#st. trina/reader

[prismatic-starstuff]

Sweet Dream.

— Adult!Saint Trina x Reader.

CW: drinking blood (nectar.)

The taste of her nectar in your mouth is as sweet and comforting as her arms around your waist, her silken hair brushing your arms, her sweet voice humming her lovely lullaby. Trina is gentle, holding you to her as though you're the most precious thing in the world to her; as though the two of you are all that exists.

And in this dream world of her making, you are.

Her arms hold you closer, tighter; the warmth of her body contrasting beautifully with the coolness of the endless grassy field she's created for you. All three of her eyes peer down at you from amidst flowing violet strands, and when she smiles at you, you wonder for a moment if your heart has stopped.

It hasn't, of course. No, you are safe in your dreams; safe in the arms of the saint who holds you near. You feel so small next to her form, taller than that of any human; but it is not intimidation that you feel... no, it is safety, comfort, peace.

One soft purple-tinted hand rests upon the back of your head, as Trina so carefully brings your mouth to her neck. She is inviting you to drink from her, to take from her; she is giving, always giving, in a way that makes your heart ache with affection. Never does she ask for anything in return... and this, in itself, only makes you want to give her the world.

Your lips touch the skin below the slit that decorates the saint's delicate neck. A shaky breath escapes Trina then, and for a moment, you're worried that you'd hurt her; but her arms tighten around you and welcome you closer, her fingers hold the back of your head so tenderly.

It occurs to you then: you had not hurt Trina... you had pleased her.

A warmth spreads in your heart, and a smile catches your lips. Perhaps this is how you can give back to the sweet saint who guides your sleep...

Your lips touch her neck again, and once more. Nectar smears from your lips across her skin; and Trina chuckles softly, almost breathlessly.

"So this is the dream you wish to dream this night..."

Her voice, gentle as always, carries with it a certain note of... wonder. As if she is surprised. As if she had not expected to be treated in such a way; to be given to in return.

Your eyes meet her three, and you nod. Your tongue is just that bit more deliberate as you slowly lick up the nectar trailing from her wound; your lips are that bit more purposeful as you suck.

Trina's eyes flutter closed, her soft cheeks darkly flushed. She pulls you down to lay with her amidst the grass, beneath the stars; violet hair blanketing both your bodies as she leans over you, lips parted and gaze adoring.

Here in this dream world of her making, you know all at once that this is only the beginning of a very sweet dream.

And it is one where the two of you are all that exist.

[emptymasks]

Uh oh new fandom activated! Elden Ring (and Shadow of the Erdtree) stickers, badges and keychains are done and up on Etsy! I'm really happy with how these little guys turned out.

I just wanted to draw Messmer and then maybe a couple others and then all of this happened. Come find me fellow people who want to comfort Messmer and give him a little kiss!

Offering keychains is scary. I make the badges and stickers myself, but the keychains I have to commit to ordering from a manufacturer and have to order a set amount and hope I sell enough. This is probably going to be my last time risking selling keychains due to the loss of money if I only sell a couple. So I hope these do well! Reblogging and sharing always helps so much, if you can't or don't want to purchase, just getting the listings in front of more eyes is super helpful towards possibly getting sales.

I can’t link to my Etsy without risking Tumblr hiding the post from tag search results, but the link is in my pinned post, my carrd, I’m emptymasks on Etsy. Reblogs help support artists more than likes ❤️

[ID: Individual pixel art chibi drawings of 11 characters from the video game 'Elden Ring' and it's new DLC 'Shadow of the Erdtree' that are available as stickers. These drawings are also available as badges where they are placed inside circles to show what they will look like as physical button badges, some of them with plain colour backgrounds and some with 1-3 different pride flags as examples of how you can customise the backgrounds. 5 of the designs are also available as keychains.]

[bednbunfast]

MIQUELLA AND ST. TRINA BEING SOFT AND SWEET AND 🫶🫶🫶!!!!! TO YOU🫵

based on @philistiniphagottini's A Gentle Place !!! GO!!! READ THEIR WORKS!!!!! THIS IS A THREAT (/j)

[philistiniphagottini]

This is to the Anon that wanted some Miquella x Reader x St. Trina fluff. Thank you for giving me an idea. I hope you like what I came up with. Sorry, I kind of self-projected in this because I needed to write some comfort but I hope you can still enjoy.

cw. fluff, slight emotional hurt, comfort, gender neutral reader, reader has long hair, minors DO NOT interact

“You must eat.”

St. Trina’s voice was as soft and as gentle as the breeze on a warm afternoon, the tone gracing your ears like a chime from a shimmering bell. Your gaze drifted towards her as she sat at your side, your hands folded in your lap as you tilt your head in her direction. The sweet scent of exotic fruits curled in your lungs as you took a deep breath, the tip of your tongue tingling as you stared at the delicate slice of fruit pinched between her dainty fingers. A soft smile played at the corners of her mouth as she offered you food; the patience of a saint radiating off her in waves and she waited for you to take it from her. Your eyes flickered away for a brief moment and your head naturally followed the movement. 

“Must I?” you mumbled softly, chin tucked into your chest as your head drooped. 

A soft tut was heard behind you before you felt a sharp sting prickle at the back of your scalp. You winced as a soft hiss of air whistled through your teeth, a pinch forming between your brow as the comb passing through your hair caught in a stubborn knot. Miquella quietly quelled you when you squirmed, whispering an apology as he tried to pass the ivory comb through your long hair once more. You had briefly forgotten that the kindly demigod was even sitting behind you, his touch ghosting over you and as soft as silk that you barely even felt it. 

“Be still” Miquella said, his voice like a soothing balm to your rattled mind.

The pain that throbbed in the back of your scalp slowly ebbed as Miquella gently guided your head, the comb passing through your hair once more as the knot was teased out. A small huff of air breezed past your lips as you tried to remain still, your cheeks feeling warm under their scruntising attention as you were pampered. You would be lying if you say you didn't enjoy it. But there was always this annoying little voice in the back of your mind, gnawing away at you like a persistent swarm of insects as nasty thoughts burrowed their way into your skull. Such seeds that had sprouted into deep roots were hard to upheave and you wondered why kindly Miquella and ethereal St. Trina were even wasting their precious time with someone like you. It was hard to sway the negative thoughts when in the presence of such divinity. These horrible, wretched thoughts made your stomach curdle. Your throat bobbed as you swallowed thickly. 

“Why?” you asked, your voice breaking the serene silence. 

You could feel both St. Trina’s and Miquella’s eyes on you now. It was too late now, you couldn’t simply pluck the question back out of the air and stuff it back down your throat where it belonged. Your heart stammered in your chest, your ears ringing with the wildly fluttering pulse as you picked at the dirt under your nails. Miquella started to hum a soft tune as he twisted long strands of your hair around his fingers, wisps of your hair curling between the slender digits as he started to tie them into delicate braids. It was St. Trina who spoke as she shuffled closer to your side, placing her warm hand onto your thigh as giving it a soft, reassuring squeeze. Your gaze travelled to her soft, delicate face, her lilac skin glowing underneath the warm rays of light that the Erdtree exuded, bathing the lands in rays of honeyed gold. 

