Rykard probably tortured the albinaurics because of that part in the silver tear husk description that says one day one may be a lord. Rykard doesn't want a new lord to rise which is why he is killing tarnished. The snake men were born from a woman named Daedicar, who is mentioned in the talisman you get for completing Rya's quest.
You and Vaatividya are my go to channels for Elden Ring lore. It’s the soft and soothing delivery that does it for me, perfect listening after a long and hectic day.
This is wild speculation, but perhaps once Radagon became married to Rennala, fundamentalism began to the seep into the Academy and their ways, which in turn led to the persecution of the Albinaurics that may have once had refuge within Caria. This may be why they made pilgrimage to seek refuge under the watch of Miquella
One of the first glint stone instructors you can find is not a fundamentalist. She kills other sorcerers to steal their bodies and experiment and make artifacts with. If you had a race with innate spell casting, it would be very tempting to those kinds of sorcerers.
I legitimately think your Elden Ring videos are THE BEST currently being made. Your attention to detail is legitimately fantastic. And you have been the ONLY person I've ever seen to notice the Golden Sewing Needle! I hope you enjoy making these videos as I do watching them over and over again lol
Thank you so much, I really appreciate the wonderfully sweet and encouraging feedback! 😊❤️ Let me know if there are any topics you’d really like to see!!
@@kitetales Is it possible you could look into the 'ancient dynasty' mentioned by the descriptions of the Claymen? They're the large yellow brick and pillar structures underground, Siofra River, Urd and Uhl Palace Ruins, the Grand Cloister and the Lake of Rot, and the Ancient Dynasty Mausoleum. They also appear to have been cooperative with the Ancestral Followers in the past, because they constructed the big churches and magical beacons for them, since the Ancestral Followers don't use the written word they couldn't have built them themselves. They're also completely seperate from the Eternal City, but beyond the Claymen and the title of Mohg's Mausoleum, they're never mentioned explicitly anywhere. I'm sure it's not an easy subject to tackle. But I've never seen anyone else even achknowledge that they're seperate from the Nox, and I'd really love to hear what you can come up with for them.
@@HeavensRipper-he4sz oh I want to look into the Ancestral Followers as well, this would be such a great overlap! Thank you not only for the suggestion but for providing a great foundation to start with!
@@kitetales If you'd be willing, I sent you a tweet on Twitter as to perhaps me sending you some of my notes or ideas. I don't want credit, in any case. I just think you're really understand the detective-work at play. If it's possible for me to help by sharing some of the things I might have found, or comparing notes.
I wish that when you get to the Haligtree you can just tell people there "Yo, chill, I'm cool with you all, just stopping by to complete some quests!" Seriously, everyone there is just seeking refuge from the jerks outside and building a society where they are accepted. I feel horrible just showing up and bringing violence back into their lives.
To be fair the haligtree was going south before we showed up. Malenias rot is corrupting the tree without Miquella there. Something weird happened with the misbigoten since a couple are chopping corpses.
Killing Gideon Ofnir was one of my favorite parts of the game, after all the terrible things he’d done and pretending to be an ally and trying to betray you. Sending him to the gods was quite the delight!
Most of the enemies in the game were just simply in my way to become Elden Lord so they had to die, but I looked forward to killing Gideon. That punk looked me dead in the eyes and said sorry Ensha tried to kill me for my medallion half, as if Gideon isn’t the one who ordered the hit!! I was like hell naw, started talking to him like Dung Eater, boy you are lucky there is no fighting allowed in the round table hold lol 😂
My personal impression with the Albinaurics in Mohs place were the red ones had been converted and the silver ones has actually been captured. they are all sitting around with very sad expressions on their faces while the red ones seems to be guarding them. maybe they were to be converted into red ones or something like that
There's a teleporter in the snowfield that leads to Mohgwyn dynasty, maybe the Albinaurics went through it after losing faith and Mohg used it to get to Miquella to kidnap him
It might’ve also been they were looking for Miquella but either get coerced into following Mohg or give up, and even if they did get to Miquella Mohg would destroy anyone who tried to take him (apart from you)
For why the albinaurics who have escaped to the liturgical town are all women, its likely the albinauric men stayed so the women could escape long before the omen killers destroyed their village. The black knives with their connection to Marika and Ranni/etc likely helped them escape to the town then, possibly around the time of the shattering of the ring. Edit: Its also likely that Loretta and Miquella are related to that escape since they were active till around that time.
Just saw the description for the Ivory Sickle item, picked up next to Albus well hidden in a coffin: "These weapons are evidence of their dedication to the Haligtree, despite _never having entered_ its presence." So they were never there, and yet worship it liturgically... I always thought of the Albinaurics as a bit of an Icarus / Prometheus / Frankenstein story... the monstrous creation of the world's magical "science", sorcery. They were made with magic so they have innate magic, but also resented, abandoned and fought with their sorcerous masters. I never connected them to the Nox though. The Nox are such an interesting piece at the heart of this whole puzzle. Haven't quite figured them out yet...
Wow that’s a great find, thanks for sharing! And that clears up the idea some people have had about the Oracle Envoys being Albinaurics. Very sad they never made it there. 😔
For Castle Sol, to expand on your theory. What if the castle orginally belonged to Rykard, but after discovering the god-devouring serpent, he left the location and Malenia's forces ended up taking it from Rykard's forces?
Pidia is the guy responsible for all the spectral knights you have to get through in Cara Manor. He's using his "puppets" - the knight's physical remains - and glintstone crystals as a "prism" of sorts to focus the energy of the dead, projecting the spirits of the knights into the manor to serve as they did in life. This is why he apologises when you get to him, he's worried you're about to take your (justified) revenge. Which the knights eventually do, possibly because he reanimates their bodies accidentally. That's my take at least.
I *love* that you devoted an entire long video to an NPC race. I've seen a million videos on the demigods, and while they are super important and I've loved all the content I've seen on them, characters like the Albinaurics and Demihumans are also worthy of our attention and appreciation! Will you possibly have a video on the Harpies/Bats anytime soon? Their song is so chock full of lore but I haven't seen anyone yet talk about them, and seeing how much pathos you've brought to the Albinaurics, I think a Harpy video from you would be amazing~!
Thank you so much! 🥰 You know, the bat harpies were actually the very first thing that ever got my attention in this game. That’s a great suggestion, they would be a really fun one to look into, and thank goodness someone has translated the song because there was no way I would have ever figured that out! 😆
I love your videos! Did you know if you use the Latenna ash to summon her near a wolf, she will charm the wolf and ride it! Such cool attention to detail.
It seems more likely that Castle Sol was an outpost loyal to Godwyn. The eclipse shotel mentions the Prince of Death, and the 'clue ghost' right in front of it, in the chapel that you find the weapon in, mentions the soulless demigod. There's also the red carpet with the symbol of Serosh, which was Godrey's symbol, used also by troops led by the golden lineage (Godwyn, and Godrick especially.) Niall's equipment mentions his obsession to defend his long passed master, and all the banners in Castle Sol are of an eclipse, much like the Mausoleum knights and the symbol of the hollow in dark souls. Rather than Rykhard, the torture of the albinaurics in Castle Sol might have been to discover a way to either create or restore a soul to someone who was made hollow, like with Godwyn. Among Miquella's "to do list" was to help Godwyn, whose soul was killed during the night of black knives. The Golden Epitaph sword states that he wanted to help Godwyn by giving him a true death. That dedication seems to have won over some of Godwyn's followers, such as Niall, who Miquella took into confidence enough to break him off half of the key needed to reach the Haligtree.
Here's my theory on albinaurics based on alchemy: the silver tears represent mercury. Mercury is known for its use in creating amalgams, or mixtures, represented by the albinaurics. In Ripley's Scroll, sulphur and mercury are mixed to create the philosopher's stone, or the rebis, a "divine hermaphrodite" representing the white queen and red king, aka Marika and Radagon. It's arguable that Marika once ruled the Eternal Cities from Rogier's dialogue that the Black Knife Assassins were scions from the Eternal City. Marika's title is "The Eternal" for this reason, not because she removed destined death. The creation of the Albinaurics had something to do with Marika's pursuit in becoming a rebis. This theory may be supported by the cut Asimi side quest where a silver tear inhabits your body and after you drink chalices found in Nokstella, separates and becomes a clone of you. Later you were to find Asimi again and she proclaims that she could have become "sovereign eternal", and you Elden Lord, mirroring Marika and Radagon's titles. Perhaps it was the curse the giants put on Marika which made her clone a male with red hair. Questions this theory answers: Why Radagon's rune-egg is accociated with rebirth, and why albinauric roughly translates to "pale-gold". Problems with this theory: Albinaurics are cursed by what we can only assume is the Greater Will, and the Eternal Cities were destroyed by the Greater Will for blasphemy.
