Elden Ring: Top 10 Game Mysteries Answered

by Marc Chung on November 25, 2025

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These child scholars can be heard singing "Sleep tight, bound tight, in mother's umbra; Sleep tight, find life, by mother's amber." This suggests that these children are the eternal subjects of Rennala's practices with reincarnation, fully brainwashed by them, but it seems like pieces of them are lost each time they come b <img src="https://burst.shopifycdn.com/photos/arrows-on-target.jpg?width=746&format=pjpg&exif=0&iptc=0"; style="max-width:430px;float:left;padding:10px 10px 10px 0px;border:0px;" alt="" />When the Tarnished first meets Blackguard Big Boggart in Elden Ring , the two are not necessarily on good terms. Players likely only become aware of who Boggart is after meeting Rya, who informs the Tarnished that Boggart stole her necklace. But just as Rya turns out to have darker affiliations Elden Ring 's Volcano Manor <a href="https://www.eldenringpulse.com/articles/the-knights-of-tomorrow-elden-ring-s-tarnished-evolution.html">Switch 2 release</a> , Boggart reveals himself to be a reasonable and charming NPC who loves his prawns, despite his criminal p But Elden Ring 's Starscourge Radahn, boss status aside, may have also been trying to keep control of the extraterrestrials already in the Lands Between. One of the Nox's Eternal Cities was struck by a falling star in punishment for their blasphemy. This falling star was Astel, Naturalborn of the Void. Astel is essentially a much larger and more powerful version of the Malformed Stars who also came to the Lands Between from outer space. While these these beings have posed a threat to the Nox and have even destroyed what was meant to be an eternal city, they are kept contained deep beneath the surface of the Lands Between because of the lack entryways into Nokron and Nokstella. But because of Ranni, they - along with other extraterrestrials like Falling Star Beasts - now have an opportunity to find their way to the surf Indeed, Ranni shares a lot with the Nox people. The Nox strangely have a great admiration for the stars despite living deep beneath the ground. However, this affinity makes sense when visiting either Nokron of Nokstella, as their false skies glitter with stars. Even the large, scorpion-skeleton hybrid creatures who use Gravity Sorceries in these locations are called "Malformed Stars." This calls to Ranni's goal in creating an Age of Stars in which the Greater Will is replaced with the Dark Moon and the Outer Gods are kept away from the Lands Between. Thus, stars play an important role in both Ranni's and Nox's mission, which are already similar in their Elden Ring 's Fia the Deathbed Companion's questline is one that is wrapped in secrecy from the start. The NPC who grants the player a blessing with each of her embraces asks the player if she could return a weathered dagger to its owner, and this small, seemingly innocent act feels like an easy way to repay her. However, the handing of this dagger to D then catapults Fia, Rogier, and D into a series of situations that results in all of their dea Another important in-universe gameplay feature players should keep in mind is the weather. Some of the best open-world games make weather another aspect of the experience to immerse players in one way or another. In this case, players should be careful of Lightning and Fire magic when in the r The darkest secret of **Elden Ring ** 's Volcano Manor area may well be this: Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy, will never be powerful enough to destroy the Erdtree, because his literal hunger for power will never be satia Sleep is an affliction that has a build-up meter like Bleed or Curse, and once it fills it'll put the victim into a harmless sleep condition and much more weak to attacks. The Godskin Duo and Apostle can be put to sleep, providing an excellent opportunity to deal a devastating critical str In another classic bit of bleak FromSoftware lore, the Nomadic Merchants hide a haunting origin story. They're peaceful in-game, namely the friendly Kalé that the Tarnished meets at the start of the game. Should players try to attack a merchant, they'll respond accordingly by fighting back. But what's eerie about this is that they use the madness-inducing abilities of the Frenzied Fl Affectionately dubbed "Turtle Pope" by the fan base, the Pastor of Vows Miriel is arguably one of the best NPCs in Elden Ring . He's as compassionate as he is knowledgable, and is happy to teach and learn along with the Tarnished upon meeting them. However, for gameplay purposes since even NPCs drop loot or incite interesting storylines, one Redditor indulged a dark and morbid curios This occult mystery is related to the Nox people of the Eternal Cities, who used Night sorceries. This is because in Elden Ring the Moon of Nokstella that was cherished by the Nox is likely the same moon Ranni discovered as a child, as this would explain hers and Radahn's interest in the Nox. According to the Moon of Nokstella's description, the Dark Moon guided the stars and attracted them toward it. This suggests that the Full Moons in some way hold power over the Glintstone sorcer This makes it all the more tragic when his worst nightmare becomes reality all because the player lets out the Dung Eater. Boggart was once a prisoner like the Dung Eater, and he thus has firsthand knowledge of the way the Roundtable member tortures his victims and defiles their corpses. He thus warns the Tarnished to not go anywhere near him, and for those who do not heed his warning, they will find that Boggart will pay for their mistakes, as the Dung Eater murders him in order to plant a Seedbed Cu

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