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Lore Q&A - ask your questions, give your answers! (self.eldenringlore)

submitted 1 day ago by FooBarrington to c/eldenringlore

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Hey all! I thought it might be fun to do a Q&A thread.

If you have any questions about the lore, feel free to ask them!

If you know a bit about the lore and see an interesting question, feel free to answer!

And as a bonus, I'm doing a small giveaway. In one week, the most interesting question asked, and the most interesting answer given, will both get one shitty MS paint drawing of their choice from me! I have no artistic talent, so the shittiness is guaranteed™.

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[–] Aremel 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What's the lore behind the Bloodfiends in the DLC? They seem to have some sort of connection with Mohg, and there seemed to have been some terrible event in their past, but I can't make heads or tails of it.

[–] FooBarrington 2 points 21 hours ago

I can't give a fully satisfying answer, but some item descriptions can give us some ideas:

Bloodfiend Hexer's Ashes:

Long ago, a subjugated tribe discovered a twisted deity amongst the ravages of war, and they were transformed into bloodfiends. The mother of truth was their savior.

Outer God Heirloom:

A talisman engraved with the lore of an outer god. Raises arcane.

The clan, who lost everything in the great fires, peered upon the corpse of their ancestor, normally an act of sanctity, and saw in its shadow a twisted deity.

The clan had suffered such torment that the horrible thing was taken as an object of worship.

So we know for certain that it's the Mother of Truth who transformed them. Since the ashes are dropped in Rivermouth Cave, and the Heirloom is found in Prospect Town, these could be referring to separate groups, which would mean this might have happened multiple times. As to who they were before, "normal" people, or maybe demi-humans? I don't know if we have evidence of anything in particular. But it seems that, at least for Prospect Town, their transformation seems to have been caused by the devastation of Messmers crusade, just like with Romina.

I have a feeling they are also connected to the Omen, but I have nothing there. Hope someone else can expand!