I agree. Thoughts on the altars you light to fight the ancestral spirits being the story of the Numen discovering alchemy? The 1st hieroglyph looks like ships crossing the sea. The 2nd is a people discovering the erd trees, 3rd those people studying the trees composition, 4th looks like a tome, of alchemy that they learned from studying the erd trees imo, on a pedestal (Maybe the tome is the same one the sage looking statue in the nox cities holds), 5th and last showing either a great lineage of prosperity and nobles, or the creation of the giant throned beings?
@@existentialdandy My graphics must have been too low to notice those alters, but they could be depicting Numens! I heard a theory that there was a different ancient civilization living under the lands between even before the people of the Eternal Cities, as places like the Uld Palace ruins and the Dynasty Mausoleum have very different architecture compared to the cities. So it's difficult to determine who built the alters. As for the giants, I have no idea.
Consider other enemies with weak legs: The Dragonkin Soldiers, who are apparently "crude imitations" of real dragons and possibly therefore also made by men, the Wraith Callers who also crawl around unless they have a horse, and I feel like there was one other character or enemy type that I realized had bad legs that really surprised me but now I can't remember what it was.
Yes! Oh I love them, they seem really interesting. Really great connection. I love it so much when you guys bring this stuff up!! I wouldn’t have thought of that. Also Rennala’s sorcerers she rebirths can’t walk!
The young mages in renalas 1st phase also can only crawl. They are like that because “everything she rebirths is imperfect and frail” from what I remember she is very powerful but still just a human. Maybe she is who the description refers to when it says the albinuracs are “human made”
Dragon Kin are halfbreeds when dragons ruled the crucible they were able to take on the form of humans and breed which resulted in the dragon kin and they were considered abominations by the pure dragons and locked away under ground to never see the true sky as a punishment
As for castle sol my guess would be that Niall probably did serve Rykard up until he got devoured by the Eiglay, since his men deserted him after that event. Btw love your lore videos keep it up!
Latenna called Gideon an “all hearing brute” and if you go back to the opening cinematic there are a lot of ear shaped decorations in Gideon’s coffin with him.
I love how innocently the puppet thing was alluded to here lol. “Yeah looks like these guys were maybe up to no good with these *human sex dolls*” lol. No criticism, it was just a funny way to suggest that widely accepted theory. Great video as always! 🖤 Some of the most thoroughly researched and well presented ER lore content on YT. You really come off as a lore detective and I feel like I can always trust how thorough and in depth your investigations are. You don’t miss a thing.
wanted to leave a comment to say that you’ve been my favorite channel for Elden Ring lore! Your presentation and attention to detail are seriously impressive, and your perspectives on the game and the lore are just so refreshing. I get the sense that so many of the huge fromsoft lore channels might make it tough to get established in that kind of content, so I also wanted to say that the videos are great, your contributions are genuinely important, and the community benefits so much from your work. I try to point anyone I can in your direction when they’re curious about lore stuff. Just wanted to leave some encouragement, and say thanks for the hard work :)
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that and you’re so sweet for being so encouraging and supportive! I’ve been so thankful that people have enjoyed these videos and it can be a little intimidating with how much else is available to be compared against, and I think I personally tend to stay surface level rather than get too analytical but that’s just my own style of how I experience stories. So I appreciate your comment all the more! 🥰
Beautiful lore video yet again, they are so enjoyable even when covering a group of people that im sure most people didn't pay much attention to, yet we see there's so much more about them. Hope to see more!
Really enjoying your Elden Ring lore videos! I appreciate all of your capture footage. I’m still in the thick of my first play through, and as much as I try, sometimes it’s difficult just to pause and take in the sights - so I’m really enjoying watching what you choose to show on screen (telescope zooming, etc) while you explore lore ideas. Thank you!
Thank you so much for that!! Whew the image capture stuff is more work than the editing; it can be difficult to fill in blanks when there is limited stuff that is relevant to the items. So yes I really appreciate your comment about that, thank you! 😊
Would love to hear a collaboration between you and Vaati. Like some narrative between Radagon and Rennala and with each of you voicing the respective roles. Or Queen Marika since she and Radagon are the same. Anyway, love the writing for these videos and love the narrators voice!
I really like the way you present all of your information! One of the best Elden Ring videos I’ve found yet. Not to mention that voice is like listening to the audio version of silk being spun.
Really loving these Elden ring videos and I’m glad I discovered this channel. It’s really nice to see your enthusiasm and unique perspective regarding the lore of Elden ring when most videos/discussion I’ve seen from the community has been central around the big players and events to watch a video just about the inhabitants of the lands between that are commonly overlooked but have more going on that most people would’ve thought.
I've legit been searching for information on these guys specifically and I'm so grateful you made this! And all of your videos honestly lol. Keep up the great work!
You guys are seriously amazing!!! I am so thankful for all your hard work, it will forever change how I see and play the game as I go through it. It has made me love Elden Ring sooooo much more. Thank you both!!!
This woman is putting out more lore videos than the giants of SoulsTube, and she's doing it with a quality of content, fastidiousness of investigation and a depth of detail that easily rivals any of those beloved channels. We should all be thanking this woman for this, the work of the gods. I also very much appreciate that at least one other person (as well as those who agree) out there recognizes how ADORABLE those little albinauric dudes are. They really are just the cutest little monstrous gremlins.
When i saw the albinaurics in moghwyn palace i thought maybe they were after true blood, maybe Mohg promised them to be granted true red blood because they thought their pale blood was truly terrible and they wanted to have red blood like everyone else.
@@kitetales Thanks! I believe this might be one of the reasons. But whatever Mohg's intentions were his actions are simply far too sinister to paint him as anything more than a true disney villain.
I like this idea, it fits well with the new red albinaurics we see there. The white ones seem to be workers, while the red ones are the enforcers of the blood dynasty and probably a new version made by the blood dynasty (I think they only appear there and definitely have new abilities).
Love the albinaurics, their design (especially the second generation) and just the overall tone in the village and Volcano Manor really struck a chord with me when I first played. The torture victims who scream when you get close scared the hell out of me, I wasn't expecting it at all. Really loved this video, I hadn't really separated them into two distinct generations until I watched it. I hope you keep doing the "university lecture" format videos as well as the storytimes, they're equally comfy and informative. As a side note: A lot of people mention Mogh or the Dung Eater as being the worst "evil" characters in ER, but can we talk about how absolutely sociopathetic Gideon Ofnir is? He reminds me of a purpose-driven scientist who doesn't care about the moral implications of his experiments, he'll just do whatever he decides is necessary and never give a thought to who it hurts. His incredibly callous attitude towards his own adopted daughter and what what Seluvis has planned for her is a major hint, but the slaughter the albinauric village was just flat-out evil. I wouldn't say no to you doing a video on him at some point :P
Thank you for making these videos. FromSoft lore can be pretty convoluted and difficult to understand but you are able to break it down and make it easier to digest, which is no easy feat! So thank you again.
great video I love how you cover lots of topics that other lore channels seem to look over. Have you considered doing a video on the shaded castle? I find that place so interesting but very few people seem to be taking a look at it.
Your voice is so sweet! I could listen to you for hours! Best elden ring videos out there. I don't know if it's a compliment but I sometimes use these videos to get me to sleep...
Parallels between rennala and the archer albinarrics. 1. She has a wolf (red wolf of radagon). 2. she is big resting mom with a birthing object, just like the giant albinaric women you give the birthing tear to. 3. Her "sweetings" lack legs just like the first generation albinarics. 4. Latenna the albinaric's name shares rennala's "enna", and is found in lurinia, and thus likely found the birthing tear there. 5. likely a coincidence, but we never see rennala or her children walk, do they have weak legs? I dont really know what to make of these vague connections, and maybe its my brain playing tricks on me, but it seems intentional to me.
