Elden Lord

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Elden Lord is a title held by multiple characters in Elden Ring.

Overview

The title of Elden Lord was given to the consorts of Queen Marika the Eternal.[1] What power and authority the Elden Lord wields is unclear, as is the nature of the relationship between an Elden Lord and their deity. In the case of the consorts of Queen Marika, they appear to have been able to wield the power of the Elden Ring to an unknown extent.[2]

The most ancient known holder of the title is Dragonlord Placidusax, said to have been Elden Lord in the time before the Erdtree.[3] Despite this, Godfrey is referred to as the first Elden Lord[4], being the first consort of Queen Marika. After Godfrey was banished from the Lands Between, King Consort Radagon left his wife Rennala and returned to Leyndell, becoming Marika's second husband and taking the title of second Elden Lord.[1]

After the shattering of the Elden Ring, Marika and Radagon were both imprisoned within the Erdtree. The Demigods, tainted by the strength of their Great Runes, went to war over the title of Elden Lord, but none succeeded.[5] Subsequently, the Tarnished were called back to the Lands Between, guided by Grace, to seek the shards of the Elden Ring and claim the title of Elden Lord.[6]

If the Tarnished succeeds in accessing the Erdtree and opts to repair the Elden Ring, they will become Elden Lord, joining Marika as her consort.[7] However, Marika is found in a shattered and unresponsive state, seemingly merely a shell containing the Elden Ring. The Tarnished may choose to imperfectly restore the Golden Order and rule over an Age of Fracture, or add one of three Mending Runes to establish a new Age.

Similar Titles

Certain characters hold titles reminiscent of Elden Lord, often in the service of other powerful entities.

  • The demigod Mohg, known as the Lord of Blood, seeks to ascend his half-brother Miquella to godhood, in order to rule at his side as consort[8], under the auspices of an outer god known as the Formless Mother.[9]
  • The Nox of the Eternal Cities provoked the ire of the Greater Will long ago, and were banished deep underground. Now, it is said they live under a false night sky, in eternal anticipation of their liege, the Lord of Night, and of the coming age of the stars.[10]
  • Should the player character choose to aid Lunar Princess Ranni in ushering in her Age of the Stars, they may rule at her side as consort and Lord.
  • If the player character accepts the power of the Three Fingers, envoys of the Frenzied Flame, they become the Lord of Frenzied Flame, also called the Lord of Chaos, and usher in their own apocalyptic ending.[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Miriel, Pastor of Vows: "However, when Godfrey, first Elden Lord, was hounded from the Lands Between, Radagon left Rennala to return to the Erdtree Capital, becoming Queen Marika's second husband and King Consort. Taking the title... of second Elden Lord."
  2. ↑ Melina: "Hark, brave warriors. Hark, my lord Godfrey. We commend your deeds. Guidance hath delivered ye through each ordeal, to the place ye stand. Put the Giants to the sword, and confine the flame atop the mount. Let a new epoch begin. An epoch glistening with life. Brandish the Elden Ring, for the Age of the Erdtree!"
  3. ↑ Remembrance of the Dragonlord
  4. ↑ Elden Lord Crown
  5. ↑ Finger Reader Enia: "Ahh, Great Runes are the stuff of demigods; the children of the goddess, Queen Marika. She who is vessel of the Elden Ring. Tainted by the strength of their runes, her children warred, but none could become Elden Lord."
  6. ↑ Finger Reader Enia: "But the Greater Will has not abandoned the realm, nor the life that inhabits it. So it is that the Tarnished are guided by grace. Called to act. Brave Tarnished, your Great Rune is a handsome shard of the Elden Ring. Seek another of its kind. To become Elden Lord, and restore the Golden Order."
  7. ↑ Finger Reader Enia: "Confer Great Runes to become Elden Lord, and join Queen Marika as her consort. The Fingers have willed it so."
  8. ↑ Remembrance of the Blood Lord
  9. ↑ Mohgwyn's Sacred Spear
  10. ↑ Night Maiden Twin Crown
  11. ↑ Shabriri: "Seek audience with the Three Fingers and the flame of frenzy. If you inherit the flame of frenzy, your flesh will serve as kindling and the girl can be spared ... setting you on the righteous path of lordship. The path of the Lord of Chaos."
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