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@@heliosophist334 every.god.damn.time ;( i really really really love the idea that elden ring for once brings """peace""" and a """happy""" ending to the npcs... even if it is tragic.. as long as they seem to accepct it and live with it... i just have repect for such dedication and sacrifice.. hewg is a true chad amognst npc right next to alexander and blaidd. *holds back tears of sorrow and sadness*
The way Hewg and Roderika look out for one another when she's lost everything then as the roundtable hold burns respectively is the ride or die friendship I'm after.
Yes! They are certainly an unlikely duo, both from vastly different backgrounds, but my gosh I'm so glad they came together. Her selflessness to watch over him and his softness towards her is the most beautiful father/daughter relationship ever.
I hate to imagine either one of them just burning to death in the Roundtable Hold when they could hunker down in Stormveil with Nepheli or even take up shop in Volcano Manor as a favor from Patches.
I think the thing holding Hewg together was the chains. That is why when they break so does he. That binding was so big a part of who he was that he lost it all once he was freed. He was utterly free, not bound in body or mind. But the consequence of that is he lost all he had during his time being bound. I think Roderika understands that which is why she is heartbroken and why she doesn't take him away from there. He may be free but without the Roundtable he has nothing. Not even her, his adopted daughter. So she leaves him there as a final act of familial devotion.
It’s not friendship, it’s far more than that As Hewg stated himself after Roderika progresses in Spirit Tuning, he sometimes views her as a daughter, and given the way Roderika stays by his side no matter what, it’s likely she ends up viewing him as a father of sorts The two are inseparable, and it breaks my heart to see them at the end
Hewg is such a sad character. Bound to servitude by Marika and yet he still reveres her. By the end he is slowly losing his memory, everything he was, that he is, but will still smith for ya. A true friend to the tarnished right until the end. Rest in peace Hewg, you beautifully brilliant blacksmith you.
It is truly a feat of determination for him to still smith, despite everything around and inside him crumbling. I've seen people make links to the tradition of "a captain goes down with the ship," and I find that perfectly fitting for Hewg. Devoting everything he has to save the world, or die trying. I hope he has can rest easy now.
To support the Leonine misbegotten, in the consecrated snowfield there is another misbegotten like Leonine, but wielding the Golden Order Blade. The description calls it as a sword altered from the wedding gifted from Renala to Radagon. I was always curious of why he had it and why we didn’t find it in Leyndel, Caria, or the school
there's a theory that some misbegottens are loyal to the erdtree (they ultimately come from it b/c the erdtree originated as the crucible) and were sent to the haligtree on a crusade by the golden order. that's why haligtree town is all fucked up by them and everyone's dead, and why that guy has the sword. they were down for this because the haligtree is explicitly separate from the erdtree, and although the misbegotten are downtrodden and prejudiced against, they are ultimately loyal to the erdtree. Tarnished Archaeologist has a video on this theory
@@shoopah92 That make so much sense! If so Radagon probably wanted to indirectly stunt Miquella’s new age so he could stay Elden Lord. It’s a complicated theory bc it’s said Radagon loved Miquella the most out of all his children but idk if that love was based on Miquella’s attractive nature or actually loving his son. I guess in this theory Miquella openly rejecting the golden order would be enough for Radagon to turn against him
@@cyber_crysis_ maybe the love radagon had for miquella was destroyed when miquella ditched the Golden Order? Miquella seems to have been at least heavily involved in the Golden Order early on and then ditched when he found there wasn't a cure for Melania and himself to be found within the bounds of the Golden Order. Perhaps it wasn't a very good parting?
How did nobody in the round table hold ever show Hewg to hold a hammer properly? They’re just watching this guy give himself carpal tunnel without saying a word. Such a tragic character
Maybe since his body is a bit different, that's the only comfortable way for him to hold it. Maybe his tendons are different. Or....maybe he just needs the pain so he can focus, or his arms and hands have gone numb from the work. Who knows.
my grandfather had dementia in his last moments he couldn't recognise us Hewg's story spoke to me and I recall feeling the moments of going to visit a man who didn't recognise me but who I still felt a connection to this whole story hit me eally close to home and it was really bittersweet
This was so well put together, I love Master Hewg as a character his story was so touching especially his relationship with Roderika :'] love the cosplay!!