I really enjoyed this video. That you seem to know your stuff and make educated guesses when you don't, is refreshing. Thank you for presenting your theories as theories and not facts although some of them are pretty much universally shared. It doesn't hurt that you're easy on the ears either. Thank you. Keep it up...
I hope this doesn't come across as weird or anything but you have such a lovely voice! I'm a fan of your videos because you really get into the content and do great research, but also because you're really pleasant to listen to haha
Thank you so much, I appreciate that! I wanted to get into VA for years so I especially appreciate these kind of comments, makes me want to start pursuing that again! 😊❤️
Theory I had is rykard created the albinaurics as a way to state the bloodlust of the serpent but since they were "impure" it didn't work hence he just tortures them, one thing that really backs that up for me is just how many first generation albinaurics are in volcano manor compared to any other place, makes sense to me the reason there's so many is that's were thy had their genesis. also the pillory they're in is also around their legs which is weird since first generation albinaurics eventually lose the ability to walk, it's almost like the pillory was put on them whilst they were young enough to be able to walk
I was under the impression that the Albunaurics were made by Raya Lucaria/the Carian royals. This explains why they're in Liurnia, and why Loretta's shade is in Carian manor.
Great lore video! The Albinaurics are certainly an interesting race in the lands between. Albinaurics, along with the misbegotten, are shunned and stigmatised in the rule of the golden order, however since they have arcane/magical powers, the sorcerers such as the Carian royal family could have taken them in, as the Caria were once enemies and opposed both the golden order and the raya lucaria armies. When you turn right at the doorway entering Caria manor, you will find a lot more 1st generation Albinauric enemies that look like Pidia, further showing them living and serving the Carian royal family, as we can infer from talking to Pidia. As to why the 2nd generation Albinaurics are fighting and are hunted by sorcerers, I am guessing Rennala needs their larval tears, or their blood, to perform the endless rebirth of her younglings in her library, the proof from which is that we need a larval tear to perform a rebirth from Rennala's Amber Egg. From your video and other dialogue with Latenna and Albis from their village, we know that the Haligtree and Miquella is a well known refuge and provides hope for the shunned such as Albinaurics, this could be another reason why Morg wants, or even needs Miquella for the establishment of his dynasty. I think by telling the 2nd generation Albinaurics that Miquella is now at his temple, he managed to recruit many of them to join his cause. And even the patrolling Albinaurics at the Rose church look towards the church, and the Albinaurics at Morgwyn palace look to Miquella's temple with reverence. Those red Albinaurics with budding, omen horns might have been injected with Morg's accursed blood, much like how Varre injects our finger with Morg's blood when he anoints us as one of Morg's knights and gives us Morg's badge, our eyes also turn red once we have been injected, leading me to think that a transformation has happened to our body by taking in the accursed blood as well. Loretta is probably a first generation Albinauric, which could be why she is always on her horse and never falls off from it, as she has already lost function in her legs just like the other Albinauric women.
Maybe the albanaurics found there traveled from village to get the other half of medallion from castles sol, an was caught there an used,sum getting caught before on the way at the manor maybe?
Ohhhh that is a GREAT deduction, I didn’t think about that. Like they were trying to get it from Niall themselves? I can’t imagine he just wouldn’t work with them though he seems like a good guy, but maybe that’s the hopeful side of me talking ☹️
@@kitetales I learn from y’all that make videos lol I jus making assumption I’m 100 percent sure u kno more than me idk really kno bout general nail except he killed me a lot!!!!
Some thoughts. Rennala's children seen to be albinaurics as well. They can't walk, they have the white blood and they are created by Rennala. Since Rennala has the rebirth link it could be connected and maybe has to do with the difference between the two types. Maybe both types are man-made but are made by different creators. I think Rennala created many of them.
My theory on why the black knives are present outside the Haligtree is that they were connected to Caria by way of Ranni and to the Eternal Cities by way of their training and equipment and the goal to overthrow the Greater Will, but after the night of the black knives the ones who weren't killed or imprisoned were abandoned by Ranni since she didn't need them anymore ("Renalla" doesn't summon them), and they decided to join their distant kin at the Haligtree since they were also refugees.
Your deductive reasoning is impressive. Better than 90% of the Elden Ring lore analysts out there. Well done, and please do more lore videos! If you'd be interested, try Genshin impact. Lots of lore, exploration, books like Elden Ring.
I used my albinauric boys as a summon for like allmost the whole game, its funny that they grow bigger when u upgrade them. BTW idk if u know this but some armors have a different lore description on their altered version like loretta's armor
This is so interesting, thankyuou for compiling these videos. I'll throw in my 2cents, I don't think the albinaurics lost faith in the haligtree, I think Miquella was the one they had faith in and they just followed him to Mohgwyn palace and now just like Mohg they are all waiting around for him to wake up. Maybe I'm projecting but the red albinaurics that have taken on accursed blood seem to have a renewed purpose and vigor, viciously defending their new home and suggesting maybe their idea of a savior has shifted from Miquella to Mohg. I wonder if they even helped him steal him considering the closeness of the teleporters. Also its interesting, Mohgs palace (himself being an omen) is a sanctuary for outcasts too yet he has no demi humans seeking him out for sanctuary while the haligtree has demi humans but no albinaurics. Makes me lean a little more towards the albinaurics being loyal to Mohg and possibly betraying the haligtree.
An amazing video! I love your take on this topic. I heard in another video (I forget who) that the "Sweetings" that Rennala "births" don't have use of their legs. They move similarly to the first generation Alibinourics. Maybe Rennala / Radagon had something to do with the first generation? Idk.
Thank you! And yes a few people have brought them up and it’s a great connection; the rebirth/artificial creation process seems to result in that limited mobility. Definitely a sign of connection there!
Learning from this video that Albinaurics are innately arcane further cement my suspicion that Loretta is indeed an albinauric. Her war sickle no longer has glintstone gem embedded on it, yet she can still cast glintstone-based sorceries. It's funny to think that the people in-universe was also having similar suspision about her. Hahaha.. Given that Loretta became the knight of Haligtree, would it make sense that the albinaurics were given the task to guard the consecrated snowfield? Niall guarded the other half of the medallion, so despite the harsh weather, the albinaurics are pretty much safe on the snowfield. As for Niall, he was never the original owner of Sol castle. The torture chamber may have been the remnant of the castle's original owner past action. It would seem like the black knife assassins were fractured after the murder of Godwyn. Afterall, their leader was imprisoned and the next in line died. Some can be encountered inside or outside the catacomb with deathroot stored within. One was not at full health, probably from the fight against the original guardian of the catacomb. At least two allegedly work for the order/two fingers, perhaps as a penance for what they did. These two are dead now, killed by Blaidd and Iji. A few, as shown on this video, can be seen guarding Ordina (most likely looking for safehaven after the night of black knife incident). I learned something new again today. As usual, thank you for the video~
My feeling is the Sevulis is a puppet avatar/projection of Pidia. For some inexplicable reason there is a sanctuary set up in Pidia's balcony so you can't kill him. Yet when you reach the point in the sidequest when Pidia dies, Sevulis can be found sitting limp in his tower. His posture is much the same as the other puppets. Also Pidia's dialog seems to indicate that he hates the dolls when the player speaks to him, but when he is betrayed by the dolls he acts as though the dolls were very precious to him. I think hes a puppet master and through Sevulis he had opportunity to talk down to non-albinuarics. Also Pidia sells the map to the amber starlight which Sevulis needs for his quest, and will have puppet of Nepheli on his corpse (if the player gave her Sev's sippy cup).
Yes!! That dead puppet position is very distinct; totally think the same thing. I just don’t know why?? He’s a really interesting character. Also another option for Seluvis was to get Ranni to drink the potion? I’m just not sure on who’s behalf he was acting, or if he’s little a Littlefinger type only looking out for numero uno
Oh yes it takes such a long time finding relavant items, and then after I share the video I found out I missed even more! 😆 Very difficult to get the full picture on your own, the other players are necessary for adding the missing pieces!