“Do you think yourself unworthy of love?” she asked, delicate lashes fluttering over her round cheeks as she tipped her head towards you.

You pressed the seam of your lips together in a tight, thin line. The soft tune Miquella hummed continued to fill the void of silence as he diligently groomed your hair, weaving soft lilies of pale purple and unalloyed gold into the braids of your hair. You waited with baited breath for St. Trina to speak once more, her demeanour calm and serene like the gentle waves lapping at the ocean’s shore. A soft noise stirred in the back of her, her smile warm as he gave your leg another squeeze. 

“You are worthy of love, my dear. Never doubt that.”

You blinked owlishly in surprise as she raised her hand that held the slice of fruit, pressing it to your lips before you could speak the words that lay heavy on your tongue. You could taste the sweetness of the ripe fruit on the shape of your mouth as St. Trina coaxed you into taking a bite. 

“Eat” she gently encouraged.

She pursed her lips together and with a small huff of air puffed from your nostrils you mimicked her, lips parting as you finally plucked the food from her grasp. Her eyes shimmered with delight as you quietly chewed, mind already distracted by the sweet taste dancing along your tongue. You silently pondered on her words, repeating them over and over like a mantra in your head. You stirred from your thoughts as Miquella tied the last section of hair, the long braid sweeping over your shoulder as it gently swayed in the breeze. You welcomed his embrace as his arms circled around you, his chin hooked on your shoulder as he coddled you into his arms. Your heart was beating frantically again as St. Trina was next to join the fray, sweeping you into her loving arms as you were pressed between both of their unyielding love for you. 

You could feel Miquella’s warm breath tickling your skin as he spoke, lips ghosting over your cheek as he whispered in a voice as soft as silk. 

“No matter how many times you may shatter, we will always be here-”

“To pick up the pieces” St. Trina finished, lips pressed to your other cheek as she nudged her nose into the soft skin of your face. 

This world could be cruel and unkind, but perhaps with such loving souls such as Miquella and St. Trina, the world could be made a gentler place.

[thebluester2020]

(Lil' Thiollier drabble since I'm trying to warm myself back up to writing/rewarding myself since my finals will be done soon, thank god)

The idea of Thiollier being into worship sex has me gnawing at the bars of my enclosure rn. Walk with me—

You're a maiden who's dedicated herself to the teachings of St. Trina. Like many others, you follow the calling of Miquella into the Lands of Shadow, but for a completely different reason; you're here to find St. Trina's whereabouts and worship her in the flesh rather than pray to a flimsy imitation of her.

Imagine your shock when you finally find her after going through countless horrors and fire golems along the way, and some masked man is begging like a whipped pup about how he wanted St. Trina to speak to him! All the while, he dared to be barely coherent. You could hardly stand the sight a single second longer before you smacked the poor fool to his senses. And...when Thiollier had come too, he was admittedly shocked at the person before him.

Not just because he could've sworn that he was alone within the garden's depths, but also because...St. Trina has appeared before him? In the flesh? Even though he looked back and forth between St. Trina and you repeatedly, because of his haziness and being confused by your beauty...he could've sworn on his very soul that you were St. Trina and that his god had finally answered his prayers and decided to grace his unworthy ears with their voice.

"St. Trina..." He whispered, his voice borderline a moan as he crawled to you on his knees, your slap from earlier knocking his mask off his face just enough to where you were able to see the dusty pink that tinted his cheeks. "You've finally graced me with your voice..." He continued to whisper before he stopped at your feet, pressing the side of his face into the meat of your thighs before he sighed at your soft touch and familiar intoxicating scent of the flowers that bloomed in the gardens. For once, he was glad to have been awake and not completely under the effects of slumber, the pleasurable heat that filled his being made Thiollier shudder as he pulled you in even closer and tried to dig his face deeper into your softness. You, however, blushed at the contact, your mind waging war with itself as you struggled to give the man another slap immediately or gently try to tell him that he has you confused and that their god is not too far away from him!

Truly, he had ingested too much of St. Trina's nectar— "St. Trina..." His soft voice called for your attention, snapping you out of your thoughts and back down at him to see how he began to gently tug at the waistband of his pants. He whined when his hand grazed the tent his cock was pitching in his pants. "Is this another effect of your poison?" He asked. "Thou truly is a god...for once, wakefulness is better than your intoxicating slumber."

You were frozen in shock as he tugged his pants down just enough to reveal his weeping sex, beads of pre-cum rolling down the sides of his twitching cock before a shakey hand began to softly stroke himself. This whole situation was sooooo wrong, this stranger confusing you for his god who was not too far away from him?! Blasphemous and worthy of his death even and yet...how could something so wrong feel soooo right? The sight of his slightly open lips, panting and pleading for his god in both reverence and confusion at how good his self-pleasure made him feel. How his arm looped around your legs tightened ever so slightly in tune with his hand beginning to speed up, his moans coming out more and more freely as he sobbed out for his god.

"Oooohhh...St. Trina...h-how...how could such a thing feel so good?" He panted, briefly tucking his face into your clothing once more before forcing himself to look upon your face once more. "These pleasures of the flesh...is it because of your sweet gaze that it feels so good? O-Oh...please look at me, always." He continued to whimper.

"It is through your gaze and sweet nectar alone, that I feel such relief..."

"Forever, I pledge myself to you St. Trina...and to the sweet comforts your presence delivers."

His hand could only manage a few strokes before he suddenly stilled with a choked-up moan. After a few long moments, he finally relaxed with a deep sigh as his face resumed simply resting upon your thighs as he went back to sleepily hugging your legs to him. As for you...you were soaked despite the presence of the god you worshipped. You hadn't a single clue who this man was, only how devoted he was to St. Trina, but...you wanted more of him, whoever he was besides have the most adorable voice.

a/n: Lol, this is most likely ooc but I like Elden Ring and I'm using smut to fool myself into believing these characters have happier lives than they canonically do 💀. Not to mention, I've been searching for smut of this pathetic man and haven't been successful yet, so guess what? Im doin' it myself atp.

