Count Ymir

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“

The stars are dark tonight. But rest assured, this is no ill omen. On the contrary. I believe that this portends a magnificent starry cascade. - Ymir

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The stars are dark tonight. But rest assured, this is no ill omen. On the contrary. I believe that this portends a magnificent starry cascade.

- Ymir

Count Ymir, High Priest, later known as Ymir, Mother of Fingers, is a character in Shadow of the Erdtree.

Overview

Ymir is a glintstone sorcerer who resides in the Cathedral of Manus Metyr. Ymir once instructed Rellana, a princess of the Carian Royal Family, however he abandoned his alliegence to the moon, believing it to be merely the closest of the celestial bodies. He is served by Jolán, Swordhand of Night, who is fiercely loyal to her count.

Ymir possesses insight into the nature of the world, claiming that we are children of the Greater Will, born as stardust from a rapture far across the skies. He believes that Queen Marika, the Two Fingers, and their mother have been defective from the start. Ymir himself aspires to become a mother of fingers. When the Tarnished meets Ymir, he gives them a hollowed-out stone necklace and tasks them with sounding the bells at the Finger Ruins of Rhia and Dheo. After the bells have been rung, Ymir sends them to the Finger Ruins of Miyr, located below the cathedral, to sound the final bell. Doing so transports them to another place, where they encounter and defeat Metyr, Mother of Fingers. Following this, Ymir succeeds in becoming a mother of Fingers himself and attacks the Tarnished, only to be defeated.

Questline Progression

Count Ymir's questline is tied to that of Jolán, Swordhand of Night. Proceeding with certain quest stages may lock you out of any rewards.

1. Cathedral of Manus Metyr
   • Speak with Count Ymir to receive Hole-Laden Necklace and Ruins Map
2. Finger Ruins of Rhia
   • Ring the bell to receive Crimson Seed Talisman +1
3. Cathedral of Manus Metyr
   • Speak with Count Ymir to receive Ruins Map (2nd)
4. Finger Ruins of Dheo
   • Ring the bell to receive Cerulean Seed Talisman +1
5. Cathedral of Manus Metyr
   • Speak with Count Ymir to receive Beloved Stardust and Ruins Map (3rd)
   • Rest
   • Activate Ymir’s throne and descend the ladder
6. Finger Ruins of Miyr
   • Defeat Recusant Swordhand of Night Anna to receive Claws of Night
   • Ring the bell
   • Defeat Metyr, Mother of Fingers to receive Remembrance of the Mother of Fingers
7. Cathedral of Manus Metyr
   • Activate Ymir’s throne
   • Defeat Swordhand of Night Jolán
   • Defeat Count Ymir, Mother of Fingers to receive Maternal Staff, High Priest Set, and Ymir's Bell-Bearing.
     • Cherishing Fingers can now be found in the graveyard found by taking the western exit of Cathedral of Manus Metyr.

Character Information

Basic info

Location	HP	Runes	Drops	Notes
Cathedral of Manus Metyr	11,147	210,000	High Priest set Ymir's Bell-Bearing
Cathedral of Manus Metyr	HP: 11,147 210,000 High Priest set Ymir's Bell-Bearing

Shop Inventory

Image	Name	Runes	Stock	Notes
	Glintstone Pebble	1,000	1
	Glintstone Pebble (x1)	1,000
	Great Glintstone Shard	2,000	1
	Great Glintstone Shard (x1)	2,000
	Glintblade Phalanx	2,500	1
	Glintblade Phalanx (x1)	2,500
	Carian Phalanx	12,000	1
	Carian Phalanx (x1)	12,000
	Carian Retaliation	9,000	1
	Carian Retaliation (x1)	9,000
	Miriam's Vanishing	10,000	1
	Miriam's Vanishing (x1)	10,000
	Glintstone Nail	12,000	1	Available after 1st Bell
	Glintstone Nail (x1)	12,000 Available after 1st Bell
	Glintstone Nails	12,000	1	Available after 1st Bell
	Glintstone Nails (x1)	12,000 Available after 1st Bell
	Fleeting Microcosm	20,000	1	Available after 2nd Bell
	Fleeting Microcosm (x1)	20,000 Available after 2nd Bell

