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Elden Ring: the end, part deux

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More musings about the end of Elden Ring. First post here. I still haven’t figured out a way to fix the save-scum issue I have so I can get all the endings now, but I have a few more ideas to try. If they don’t work, then I’ll just have to do it the old-fashioned way. In my heart, I have the plat, even if I don’t actually have it yet. I am just glad that I chose Ranni’s ending both because it’s the one I most wanted and because it’s the most labor-intensive to achieve.

I’m upset that it didn’t work, yes, but I’m trying to remind myself that I would continue to play this game, anyway, so take a look at the long haul. It helps some, but I’m not going to lie. I’m annoyed that it didn’t work, especially as it was something that was supposedly so easy–and I made three saves just in case.

Anyway, back to Diallos. Of course, spoiler warnings from here on out. Spoilers for days! Near the end of the Volcano Manor questline, he realizes he’s not a fighter and vanishes. I think his quest is done and think nothing more of it. Then, after the game is over, I discover that there is a whole small area I didn’t even know existed. It’s because it’s down some tombstones and I hate that, but also, maybe it wasn’t there at the beginning of the game? I’m not sure. Anyway, it’s called Jarburg and it’s, yes, a town of jars. One of them is Jar Bairn, who is Alexander’s nephew. Alexander is the potboi who gets stuck in the ground and asks you to smack his behind to dislodge him. He is a warrior, meaning he’s eaten the remains of warriors and wanders around, loudly and grandly declaring his intentions. He is also a fan favorite, much in the vein of Siegmeyer, the Onion Knight. I found this area when I was watching a YouTuber and she found it. I went to it and talked to the Jar Bairn until he just repeated dialogue. It was after he asked me to be a potentate and then decided my hands were too rough. Who showed up but Diallos with his poncy hands? Which he did lament at some point. He recognizes me and is a bit embarrassed, but also defiant about serving the pots.


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End of the Elden Ring road

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I’m in the end game of Elden Ring, and I’m deep in my feels about it. How do I know it’s the end game? Well, settle down, wrap a comfy duvet around you, and listen up. It snowed, by the way, and actually stuck to the ground. That’s the best! It’s April 14th and we have visible snow. How great is that? Prince was right in that sometimes it snows in April, especially in Minnesota. He’s a Minnesotan through and through.

Reminisce with me as I remember back to roughly a hundred hours ago, Elden Ring-wise. Oh, wait. Before I go on, I will be talking about the end game of Elden Ring  so obviously:

*SPOILERS*

I was doing Ranni’s questline, which is MASSIVE. I first met her at the very beginning of the game in the Church of Elleh. You have to go there at night in order for her to appear. Or rather, the form she decided to take appears. She herself is–well, I’ll get to that in a second. She calls herself Renna, is blue, and has four arms and two faces. She gives you the spirit summoning bell, talks about Torrent (who you have to have for her to appear, I believe) and that’s that. I went back a few more times, but she wasn’t there. 

At some point, Kale, the Nomadic Merchant in the Church of Elleh tells you about his friend. Oh, this is after you hear the howling at Mistwood Ruins. Or maybe after you meet Renna. Either way, he gives you a gesture to use when you hear the howling. I tried it, but I could not get the howling to replicate because there are big bears in the area and I had to race around to avoid them. Plus the wolfmen who roam the lands as well. That meant I could not open my map to see where I needed to be. So I missed the first step of Blaidd’s questline, unfortunately.

Side Note: I’m glad that the questlines in Elden Ring are more generous as to if you miss a step along the way. I missed both this and D’s first encounter, but I was able to make progress in both these questlines. I also skipped Millicent invading me because I wanted to wait until I was stronger, but then missed it completely because I beat the boss of the area.


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