[259kmvn]

emancipation and forgiveness

you, miquella's loyal knight from his time at the haligtree, had successfully saved him from godhood without having to kill him. you'd returned him his every flesh and fear and love against his desire, and now embark on your journey home. post-god!miquella x knight!reader

"come home, my lord miquella. you have no fate in godhood." you whispered, stitching his soul into all that you'd collected of him. "let radahn rest," you regarded radahn's corpse from the corner of your eye, "and yourself too."

you shook the memory from your mind as you watched miquella walk from a distance. a part of you felt relief for him, and another felt melancholy- but you're grateful that you could feel for him in the first place.

because after retrieving his self, it took miquella two years to warm up to you. he had his grievances. his half-brother who was meant to be his consort was killed, his plan to achieve godhood and create a better world was destroyed, and his own trusted knight seemingly betrayed him.

despite that, there was gratefulness to be had. being reunited with himself gave him back his emotions, and he could feel again. he felt fear and he felt anger and he felt pain, and he felt love. a deep conflict to thank you and curse you settled in his heart. therefore, to quell his dilemmas, miquella requested for time to grieve his fates. making up for the sadness he could not experience.

miquella tread past the land of shadow back to his haligtree with you in tow; distances apart but always together. he cried endlessly, day and night, what with the walk back being much more taxing without his spectral steed.

but the journey home meant a lot to miquella. he had no ties to godhood. he was freed- from his curse, having kept his grown corpus; and from his husk of godship. he'd witnessed creatures, friends and foes; the embodiment of st trina who wept when she saw him, thiollier and his passion for sleep, the beasts and dragons who paid him no mind (until they did, and you swiftly dealt with them).

for the first time, miquella felt no need to suffice and make up for the lost sins of his mother. he experienced the world as is, and it carried more compassion than he could ever wield. perhaps it was because he was stripped entirely of it; and feeling even a tinge of love in such a state could be overwhelming. perhaps that was what needed to happen for him to realise that-

he need not be a god for compassion to flow in his beloved lands.

only at that realisation did he finally stop crying. you noticed this. it was at during time when the both of you slept on an isolated cliff, with miquella amongst the grass and you amongst the trees. where he would usually weep to sleep, he just breathed and dozed off. and when the sun rose, so did he. but this time, he cried not. he simply sat and watched, silently letting the rays overcome his skin.

"y/n?" he'd called out. the call was familiar, reminiscent of the times he would do so at the haligtree.

"i'm here, my lord." you responded in haste. maintaining your position on the tree branches. "what can i do for you?"

"come here, y/n."

it had been two years since he addressed you directly, all the more requesting for your presence. he'd been grieving, after all. so this was a shock to you- a shock second only to his halted tears. but you heeded your lord's command and dropped down by him.

miquella gestured at his lap. a silent demand for you to rest your head on it. if it was anyone else, you would have slapped their senses into them. but this was miquella, and this was an old routine. so, like you'd done so many times at the haligtree, you slowly let the weight of your head fall onto his lap. silent, he started weaving flowers into your hair.

your eyes were closed, yet you felt miquella's gaze as intensely as ever. they were tender, his hands, and you could not help but sigh out relief.

miquella's voice broke the tense but gentle silence. "i... had been mistaken." he started, voice tainted with regret. "about mercy.. compassion.. godhood."

you pressed your lips together, eyebrows tense from anticipation. receiving your lord's words after a long, long while was not as easy as you expected.

"although i have lived longer than you, you've taught me more than i could have gained in my lifetime," his voice was as tender as his fingers, "i'm-" and he choked up, "i'm sorry."

his fingers stopped, and teardrops fell to your skin. "i thought- i thought i was doing the right thing," his words fell between sobs, "i didn't know.. how much i- i-"

you grasped miquella's fingers and brought them near your lips. with your eyes still closed, you interrupted- "who are you apologising to, my lord miquella?" it was like you knew the answer, and only wanted for him to realise it.

right. who was he apologising to? miquella felt the graze of your lips against his skin and looked into his thoughts. in them, he saw his mother. his twin sister. his half-brothers. he saw the haligtree and its residents, and you amongst them. he saw the world and the creatures he encountered, hostile and not, and he saw st trina. finally, he saw the one he'd wronged the most. himself.

miquella sobbed,

and you silently received his tears.

[thiolliers-consort]

Thiollier x male!reader head canons

Warnings: implied neurodivergent Thriollier, non sexual intimacy, insecurity, no beta reader (we die like men), DLC spoilers duh

Weak as a kitten and thick as two planks

⟢ Thiollier is very soft spoken and keeps to himself, so it’s not easy to get him to come out of his shell. He just wants to sell his poison and go to sleep.

⟢ his type is someone that will be patient with him and can relate to him. You wanna buy the poison perfume bottle? He might already be a little in love now.

⟢ courting him is easy. Flowers and words are enough to make him fold. He especially loves when you get him poison bloom. It shows that you actually care about his interests.

⟢ another important thing to do while courting him is to listen to him speak about his favorite ways to use poison. He still won’t speak much, but it will be the most talkative he’ll ever be.

⟢ just listen to him! Be attentive and engage in the conversation! Ask him questions! He really appreciates it since people just look to him to buy poison, but never to learn about him on a deeper scale.

⟢ he will not speak about St. Trina at this point of time, but you could probably piece two to two together and assume that she has influenced him. The poison? His constant drowsiness and sleepy voice? Doesn’t take a genius.

⟢ he’s very drowsy constantly! So it works very well to offer a nap to Thiollier. He will probably deny your offer, but he will not forget it.

⟢ he likes physical intimacy. While you’re courting him, he will notice and try to do the same. He’s not too subtle at all though.

⟢ a nice thing he likes to do is put himself inside your clothes. For example: if you two are making camp together and you sleep with armor that has long open sleeves, he will take off his gloves and put his arms up your sleeves to feel your warmth.

⟢ it might make you feel slightly uncomfortable physically since he’s very cold, but it’s like having a cat on your lap. If you do anything to disturb him, he will remove himself.

⟢ if you end up declaring your love for him, he will reject you the first couple times. He simply thinks you’re too good for him and that you’re waisting your own time.

⟢ he will eventually fold and give into your advances. He’s just too in love with you, how could he not?

⟢ my final statement is that he loves bathing with you. Physical intimacy and acts of service at the same time is perfect for him. He might let you wash his hair, but you will not be allowed to braid it.

⟢ He knows how he likes his hair and doesn’t want it to change even a bit. It needs to be done in a specific way that only he knows how to do.

⟢ just love him and be patient with him! Especially after miquella’s charm wears off…

A/N: my lovely Thiollier.. he’s my F/O, so this post is extremely self indulgent lol.

[lullinglily]

MASTERLIST

total works  — 17

ELDEN RING  —

sfw alphabets

Queen Marika

Sorcerer Rogier

Needle Knight Leda

requests

Messmer

messmer x wife!aspiring elden lord!reader (part 1)

messmer x wife!aspiring elden lord!reader (part 2)

Miquella

love languages (gn!reader)

Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy

Rykard x gn!reader x Tanith poly relationship hcs

Lady Tanith

Rykard x gn!reader x Tanith poly relationship hcs

Radahn

stargazing (gn!reader)

Leda

needle knight leda x st trina follower! fem! reader

Thiollier

thiollier x gn!reader with a similar personality to him

D, Hunter of the Dead

d, hunter of the dead x reader hcs

blurbs

Various Characters

what's in a name? (gn!reader)

Messmer

his promised consort (fem!reader)

Malenia

malenia x gn!reader hcs

Melina

a heretic at the stake (gn!reader)

Sir Ansbach

relationship hcs (gn!reader)

BLOODBORNE —

adieu (gn!reader)

domestic life (gn!reader)

make merry (lady maria x fem!reader)

[morgottbathwater]

I'm thinking of taking short fic or hc requests, I also do canon/reader, etc.