Equipment

Right hand	Left hand	Armor	Items	Spells
Maternal Staff		High Priest Hat High Priest Robe High Priest Gloves High Priest Undergarments		Cherishing Fingers Glintstone Nails Miriam's Vanishing Spawn Fingercreeper
RH: Maternal Staff	High Priest Hat High Priest Robe High Priest Gloves High Priest Undergarments	Cherishing Fingers Glintstone Nails Miriam's Vanishing Spawn Fingercreeper

Quest items

Image	Name	Requirements
	Hole-Laden Necklace	Talk to Ymir
	Hole-Laden Necklace (Talk to Ymir)
	Ruins Map	Talk to Ymir
	Ruins Map (Talk to Ymir)
	Ruins Map (2nd)	Talk to Ymir after ringing the first bell
	Ruins Map (2nd) (Talk to Ymir after ringing the first bell)
	Beloved Stardust	Talk to Ymir after ringing both bells
	Beloved Stardust (Talk to Ymir after ringing both bells)
	Ruins Map (3rd)	Talk to Ymir after ringing both bells
	Ruins Map (3rd) (Talk to Ymir after ringing both bells)
	Cherishing Fingers	Found in graveyard west of Cathedral of Manus Metyr after defeating Ymir, Mother of Fingers
	Cherishing Fingers (Found in graveyard west of Cathedral of Manus Metyr after defeating Ymir, Mother of Fingers)
	Maternal Staff	Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers
	Maternal Staff (Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers)
	High Priest Hat	Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers
	High Priest Hat (Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers)
	High Priest Robe	Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers
	High Priest Robe (Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers)
	High Priest Gloves	Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers
	High Priest Gloves (Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers)
	High Priest Undergarments	Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers
	High Priest Undergarments (Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers)

Boss Fight

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At the end of his questline, Ymir can be fought. He will use spells from the Finger-Weavers and spawn 3 Fingercreepers from time to time.

Notes

• After the first conversation with him, Ymir can be found cradling a small Fingercreeper.

