#and Gideon said it after you fight Malenia

[drenched-in-sunlight]

How vexing. That the All-knowing didn't have the full story… Perhaps the Queen's sorrow was justified...

[recusantchicky]

fate/purpose/what life was accorded one for

I'm searching. For my purpose, given to me by my mother inside the Erdtree, long ago. For the reason that I yet live, burned and bodiless. [Melina]

I was born at the foot of the Erdtree. Where mother gave me my purpose. [Melina]

It is a purpose which I choose to fulfil. [Melina]

My only purpose is to fight for Ranni's fate, sword and fang. [Blaidd]

Now, Ranni can finally set in motion the fight against her fate she's dreamt of for so long. [Blaidd]

In defiance of the fate he was born to, Blaidd swore to serve no master but Ranni. [Blaidd's sword]

But such is his destiny. In such matters, Blaidd's own thoughts hold no weight. [Iji]

I am certain now, fate steered us to our first encounter. [Ranni]

Thy fate lieth under my moon. [Rennala]

With the needle buried in my flesh, I've started to recall, but dimly… My destiny… [Milicent]

Thank you kindly. For giving the needle to Millicent. Now she, too, can begin her journey. And stare her fate straight in the eye. [sage gowry]

Little Millicent, following in the steps of her mother, no matter what. This is their fate, after all. [Gowry]

I think I'll head to the Roundtable Hold. Perhaps I'll find my purpose there. [Roderika]

I'm still looking for my own purpose. [Roderika]

Maidens traversed the Lands Between for different reasons. Some to seek audience with the Fingers. Others, to find the Tarnished who they were destined to guide. [traveling maiden gear]

Worn by young women who set off into the world to confront their fate. [Traveler's clothes]

My legs will soon fade, and with them, my life. Alas, this is the immovable fate of all Albinaurics. [Albus]

I've finally fulfilled my purpose. Our young yet towering sister will give us hope. [Latenna]

I lay with the remains of an exalted noble, to grant him another chance at life. To do so is the purpose of my being. [...] I still wish to be a Deathbed Companion. [Fia]

Take no heed of "cardinal sin". The Two Fingers lost their purpose a long, long time ago. [Gideon]

In truth it matters very little whether I understand the master's thoughts or not, I am merely his scribe. It is my sole and unwavering purpose. [Corihn]

My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all! [Dung Eater]

The knights of Leyndell once modelled themselves after the Tree Sentinels. Their purpose is to protect that which deserves protection, and thus the shield always comes before the sword. [greatshield talisman]

I was created to be a warrior vessel. Many great warriors reside within me, ever dreaming of becoming a great champion. It's my destiny. And the reason for which I quest. It is my ordeal, you could say. To test myself, to better myself, to fell ever greater foes. And then, one day, we'll be a single great champion. The greatest of them all! [Alexander]

Twinblade symbolizing twins Miquella and Malenia. Miquella and his sister were born from an inseparable fate. [abundance and decay twinblade]

The fate once writ in the night skies had been fettered by the Golden Order. [Telescope]

Once upon a time, the stars of the night sky guided fate, and this is a recollection of those times. [Celestial dew]

Elden Ring, O, Elden Ring. Shaper of life, arbiter of fate. Lord of the very stars above. [cut text]

What cruelty's this… Who would rob me of my one vital purpose? [HornsentNPC]

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. [Ymir]

Those with purpose are nothing if not ravenous… For power. For truth. [Ymir]

[Oathseeker] knights set off on quests of discovery, hoping to find by themselves an oath of their own choosing to serve in perfect, lifelong devotion. [Oathseeker armor]

idk man there's a lot of talk about purpose and fate and the designs one was created for and whether one agrees with or disagrees with that. it's weird to me to single out the jar ritual which shaman seem to be in on as something uniquely noncon while not really minding all the other acts of enslavement and torture that marika's side does. weird move.

[skyred-blog]

Hmmm…

Miyazaki already said this DLC would be separate.

How can it be this SEPARATE? Can people see that the two main stories of this DLC: Marika's past and Miquella's godhood, are two people that deeply connected to the base game?

How we met and fought Messmer the Impaler, the first child of Marika who once lived in Leyndell (and not in a sewer), who undertook the biggest mission for Marika (and maybe for the Golden Order itself) in a mysterious land that has a gate to godhood, with an army composed of children from the high families of the capital, and a runaway princess from the Carian royal family…

How we met and fought Miquella the God and the Starscourge Radahn in their mightiest forms—one is the most mysterious yet revered figure, the other the most famous demigod in the land…

And yet even Gideon didn’t bat an eye? That guy keeps track of your every move!

