Erdtree’s Beginning

Preface When first compiling my, very lengthy, analysis for Godfrey, I was amazed to discover just how much I kept coming back to characters and events largely unrelated to him. Despite him and Marika defining the world order, the Elden Lord’s rise and subsequent reign were very much informed by what came before. If not […]

Adan

The Fire Monks are supposed to keep watch from their mountaintop, and yet we find them in Liurnia. With camps to both the east and west, the warrior monks lead the guilty briar sorcerers in patrols around their area. They have even brought burning slugs and flame chariots, the latter used in clashes with the […]

Kaiden

Kaiden is the homeland of the mercenaries we see mostly roaming through Limgrave and the Weeping Peninsula. And while we do not find even ruins of a settlement by that name, we shouldn’t expect to. Like barbarians down on Altus Plateau, the Kaiden appear to be a hardy warrior culture; their helmet even bears similarity […]