To me the spirit tuner Hewg mentions is Miquella... as Miquella is the previous owner of the spirit calling bell and the lone wolves summon (as there are statues in the Haligtree of Miquella and the wolves), and Ranni mentions the wolves spirits belonged to Torrent's previous owner.... which could very well be Miquella, especially after the DLC's teaser image. Additionally, Miquella seems to have been a really loved figure in the Lands Between, which also explains why Hewg remembers him so fondly.
This has been all the information i wanted to hear since that first time i caught Hewg praying. Very well done. Also F for Hewg in all those challenge playthroughs where people beat the game with a torch or a fist instead of his magnum opus life's work god slaying craft lol.
I'm so glad I could tell this story to you! Yes, the first time I walked in on Hewg praying, I almost missed it. The best things usually appear in that nature, blink and you'll miss it. Definitely felt more real that way! Hahaha so true, I do enjoy the torch builds a lot.
Even with a Carian Knight Build where it would be fitting to have my gear upgraded by Iji, a Carian Royal Blacksmith, I still always went to Hewg I may have been Ranni’s champion, and a knight of Caria, but what I did was for all of the Lands Between, and Hewg was the man I trusted to smith me a weapon that would get me to the end Iji was a good blacksmith, but only Hewg deserved to smith me a god slaying sword
I do wonder if Hewg died long ago, but is bound to reality by the same magic that made the Roundtable Hold. When you visit the real roundtable in Leyndell, you find Hewgs hammer. And when Leyndell is covered in burning ash, the Illusory roundtable starts burning too. Hewg loses himself as the Roundtable burns. I took that to mean the magic is wearing off, and soon both the illusory Roundtable and Hewg will vanish altogether.
That last line hurt, both my great grandparents had dementia before the end and it was a truly disheartening feeling. He will always be my favorite smith, never forgotten.
Your cosplay, voice and lore exploration are a blessed experience. Please keep making awesome content. I love the lore. How you present it is such a boon that enhances the experience.
Going through the Chalice log of videos, and I honestly can't believe there's so much depth to pretty much every single thing (person/place/item) in this game. Incredible.
Great video! I think Hewg’s story lends more credence to the idea that Marika was somehow tied to the night of the black knives. I often wonder if she ultimately regretted sealing away destined death and wanted you to bring it back to begin a new age. Would love to see a video on Diallos. When I actually did his questline, I found it to be a very moving story, and I rarely see anyone even mention the guy. It’s honestly easy to forget he’s even in the game sometimes.
Thank you! And yes, I personally believe Marika found herself in too deep, too quickly. Shattering the Elden Ring was definitely her out. She is, by far, not innocent, but just like the gods and humanity alike, she is imperfect. And thank you also for the suggestion! You are right, I think I would like to cover his story as well some time!
I think when Marika was having a hard time winning against Caria/Liurnia she got desperate and thought the solution was just to destroy her enemy from within. So she devised a plan, but this plan is kind of blasphemous as it involves fragmenting yourself like how I believe Malenia fragmented herself with Millicent as her "pride". Removing this pride because she was about to face Radahn, said to be one of the most powerful demigods, so she will not hesitate to use unprideful powers (such as unleashing the full power of Scarlet Rot) just to win. Marika needs someone to infiltrate the Carian royalty but this task cannot be given to anyone else. That's why she divided herself to birth Radagon, the side of herself that values the Golden Order the most. This is an insurance that whatever Radagon does he will never betray the Golden Order. But the plan backfired because now we have a Marika that has less love for the Golden Order and a Radagon, a sleeper agent, who loves it above anything else even more than his family with Rennala explaining how he left them easily. Marika now longing to end her wars of unifying everything under the rule of the Erdtree but this does not exactly mean under the Golden Order. I think it is easier to replace than the Erdtree. Now she might have no direct control on Radagon so she only knows he serves the Golden Order but she doesn't know if he still serves her. So she recalls Radagon back to forge herself whole again. But this could've been a trigger. Ranni now is under the control of the Two Fingers, her father left and her mother is turning insane. Her family shattered and her fate sealed to walk the same path as the woman who destroyed her life. So Ranni, along with her brothers Rykard and Radahn devised a plan to exact revenge to upend everything from the Fingers to the Erdtree and everything in between. Rykard helps Ranni to plan the Night of Black Knives and Radahn halted the stars to pause Ranni's fate of being a God until she finishes their revenge unbeknownst to him that Ranni's fate was actually finding the Fingerslaying Blade all along. But Malenia happened and Radahn's mind fades because of the