I'm more familiar with writing

Omen twins

Pureblood knights

Miquella & St. Trina

But I'm willing to write for anyone else, not Messmer though soz

[definesanity]

Went looking for a Dagger replacement for Tiche!Reader and I found this

Basically like St Trina's sword from Elden Ring if you found it yet :)

I was also thinking of her maybe having a Dendro vision.... 👀

But then I got side tracked and went looking for more, something to suit her style- xd

But I feel like she'd be that rare character to use any kind of weapon + her ballet dancing skills 💅🏾

Bow

Claymore

Regular sword

Polearm

Absolutely LOVED this weapon in Hellboy 2 🥰

Tiche with a Dendro Vision is some irony if ever I've seen it xd

St. Trina: The Lands Between's version of a trap /lh

[makeela]

[slaps miquella on the back] this little guy can hold so many alter egos

ok. here it is. my gigantic tinhat thesis about Miquella and my belief that he is, in fact, like, just so many different guys. at the same time. or, well, mostly women, actually. diversity win!

Disclaimer: this post assumes in large part that you already know a fair bit of the “established lore”. Some things may only be mentioned in passing or glossed over for this reason.

lets fucking go

Miquella and St Trina

Relevant item descriptions:

“Candlestand torch that burns with a light-purple flame. The carvings depict St. Trina, but in adult form, somewhat unnervingly. The light-purple flame induces sleep.” (St. Trina’s Torch, found in the Consecrated Snowfield)

“Silver sword carried by clerics of St. Trina. Inflicts sleep ailment upon foes. St. Trina is an enigmatic figure. Some say she is a comely young girl, others are sure he is a boy. The only certainty is that their appearance was as sudden as their disappearance.” (Sword of St. Trina, found at the Forsaken Ruins south of the Divine Tower of Caelid) “Tree branch blessed with an incantation of unalloyed gold. Craftable item. Pierce a foe, using FP to turn them into a temporary ally. The Empyrean Miquella is loved by many people. Indeed, he has learned very well how to compel such affection.” (Bewitching Branch)

“A record of crafting techniques left by a man who was utterly captivated by St. Trina. He continued the search for her in his slumber. Acquire the knowledge to craft the following: - Bewitching Branch” (Fervor’s Cookbook[3], obtained from Gideon in Roundtable Hold after entering Mohgwyn Palace and resting at a Site of Grace)

This one was kind of a given, but is important to mention for subsequent tie-ins. Given these item descriptions, plus cut quest content from a character named Rhico, which was meant to end in the Consecrated Snowfield after helping him travel in dreams in his search for St. Trina (written below) it’s fairly easy to assume that Miquella and St. Trina were, at least at one point, the same person.

“You know, a holy personage was once abducted from these lands. Thus I am here in search of clues that might unravel the mystery. The abductor's bloody footprints are said to have disappeared in the Forest of Ancient Bowers. Finally, I have found it! St. Trina's, no, Lord Miquella's cadaver.” 

Empyreans, as We Know Them

According to Ranni upon doing her quest, there are currently three (technically two, if you don’t count Ranni herself, which she does not) distinct Empyreans. Herself, Malenia, and Miquella.

“I was once an Empyrean. Of the demigods, only I, Miquella, and Malenia could claim that title. Each of us was chosen by our own Two Fingers, as a candidate to succeed Queen Marika, to become the new god of the coming age."

However, if you look deeper into item descriptions, you’ll find out there was a fourth Empyrean: The Gloam-Eyed Queen. 

“Superior Black Flame incantation of the Godskin Apostles. Summons a circle of Black Flame pillars around the caster. Charging increases the size of the circle. The Gloam-Eyed Queen led the apostles. It is said that she was an Empyrean chosen by the Fingers.” (Black Flame Ritual)

Now, at this point it’s worth noting that there are only two required qualifications to be an Empyrean. You must be chosen by your own Two Fingers, and you have to be a direct descendant of exclusively a god. Ignoring the specifics of Ranni’s parentage (something to get into later, but not on this post), unless Marika and Radagon had additional children or there’s another god floating around, our options are very slim for who it might be.

“Remembrance of Malenia, Goddess of Rot, hewn into the Erdtree. The power of its namesake can be unlocked by the Finger Reader. Alternatively, it can be used to gain a great bounty of runes. Miquella and Malenia are both the children of a single god. As such they are both Empyreans, but suffered afflictions from birth. One was cursed with eternal childhood, and the other harbored rot within.” (Remembrance of the Rot Goddess)

The Gloam-Eyed Queen and Why She’s Important

The Gloam-Eyed Queen was an Empyrean who went toe-to-toe with Marika, which eventually led to Marika removing the Rune of Death from the Elden Ring and sealing it in Farum Azula, a realm separate from the Lands Between where time works differently. The Gloam-Eyed Queen presided over the Godskins, and more importantly, raised(/potentially birthed) them. She was eventually defeated by Maliketh, and Destined Death — alongside her and her disciples’ ability to kill Gods — was sealed away.

“Sacred cloth of the Godskin Apostles, made from supple skin sewn together. Successive attacks restore HP. The Gloam-Eyed Queen cradles newborn apostles swaddled in this cloth. Soon they will grow to become the death of the gods.” (Godskin Swaddling Cloth, found after defeating the Spirit-Caller Snail in the Spiritcaller cave, located in the Mountaintops of the Giants)

“Sacred sword of the Gloam-Eyed Queen who controlled the Godskin Apostles before her defeat at the hands of Maliketh. The Black Flames wielded by the apostles are channeled from this sword.” (Godslayer Greatsword)

“Robe made by sewing together patches of smooth skin. Worn by the Godskin Apostles. The apostles, once said to serve Destined Death, are wielders of the god-slaying Black Flame.  But after their defeat by Maliketh, the Black Blade, the source of their power was sealed away.” (Godskin Apostle Robe)

So now that we know all of that, what’s so important about her? Firstly, she rose in direct defiance of the Golden Order: while we don’t know what her motivations were exactly, we know that she could wield Destined Death and could kill not only Marika, but would have been in a position to kill an Outer God, as well. As far as we know, Malenia had no intention to inherit the Elden Ring, and was fully in service to her brother. This leaves only two obvious possibilities (not including a third, which will be mentioned later): Ranni and Miquella, who both are clearly resentful of the Golden Order, though for different reasons. While it’s conceivable that Ranni could’ve been the Gloam-Eyed Queen, especially given her close proximity to Destined Death with the Night of Black Knives, something like that wouldn’t have been necessary for her to shed her body if she had control over Destined Death in the first place — she would’ve been able to shed her Empyrean flesh long before Maliketh sealed away Destined Death. This leaves Miquella.

