Radahn

Preface We all love our heroes, but there is something inherently macabre about that dynamic. In a certain sense, heroism leeches off others’ suffering, profiting from their need to be saved. What does that mean then for those who aspire to become heroes, to seek fame for showing strength and valor? Elden Ring‘s director Hidetaka […]

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 thorn sorcerers in patrols around their area, the red tents and Prelate-head braziers confirming that these encampments weren’t taken over from local Cuckoos. They […]

Kaiden

Kaiden is home to the mercenaries we see roaming the frontier. And while we don’t find even ruins of a settlement by that name, we shouldn’t expect to. True to their name’s origin in Celtic, the Kaiden are a hardy “warrior” culture, roaring before battle like barbarians on the highlands; their helmet even bears similarity […]