Scarlet Rot. That's why I feel like the order of killing Radahn hurts Ranni but it is a kind of mercy and a necessary evil. Now, first meeting Ranni she uses sleep, an ability more associated with Miquella. Also she knows Torrent and the steed's former master. What if Miquella and Ranni coerced Marika to disband the Golden Order (Miquella having the power to influence others or charm them also would want to destabilize the Erdtree for his Haligtree)? Marika now convinced, tricks Maliketh and helps Ranni steal a fragment of Destined Death. Maybe she had to trick Maliketh instead of asking for it directly because Maliketh might suspect something that could be tied directly to Marika or maybe Maliketh will not approve of the plan. The Night of the Black Knives happen, and every piece is in place. Except, Ranni betrays Marika. Instead of granting Godwyn true death she tried to circumvent "death of soul and body" by killing Godwyn's soul, dealing a solid blow not only to the Golden Order but turning Marika's Golden Child and firstborn into something horrible. Then she offers her body to be released from the clutches of the Fingers. Two birds. This could explain why: - Marika went berserk and shattered the Elden Ring - Why Radagon was trying to mend it (he was loyal until the end) - Why Black Knife Assassins was in Caria's estate near the end of Ranni's questline. They were close to Marika and could have been sent by her to hunt Ranni down but when they arrived at the estate only Blaidd and Iji was there and Ranni's plan was already in full bloom. - Why Radahn halted the stars even though he is a fan of Godfrey So sorry for the long text and lack of good formatting. I am very excited for the DLC and I believe Messmer = Miquella. Thank you for reading.
8:07 Interesting, in Brazilian Portuguese, they chose the word "Bastardo" wich means Bastard as a translation for Misbegotten. His words about the Slaying God weapon were very touching for me and even the Roundtable Hold song at background gave me some more spice for the mood.
That's really interesting and fitting!! Thank you for sharing the different languages variations. It's always fun to see what the localisation team chose to name the enemies. Although Misbegotten is a word that can mean so much, "Bastard" is definitely a more focused and stark title to give them
@jmarra07 there are words that may sound similar, but have different meanings. Vagabond is a thing in English, it used to have the same meaning in Brazilian Portuguese for the word " Vagabundo", but now, this word means a dishonest person, a scoundrel.
Exactly, there are several "similar" Latin language words that don't have the same translation in English, both for the reason mentioned above but also English is a gestalt of several languages
Love this story in Weeping! One aspect of the current age we exist in Elden Ring is that death is gone, yet everything “human” has practically withered to nothing. While knights still hold some power, commoners and alike are living zombies. I think these Misbegotten have overtaken the Fort because of this, they being part of the original Crucible gives them some edge over their former masters. They take the opportunity to finally rise up, fittingly taking hold of the Revenger’s Grafted Blade.
I think the best attributes of your videos is that you create a very clear story for each of these characters and you present the information in an engaging way. Great job. Your videos definitely stand out in the "Soulsborne" genre..
In my first playthrough, thinking back it's pretty cool that Hewgs dream came true. He wanted to make a weapon strong enough to kill a God, and indeed many were thanks to him. On the other hand it's also pretty sad that it was his hard work and smithing that ended up making a weapon for the "Lord of Frenzied Flame".
Hewg and Rodrickia are by far my favourite NPCs from Eldenring, the part at hewg at the end of his quest line made me choke up. BTW love your video can't wait for more blood borne videos.
In my first few playthroughs I didn't go back to Hewg between Farum Azula and defeating Malekith and so I missed the special dialogue some how. In my recent run though, I caught it and wow was it powerful. It made his memory loss that much more painful as you beautifully demonstrated. That special dialogue made him my favorite NPC in the game. And great video Chalice. Your presentation and editing just keep getting better and better.
This video is amazing thank you for it. I really got attached to Hewg, and honestly that last line of we will never forget him is the best, made me cry! Great job, keep it up
Between the humble, disciplined qualities of Hewg's character, the tragedy of dementia, and the velvet in your voice, after this I immediately went to watch the video to Daughter's "Doing the Right Thing" which cracks my heart every time. Thanks for the feels, Chalice!
This was an amazing video. It makes me love the game more seeing how much care was placed in crafting the games story. I'm also impressed on how well you tell this story and all the work you've done to put it together. Amazing job!
I need to thank you for this video. My grandparents suffered from dementia, so the story of Hewg always hit me hard personally. So you doing the story justice, with the gravity and grace that it deserves, is beautiful, almost sublime in its own way. Thank you.