I also think the Albinaurics originated from the Nox or share a similar creation story. "The features of those known as Nightfolk. Few in number, they were said to bleed silver long ago." The Nightfolk (aka. the Nox or at the very least their descendants) have shared characteristics with the Albinaurics (pale skin, unusually colored blood). "...the primordial drop of dew from which they are said to have been created." To me, this seems to imply a connection to the Silver Tears, commonly found in the ruins of the Nox. Silver Tears are able to imitate any lifeform, even humans. Maybe both the Nox and the Albinaurics are a product of this imitation. (A visual similarity between the two can be found in their weaponry, both the rippled weapons of the Albinaurics and the flowing weapons of the Nox are themed after water.) I like to believe that the Carian Royal Family had a strong connection to the Nox. (Seluvi and the Nox, for example, share knowledge about the art of creating puppets. Iji wears a mirrorhelm, a type of helm that was invented by the Nox.) This would also explain the possible connection between Albinaurics and the Black Knife Assassins, both having been servants of the Carian family. Albinaurics are also explicitly mentioned to be spurned from the grace of the Erdtree, which would make sense if their origin is connected more-so to the (Dark) Moon. One last thing I found peculiar is the fact that Pumpkin Heads also bleed white/silver blood.
@6:30, it might also have something to with the civil war/split between the Carian Royal Family and the Academy. Maybe the Albinaurics joined a side and where therefore pit against the other side's sorcery?
15:15 If you look closely in the haligtree, there are albinaurics, but they're cocooned and covered in whispy webbing, if you use marika's mischief (mimic's veil) there's a chance you'll become a cocooned albinauric and my question is why? why are they covered in webs and curled up?
Hey great video! I think you may have overlooked something though in regards to the 2nd gen Albinaurics near Mohgwyns palace. The sad looking ones sitting on the ground are all silver whereas the armed ones are red. The red ones also walk around through the sitting silver ones and most of the sitting ones aren't looking at the palace. So I think the sitting silver ones are prisoners of the armed red ones and are awaiting execution. As far as I can tell these are also the only Albinaurics that don't attack on sight.
You’re so right- they 100% are prisoners. Wow I just saw them and thought “they’re doped up” I am a terrible rescuer 🤣 Great observation, thanks for posting! Okay so that totally changes the feel for that place; even their own were persecuting them. ☹️
@@kitetales Maybe that's part of their initiation? Or maybe they kill all that refuse to convert? I'm sure there's more to the story and you'll find it. Really enjoying all your theories and hope you keep making videos.
Really enjoyed the vid! I would recommend maybe boosting the Audio on your recording? Not sure what is the standard for RUclips, but it is much quieter than the other videos I have been watching. Otherwise, lovely commentary :)
Thank you! I just tend to get soft if I’m talking for a while; when I monologue I just get quieter. I do test the audio but it’s hard to know because for me, it sounds good! But it’s hard because it could be a difference in sound setup. I’ll try boosting it a bit more though for the next one and see if that helps!
Perhaps the first generation of albinaurics were innately gifted with arcane power, which the Academy saw as both a threat to their authority and indictment against their power (if the albinauric were indeed artificial entities, it would be the classical tale of the creation exceeding the terms of and overtaking it's creator). The 2nd generation were an attempt at creating a generation that lacked the innate magic abilities, but ironically they continued to resist the terms of their creation by: 1) honing their craft and use of anti-magic armaments like the shields; 2) learning to efficiently utilize their agility, which was something the first generation could not given they lost their mobility over time (likely another way their creators tried to limit their ability to usurp or overtake). Given the previous region Stormveil involved an insecure ruler who failed to even earn his people's respect after grafting and growing "stronger" - Liurna features a ruling institution like the Academy that likely holds great fear about their creations innate disposition to overtake and thrive beyond their control (hence why they keep albinaurics on the margins of their order).
There's a chance Rhykard was studying the Albinaurics for his serpent men experiments. Also, the black knife assassins were canonically all women. Great video! Learned a few things!
Am I the only one that pictures her explaining lore to a classroom of small children, like a preschool teacher or in a elementary school; like lots of little kids sitting on the ground in a circle and she is just explaining all this stuff and showing pictures or videos? Lol I don't mean that in a bad way.. I just think the way she explains the lore is very sweet, tender, and sincere 🙂
@@kitetales Thank you!! I'm sure I'm not the only one that thinks that, for you are doing an excellent job at staying true to your theme and demeanor in how you present your insight and findings on the lore! 👍 Also to be completely honest, it's just so nice having a female voice and opinion on Elden Ring and a From Software game in general; I think along with Elden Ring bringing many new players in, and newcommers to Soulsborne games in general.. I think it's wonderful that it's also brought in more female players who take part in content creation, lore discussions, fan art, cosplay, and everything else. The community certainly has become more diversified since Dark Souls and I think that's great 😃
I thought Rykard's torture of the Albinaurics was a part of his research into making the snake men, they're another artificial race created by him
Rykard probably tortured the albinaurics because of that part in the silver tear husk description that says one day one may be a lord. Rykard doesn't want a new lord to rise which is why he is killing tarnished.
The snake men were born from a woman named Daedicar, who is mentioned in the talisman you get for completing Rya's quest.
That does make sense since the ones with the masks do have that snake bite move which they use when they grab you.
You and Vaatividya are my go to channels for Elden Ring lore. It’s the soft and soothing delivery that does it for me, perfect listening after a long and hectic day.
I’m so honored to be included next to him! 😊 Thank you, that’s very sweet.
And your Castle Morne video was probably the first Elden Ring lore video, sharing your thoughts instead of waiting for Reddit to synthesize the lore
This is wild speculation, but perhaps once Radagon became married to Rennala, fundamentalism began to the seep into the Academy and their ways, which in turn led to the persecution of the Albinaurics that may have once had refuge within Caria. This may be why they made pilgrimage to seek refuge under the watch of Miquella
One of the first glint stone instructors you can find is not a fundamentalist. She kills other sorcerers to steal their bodies and experiment and make artifacts with.
If you had a race with innate spell casting, it would be very tempting to those kinds of sorcerers.
I legitimately think your Elden Ring videos are THE BEST currently being made. Your attention to detail is legitimately fantastic. And you have been the ONLY person I've ever seen to notice the Golden Sewing Needle! I hope you enjoy making these videos as I do watching them over and over again lol
Thank you so much, I really appreciate the wonderfully sweet and encouraging feedback! 😊❤️ Let me know if there are any topics you’d really like to see!!
@@kitetales Is it possible you could look into the 'ancient dynasty' mentioned by the descriptions of the Claymen? They're the large yellow brick and pillar structures underground, Siofra River, Urd and Uhl Palace Ruins, the Grand Cloister and the Lake of Rot, and the Ancient Dynasty Mausoleum. They also appear to have been cooperative with the Ancestral Followers in the past, because they constructed the big churches and magical beacons for them, since the Ancestral Followers don't use the written word they couldn't have built them themselves.
They're also completely seperate from the Eternal City, but beyond the Claymen and the title of Mohg's Mausoleum, they're never mentioned explicitly anywhere.
I'm sure it's not an easy subject to tackle. But I've never seen anyone else even achknowledge that they're seperate from the Nox, and I'd really love to hear what you can come up with for them.
@@HeavensRipper-he4sz oh I want to look into the Ancestral Followers as well, this would be such a great overlap! Thank you not only for the suggestion but for providing a great foundation to start with!
@@kitetales If you'd be willing, I sent you a tweet on Twitter as to perhaps me sending you some of my notes or ideas. I don't want credit, in any case. I just think you're really understand the detective-work at play. If it's possible for me to help by sharing some of the things I might have found, or comparing notes.
@@HeavensRipper-he4sz Absolutely!! Let’s be co-detectives on this! 🕵️♂️
I wish that when you get to the Haligtree you can just tell people there "Yo, chill, I'm cool with you all, just stopping by to complete some quests!"
Seriously, everyone there is just seeking refuge from the jerks outside and building a society where they are accepted. I feel horrible just showing up and bringing violence back into their lives.
I know. I wish that not attacking some enemies in certain environments would create different scenarios rather than having them all aggroed on you
If only we had covenants in this game
To be fair the haligtree was going south before we showed up.