Do people remember in the AotA DLC for Dark Souls 1 when Sif recognized us? How that moment broke our hearts?

Do people remember in The Old Hunters DLC for Bloodborne, the cutscene we received after killing the Orphan of Kos? The peaceful feeling, like not only Gehrman was released from his pain.

All of the previous DLCs weren’t perfect, there were still questions we wanted answers to, legends we wanted to fight, but they never felt empty.

You finally met Metyr and the Fingers, yet you can't say a single thing to Ranni.

Why do we need to beat Romina?

You finally beat "prime" Radahn and Miquella, and what you receive is a cutscene so impactful that if someone missed it, they’d miss nothing.

Ah yes, Malenia mentioned! What she whispered in a trailer in 2019 is actually a big deal! We should check the trailer more! Then the trailer we received for the DLC must be very important, right? We’ll ride Torrent in the Abyssal Woods? No. The Scadutree? It's beautiful, I guess. We’ll see Miquella unveiling the Land of Shadows? Not show and not even a cut content. Messmer's voice? Changed.

Sorry, I just had a very negative outburst. I really love Igon.

Having the events of the dlc occur concurrent to the base game and having everyone in the base game refuse to acknowlege anything that happens in the dlc is such a dumb move. What were they thinking.

Ranni and Miquella would surely have words for one another??? Gideon would want to know??? Hello?????

[sillovain]

Adventures of Solis - Chapter 11: Ultimate Showdown(s)

Adventures of Solis - Chapter Index Written between RL 102 +20 and 131 +25 End-game and optional bosses

Malenia, Blade of Miquella - A patience battle about choosing openings. Pretty much the opposite of Fire Giant, in that bursting with weapon arts over main moveset is the winning play.

Solis has quite poor damage and so you cannot win damage trades with her.

Projectile dodge means that most spells should not be used.

Many of the lunge/thrust weapon arts do not have hyper armour or good aim. Malenia's 'common' attacks often have side-movement and are fast - trying to aggresively swing into her will almost always fail to due to above.

On the flip side, 2 uses of Glintblade Phalanx will completely break her stance in neutral state. Do note that Malenia has hyper armour during any of her moves - if the Glintblades hit her mid swing; they will not count. Additionally, the blades can miss due to terrain.

In general...

Only use your 'all-in' moves (main-hand weapon art, Glintblades etc.) after she commits to a big lunge/grabs.

This is the one fight where you should actually count the enemy poise. Hits against her mid-action will not count toward stance break.

Balance your spacing from her. Malenia's crit window is small, so dont stand too far. On the flip side, Solis is stamina intensive - so you don't want to be too close and with no stam - incase of Waterfowl etc.

Her spell dodge reacts when a skill is used, and not when it fires at her. You can use Glintblades to 'bait' an empty action out of her.

Dragonlord Placidusax - Another 'wall fight', huge hp with elemental and status resist. Similar to Fire Giant in that spells will barely harm it, just slowly and methodically chip with a weapon.

Placidusax can be stance broken quite easily, and the crit window is *very generous* - that said, the boss has such high magic resist that criticals dont even deal that much damage.

Gideon Ofnir - cant really 'out-mage' this guy, just draw your weapon of choice and beat him down.

Godfrey - Another surprise pushover fight. Then again - Godfrey is the ultimate 'bigger than average dude'. Here, I adopted the same approach as Morgott - and despite slipping up many, many times, he still fell over easily.

IMO, just throw anything at him - it just works

Radagon - Similar to Malenia; trim down your moveset. Radagon has a very aggresive spell parry and moves in a 'slippery' manner, none of our spells are good here - save for Glintblade.

In general, prepare Glintblades and run away from him until you see his hand drop back to a neutral pose before you engage.

Most of his moves are easier to roll forward/through as opposed to away.

Dismounter moveset is very good here - wide sweeps + momentum to keep hits going after you roll through his moves.

Elden Beast - The Dismounter + Glintstone Pebble 2 part combo is your main damage move here. Spam Glintblades and swiftshard to chip poise.

The critical window is *very generous* on this boss. You can easily Glintstone Pebble combo and still have time to draw your dagger and crit.