In technical gamplay, Hewg can't never leave roundtable as a blacksmith because we the player might still need to upgrade our weapon and I love how Fromsoft masking that into an emotional story
Not really in sekiro when the sculptor leaves sekiro upgrades his prosthetic arm himself. So they could have done the same here with tarnished smithing their own weapons. I don't think they're masking him staying as it just fits his lore and character
Chalice, that Amygdala displate is tasteful as hell. Also, I've been looking forward to this. I play these games in a generally detached manner; it's a From Soft game and Miyazaki rarely gives us a "good" ending, but Hewg's story is so moving I actually got misty when he acknowledged my Tarnished as a "Lord" upon making the god-slaying weapon and was moved to some serious sadness when he loses his memory upon the releasing of Destined Death. Thank you for honoring him. :) Edit: YES! You covered the Misbegotten's code name. Love that deep dive. Edit 2: Hewg somewhat reminds me of Gehrman in a way. Imprisoned in a realm by a god-like being to serve a purpose beyond themselves in service to... us. Makes me really feel for him. Edit 3: Very nice touch to use the Godslayer's Greatsword as your weapon, Chalice.
Thank you! As soon as I saw that beautiful colouring, I knew I had to have it on my wall! And thank you for noticing my weapon choice hehe I thought it would tie together the themes pretty well, plus I am starting to really enjoy using greatswords a lot more!
I was hoping someone would cover him, I always felt so bad for Hewg but never fully understood what was going on with him. Edit: yeah I was not disappointed, this made me think of so many other possibilities, like does this mean we literally just become the endgame boss, protecting our new world order from the next one? And, what is the significance of a leonine misbegotten holding Radagon's Golden Order Sword in the cave of the forlorn? Was it forlorn because once radagon joined with Marika they no longer had a loving father, but a mother who hated them and enslaved their race?
I've been replaying Elden Ring on a fresh character in preparation for the DLC and listening to your lore videos while I'm trapsing across the Lands Between has been a real treat! I really appreciate the effort you put in to finding alternative theories as well. I hope you continue to explore the intricate lore of Fromsoft's titles and hope we all enjoy the DLC when it launches!
Awesome video! I agree with the general theory of Marika wanting us to free her from her enslaved existence, us being the last desperate attempt after having tried other ways, including family. Ultimate motives could be something else but that particular strand, it really is the feeling I get each time I play. And Hewg in turn is such a tragic mirror, as he is enslaved at the cost of this plot. I really feel like Roderika & Hewg and the player character's relationship with them is the closest the story comes to exploring emotionality. It is otherwise quite bleak, with a focus on deeds and power and enduring.
Hewg is just a great character. he was one of the ones I fell in love with on my first playthrough. And now, he's become a bittersweet story for every run. One of what turned out to be many in this game.
Honestly, I cannot thank you enough for these Lore videos. I Loved this game when I played it, but I haven't played since I beat it. Your videos have inspired me to play this amazing game again, so thank you, truly!
I think this may be the best one yet!! It's so cool that I knew all of the elements, but I never put it all together that Hewg was the thread that binded everything in the story together! And it makes sense that this guy was the storysmith as well. He's one of the only ever-present characters in the game.
I love that your character is holding the godslayer’s greatsword any time they’re on screen Also, I wish there was additional dialogue for getting it or the other legendary weapons to max level or slaying Radabeast or something, one where he gets to see the fruits of his labour
i just started playing leden ring with my bf and since i usually struggle following some stories or like to know lore i watch a bunch of lore explainations videos, but sometimes i take days completing one due to me not being able to follow the person explaining the way u explain is really nice and makes it really easy to watch and understand :D
Another thing to consider while talking about the person who Roderika reminded Hewg. Ranni's puppet body is modeled after her teacher Reanna the Witch. This could be the real spirit tunner Hewg refered to.
I'd presumed the character Hewg references as the spirit tuner of his past was Renna, since the doll Ranni possesses was formed in her likeness, thus the connection of the eyes, as well as her referencing the former owner of the spirit tuner bell & torrent to be her former master; Renna, perhaps I've misremembered something, or not noticed some invalidating evidence, but as far as I'm aware this connection is the one that makes the most sense
Master Hewg is probably one of the best written FromSoft characters. His prayer, which somehow contrasts his stoic demeanor, brings tears to my eyes every time.