Dialogue

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English Dialogue
Introduction
Well. We don't often receive visitors.
I am Ymir. Welcome, to Manus Metyr.
It is a pleasure to have you.
In lands so forsaken as these, chance encounters are precious indeed.
Seeing that we have convened here on this day,
allow me to mark the occasion with a modest offering.
After giving Hole-Laden Necklace and Ruins Map
The map I gave you charts the site of a hallowed ruin.
It is said that after sounding the hanging bell there...
One's fate will be guided by the stars.
I only wish to be of service.
To help those who fight for their purpose.
I'm not mistaken am I? I can see it in your eyes.
You are a fighter, are you not?
If talked to again
Is something the matter?
I've given you a map to the hallowed ruin...
Oh, I suppose you expect a lesson of me, do you.
I know the feeling. Those with purpose are nothing if not ravenous...
For power. For truth.
If talked to again
Is something the matter?
Here to squeeze another lesson out of me?
Leave
Oh, yes.
Do mind your feet around the church.
You wouldn't want to hurt the little boy.
Ambient dialogue (after reloading the area)
Oh my, you poor thing.
Another bad dream, Yuri?
Put that rotten thing out of your mind.
That tangled mess can't hurt you.
"Ask about glintstone sorcery"
I am a glintstone sorcerer. / I, too, am a glintstone sorcerer
We study the stars, and examine the life therein.
Are you familiar with our findings?
Long ago, we began as stardust, born of a great rupture far across the skies.
We, too, are children of the Greater Will.
Is that not divine? Is that not sublime?
...and yet, none can fathom its implications, its utter brilliance!
"Ask about the knight in black armor" (if Jolán, Swordhand of Night has been spoken to)
Ah, you met Jolán?
Well, I hope that she behaved, at least.
The poor girl has overcome grave misfortune.
Her tongue can be sharp at the best of times,
but don't think that makes her a bad person.
Mm. It's no surprise her little sister too, has a heart of gold.
After ringing the bell in the Finger Ruins of Rhia
Oh, there you are.
The exalted timbre of the bell has reached these ears of mine.
Gracious, the starry sky is wondrous tonight indeed.
Only your fate shines brighter.
Now, these are for you.
Think nothing of it.
I have made my decision to be of help.
May the gleaming stars guide you evermore.
If the bell in the Finger Ruins of Dheo is rung first
Oh, there you are.
The exalted timbre of the bell has reached these ears of mine.
Gracious, the starry sky is wondrous tonight indeed.
Only your fate shines brighter.
But fate can be a strange thing indeed.
The hanging bell you sounded was not the one on the map I gave you.
The bell you found was in fact, here.
Please, take a second look at the original map.
And may the gleaming stars guide you evermore.
If talked to again
Oh, hello. Is something the matter?
Leave
May the gleaming stars guide you evermore.
Ambient dialogue (in the graveyard, after reloading the area)
Forgive me.
I failed you. Failed to birth you whole.
I was not ready to be your mother.
But I can still stay here, nice and close.
For now, my dear, sleep soundly...
If talked to in the graveyard
I will return shortly.
Please, allow the two of us a moment alone.
After finding the Finger Ruins of Miyr (before receiving the third Ruins Map)
Hmm?
Did you espy something unsightly, perchance?
Well, put it out of your mind.
The stars will reveal the truth, in time.
Free yourself of any misconceptions, lest they bring woe upon the both of us.
"Ask about the nature of the world"
I fear that you have borne witness to the whole of it.
The conceits—the hypocrisy—of the world built upon the Erdtree. The follies of men. Their bitter suffering.
Is there no hope for redemption?
The answer, sadly, is clear.
There never was any hope. They were each of them defective. Unhinged, from the start.
Marika herself. And the fingers that guided her.
And this is what troubles me.
No matter our efforts, if the roots are rotten,
...then we have little recourse.
"Ask about Miquella"
Ever-young Miquella saw things for what they were.
He knew that his bloodline was tainted. His roots mired in madness.
A tragedy if ever there was one.
That he would feel compelled to renounce everything.
When the blame...lay squarely with the mother.
After ringing the bell in the Finger Ruins of Dheo
Mm. Hello there.
I heard another sound, coloured by your essence.
Simply exhilarating, I must say.
The stars are dark tonight.
But rest assured, this is no ill omen.
On the contrary. I believe that this portends a magnificent starry cascade.
Now, take this, my final gift to you.
May you join the glimmering stars above.
After ringing both bells without speaking to him after ringing the first
Mm. Hello there.
The exalted timbre of the bells has reached these ears of mine.
Twice, now. How very exhilarating, indeed.
The stars are dark tonight.
But rest assured, this is no ill omen.
On the contrary. I believe that this portends a magnificent starry cascade.
Now, take this, my final gift to you.
May you join the glimmering stars above.
If talked to again
Oh, yes. I believe I can feel it brewing.
This evening is a sign, of a greater night to come.
Leave
May you join the glimmering stars above.
"Ask about the nature of the world" (second time)
Do you recall what I said?
That Marika, and the fingers that guided her, were unsound from the start.
Well, the truth lies deeper still.
It is their mother who is damaged and unhinged.
The fingers are but unripe children. Victims in their own right.
We all need a mother, do we not?
A new mother, a true mother, who will not give birth to further malady.
Ambient dialogue
Forgive me.
I failed you. Failed to birth you whole.
But it won't be long now.
I will soon be a mother. I will give you new life.
I assure you, you will have life.
If talked to in the graveyard
Please, will you allow the two of us this time alone?
It isn't much to ask.
Start of fight
My shining star.
Grant me a mother's strength.
Look here. At my fingers.
I will be the true mother.
And I will be the only mother!
If the player is killed
I will be the true mother!
Dear Yuri, dear Fingers!
Death
Forgive me, Yuri.
Truly, I desired...to be your mother...
When summoning Fingercreepers
My dear child!
My dear children!
My dear finger!
My dear fingers!