Malenias rot is corrupting the tree without Miquella there.
Something weird happened with the misbigoten since a couple are chopping corpses.
@@BioMatic2 Not to sound too harsh but they are the Misbegotten, they may have simply fallen back into old habits without proper guidence.
What on earth are royal revenants doing there though... They certainly deserve to die!
Killing Gideon Ofnir was one of my favorite parts of the game, after all the terrible things he’d done and pretending to be an ally and trying to betray you. Sending him to the gods was quite the delight!
Most of the enemies in the game were just simply in my way to become Elden Lord so they had to die, but I looked forward to killing Gideon. That punk looked me dead in the eyes and said sorry Ensha tried to kill me for my medallion half, as if Gideon isn’t the one who ordered the hit!! I was like hell naw, started talking to him like Dung Eater, boy you are lucky there is no fighting allowed in the round table hold lol 😂
@@GyroZeppel same lol
My personal impression with the Albinaurics in Mohs place were the red ones had been converted and the silver ones has actually been captured. they are all sitting around with very sad expressions on their faces while the red ones seems to be guarding them. maybe they were to be converted into red ones or something like that
Ohhh yeah I didn’t even think that they might be at odds; that’s a good thought! Taken as backups to be converted against their will. ☹️
There's a teleporter in the snowfield that leads to Mohgwyn dynasty, maybe the Albinaurics went through it after losing faith and Mohg used it to get to Miquella to kidnap him
Yeah I think some of them definitely just wanted a leader to follow and saw Mohg as a great pick.
It might’ve also been they were looking for Miquella but either get coerced into following Mohg or give up, and even if they did get to Miquella Mohg would destroy anyone who tried to take him (apart from you)
Maybe they decided that riding wolves around in the tree tops wasn't such a good idea.
See you’re the guy that would keep the rest of us in line 👏
"Albinauric" also means "made of white gold," by the way. So the silver tear thing is probably right.
Aha, more proof in the name!
oh. duh. au. im so daft sometimes
For why the albinaurics who have escaped to the liturgical town are all women, its likely the albinauric men stayed so the women could escape long before the omen killers destroyed their village. The black knives with their connection to Marika and Ranni/etc likely helped them escape to the town then, possibly around the time of the shattering of the ring.
Edit: Its also likely that Loretta and Miquella are related to that escape since they were active till around that time.
I love that, yeah that would absolutely explain why all of the female archers were absent from the village.
"Women and Children first!"
Just saw the description for the Ivory Sickle item, picked up next to Albus well hidden in a coffin:
"These weapons are evidence of their dedication to the Haligtree, despite _never having entered_ its presence."
So they were never there, and yet worship it liturgically...
I always thought of the Albinaurics as a bit of an Icarus / Prometheus / Frankenstein story... the monstrous creation of the world's magical "science", sorcery. They were made with magic so they have innate magic, but also resented, abandoned and fought with their sorcerous masters. I never connected them to the Nox though. The Nox are such an interesting piece at the heart of this whole puzzle. Haven't quite figured them out yet...
Wow that’s a great find, thanks for sharing! And that clears up the idea some people have had about the Oracle Envoys being Albinaurics. Very sad they never made it there. 😔
For Castle Sol, to expand on your theory. What if the castle orginally belonged to Rykard, but after discovering the god-devouring serpent, he left the location and Malenia's forces ended up taking it from Rykard's forces?
Pidia is the guy responsible for all the spectral knights you have to get through in Cara Manor. He's using his "puppets" - the knight's physical remains - and glintstone crystals as a "prism" of sorts to focus the energy of the dead, projecting the spirits of the knights into the manor to serve as they did in life. This is why he apologises when you get to him, he's worried you're about to take your (justified) revenge. Which the knights eventually do, possibly because he reanimates their bodies accidentally. That's my take at least.
I *love* that you devoted an entire long video to an NPC race.
I've seen a million videos on the demigods, and while they are super important and I've loved all the content I've seen on them, characters like the Albinaurics and Demihumans are also worthy of our attention and appreciation!
Will you possibly have a video on the Harpies/Bats anytime soon? Their song is so chock full of lore but I haven't seen anyone yet talk about them, and seeing how much pathos you've brought to the Albinaurics, I think a Harpy video from you would be amazing~!
Thank you so much! 🥰 You know, the bat harpies were actually the very first thing that ever got my attention in this game. That’s a great suggestion, they would be a really fun one to look into, and thank goodness someone has translated the song because there was no way I would have ever figured that out! 😆
I love your videos! Did you know if you use the Latenna ash to summon her near a wolf, she will charm the wolf and ride it! Such cool attention to detail.
YES!! I saw that, what a wonderful touch. I tried to get her to do that but she would just kill the wolves, so I’m not sure what I was doing wrong. 😔
It seems more likely that Castle Sol was an outpost loyal to Godwyn. The eclipse shotel mentions the Prince of Death, and the 'clue ghost' right in front of it, in the chapel that you find the weapon in, mentions the soulless demigod. There's also the red carpet with the symbol of Serosh, which was Godrey's symbol, used also by troops led by the golden lineage (Godwyn, and Godrick especially.)
Niall's equipment mentions his obsession to defend his long passed master, and all the banners in Castle Sol are of an eclipse, much like the Mausoleum knights and the symbol of the hollow in dark souls. Rather than Rykhard, the torture of the albinaurics in Castle Sol might have been to discover a way to either create or restore a soul to someone who was made hollow, like with Godwyn.
Among Miquella's "to do list" was to help Godwyn, whose soul was killed during the night of black knives. The Golden Epitaph sword states that he wanted to help Godwyn by giving him a true death. That dedication seems to have won over some of Godwyn's followers, such as Niall, who Miquella took into confidence enough to break him off half of the key needed to reach the Haligtree.
Here's my theory on albinaurics based on alchemy: the silver tears represent mercury. Mercury is known for its use in creating amalgams, or mixtures, represented by the albinaurics.
In Ripley's Scroll, sulphur and mercury are mixed to create the philosopher's stone, or the rebis, a "divine hermaphrodite" representing the white queen and red king, aka Marika and Radagon.
It's arguable that Marika once ruled the Eternal Cities from Rogier's dialogue that the Black Knife Assassins were scions from the Eternal City. Marika's title is "The Eternal" for this reason, not because she removed destined death.
The creation of the Albinaurics had something to do with Marika's pursuit in becoming a rebis.
This theory may be supported by the cut Asimi side quest where a silver tear inhabits your body and after you drink chalices found in Nokstella, separates and becomes a clone of you. Later you were to find Asimi again and she proclaims that she could have become "sovereign eternal", and you Elden Lord, mirroring Marika and Radagon's titles. Perhaps it was the curse the giants put on Marika which made her clone a male with red hair.
Questions this theory answers: Why Radagon's rune-egg is accociated with rebirth, and why albinauric roughly translates to "pale-gold".
Problems with this theory: Albinaurics are cursed by what we can only assume is the Greater Will, and the Eternal Cities were destroyed by the Greater Will for blasphemy.
I agree. Thoughts on the altars you light to fight the ancestral spirits being the story of the Numen discovering alchemy? The 1st hieroglyph looks like ships crossing the sea. The 2nd is a people discovering the erd trees, 3rd those people studying the trees composition, 4th looks like a tome, of alchemy that they learned from studying the erd trees imo, on a pedestal (Maybe the tome is the same one the sage looking statue in the nox cities holds), 5th and last showing either a great lineage of prosperity and nobles, or the creation of the giant throned beings?
@@existentialdandy My graphics must have been too low to notice those alters, but they could be depicting Numens! I heard a theory that there was a different ancient civilization living under the lands between even before the people of the Eternal Cities, as places like the Uld Palace ruins and the Dynasty Mausoleum have very different architecture compared to the cities. So it's difficult to determine who built the alters. As for the giants, I have no idea.
@@sneezewax3567
The Uld were probably the Ancestral Followers back in the time of the Crucible.
Consider other enemies with weak legs: The Dragonkin Soldiers, who are apparently "crude imitations" of real dragons and possibly therefore also made by men, the Wraith Callers who also crawl around unless they have a horse, and I feel like there was one other character or enemy type that I realized had bad legs that really surprised me but now I can't remember what it was.