Miquella’s Haligtree and His Purpose "... Only... a little further now... Show me the path, O gentle lights... the path to Elphael." (Lost Spirit NPC, Consecrated Snowfield)

Miquella’s Haligtree, hidden behind a waygate in the Albinauric town of Ordina, is presented to the player as a place those shunned by the Golden Order could turn to. You’re first made aware of it in Liurnia upon meeting Albus, who gives you the right half of the Haligtree Medallion and urges you to seek out Latenna, so that you might help her journey to the Consecrated Snowfield.

“A chosen land awaits us Albinaurics. The medallion is the key that leads to the city. It's only a quaint treasure, for we who cannot make the journey. But for dear Latenna, it is needed. To fulfill her purpose.” (Albus dialogue)

“Flanged iron cap adorned with a crown of unalloyed gold. Increases faith. Worn by foot soldiers sworn to the Haligtree. Who is that Miquella shall bless, if not the low and the meek?” (Sacred Crown Helm)

“Silver helm of Loretta, a Knight who served Miquella's Haligtree. Loretta, once a royal Carian Knight, went on a journey in search of a haven for Albinaurics, and determined that the Haligtree was their best chance for eventual salvation.” (Royal Knight Helm)

Upon arrival, you find Haligtree town full to the brim with Misbegotten, who are well-known to be oppressed under the Golden Order. (You’ll also find several Spirit-Caller Snails — this is important for later.) 

This was not, however, Miquella’s original intent in creating the Haligtree. His initial goal was to cure Malenia of the affliction she’s suffered since birth: the Scarlet Rot, and later, free Godwyn from his half-life as the Prince of Death. Since this was something that wasn’t viable under the Golden Order, he split off to create his own Erdtree that could hopefully help in curing his siblings. This research led him to Unalloyed Gold, which, short of removing the Outer Gods entirely, is a way to stall their affliction. This is shown both in the case of Scarlet Rot (Malenia’s armor and prosthetics, Cleanrot Knight armor, Haligtree/Elphael Knight armor) as well as the Frenzied Flame (Unalloyed Gold Needle). 

“One of the incantations of the Golden Order fundamentalists. A gift of gratitude to the young Miquella from his father, Radagon. Produces a golden ring of light and fires it across a wide area. Charging enhances range. And yet, the young Miquella abandoned fundamentalism, for it could do nothing to treat Malenia's accursed rot. This was the beginning of unalloyed gold.” (Radagon’s Rings of Light)

Before looking at how this all comes together, it’s also important to note that in Kale’s cut questline, we see that St. Trina would sing to the merchants to try and stave off the Frenzied Flame. This is the same song that some merchants can be found playing. Link to a youtube video containing the entire cut questline can be found here: https://youtu.be/LK_8F_XwLaE

Where Miquella and the Gloam-Eyed Queen Come Together

Let’s start with the obvious. All Godskins are weak to sleep — in fact, Godskin Duo is the only main story boss receptive to sleep past a brief stagger. Continuing on the sleep thread, all spirit-type enemies (Fia’s Champions, Niall/O’Neil adds, Spirit Soldiers in Castle Sol, etc.) are immune to sleep with the exception of the spirit versions of the Godskin Duo that you fight in the Spiritcaller cave and Spirit-Caller Snails. Despite the name, Spirit-Caller Snails are classified as Those Who Live In Death. Regardless, they are also the only enemy of this type not immune to sleep. As we know already, St. Trina is associated with sleep, and we have established for our purposes here that St. Trina and Miquella are one in the same, and given the fact that these are both outliers specifically because they can be slept, it’s hard not to draw a conclusion between the two. 

(As a note, I don’t think Spirit-Caller Snails on their own are SUPER hard evidence or anything, but laying out that they are all either related by Mohg, Miquella, or Godskins even coincidentally is kind of important)

It’s also definitely worth mentioning that there are only three instances of Spirit-Caller Snails outside of the Haligtree. The first is the faux Godskin Duo who drop the Godskin Swaddling Cloth on defeat, as well as lesser Spirit-Caller Snails in the same cave who summon wolves and (more importantly) disciples of Okina. For those who may not remember, Bloody Finger Okina is the NPC invasion in Mountaintops who drops Rivers of Blood. The second instance is in the Leyndell Catacombs — you know, the ones at the bottom of the sewers, where you can find Mohg’s shackle. This Spirit-Caller snail is protecting the Haligdrake Talisman +1. Lastly, and least importantly (or maybe not, depending on how you feel about “the arbitrary number is the same so therefore it MUST mean something”), in Road’s End Catacombs there is a Spirit-Caller snail that summons Crucible Knights Siluria and Ordovis. On its own this doesn’t mean much, but overall there are seven illusory walls in the dungeon, which strangely enough matches up with the Godskin Noble Robe item description: 

“Robe made by sewing together patches of smooth skin. Subcutaneous fat makes it plump and soft. Worn by Godskin Nobles, known for their seven-face aprons. Strengthens the Noble Presence incantation. Nobles are the most ancient apostles who are said to have assimilated inhuman physiology. Not unlike the crucible, the Erdtree in its primordial form.”

Now, let’s talk about the Black Flame Protection incantation. It’s given to you by Gideon after you arrive at the Haligtree and return to Roundtable Hold. This is the item description:

“A Black Flame incantation of the Godskin Apostles. Summons black fire within, increasing physical damage negation. However, sacred flasks and other such forms of HP restoration are impaired. The Apostles were all embraced by the Gloam-Eyed Queen, and the Black Flame was their armor within.”

Within the context of what and whom Miquella welcomed at the Haligtree — and the fact that this is given to you upon entering the Haligtree — it seems far from unlikely that he would turn away Godskins on his doorstep. 

Other things that are interesting but inconclusive/not worth a full paragraph:

The location where you get the Sword of St. Trina is pretty close to the Divine Tower of Caelid, where you fight a Godskin Apostle for their armor set and the Godslayer Greatsword

Miquella likely has some type of connection to the crucible, or something similar spawned from the Haligtree, considering it was basically a “proto-Erdtree” and Miquella was trying to grow his own; this could have led to physical deformities in the Godskin Nobles if they were present

Black Flame Monks are just Flame Monks that abandoned the Giantsflame in lieu of Black Flame. Doesn’t really have much to do with anything other than proximity, since Giantsflame originates in the Mountaintops

Expanding upon this point, the Black Flame Monk Amon ashes are found on the Hidden Path to the Haligtree after defeating the hidden stray Mimic Tear. Item description states that he was the first of the Flame Monks to convert.