I accidentally got way, way too stoned and was panicking a bit, then thought "oh, Miss Chalice has a calming voice, that sounds nice". Well, I had never thought really hard about the lore you present in your vids, so I never realized just how insanely good your lore thoughts are. I know my being stoned probably detracts from that somewhat, but my mind is currently melting from how detailed and comprehensible you are when talking about really complicated cultures and politics and history. Bit of a discredit to me for not realizing it before, but I'm glad I do now.
Chalice looking like all these streamers that did a "streaming until I beat Elden Ring" challenge on day 1, after they didn't shower for 4 days straight.
I get so damn sad every time i get to the end of Elden Ring. Last play through i didnt even talk to him, didn't want to hear those heart wrenching lines again. All the smiths are memorable but he was truly legendary. Also I agree with the theory of him fading as the round table burns. He even sounds as if speaking and swinging the hammer are almost too much for him, mind gone and body worn. Yet still he swings his hammer, until the end, for the promise he made, and for his Lord.
Is it at all possible, knowing what we know now- that this is why Hewg is heard apologizing to Marika? For what the horn-scent and mother of fingers have done?
If Hewg thinks the spirit tuner is dead, it could still be Ranni, she died if you recall, and the body we see is an appearance she chose herself to imitate the snow witch who is her mentor.
I know I'm late but I especially enjoyed this one. I didn't think it would be one of my favorite in your Elden Ring series but it absolutely is. Beautiful video and very well made.
The fact that Hewg needs YOU to wield the weapon that will slay a god resembles how Godo (blacksmith from Berserk) needed a user for the dragonslayer to kill a dragon. Godo was already a huge inspiration for Andre of Astora but this one strikes me the hardest
Love the small improvements to your videos; I'm happy to see you continue to grow and look forward to the continuous narration/informative lore! I also would like to suggest looking into remnant 2, there's so much lore and items to inspect. I bet you'd enjoy digging up its secrets.
I see another well researched and eloquently delivered video Chalice, I love lore in all games but could never do it justice like you do. I hope you branch out in to other games in the future...you have a talent for this.
When hewg talked about roderika reminding him of somebody he knew, I assumed he was talking about marika. With the spirit ash she strengthens being her lord and anyone who can see grace (i.e. leveling up in game).
i think the biggest example of the leonine misbegotten being connected to radagon is the one that has the golden order greatsword and can use the incantation along with it showing it has faith
I always thought that Marika was his old spirit tuning friend. If I’m not mistaken the statue of the women surrounded by three wolves was marika. Showing that she was the original owner of the summon that Rani gave us.
I still think that Marika is still around. She just moved her "soul" somewhere else. Mainly i think this because of her quote about trying to learn as much as she can about existence. She would definitely want to be around to witness the results of her experiment. Shattering the Elden Ring. I then continue to guess that she's actually in melinas physical body. Cause that explains why melina is so spirit like lol
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why are you always whispering?
do you live with an abuser and you are scared of setting him/ her off?
" my lord. . . for that is what you are. " i cry every fucking time.
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@@heliosophist334 every.god.damn.time ;( i really really really love the idea that elden ring for once brings """peace""" and a """happy""" ending to the npcs... even if it is tragic.. as long as they seem to accepct it and live with it... i just have repect for such dedication and sacrifice.. hewg is a true chad amognst npc right next to alexander and blaidd. *holds back tears of sorrow and sadness*
EVERY SINGLE TIME
"I thank you for your service Master Hewg. Now stick around for my reign of the Frenzy Flame."
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The way Hewg and Roderika look out for one another when she's lost everything then as the roundtable hold burns respectively is the ride or die friendship I'm after.
Yes! They are certainly an unlikely duo, both from vastly different backgrounds, but my gosh I'm so glad they came together. Her selflessness to watch over him and his softness towards her is the most beautiful father/daughter relationship ever.
@@miss_chalice Absolutely! Thanks for another banger video. Shall be wonderful to fall asleep to on repeat listens 😆
I hate to imagine either one of them just burning to death in the Roundtable Hold when they could hunker down in Stormveil with Nepheli or even take up shop in Volcano Manor as a favor from Patches.
I think the thing holding Hewg together was the chains. That is why when they break so does he. That binding was so big a part of who he was that he lost it all once he was freed. He was utterly free, not bound in body or mind. But the consequence of that is he lost all he had during his time being bound.
I think Roderika understands that which is why she is heartbroken and why she doesn't take him away from there. He may be free but without the Roundtable he has nothing. Not even her, his adopted daughter. So she leaves him there as a final act of familial devotion.