Radahn?
Prince Lothric
Yes! Oh I love them, they seem really interesting. Really great connection. I love it so much when you guys bring this stuff up!! I wouldn’t have thought of that. Also Rennala’s sorcerers she rebirths can’t walk!
The young mages in renalas 1st phase also can only crawl. They are like that because “everything she rebirths is imperfect and frail” from what I remember she is very powerful but still just a human. Maybe she is who the description refers to when it says the albinuracs are “human made”
Dragon Kin are halfbreeds when dragons ruled the crucible they were able to take on the form of humans and breed which resulted in the dragon kin and they were considered abominations by the pure dragons and locked away under ground to never see the true sky as a punishment
I really love this channel. Your storytelling is awesome! My favourite lore videos.
Awww thank you so much! 😊
i love these vids! and your voice is so calming!
As for castle sol my guess would be that Niall probably did serve Rykard up until he got devoured by the Eiglay, since his men deserted him after that event.
Btw love your lore videos keep it up!
Thank you so much! 😊
Latenna called Gideon an “all hearing brute” and if you go back to the opening cinematic there are a lot of ear shaped decorations in Gideon’s coffin with him.
I love how innocently the puppet thing was alluded to here lol. “Yeah looks like these guys were maybe up to no good with these *human sex dolls*” lol.
No criticism, it was just a funny way to suggest that widely accepted theory. Great video as always! 🖤 Some of the most thoroughly researched and well presented ER lore content on YT. You really come off as a lore detective and I feel like I can always trust how thorough and in depth your investigations are. You don’t miss a thing.
Your voice is so smooth an a nice contrast with the story in Elden ring, makes it feel like an old tale being told. Great content.
Thank you so much! 😊
Please make more content, these are the best videos of Elden Ring lore BY FAR
wanted to leave a comment to say that you’ve been my favorite channel for Elden Ring lore!
Your presentation and attention to detail are seriously impressive, and your perspectives on the game and the lore are just so refreshing.
I get the sense that so many of the huge fromsoft lore channels might make it tough to get established in that kind of content, so I also wanted to say that the videos are great, your contributions are genuinely important, and the community benefits so much from your work. I try to point anyone I can in your direction when they’re curious about lore stuff.
Just wanted to leave some encouragement, and say thanks for the hard work :)
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that and you’re so sweet for being so encouraging and supportive! I’ve been so thankful that people have enjoyed these videos and it can be a little intimidating with how much else is available to be compared against, and I think I personally tend to stay surface level rather than get too analytical but that’s just my own style of how I experience stories. So I appreciate your comment all the more! 🥰
Beautiful lore video yet again, they are so enjoyable even when covering a group of people that im sure most people didn't pay much attention to, yet we see there's so much more about them. Hope to see more!
Thank you so much! ☺️
Really enjoying your Elden Ring lore videos! I appreciate all of your capture footage. I’m still in the thick of my first play through, and as much as I try, sometimes it’s difficult just to pause and take in the sights - so I’m really enjoying watching what you choose to show on screen (telescope zooming, etc) while you explore lore ideas. Thank you!
Thank you so much for that!! Whew the image capture stuff is more work than the editing; it can be difficult to fill in blanks when there is limited stuff that is relevant to the items. So yes I really appreciate your comment about that, thank you! 😊
Would love to hear a collaboration between you and Vaati. Like some narrative between Radagon and Rennala and with each of you voicing the respective roles. Or Queen Marika since she and Radagon are the same. Anyway, love the writing for these videos and love the narrators voice!
Oh my gosh that would be AMAZING. I wish I could do something like that with him!!
I really like the way you present all of your information! One of the best Elden Ring videos I’ve found yet. Not to mention that voice is like listening to the audio version of silk being spun.
Really loving these Elden ring videos and I’m glad I discovered this channel.
It’s really nice to see your enthusiasm and unique perspective regarding the lore of Elden ring when most videos/discussion I’ve seen from the community has been central around the big players and events to watch a video just about the inhabitants of the lands between that are commonly overlooked but have more going on that most people would’ve thought.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that! 😊
I've legit been searching for information on these guys specifically and I'm so grateful you made this! And all of your videos honestly lol. Keep up the great work!
Aside from explaining the lore beautifully, you have the most soothing voice.
Thank you so much! 😊
I absolutely love your videos- calming, intelligent without dramatics, and easy to follow and understand.
Plus your voice is amazing!
You guys are seriously amazing!!! I am so thankful for all your hard work, it will forever change how I see and play the game as I go through it. It has made me love Elden Ring sooooo much more. Thank you both!!!
Thank you so much for the sweet comment!!
This woman is putting out more lore videos than the giants of SoulsTube, and she's doing it with a quality of content, fastidiousness of investigation and a depth of detail that easily rivals any of those beloved channels.
We should all be thanking this woman for this, the work of the gods.
I also very much appreciate that at least one other person (as well as those who agree) out there recognizes how ADORABLE those little albinauric dudes are.
They really are just the cutest little monstrous gremlins.
When i saw the albinaurics in moghwyn palace i thought maybe they were after true blood, maybe Mohg promised them to be granted true red blood because they thought their pale blood was truly terrible and they wanted to have red blood like everyone else.
Oh my gosh, I LOVE that idea. That makes it so much more sad. That’s a great theory though, I think I’m going to join you on that one!
@@kitetales Thanks! I believe this might be one of the reasons. But whatever Mohg's intentions were his actions are simply far too sinister to paint him as anything more than a true disney villain.
I like this idea, it fits well with the new red albinaurics we see there. The white ones seem to be workers, while the red ones are the enforcers of the blood dynasty and probably a new version made by the blood dynasty (I think they only appear there and definitely have new abilities).
Love the albinaurics, their design (especially the second generation) and just the overall tone in the village and Volcano Manor really struck a chord with me when I first played. The torture victims who scream when you get close scared the hell out of me, I wasn't expecting it at all. Really loved this video, I hadn't really separated them into two distinct generations until I watched it. I hope you keep doing the "university lecture" format videos as well as the storytimes, they're equally comfy and informative.
As a side note: A lot of people mention Mogh or the Dung Eater as being the worst "evil" characters in ER, but can we talk about how absolutely sociopathetic Gideon Ofnir is? He reminds me of a purpose-driven scientist who doesn't care about the moral implications of his experiments, he'll just do whatever he decides is necessary and never give a thought to who it hurts. His incredibly callous attitude towards his own adopted daughter and what what Seluvis has planned for her is a major hint, but the slaughter the albinauric village was just flat-out evil. I wouldn't say no to you doing a video on him at some point :P
By far the best Lore videos ive ever seen. you really capture the beauty of this game.
Thank you for making these videos. FromSoft lore can be pretty convoluted and difficult to understand but you are able to break it down and make it easier to digest, which is no easy feat! So thank you again.
great video I love how you cover lots of topics that other lore channels seem to look over. Have you considered doing a video on the shaded castle? I find that place so interesting but very few people seem to be taking a look at it.
Yes!! That would be a great one wouldn’t it?? I should look into that, I think it’ll have a lot of insight to add on Malenia as well.
Thanks for the new video Queen Marika!! Amazing as usual
This is officially my favorite nickname! 🥰
Your voice is so sweet! I could listen to you for hours! Best elden ring videos out there. I don't know if it's a compliment but I sometimes use these videos to get me to sleep...
Thank you so much! And yes that’s a huge compliment to me! 😊
I love your lore videos! You have such an incredible reverence and respect for the world of the Lands Between. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much!! 😊❤️
Parallels between rennala and the archer albinarrics. 1. She has a wolf (red wolf of radagon). 2. she is big resting mom with a birthing object, just like the giant albinaric women you give the birthing tear to. 3. Her "sweetings" lack legs just like the first generation albinarics. 4. Latenna the albinaric's name shares rennala's "enna", and is found in lurinia, and thus likely found the birthing tear there. 5. likely a coincidence, but we never see rennala or her children walk, do they have weak legs?
I dont really know what to make of these vague connections, and maybe its my brain playing tricks on me, but it seems intentional to me.
