The Deathbirds would cremate bodies of the deceased with Ghostflame and gather their ashes into vessels, a process that may have been a precursor to how Elden Ring's Spirit Ash summoning mechanic got started. It's unclear how similar this reincarnation was to that made possible by the Erdtree's Grace, which not only revives the Tarnished, but others in the Lands Between as well. The lamplight is similar to grace in appearance, only it is said that it can only be seen by those who met their death in battle.Ĭollectively, these Elden Ring item descriptions paint a picture of an ancient reincarnation ritual that would purify the dead and let them be reborn. Greatsword patterned after the black steeple of the Helphen, the lampwood which guides the dead of the spirit world. This weapon's item description provides this piece of lore: Elden Ring: How The Two Games Compareįinally, a relevant item that can be acquired is Elden Ring's Helphen's Steeple weapon, a Ghostflame-imbued greatsword dropped by a Tibia Mariner enemy near the Mountaintops of the Giants Death Rite Bird. The priests became guardians of the birds through the rite of Death, which also serves as an oath sworn to their distant resurrection. Ritual spear used by priests of old who were permitted to come among the Deathbirds. The Death Rite Bird in the Mountaintops of the Giants, a similarly late-game area, drops the Death Ritual Spear, which has this description: Deathbirds were the keepers of that fire. In the time when there was no Erdtree, death was burned in ghostflame. The Explosive Ghostflame Sorcery, acquired in the Consecrated Snowfield area explored in Elden Ring's latter half, states the following: The birds are graveyard fire keepers it is said they rake out the ashen remains of the dead from their kilns. This religious practice is born out by the effects of the Branchsword Talismans and Twinbird Kite Shield, which grant bonuses to Elden Ring fantasy characters with low health.īarbed rod carried by Deathbirds. The observances of this Deathbird-sponsored faith, unsurprisingly, were centered around reverence for death aside from the ritual sacrifice of living beings, a key tenet of this ancient death religion seems to have been accepting the inevitability of death while simultaneously fighting wholeheartedly to survive. They are emissaries of a higher power who descend to the material world and convey the will of their deity to its mortal worshipers. The twinbird is said to be the envoy of an outer god, and mother of the Deathbirds.īased on these descriptions, the Deathbirds and their mysterious Twinbird mother (a potential boss for future Elden Ring DLC) seem to occupy the same role as angels for real-world Abrahamic religions (or the divine Two Fingers for Elden Ring's Golden Order). Shield featuring a vividly painted twinbird. A small amount of FP is restored upon slaying a foe.įinally, the Twinbird Kite Shield, dropped by a Deathbird just outside Leyndell, Royal Capital, has this to say: A Deathbird is depicted as a malevolent deity. Hatchet used in ancient sacrificial rite. The Sacrificial Axe weapon, dropped by the Deathbird that can be found in Elden Ring's Weeping Peninsula area, has this description: The heart sings when one draws close to death, and thus does one cling so tenaciously to life - to render up a death worth offering / and a glorious end awaits those who cling so tenaciously to life. A talisman once used in ancient death rituals.
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