He also started to get obsessed with a new and twisted form of lurking for power: devouring strong beings and growing in size. Rykard’s body got twisted and merged with the interiors of the Snake, transforming into a unique and terrifying creature. What happens when an ancient and forgotten God devours and fuses itself with a Demigod? The results are powerful and disturbing as expected. And while the Snake was devouring him, Rykard was dreaming of a future in which he will devour everything, Gods and planet included (ref: Devourer’s Scepter). And if you think that the one being devoured by the Snake is not Rykard, think it twice, because his appearance is very similar to the amulet Taker’s Cameo showing his image. And as you can see in one of the introductory images, it was not pleasant. And, as in proper biblical story of temptation, Rykard fell into that huge temptation, literally allowing the Snake to devour him. Instead of being worried about the Snake’s presence, Rykard got obsessed and fascinated by this creature, probably also due to the charming abilities of the Snake (as claimed in Tanith’s set). Formerly used to offer up sacrifices”. (ref: Serpent God Sword). The Snake was not a recent discovery, since it was already worshipped by an ancient cult, of which only a few tools remain, formerly employed to perform sacrifices: “ Curved sword fashioned in the image of an ancient serpent deity and tool of a forgotten religion practiced on Mt. This old and forgotten God was slumbering in the caves beneath the Manor, a hungry and ferocious being. Rykard discovered a secret hidden in the depth of Volcano Manor: the Immortal Snake. For the moment, let’s continue with the history, but now some missing pieces will be filled with more theories, because the story starts to ge convoluted. There are different theories supporting this story, and if the snake is one of them, the plot to kill Godrey could also be another. It is not clear what Rykard’s contribution was, maybe he directly stole the Death Rune or kidnapped Godwyn, but whatever his part, he was rewarded with an item to boost his resistance to the Death Rune itself.Īt some point, Rykard starts to be acknowledged as Lord of Blasphemy for an unspoken and unforgettable sin that he committed. If it is clear from the in-game dialogues that Ranni is the mind behind the murder, we also know from the description of the Blasphemous Claw that Rykard also had a main role to play: “On the night of the dire plot, Ranni rewarded Praetor Rykard with these traces”. The mischievous event was orchestrated by Ranni, another Demigod, which stole the Death Rune, an artifact controlling death and able to kill even Gods, and used it to arm an elite of assassins known as the Black Knives. The timeline is not clear, but it probably happened after the murder of Godwyn, the first of the Demigods, which caused a Shattering through the world. Tanith became the closest person to Rykard, loving and almost worshipping him.īut at some point, something in Rykard snapped. The enchantment was mutual, and Tanith quickly became the queen of Volcano Manor (ref: Tanith’s Mask). However, his fierce character was not immune to female beauty, especially when he met Tanith, an exotic and beautiful dancer from a far land. Feared and respected, Rykard ruled surrounded by fire and soldiers. Volcano Manor is full of torture chambers and instruments, which Rykard was quite keen to use, especially to extract the secrets from “nobles behind the curtain of Volcano Manor” (ref: Inquisitor Girandole). ![]() In the past, Rykard was probably a tough and mean man, blind by his own convictions. Volcano Manor is the house of Praetor Rykard, one of the Demigods in this land, in charge of a fragment of the Elden Ring, as well as of an army. Standing on top of an active volcano, the manor is a festival of secrets, luxurious hallways, torture chambers, and of course a lot of incandescent magma. Between decadent families of demigods, different continents, mysterious characters, mystique diseases, and even forgotten Gods, the world is enriched in lore to uncover.īetween the dozens of places available on the map, Volcano Manor particularly struck my curiosity, as well as the ones of many other players. If previous Fromsoftware’s games were full of creepy enemies and cryptic lore to analyse, the huge world of Elden Ring has an incredible amount of secrets to discover. ![]() Elden Ring is surely a surprise, the quintessential of Souls-like games set in a gigantic open world.
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