Millicent’s optional quest location that lets you summon her at Dominula (Windmill Village) to fight the Godskin Apostle. This is available only after giving her the Valkyrie’s Prosthesis at the Erdtree-Gazing Hill, which means her route from that Site of Grace to the DTS outside Leyndell (her next summon location) is much longer than necessary, and there’s no plot reason for her to have gone there.

What About Melina?

Disclaimer: very little of this is supported by actual in-game item descriptions or text. This is based almost entirely off of my own inferences and a few lore tidbits.

Earlier I mentioned that there was another possibility for who the Gloam-Eyed Queen could be. This is, of course, Melina. She’s an extremely popular choice for people’s depictions of the Gloam-Eyed Queen, especially since in the Frenzied Flame ending she’s shown to have one purple (“gloam”) colored eye, and she promises to deliver the Tarnished Destined Death. 

“Lord of Frenzied Flame... I will seek you, as far as you may travel... To deliver you what is yours. Destined Death.”

She also has multiple burn scars that would be consistent with either Black Flame or Destined Death, and upon sacrificing herself to burn the Erdtree and grant the Tarnished entry into Farum Azula, she says,

“The one who walks alongside flame, Shall one day meet the road of Destined Death. Good-bye.”

She also brings up being “burned and bodiless” upon resting at a Grace in Altus Plateau for the first time, and later explains that she only has a physical body at the foot of the Erdtree, in Leyndell.

“The Erdtree...is close. Only a little further till the foot of the Erdtree, and the accord is fulfilled. It takes me back. I was born at the foot of the Erdtree. Where mother gave me my purpose. Though now, everything is lost to me. I...have to ascertain for myself. The reason for which I live, burned and bodiless.”

“My utmost thanks. For bringing me to the base of the Erdtree. Here, I can govern my own movement. And thus, the accord is fullfiled. I shall depart to ascertain the purpose I was given.”

Now, it’s not that I think Melina wasn’t the Gloam-Eyed Queen! Quite the opposite, in fact. It’s important to note here that we do not, for sure, know Melina’s parentage, but from context clues (born at the foot of the Erdtree, purpose given to her by her mother which she shirks upon getting to the Mountaintops, semi-corporeal form consistent with curses put on Malenia and Miquella) we can assume that her parents were Radagon and Marika. The problem is that she would’ve had to have been a hidden child, something that seems impossible to do, especially within the more omniscient scope of item descriptions that don’t even remotely mention a secret child but do mention other “secret” things, like Radagon/Marika being the same person, or the existence of Mohg and Morgott.

Truthfully, I’m not certain Melina exists at all. Or, at least, I don’t believe she exists in the traditional sense — her existence and consciousness are very real, but are probably more in line with, say, Radagon. Let me explain.

Miquella is the strongest Empyrean of all. This is stated outright by Malenia, and given what we know of him, there’s no reason not to believe her. He’s the spitting image of Marika, because he’s essentially a clone of her. 

“Winged helm made of unalloyed gold. Worn by Malenia, Blade of Miquella. Malenia awaited Miquella at the foot of the husk. "My brother will keep his promise. He possesses the wisdom, the allure, of a god—he is the most fearsome Empyrean of all." (Malenia’s Winged Helm)

Of course, he’s not as strong as Marika, due to the birth defect that keeps him in a child’s body, which is why he chose to go into slumber in a cocoon — so that he might overcome his curse and ascend to godhood. Despite this, I do think he would be capable of splitting himself off similarly to Marika, though perhaps not in quite as solid a form, perhaps due to the fact that he’s in a “dream” state, so interactions with the  “real” world may be fuzzier and less clear. This could also potentially explain why Melina was in possession of the Spectral Steed Whistle, which clearly belonged to Miquella prior to the events of the game. This is evidenced not only in the fact that the whistle is very similar in appearance to other unalloyed items, but also in the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC art, he appears to be riding Torrent.

This would also provide an explanation on how Melina has so many clear memories of Marika without technically being her daughter, and why she’s able to stave off the Frenzied Flame in the Lord of Frenzy ending — she’s resistant by the same logic that St. Trina was when she attempted to keep the Merchants from joining the Frenzy Hivemind. 

Of course, there’s not loads of evidence here either way. Melina is a mysterious character with very little actual lore to speak of, despite being a “main” character, but I do think her being split off from Miquella, especially as an instrument for him to work in the waking world, goes a long way to fill in inconsistencies left when you take her at face value. 

If you’ve managed to make it this far, thank you so much! I’ve been brewing all of this in my head for months. I’m aware that a lot of it is VERY tinhat theory, but I do think there are solid leads that could amount to something. There are too many coincidences for them all to be… coincidences, you know?

Once again, thanks so much for reading!

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Elden Ring

Characters Tarnished | Torrent the Spirit Steed | Melina | Millicent | White-Faced Varre | Lunar Princess Ranni/Ranni the Witch | Blaidd the Half-Wolf | War Counselor Iji | Preceptor Seluvis | Rya the Scout | Lightseeker Hyetta | Bloody Finger Hunter Yura | D Hunter of the Dead | Patches the Untethered | Fia the Deathbed Companion | Iron Fist Alexander | Jar-Bairn | Lady Tanith | Shabriri | Queen Marika the Eternal | Miquella the Unalloyed | Godwyn the Golden | Miriel Pastor of Vows | Cleanrot Knight Finlay | Latenna the Albinauric | Lobo | Three Fingers | Two Fingers | Gatekeeper Gostoc | Roderika the Spirit Tuner | Ensha of the Royal Remains | Sorceress Sellen | Boc the Seamster | Goldmask | Brother Corhyn | Gloam-Eyed Queen | Knight Diallos | Sorcerer Rogier | Nepheli Loux | Nomadic Merchant | Mary | Amy | Polyanna | Maureen | Finger Reader Enia | Black Knife Tiche | Finger Maiden Therolina | Lionel the Lionhearted | Thops | Knight Bernahl | Smithing Master Hewg | Lhutel the Headless | Dung Eater | St. Trina | Banished Knight Oleg | Thiollier | Needle Knight Leda | Count Ymir Mother of Fingers | Swordhand of Night Jolan | Pureblood Knight Ansbach | Redmane Freyja | Sweetings | Sir Moore | Hornsent | Dryleaf Dane | Drake Warrior Igon | Dragon Communion Priestess | Jar Saint | Outer Gods