Magic weapon infusion is an option due to status immunity. Basically - Frost in you want to burst Radagon. Magic for better damage vs Elden Beast.

Mohg, Lord of Blood - 2 main points - watch your distance, roll through not away.

Mohg's attack range/timings are very good at catching mid spellcast. You have to simply feel out the range at which various spells are safe to use at.

In phase 1, his 'countdown' ability is the biggest window for casting

You can switch back to Flamberge + Impaling Thrust. The bleed status and fast thrust are advantaged here.

As per usual - remember to Swiftshard chip.

Mohg is very tough in poise and hp, we dont have any means of burst damage - this will be a slow brawl.

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[allknowingofnir]

After waiting awhile, Mei steps into Sir Gideons room, and sits at his bedside, a solem expression on her face. She was unsure if he was awake or asleep, but she still softly spoke, hoping he'd hear her sooner or later.

"... I can't say I'm all too pleased with your confession either but... In my memories, the village leaders had to make harsh desicions such as yours, and while we grieved and even spent days ignoring them, we always came back around to forgiveness, and we learned to realize it was for the best of the village... You made a mistake, and you can't undo the past, but whether you choose to fix the future is up to you. I shall hold no hatred for you, because you're a father to me in my eyes. I'm sorry it all came down to this mess..."

He grunted, sitting up in bed hair amess, his face even worse. His eyes were redder than usual, both from the hangover of last night and the grief of what had followed. He couldn't look Mei in the eyes.

"Mm. I appreciate it, I do... just... " he shook his head. How to say it? How to explain it? He stared at the wall for several minutes, leaving them in awkward silence. He just sighed heavily finally before tossing his coverings off. He was still in his armors underclothes from the night before, never having changed after the meeting with Malenia.

No matter how awful he felt, he was still senior of the Tarnished, and of the disgraceful Roundtable Hold. He turned, planting both feet on the ground, wincing a bit at the cold of the floor. He snorted, clearing his throat and nose.

"You know, this place was a war room before it was a shelter for Tarnished, back then I mean. Either for Radagon's campaign in Raya Lucaria, the march against the Fire Giants, whatever else Godfrey needed it for. It was all planned out here. I was a younger man in those days, but when my time came, the first time I mean, I was already an old man." He looked up to the ceiling as if looking to the Erdtree for answers.

"...when I came back, I was still that old man, who had died in service to the wars and campaigns. I had banners of my own, a service of a small company of scouts who were my eyes and ears across the Lands Between. Now though? When the Grace reawakened us... they were gone by then. The Hold was a mess, worse than most find it now. I mean, before we cleaned it up." He sighed, frustrated, and tired.

"Fyra... no, more than that, you lot. You, Jarrod, Rosalind, the others, but particularly Fyra, made me realize something. Those wars were over. We're tasked with fighting something I, simply put, cannot even comprehend. It boggles my mind I stood before Malenia herself last night. There was something about her, beyond the deadliness of her abilities. Her very soul radiated that awe, that... heaviness of spirit of Marika. Even as her child, she holds that in her. Marika herself? To stand before her?"

"I'd lost the sight of Grace before even leaving the Hold. When I realized by consequence of where our path would lead us, any hope or imitation of it just fled my mind. I'd spent so so much time looking for any... loophole, trick, rite, secret or otherwise, that could give me an edge, but nothing, nothing could remove the fact that we'd be fighting a god."

"I was afraid. More than that... I gave up. The Tarnished who passed through here? They had no interest in their call and it became, like I said so many times, a shelter from the rain. For all my knowledge , for all I knew, the only thing I could do was go back to war planning. It wasn't an enemy encampment, it was a village of people who wanted a place, quiet and away to live their lives in peace. I sent what forces I could amass in this age, an Omen Killer and a Perfumer." He ran a hand through his hair, lost in recent memories.

"The order had never been to terrorize them... it was secure the Haligtree Medallion by any means necessary. I failed to account what that would actually mean. Say it or justify it anyway I want, the truth was I was so overtaken by despair already, I don't think I cared." It was only then, after telling the whole story, could he turn to look Mei in the eye.

There were no more tears, and there was no despair. He was, as he had always been, tired and empty.

"Would you still call me senior of this Hold, would you still think of me as Sir Gideon Ofnir the All-Knowing? Or am I just an old butcher who's lingered too long in this gods forsaken world?"