Formless Mother
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"The Mother of Truth desires a wound." |
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The Formless Mother (姿なき母, Sugata-naki Haha), also known as Mother of Truth (真実の母, Shinjitsu no Haha),[1] is an unseen character in ELDEN RING (2022).
Overview
The Formless Mother is an Outer God[2] who was encountered by Mohg deep underground. She is known to crave wounds, and to bestow power upon accursed blood. Her body can be pierced using Mohgwyn's Sacred Spear, causing the weapon to become coated in Bloodflame, or an arm can be thrust into her body in order to scatter Bloodflame on the ground, using the incantation Bloodboon.
Long ago, the Formless Mother was discovered by a subjugated tribe in the ravages of war, and were subsequently transformed into Bloodfiends. Much like Mohg, the Bloodfiends made use of a sacred spear to commune with the Formless Mother.[3]
Trivia
- The Mother's designation as "Formless" resembles the title of a Great One (conceptually similar to an Outer God) that is indirectly featured in the FromSoftware game Bloodborne, called "Formless Oedon" (姿なきオドン, Sugata-naki Odon). In fact, both entities are strongly associated with blood.