Bosses Malenia Blade of Miquella/Malenia Goddess of Rot | Praetor Rykard/Rykard Lord of Blasphemy | General Radahn/Starscourge Radahn/Leonard | Radagon of the Golden Order | Red Wolf of Radagon | Rennala Queen of the Full Moon | Maliketh the Black Blade | Morgott the Omen King | Mohg Lord of Blood | Godfrey First Elden Lord | Godrick the Grafted | Ancient Dragon Lansseax | Dragonlord Placidusax | Lichdragon Fortissax | Astel Naturalborn of the Void | Elden Beast | Sir Gideon Ofnir the All-Knowing | Fire Giant | Black Knife Assassin | Regal Ancestor Spirit | Crucible Knight | Crucible Knight Siluria | Crucible Knight Ordovis | Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast | Erdtree Burial Watchdog | Loretta Knight of the Haligtree | Glintstone Dragon Adula | Night's Cavalry/Funeral Steed | Godskin Noble | Godskin Apostle | Abductor Virgin | Tree Sentinel | Roundtable Knight Vyke | Godefroy the Grafted | Commander O'Neil | Elemer of the Briar |  Bloodhound Knight Darriwil | Messmer the Impaler | Rellana Twin Moon Knight | Curseblade Labirith | Romina Saint of the Bud | Divine Beast Dancing Lion | Midra Lord of Frenzied Flame | Bayle the Dread | Golden Hippopotamus | Putrescent Knight | Ancient Dragon-Man | Commander Gaius

Enemies Giant Crayfish | Serpent Snail | Festering Fingerprint Vyke | Vargram the Raging Wolf | Juno Hoslow Knight of Blood | Moongrum Carian Knight | Mad Tongue Alberich | Eleonora Violet Bloody Finger | Silver Sphere | Banished Knight | Preceptor Miriam | Night Maiden | Nox Swordstress | Bloody Finger Okina | Kaiden Sellsword | Celebrant | Fingercreeper | Maleigh Marais Shaded Castle Castellan | Fire Prelate | Nameless White Mask | Inquisitor Ghiza | Chanting Winged Dame | Man-Serpent | Swordhand of Night Anna | Spirit Eel | Thorn Sorcerer | Monstrous Crow | Aging Untouchable

Groups/Ships Omen Brothers | Carian Siblings | Twin Empyreans | Godskin Duo | Rykard x Tanith | Marika x Radagon | Radagon x Rennala | Marika x Rennala | Mohg x Miquella | Malenia x Finlay | Messmer x Rellana

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Masterlist

started: 30/4/22

ended: 

 wlw, mlm, poly relationships are allowed !

NO: the platonic ones are only platonic!

minors DNI! if its 18+ (yes there can be smut, but again minors DNI!)

no abusive relationships (if its explaining the readers or character past then thats okay)

i wont be using “y/n” i will either be using reader or if it a boy/man reader then “M/n”

Marvel

bruce banner

doctor strange

wanda maximoff

pietro maximoff

helmut zemo

loki odinson

thor odinson

peter quill

sprite (mostly platonic)

tony stark

ikaris

sersi

druig

makkari

howard stark

peggy carter

steve rogers

bucky barnes

yelena belova

shang-chi

and more!

the vampire diares

damon salvatore

stefan salvatore

matt donovan

tyler lockwood

bonnie bennet

enzo st john

kai parker

caroline forbes

elena gilbert

jeremy gilbert

vicky donovan

katherine pierce

the mikaelsons

alaric saltzman

victorious

tori vega 

jade west

beck oliver

trina vega 

cat valentine

andre harris

robbie shapiro

Z nation

10k

addison carver 

dj qualls

st claire

cassandra

Twilight

alice cullen

emmet cullen

jasper hale

rosalie hale

edward cullen

carlise cullen

esme cullen

bella swan

jacob black

seth clearwater

leah clearwater

sam uely

embry call

Quil ateara

paul lahote

alec volturi

jane volturi

demetri volturi

felix volturi

mike newton

spiderwick chronicles

simon grace

jared grace

mallory grace

descendents

ben

mal

carlos

chad

doug

evie

harry

audrey

jane

jay

harry potter

ron weasley

the twins

bill weasley

percy weasley

ginny wealsey

harry potter

james potter

lily evans

sirius black

remus lupin

tom riddle

neville longbottom

luna lovegood

cho chang

cedric diggory

viktor krum

hermione granger

draco malfoy

goyale

crabbe

pansy parkinson

adrain pucey

oliver wood

Teen beach movie

seacat

giggles

brady

tanner

mack

butchy

rascal

the goonies 1985

brandon walsh

mikey walsh 

data

mouth

andy

chunk (only platonic)

stef

euphoria

rue bennett

maddy perez

cassie howard

fezco

ashtray (only platonic)

nate jacobs

mkay

lexi howard

stranger things

mike wheeler

dustin henderson

steve harrington

eleven

billy hargrove

max mayfield

nancy wheeler

jonathan byers

will byers

lucas sinclair

robin buckley

erica sinclair (platonic)

Season 4:

henry creel (001/vecna)

eddie munson

jason carver

patrick McKinney

rappers

2pac

eminem

biggie smalls

cheaper by the dozen 2003

charlie baker

lorraine baker

sarah baker

henry baker

nora baker (only platonic)

hank

dylan shenk

devil all the time

arvin russell

tommy matson

lenora laferty

lee bodecker

preston teagardin

willard russell

IT 2017

bev marsh

bill denbrough

richie tozier

eddie kaspbrak

henry bowers

stanley uris

mike hanlon

reggie huggins

patrick hockstetter

victor criss

ben hanscom

Actors

johnny depp

chris evans

Arron taylor-johnson

tom welling

Many many more!

Slashers

billy loomis

brahms heelshire

chucky

stu macher

jason

micahel

freddy

pennywise

alot more that i cant fit

fear street (all of them)

deena johnson

kate schmidt

heather

 cindy berman

simon Kalivoda

samantha fraser

nick goode

ziggy berman

josh johnson

sarah fier

ruby lane

The batman

bruce wayne

selina kyle

edward nashton

gordon(platonic)

hannah montana the movie

hannah montana

lily truscott

jackson stewart

oliver oken

rico sauve

travis brody

OBX

John b 

jj maybank

kiara 

sarah cameron

rafe cameron

pope

topper

wheezie (only platonic)

ward cameron

rose cameron

barry

Noelle

noelle kringle

nick kringle

gabe kringle

jake hapman

ParaNorman

norman

courtney

alvin

mitch

divergent

beatrice prior

Tobias eaton

peter

caleb prior

eric

will

al

christina

Fresh

steve/brendan kemp

noa

ann

chad

penny

mollie

The greatest showman

anne wheeler

jenny lind

phineas taylor

phillip carlyle

charity taylor

lettie lutz

and more!

