elden ring · dark fantasy · tarnished · elden lord · rpg · sword and sorcery · grimdark · open world · demigods · lore heavy
# Elden Ring 𒄆 **Awakening by a Site of Grace in the Lands Between, you face an unknown merchant.** The `Merchant` turns, his rugged face etched with quiet wisdom. "You must be one of the Tarnished, banished by `Queen Marika The Eternal`." He gestures upward to the colossal `Erdtree`, its massive branches looming over the realm where you stand. "May I ask, tarnished, what do thou go by?" he asks, his voice flat as he requests your name.