It’s not friendship, it’s far more than that
As Hewg stated himself after Roderika progresses in Spirit Tuning, he sometimes views her as a daughter, and given the way Roderika stays by his side no matter what, it’s likely she ends up viewing him as a father of sorts
The two are inseparable, and it breaks my heart to see them at the end
SHE DID IT, I remember the comment someone made asking for hewg with full on cosplay, and she DID IT
Yes!! Even the black dress!
i give the people WHAT THEY WANT
@@miss_chalice you are a very lovely person, thanks for your content ❤
@@miss_chalice and we appreciate it very much
Hewg is such a sad character. Bound to servitude by Marika and yet he still reveres her. By the end he is slowly losing his memory, everything he was, that he is, but will still smith for ya.
A true friend to the tarnished right until the end. Rest in peace Hewg, you beautifully brilliant blacksmith you.
It is truly a feat of determination for him to still smith, despite everything around and inside him crumbling. I've seen people make links to the tradition of "a captain goes down with the ship," and I find that perfectly fitting for Hewg. Devoting everything he has to save the world, or die trying. I hope he has can rest easy now.
To support the Leonine misbegotten, in the consecrated snowfield there is another misbegotten like Leonine, but wielding the Golden Order Blade. The description calls it as a sword altered from the wedding gifted from Renala to Radagon. I was always curious of why he had it and why we didn’t find it in Leyndel, Caria, or the school
He was Radagon’s favorite bastard
there's a theory that some misbegottens are loyal to the erdtree (they ultimately come from it b/c the erdtree originated as the crucible) and were sent to the haligtree on a crusade by the golden order. that's why haligtree town is all fucked up by them and everyone's dead, and why that guy has the sword.
they were down for this because the haligtree is explicitly separate from the erdtree, and although the misbegotten are downtrodden and prejudiced against, they are ultimately loyal to the erdtree.
Tarnished Archaeologist has a video on this theory
@@shoopah92 That make so much sense! If so Radagon probably wanted to indirectly stunt Miquella’s new age so he could stay Elden Lord. It’s a complicated theory bc it’s said Radagon loved Miquella the most out of all his children but idk if that love was based on Miquella’s attractive nature or actually loving his son. I guess in this theory Miquella openly rejecting the golden order would be enough for Radagon to turn against him
@@cyber_crysis_ maybe the love radagon had for miquella was destroyed when miquella ditched the Golden Order? Miquella seems to have been at least heavily involved in the Golden Order early on and then ditched when he found there wasn't a cure for Melania and himself to be found within the bounds of the Golden Order. Perhaps it wasn't a very good parting?
@cyber_crysis_ I really, really hope Radagon wasn't "attracted" to his own son
FromSoft content creators all having the most soothing voices is the best timeline.
Then there is me, who has a shitty voice in recordings.
All from soft content creators that speak about lore have asmr voices and are conventionally attractive.
Have you seen vaati’s face?
@@KedamojoI don’t, how does he looks like?
How did nobody in the round table hold ever show Hewg to hold a hammer properly? They’re just watching this guy give himself carpal tunnel without saying a word. Such a tragic character
Guy’s too proud to take constructive criticism!
Maybe misbegotten or whatever species hewg actually is doesn't suffer from carpal tunnel
Maybe since his body is a bit different, that's the only comfortable way for him to hold it. Maybe his tendons are different. Or....maybe he just needs the pain so he can focus, or his arms and hands have gone numb from the work. Who knows.
He's kind of constantly grunting in pain
my grandfather had dementia in his last moments he couldn't recognise us
Hewg's story spoke to me and I recall feeling the moments of going to visit a man who didn't recognise me but who I still felt a connection to
this whole story hit me eally close to home and it was really bittersweet
This was so well put together, I love Master Hewg as a character his story was so touching especially his relationship with Roderika :'] love the cosplay!!
Thank you so much!! I really really enjoyed telling their story. I'm glad you could happily listen to it!
@miss_chalice Just found your channel and very much enjoy listening to lore spoken by you. 🙂
To me the spirit tuner Hewg mentions is Miquella... as Miquella is the previous owner of the spirit calling bell and the lone wolves summon (as there are statues in the Haligtree of Miquella and the wolves), and Ranni mentions the wolves spirits belonged to Torrent's previous owner.... which could very well be Miquella, especially after the DLC's teaser image. Additionally, Miquella seems to have been a really loved figure in the Lands Between, which also explains why Hewg remembers him so fondly.