This is such a high-quality channel. I love each of your videos and I foresee many subscribers in your future.
I really enjoyed this video. That you seem to know your stuff and make educated guesses when you don't, is refreshing. Thank you for presenting your theories as theories and not facts although some of them are pretty much universally shared. It doesn't hurt that you're easy on the ears either. Thank you. Keep it up...
Thank you so much for your encouraging feedback! I really appreciate you taking the time to tell me that. 😊
@@kitetales You're more than welcome. Keep it up...
I hope this doesn't come across as weird or anything but you have such a lovely voice! I'm a fan of your videos because you really get into the content and do great research, but also because you're really pleasant to listen to haha
Thank you so much, I appreciate that! I wanted to get into VA for years so I especially appreciate these kind of comments, makes me want to start pursuing that again! 😊❤️
@@kitetales You totally should, I think you'd do great! :)
Thank you so much for making these videos! They're so well made and so relaxing.
Great content that is well delivered. Really like your voice too!
All your lore videos are fantastic! Can't wait for more!
You consistently make me cry, but in a good way.
We can cry together! 🥲
So hyped for your video! They are my favorite!
Thank you so much!! 😊
Theory I had is rykard created the albinaurics as a way to state the bloodlust of the serpent but since they were "impure" it didn't work hence he just tortures them, one thing that really backs that up for me is just how many first generation albinaurics are in volcano manor compared to any other place, makes sense to me the reason there's so many is that's were thy had their genesis. also the pillory they're in is also around their legs which is weird since first generation albinaurics eventually lose the ability to walk, it's almost like the pillory was put on them whilst they were young enough to be able to walk
I was under the impression that the Albunaurics were made by Raya Lucaria/the Carian royals. This explains why they're in Liurnia, and why Loretta's shade is in Carian manor.
Well i had to subscribe, like so many I see in the comments, because of how well you deliver so much detailed information. Keep it up!
Great lore video! The Albinaurics are certainly an interesting race in the lands between. Albinaurics, along with the misbegotten, are shunned and stigmatised in the rule of the golden order, however since they have arcane/magical powers, the sorcerers such as the Carian royal family could have taken them in, as the Caria were once enemies and opposed both the golden order and the raya lucaria armies. When you turn right at the doorway entering Caria manor, you will find a lot more 1st generation Albinauric enemies that look like Pidia, further showing them living and serving the Carian royal family, as we can infer from talking to Pidia.
As to why the 2nd generation Albinaurics are fighting and are hunted by sorcerers, I am guessing Rennala needs their larval tears, or their blood, to perform the endless rebirth of her younglings in her library, the proof from which is that we need a larval tear to perform a rebirth from Rennala's Amber Egg.
From your video and other dialogue with Latenna and Albis from their village, we know that the Haligtree and Miquella is a well known refuge and provides hope for the shunned such as Albinaurics, this could be another reason why Morg wants, or even needs Miquella for the establishment of his dynasty. I think by telling the 2nd generation Albinaurics that Miquella is now at his temple, he managed to recruit many of them to join his cause. And even the patrolling Albinaurics at the Rose church look towards the church, and the Albinaurics at Morgwyn palace look to Miquella's temple with reverence.
Those red Albinaurics with budding, omen horns might have been injected with Morg's accursed blood, much like how Varre injects our finger with Morg's blood when he anoints us as one of Morg's knights and gives us Morg's badge, our eyes also turn red once we have been injected, leading me to think that a transformation has happened to our body by taking in the accursed blood as well.
Loretta is probably a first generation Albinauric, which could be why she is always on her horse and never falls off from it, as she has already lost function in her legs just like the other Albinauric women.
Loving these lore vids. Keep it up!
Love this universe and all its secrets.
Great videos. Definitely deserve more subs and views.
Seriously all these Elden Ring videos are fabulous !
Thank you so much!
I am loving these videos, you should totally do one on Maliketh next!!
Maybe the albanaurics found there traveled from village to get the other half of medallion from castles sol, an was caught there an used,sum getting caught before on the way at the manor maybe?
Ohhhh that is a GREAT deduction, I didn’t think about that. Like they were trying to get it from Niall themselves? I can’t imagine he just wouldn’t work with them though he seems like a good guy, but maybe that’s the hopeful side of me talking ☹️
@@kitetales I learn from y’all that make videos lol I jus making assumption I’m 100 percent sure u kno more than me idk really kno bout general nail except he killed me a lot!!!!
Some thoughts. Rennala's children seen to be albinaurics as well. They can't walk, they have the white blood and they are created by Rennala. Since Rennala has the rebirth link it could be connected and maybe has to do with the difference between the two types. Maybe both types are man-made but are made by different creators. I think Rennala created many of them.
amazing lore videos, looking forward to more
Thank you so much!
My theory on why the black knives are present outside the Haligtree is that they were connected to Caria by way of Ranni and to the Eternal Cities by way of their training and equipment and the goal to overthrow the Greater Will, but after the night of the black knives the ones who weren't killed or imprisoned were abandoned by Ranni since she didn't need them anymore ("Renalla" doesn't summon them), and they decided to join their distant kin at the Haligtree since they were also refugees.
Nice video! Love how you piece everything together :D
The students of Renalla, who have been subjected to repeated imperfect rebirth, crawl around without their legs as well.
Yes that’s a great parallel, that imperfect, artificial birth that results in the malformed beings.
Your deductive reasoning is impressive. Better than 90% of the Elden Ring lore analysts out there. Well done, and please do more lore videos!
If you'd be interested, try Genshin impact. Lots of lore, exploration, books like Elden Ring.
Thank you for the suggestion! That might have to go on my list!
This channel is a treasure!
This woman’s voice is incredibly soothing. It’s like elden ring asmr.
Aww thank you! 🥰
@@kitetales you’re very welcome
I used my albinauric boys as a summon for like allmost the whole game, its funny that they grow bigger when u upgrade them.
BTW idk if u know this but some armors have a different lore description on their altered version like loretta's armor
Woah, I remember this channel. This is where I watched an amiibo soap opera. Crazy.
That I still never finished 😔
@@kitetales all good dramas end too soon ;D
Damn her voice is SO calming. I could listen to this as a sleep story to fall asleep to.
Best kind of compliment! 😊
This is so interesting, thankyuou for compiling these videos.
I'll throw in my 2cents, I don't think the albinaurics lost faith in the haligtree, I think Miquella was the one they had faith in and they just followed him to Mohgwyn palace and now just like Mohg they are all waiting around for him to wake up. Maybe I'm projecting but the red albinaurics that have taken on accursed blood seem to have a renewed purpose and vigor, viciously defending their new home and suggesting maybe their idea of a savior has shifted from Miquella to Mohg. I wonder if they even helped him steal him considering the closeness of the teleporters.
Also its interesting, Mohgs palace (himself being an omen) is a sanctuary for outcasts too yet he has no demi humans seeking him out for sanctuary while the haligtree has demi humans but no albinaurics. Makes me lean a little more towards the albinaurics being loyal to Mohg and possibly betraying the haligtree.
An amazing video! I love your take on this topic.
I heard in another video (I forget who) that the "Sweetings" that Rennala "births" don't have use of their legs. They move similarly to the first generation Alibinourics. Maybe Rennala / Radagon had something to do with the first generation? Idk.
Thank you! And yes a few people have brought them up and it’s a great connection; the rebirth/artificial creation process seems to result in that limited mobility. Definitely a sign of connection there!
Learning from this video that Albinaurics are innately arcane further cement my suspicion that Loretta is indeed an albinauric. Her war sickle no longer has glintstone gem embedded on it, yet she can still cast glintstone-based sorceries. It's funny to think that the people in-universe was also having similar suspision about her. Hahaha..
Given that Loretta became the knight of Haligtree, would it make sense that the albinaurics were given the task to guard the consecrated snowfield? Niall guarded the other half of the medallion, so despite the harsh weather, the albinaurics are pretty much safe on the snowfield.
As for Niall, he was never the original owner of Sol castle. The torture chamber may have been the remnant of the castle's original owner past action.
It would seem like the black knife assassins were fractured after the murder of Godwyn. Afterall, their leader was imprisoned and the next in line died.
