanate from it.

  • @serenadebleue5292
    @serenadebleue5292 2 місяці тому

    I always found it funny about this lake of rot, how when you reach the ulcerated tree spirit at the bottom, you can just chill under the whole waterfall without being rotted xD like "this is fine!"

  • @yinlo5876
    @yinlo5876 2 місяці тому

    Lake of rot and the Grand Cloister is terrifying, to think there's an outer god just underneath us sealed away 😮

  • @HDdeiu
    @HDdeiu 2 місяці тому

    I always find my self wishing to see you on the map when you warp in areas that are not accesible.
    e.g. when you were on the terraces I wished you opened the map once so that I could see the player circle and compare it with the map you showed us originally.
    other than that, very nice work!

  • @nukachronic6211
    @nukachronic6211 2 дні тому

    For the first time, I noticed what appears to be a city skyline in the stars behind Astel. Likely remnants of the Eternal City that Astel destroyed.

  • @Ashlevon
    @Ashlevon 2 місяці тому

    The Lake of Rot isn't just a poison swamp. Look around, at the architecture and structures. It's all very similar to Uhl Palace Ruins, especially the massive statues of the bearded man holding a tablet. These ruins are also present above-ground in Liurnia, where a lot of Ancestral Followers are present. I can't exactly say that the white stone architecture in the Nokron area is the same as the rest of Uhl's, but it seems similar. Regardless, the Followers have a connection to the Uhl dynasty, hence the lone Follower in the Lake of Rot.

  • @MyDogLuther
    @MyDogLuther Місяць тому

    My guess is it's future DLC for the Land of Reeds, and this is where all the blood of that land accumulates to rot

  • @GuyMahoney
    @GuyMahoney 10 днів тому

    "Ever wondered what those pools on the northwest side looked like?"
    "I've got some pools on the east side to show you."

  • @BlueAsterismSolstice
    @BlueAsterismSolstice 2 місяці тому

    Carian Study Hall has always had me curious with its shenanigans.

  • @BertoPlease
    @BertoPlease 2 місяці тому

    Given how much detail was included in the map, I do think it's very plausible that they were gonna let you explore those pools as well, but probably didn't have enough time to finish it. Lake of Rot already feels relatively barren as is so

  • @deer8071
    @deer8071 2 місяці тому

    Considering how almost everywhere can be accessed by the player in this game, I like to think they were originally gonna put stuff on those cliffs but then just left it out of bounds because they figured no-one would want to go up there.

  • @mitchellradspinner4491
    @mitchellradspinner4491 2 місяці тому

    In an earlier version of the game the temple with Rot Kin was full of ancestral followers. It’s possible this guy was left over when that was changed or an intentional nod to the older concept.

  • @allthenamesiwantedweretaken
    @allthenamesiwantedweretaken Місяць тому

    .. this video just made me wish we could summon Torrent in the Lake of Rot.
    I despise the gameplay of the Lake of Rot but god is it a cool area. I'm definitely with the opinion/theory that the rot pools to the east were supposed to be an area we could go to, but got cut due to development constraints.

  • @RashFever26
    @RashFever26 2 місяці тому

    Perfect music choice

  • @WH1SK3YJ4CK
    @WH1SK3YJ4CK 2 місяці тому

    Really cool cid! Can you clear the view from stormhill over the central sea/lake? Always wanted to see the view from there

  • @Pikki2
    @Pikki2 2 місяці тому

    Why does the fungal wastes ost from hollow knight fit so well in this😂

  • @evanEPIC
    @evanEPIC 2 місяці тому

    Perfect music choice my dude

  • @FlamingAomeba
    @FlamingAomeba 2 місяці тому

    Maybe that void area that isnt rendered between the pools of VERY red Rot is where the god of rot was supposed to be Sealed. Its runoff is welling up from those spots and flowing into those pools, filling the lake of Rot. It makes sense conce those pools are a lot brighter

  • @Era-Core
    @Era-Core 2 місяці тому

    It's very likely that the unaccessible spot shown on the map is where the corpse or body of the fell god of rot is located it, which was sealed away by Malenia's mentor, who was a blind swordsman, hence why Malenia is so good at fighting even without eyesight, and yet Malenia was mysteriously born with the scarlet rot, so Radagon probably got infected with it, but dispelled it by giving birth to Malenia with Marika, and Miquella was there to probably ease Malenia's pain and suffering in exchange for being protected by Malenia, while still being deceptively strong, with Blinding Strengh, even though he was forever cursed to stay in a prepubescent body.
    These are all my theories, so take it with a grain of sodium chloride.

  • @jakovkovacevic6450
    @jakovkovacevic6450 Місяць тому +2

    Can you check out the random pieces of land that spawn next to the haligtree? Please ive been wondering for so long what they are like!!!

  • @haginboi859
    @haginboi859 Місяць тому

    Interesting perspective...I guess only possible on PC, there should be a Tarnished Excommunicated for connsole players who cannot enjoy such forays other than vicariously....but a pleasant and enlightening tour of rot....of forvan incantation to dispeĺl fog/rain...darkness we have

  • @huntergville7040
    @huntergville7040 2 місяці тому

    I know they never would but I was expecting some sort of horrific rotted eldritch beast to be hidden somewhere behind the rot pools, something creepy and weird like that seems on brand

  • @Raxi3
    @Raxi3 2 місяці тому

    On a somewhat related note, my brain convinced itself that The lake of Rot or rot liquid in general is Tomato soup

  • @woffydoggy686
    @woffydoggy686 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for hear my suggestion! :)

  • @Mandalorian96
    @Mandalorian96 14 днів тому

    Seeing you ride torrent in the lake of rot got me punching the air

  • @crestfallenneet2167
    @crestfallenneet2167 2 місяці тому

    That ancestral follower is probably just a leftover, since there exists a rotted variant of them, so they were placed here at one point but removed for reasons

  • @specialnewb9821
    @specialnewb9821 2 місяці тому

    Its crazy that deathblight basilisks are immune to rot. Big lore implications

  • @j-lohome-slice7425
    @j-lohome-slice7425 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for wonderful insight!

  • @dutchvanderlinde9304
    @dutchvanderlinde9304 2 місяці тому

    Hi, my name is Gwyndolin, and today I'll be your guide to the Lands Between.

  • @UmbrellaCorpTeam
    @UmbrellaCorpTeam Місяць тому

    Probably already been mentioned but there are more ancestral followers in Ver1.0 down near the coffin, there replaced by the rot followers after updating.

  • @Umbra_Ursus
    @Umbra_Ursus 2 місяці тому

    Without the fog, I'm reminded of the Hell level in THUG 2. Not sure why, lacks the statues or buildings, but bells have been rung.