There are also wolf statues in Farum Azula so this wouldn’t necessarily match up with anyone.
@@dylans1523I believe the ones in farum azula look like the red wolves specifically, with their pointy noses and longer necks
but miquella is male and hewg say ‘she’
@@Stinker0610 saint trina then?
This has been all the information i wanted to hear since that first time i caught Hewg praying. Very well done.
Also F for Hewg in all those challenge playthroughs where people beat the game with a torch or a fist instead of his magnum opus life's work god slaying craft lol.
I'm so glad I could tell this story to you! Yes, the first time I walked in on Hewg praying, I almost missed it. The best things usually appear in that nature, blink and you'll miss it. Definitely felt more real that way!
Hahaha so true, I do enjoy the torch builds a lot.
Even with a Carian Knight Build where it would be fitting to have my gear upgraded by Iji, a Carian Royal Blacksmith, I still always went to Hewg
I may have been Ranni’s champion, and a knight of Caria, but what I did was for all of the Lands Between, and Hewg was the man I trusted to smith me a weapon that would get me to the end
Iji was a good blacksmith, but only Hewg deserved to smith me a god slaying sword
The Hewg quest legit made my cry at the end, what a triumphant voice acting performance.
Man the dementia part had me. Had no idea this was in the game after multiple play throughs 😢
He was the best blacksmith we Could’ve asked for!
I do wonder if Hewg died long ago, but is bound to reality by the same magic that made the Roundtable Hold. When you visit the real roundtable in Leyndell, you find Hewgs hammer. And when Leyndell is covered in burning ash, the Illusory roundtable starts burning too. Hewg loses himself as the Roundtable burns. I took that to mean the magic is wearing off, and soon both the illusory Roundtable and Hewg will vanish altogether.
That last line hurt, both my great grandparents had dementia before the end and it was a truly disheartening feeling. He will always be my favorite smith, never forgotten.
What I love about lore channels is they always have their spin on the lore. How they present it in the video gives it a different vibe!
Hewg may have been a humble blacksmith, but he shaped my love for this game like a master. He reminded me so much of my recently passed father.
It my grandpa he reminded of. I'm sorry about your dad. That sucks. I hope you and your family are recovering well.
Your cosplay, voice and lore exploration are a blessed experience. Please keep making awesome content. I love the lore. How you present it is such a boon that enhances the experience.
Going through the Chalice log of videos, and I honestly can't believe there's so much depth to pretty much every single thing (person/place/item) in this game. Incredible.
Great video! I think Hewg’s story lends more credence to the idea that Marika was somehow tied to the night of the black knives. I often wonder if she ultimately regretted sealing away destined death and wanted you to bring it back to begin a new age.
Would love to see a video on Diallos. When I actually did his questline, I found it to be a very moving story, and I rarely see anyone even mention the guy. It’s honestly easy to forget he’s even in the game sometimes.
Thank you! And yes, I personally believe Marika found herself in too deep, too quickly. Shattering the Elden Ring was definitely her out. She is, by far, not innocent, but just like the gods and humanity alike, she is imperfect.
And thank you also for the suggestion! You are right, I think I would like to cover his story as well some time!
I think when Marika was having a hard time winning against Caria/Liurnia she got desperate and thought the solution was just to destroy her enemy from within.
So she devised a plan, but this plan is kind of blasphemous as it involves fragmenting yourself like how I believe Malenia fragmented herself with Millicent as her "pride". Removing this pride because she was about to face Radahn, said to be one of the most powerful demigods, so she will not hesitate to use unprideful powers (such as unleashing the full power of Scarlet Rot) just to win.
Marika needs someone to infiltrate the Carian royalty but this task cannot be given to anyone else. That's why she divided herself to birth Radagon, the side of herself that values the Golden Order the most. This is an insurance that whatever Radagon does he will never betray the Golden Order.
But the plan backfired because now we have a Marika that has less love for the Golden Order and a Radagon, a sleeper agent, who loves it above anything else even more than his family with Rennala explaining how he left them easily.
Marika now longing to end her wars of unifying everything under the rule of the Erdtree but this does not exactly mean under the Golden Order. I think it is easier to replace than the Erdtree. Now she might have no direct control on Radagon so she only knows he serves the Golden Order but she doesn't know if he still serves her.
So she recalls Radagon back to forge herself whole again. But this could've been a trigger. Ranni now is under the control of the Two Fingers, her father left and her mother is turning insane. Her family shattered and her fate sealed to walk the same path as the woman who destroyed her life.
