This event, called , sparked a brutal war as the demigods fought to claim the fragments and become the next Elden Lord. None emerged victorious, and the Greater Will eventually abandoned them. In desperation, the Guidance of Grace was extended to the Tarnished —exiles whose ancestors had lost their golden light and were banished long ago. The Journey of the Tarnished
You arise as one of these Tarnished, a warrior of no renown. Guided by a mysterious maiden named , you must: ABOUT ELDEN RING
Long ago, a cosmic entity known as the sent a golden star to the Lands Between, bearing the Elden Beast , which became the Elden Ring . This Ring defined the very laws of reality and was housed within the gargantuan Erdtree . Queen Marika the Eternal was chosen as its vessel and god-queen. To establish her "Golden Order," Marika removed the Rune of Death from the Ring, ensuring her subjects would never truly die, but instead return to the Erdtree to be reborn. The Night of the Black Knives This event, called , sparked a brutal war
In the Lands Between, the story of Elden Ring is a cycle of cosmic ambition, divine betrayal, and the struggle for order in a world where death has been discarded. The Age of the Erdtree The Journey of the Tarnished You arise as