Aliens in the attic

bethany pearson

tom pearson

jake pearson

lee pearson

ricky dillman

hannah pearson (platonic)

The 100

bellamy blake

octavia blake

lincoln 

clarke griffin

monty green

jordan green

finn collins

ontari

raven reyes

lexa

murphy 

cage wallace

roan

and more!

coraline

wybie lovat

coraline jones

ghost kids (platonic)

cat (platonic)

other mother

mama mia!

sky

donna

sophie

bill anderson

sam carmichael

harry

pepper

tanya(platonic)

rosie(platonic)

The amazing world of gumball

gumball watterson

darwin watterson

penny

tobias wilson

anais watterson (platonic)

Encanto

mirable madrigal

pepa madrigal

felix madrigal

julieta madrigal

agustin madrigal

alma (platonic)

dolores madrigal

antonio (platonic)

camilo madrigal

bruno madrigal (platonic)

Turning red

jesse

tae-young

Aaron T

Aaron Z

robaire

panda mellin

priya mangal

miram Mendelsohn

devon

tyler Nguyen-Baker

Z-O-M-B-I-E-S

Addison

zed 

bucky bunchan

Eliza

bonzo

bree

zoey (platonic)

Tracey

stacey

The maze runner

Thomas

Gally

Newt

 Alby

chuck (platonic)

minho

teresa

The black phone

finney blake

vance hopper

gwen blake ( platonic)

bruce yamada

billy showalter

griffin staggs

robin allerano

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I won't lie to you, as an avid reader of GRRM's works - including the ones outside ASOIAF (y'all should actually read Fevre Dream. It's such an amazing book and take on vampires) I don't think the final ending has his influence at all.

Sure, we all love to make fun of ASOIAF's whole incest debacle, yet in his works he blends core information and hints to future endings extraordinarily well within his plot and lore, such as the hints littered throughout the series of House Frey's betrayal of Robb or Dany's visions of a wolf-headed king sitting dead upon a throne, or a blue flower growing out from a crack in a wall of ice.

I shall put further discussions of the DLC in a read-more below.

Some elements of Martin's writing that I do think rise out from the game is certain key-points - Mogh's body being utilized to revive Miquella's Promised Consort stinks of both Miyazaki and Martin - but especially Miquella divesting himself of core aspects of his own person, in affect robbing himself of what makes him and his kindness so wonderful in the pursuit of godhood, and the tragedy of it all, does make me think it came from GRRM. As well, I think some came be said of Marika's own additional lore that we can find in the DLC. While I love From's lore, what we learn of Marika does make me think that these are core aspects written in by Martin in his original lore given to Fromsoftware, such as her being a woman who became a god to save her people, failing in the end, and striving to fight for those whom she claimed as her own, and ultimately ridding the world of death for she had drank from that cup for far too long. That makes me think of heavy Martin's writing there.

But as for the return of Radahn...yeah, I don't like it. There is no base game lore that hints of either being particularly close or interested in the other. In the trailer for Elden Ring, Radahn looks visibly outraged by Malenia's actions, when she comes close to whisper the so-called "reminder of the vow". But if Malenia was there to bring Radahn to Miquella...why did Malenia choose to bloom?

The new lore implies that Miquella slowly divested aspects of himself in his search for godhood, such as his kindness through St. Trina...but if Miquella seemed to have planned for Mogh to take him away, then he clearly seemed eager to use people for his own end, prior to his division of himself.

I just...don't like this ending at all. Previous Fromsoftware DLC's, while the ending remains cryptic and short (such as us slaying that weird black shadow thing coming from Kos in in Old Hunters), the lore we learn doesn't really contradict the base lore. Miquella or Radahn are not mentioned at all, and it seems more that Godwyn is mostly associated with Miquella, in regards to the demigod children, outside of Malenia.

The only saving grace is that I got my Marika fix, if only a little. (I love her, your Honor, and will defend her against the most heinous accusations.)

SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE SPOILERS Im a yapper so here are my thoughts, my 2 cents if you will

Now feel free to revoke my gamer card that I feel the DLC is a touch, is a bit too difficult. I have 100% multiple Fromsoft games, including ER, I didn't complain about the first several bosses but the mid-late game ones are in my opinion, those combos are crazy if the AI pairs some of them together. I had Messmer do the snake bombardment twice in a row followed by the thrust combo - without a second in between to breathe, and yes the camera stars tweaking tf out if you are locked on to those snakes, at least in my experience. I shared a similar experience with Romina where the hitbox on her tails was incredibly inconsistent and sometimes I'd take damage but her slightly repositioning but my sword would just go through her tail.

Also that bitch ass sunflower did not need 3 phases, and I am dying on that hill. Just make it 1 healthbar.

Now as we know...I enjoy Fromsoft lore....but Idk if It's GRR influence or just...what happened but I think the story absolutely fell apart at the final boss. Like nothing could have prepared me for this, idk if Vaati will suddenly explain how this all made sense but from what I gleaned from items and NPC dialogue...this felt like it came out of not just left field, but like several fields over. I thought I was hallucinating this.

Like is Malenia just discarded trash in base game? How is not a single item tangentially related to Radahn not mention Miquella even once, or vice versa regarding Miquella? Did Miquella really send his Darling Sister on a suicide mission to UPS Radahns soul to the Shadowlands??? And why would Radahn fight if he's into this whole thing ??? & If hes not, why is he fighting us ?? ? ? Is he lobotimzed but displays his characteristical mannerisms present at life (The way he picks his swords up is exactly like the Malenia/Radahn fight). This just feels...so out of place to ME - I am not going to say I am an expert.

But thank you for pookie lore!!! I love Marika's additions, and I am glad my dreams are visions. If they ruined her, I would be making history.

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Share 10 of your favorite characters from 10 different pieces of media, in no particular order, then tag some friends (anon or not, your choice)!

Gratis @reysorigins @loverhymeswith and @a-reader-and-a-writer! I feel so popular 🧡These are in no particular order

Tagging @yespolkadotkitty @marvelousmermaid @lorecraft @babblydrabbly

1. Detective Clive Babineaux, Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti, and Dr. Liv Moore (because they don't come separately) from iZombie (2014 - 2019)

2. Trina Goldberg-Oneka from The Seep (Chana Porter book)

3. The Little Sisters from Bioshock 1 & 2

4. Tamara Hayle from When Death Comes Stealing (Valerie Wilson Wesley book) *no adaption but I imagine these two as PI Tamara Hayle and her ex-husband Dwayne who hires her*

5. Trillian St. James from Deep Rising (1998)

6. Moss from IT Crowd *AKA my tv doppleganger*

7. Jake Martin from Netflix's The Crew (2021)

8. Monica Rambeau from Wandavision (2021)

9. Detective Renee Montoya from Birds of Prey (2019)

10. Evie O'Connell from The Mummy (1999)

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i wish i knew you wanted me ! 

-•̩̩͙-ˏˋ⋆  — TRINA!!  🦢ˎˊ˗ 8teen, they/them, blk, sapphic *cheering noises* ⋆ˊˎ-•̩̩͙-　

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current mood. tired...so tired -_-)

current song on da mind. mercury and bad habits by steve lacy

currently watchin’. shameless & grey’s anatomyyy -__-

LYRIC OF THE MONTH!!!

excuse me if I lied, I forgot I said that. can you forgive my tongue? I'll show you where my head at. I don't think I'm the one, but I could be your girlfriend 'til retrograde is done  — mercury, steve lacy

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