Some can be encountered inside or outside the catacomb with deathroot stored within. One was not at full health, probably from the fight against the original guardian of the catacomb.
At least two allegedly work for the order/two fingers, perhaps as a penance for what they did. These two are dead now, killed by Blaidd and Iji.
A few, as shown on this video, can be seen guarding Ordina (most likely looking for safehaven after the night of black knife incident).
I learned something new again today. As usual, thank you for the video~
My feeling is the Sevulis is a puppet avatar/projection of Pidia. For some inexplicable reason there is a sanctuary set up in Pidia's balcony so you can't kill him. Yet when you reach the point in the sidequest when Pidia dies, Sevulis can be found sitting limp in his tower. His posture is much the same as the other puppets. Also Pidia's dialog seems to indicate that he hates the dolls when the player speaks to him, but when he is betrayed by the dolls he acts as though the dolls were very precious to him. I think hes a puppet master and through Sevulis he had opportunity to talk down to non-albinuarics. Also Pidia sells the map to the amber starlight which Sevulis needs for his quest, and will have puppet of Nepheli on his corpse (if the player gave her Sev's sippy cup).
On top of this, if you visit Pidia after meeting Seluvis, Pidia greets you as if he knows you but tries to pretend he doesn't.
Yes!! That dead puppet position is very distinct; totally think the same thing. I just don’t know why?? He’s a really interesting character. Also another option for Seluvis was to get Ranni to drink the potion? I’m just not sure on who’s behalf he was acting, or if he’s little a Littlefinger type only looking out for numero uno
Lovely video also this was like asmr because you have a lovely, soothing voice ☺😌
Thank you!! 😊
@@kitetales You're welcome 👍
You can tell that she spends plenty of time looking for items as there are many pieces I didn’t know existed or haven’t uncovered in my quest.
Oh yes it takes such a long time finding relavant items, and then after I share the video I found out I missed even more! 😆 Very difficult to get the full picture on your own, the other players are necessary for adding the missing pieces!
I also think the Albinaurics originated from the Nox or share a similar creation story.
"The features of those known as Nightfolk. Few in number, they were said to bleed silver long ago." The Nightfolk (aka. the Nox or at the very least their descendants) have shared characteristics with the Albinaurics (pale skin, unusually colored blood).
"...the primordial drop of dew from which they are said to have been created." To me, this seems to imply a connection to the Silver Tears, commonly found in the ruins of the Nox. Silver Tears are able to imitate any lifeform, even humans. Maybe both the Nox and the Albinaurics are a product of this imitation. (A visual similarity between the two can be found in their weaponry, both the rippled weapons of the Albinaurics and the flowing weapons of the Nox are themed after water.)
I like to believe that the Carian Royal Family had a strong connection to the Nox. (Seluvi and the Nox, for example, share knowledge about the art of creating puppets. Iji wears a mirrorhelm, a type of helm that was invented by the Nox.)
This would also explain the possible connection between Albinaurics and the Black Knife Assassins, both having been servants of the Carian family.
Albinaurics are also explicitly mentioned to be spurned from the grace of the Erdtree, which would make sense if their origin is connected more-so to the (Dark) Moon.
One last thing I found peculiar is the fact that Pumpkin Heads also bleed white/silver blood.
Rykard just set up a torture chamber while he was visiting Castle Sol and nobody bothered to get rid of it lol
I mean maybe right?! 🤣 Goes with the decor!
Love love love the Elden Ring videos!!! pls pls do Crumbling Farum and Placidusax :D
I would love to do a video on the dragons!!
@6:30, it might also have something to with the civil war/split between the Carian Royal Family and the Academy. Maybe the Albinaurics joined a side and where therefore pit against the other side's sorcery?
Love the lore !! Keep it comin!!
15:15 If you look closely in the haligtree, there are albinaurics, but they're cocooned and covered in whispy webbing, if you use marika's mischief (mimic's veil) there's a chance you'll become a cocooned albinauric
and my question is why? why are they covered in webs and curled up?
Oh wow I had no idea that the cocoon was a possible disguise!! I’m going to have to try that out…
@@kitetales Miquella and Malenia have a lot of butterfly/insect association, maybe the they are trying to metamorphasize like the twins do
That thumbnail picture is really good! 🤯
The night folks also has sliver blood, and when you use skills like blood slash you will see sliver blood at the start of action only.
Really enjoying the content please do more
I have to say I strongly appreciate the way you present your evidence as you go and opt away from speculating about things that aren't in evidence.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that! It’s an easy thing to just say “yeah this is fact”
What’s kinda sad is that there were so many albinuarcs at volcano manor is that they possibly went there to seek refuge with rykard as he was a carian
Oh my gosh that makes it even more depressing. 😞
Another great lore vid. thank you
Hey great video! I think you may have overlooked something though in regards to the 2nd gen Albinaurics near Mohgwyns palace. The sad looking ones sitting on the ground are all silver whereas the armed ones are red. The red ones also walk around through the sitting silver ones and most of the sitting ones aren't looking at the palace. So I think the sitting silver ones are prisoners of the armed red ones and are awaiting execution. As far as I can tell these are also the only Albinaurics that don't attack on sight.
To clarify, I'm referring specifically to the scene at the Palace Approach Ledge-Road site of grace
You’re so right- they 100% are prisoners. Wow I just saw them and thought “they’re doped up” I am a terrible rescuer 🤣 Great observation, thanks for posting! Okay so that totally changes the feel for that place; even their own were persecuting them. ☹️
@@kitetales Maybe that's part of their initiation? Or maybe they kill all that refuse to convert? I'm sure there's more to the story and you'll find it. Really enjoying all your theories and hope you keep making videos.
Love your lore videos! ❤
Really enjoyed the vid! I would recommend maybe boosting the Audio on your recording? Not sure what is the standard for RUclips, but it is much quieter than the other videos I have been watching.
Otherwise, lovely commentary :)
Thank you! I just tend to get soft if I’m talking for a while; when I monologue I just get quieter. I do test the audio but it’s hard to know because for me, it sounds good! But it’s hard because it could be a difference in sound setup. I’ll try boosting it a bit more though for the next one and see if that helps!
Perhaps the first generation of albinaurics were innately gifted with arcane power, which the Academy saw as both a threat to their authority and indictment against their power (if the albinauric were indeed artificial entities, it would be the classical tale of the creation exceeding the terms of and overtaking it's creator). The 2nd generation were an attempt at creating a generation that lacked the innate magic abilities, but ironically they continued to resist the terms of their creation by: 1) honing their craft and use of anti-magic armaments like the shields; 2) learning to efficiently utilize their agility, which was something the first generation could not given they lost their mobility over time (likely another way their creators tried to limit their ability to usurp or overtake). Given the previous region Stormveil involved an insecure ruler who failed to even earn his people's respect after grafting and growing "stronger" - Liurna features a ruling institution like the Academy that likely holds great fear about their creations innate disposition to overtake and thrive beyond their control (hence why they keep albinaurics on the margins of their order).
There's a chance Rhykard was studying the Albinaurics for his serpent men experiments. Also, the black knife assassins were canonically all women. Great video! Learned a few things!
Am I the only one that pictures her explaining lore to a classroom of small children, like a preschool teacher or in a elementary school; like lots of little kids sitting on the ground in a circle and she is just explaining all this stuff and showing pictures or videos? Lol I don't mean that in a bad way.. I just think the way she explains the lore is very sweet, tender, and sincere 🙂
That is the sweetest comment ever and that’s exactly the down to earth feel I’m going for! 😆❤️
@@kitetales Thank you!! I'm sure I'm not the only one that thinks that, for you are doing an excellent job at staying true to your theme and demeanor in how you present your insight and findings on the lore! 👍 Also to be completely honest, it's just so nice having a female voice and opinion on Elden Ring and a From Software game in general; I think along with Elden Ring bringing many new players in, and newcommers to Soulsborne games in general.. I think it's wonderful that it's also brought in more female players who take part in content creation, lore discussions, fan art, cosplay, and everything else. The community certainly has become more diversified since Dark Souls and I think that's great 😃
The first youtuber to pronounce Siofra correctly
Funny when you mention andriod blood my mind went straight to Raised by wolves... love that show
YES!! Oh my gosh Father is my favorite character ever