So Ranni, along with her brothers Rykard and Radahn devised a plan to exact revenge to upend everything from the Fingers to the Erdtree and everything in between. Rykard helps Ranni to plan the Night of Black Knives and Radahn halted the stars to pause Ranni's fate of being a God until she finishes their revenge unbeknownst to him that Ranni's fate was actually finding the Fingerslaying Blade all along.
But Malenia happened and Radahn's mind fades because of the Scarlet Rot. That's why I feel like the order of killing Radahn hurts Ranni but it is a kind of mercy and a necessary evil.
Now, first meeting Ranni she uses sleep, an ability more associated with Miquella. Also she knows Torrent and the steed's former master. What if Miquella and Ranni coerced Marika to disband the Golden Order (Miquella having the power to influence others or charm them also would want to destabilize the Erdtree for his Haligtree)?
Marika now convinced, tricks Maliketh and helps Ranni steal a fragment of Destined Death. Maybe she had to trick Maliketh instead of asking for it directly because Maliketh might suspect something that could be tied directly to Marika or maybe Maliketh will not approve of the plan.
The Night of the Black Knives happen, and every piece is in place. Except, Ranni betrays Marika. Instead of granting Godwyn true death she tried to circumvent "death of soul and body" by killing Godwyn's soul, dealing a solid blow not only to the Golden Order but turning Marika's Golden Child and firstborn into something horrible. Then she offers her body to be released from the clutches of the Fingers. Two birds.
This could explain why:
- Marika went berserk and shattered the Elden Ring
- Why Radagon was trying to mend it (he was loyal until the end)
- Why Black Knife Assassins was in Caria's estate near the end of Ranni's questline. They were close to Marika and could have been sent by her to hunt Ranni down but when they arrived at the estate only Blaidd and Iji was there and Ranni's plan was already in full bloom.
- Why Radahn halted the stars even though he is a fan of Godfrey
So sorry for the long text and lack of good formatting. I am very excited for the DLC and I believe Messmer = Miquella. Thank you for reading.
One of my favorite npcs
8:07 Interesting, in Brazilian Portuguese, they chose the word "Bastardo" wich means Bastard as a translation for Misbegotten. His words about the Slaying God weapon were very touching for me and even the Roundtable Hold song at background gave me some more spice for the mood.
That's really interesting and fitting!! Thank you for sharing the different languages variations. It's always fun to see what the localisation team chose to name the enemies. Although Misbegotten is a word that can mean so much, "Bastard" is definitely a more focused and stark title to give them
Wow, thank you for the translation. I would never have realized what "Bastardo" could possibly mean in English lol
@jmarra07 there are words that may sound similar, but have different meanings. Vagabond is a thing in English, it used to have the same meaning in Brazilian Portuguese for the word " Vagabundo", but now, this word means a dishonest person, a scoundrel.
Exactly, there are several "similar" Latin language words that don't have the same translation in English, both for the reason mentioned above but also English is a gestalt of several languages
Ironic as I am a bastard and Hewg is very much my vibe
Love this story in Weeping! One aspect of the current age we exist in Elden Ring is that death is gone, yet everything “human” has practically withered to nothing. While knights still hold some power, commoners and alike are living zombies. I think these Misbegotten have overtaken the Fort because of this, they being part of the original Crucible gives them some edge over their former masters. They take the opportunity to finally rise up, fittingly taking hold of the Revenger’s Grafted Blade.
Aaaaah how sweet, you even got the little hammer! ^^
Yes!! It was a last-minute decision to craft it, but I'm so glad I did! It's very fun to bonk it around
I think the best attributes of your videos is that you create a very clear story for each of these characters and you present the information in an engaging way. Great job. Your videos definitely stand out in the "Soulsborne" genre..
For real her presentation is great. Better than the other lore content creators
In my first playthrough, thinking back it's pretty cool that Hewgs dream came true. He wanted to make a weapon strong enough to kill a God, and indeed many were thanks to him.
On the other hand it's also pretty sad that it was his hard work and smithing that ended up making a weapon for the "Lord of Frenzied Flame".
Hewg and Rodrickia are by far my favourite NPCs from Eldenring, the part at hewg at the end of his quest line made me choke up.
BTW love your video can't wait for more blood borne videos.
Gotta say your videos are great for sleeping to because you don't yell loudly out of nowhere, it's nice and soft and I super appreciate it
Hewg was a great character and really easy to pass off, I get so sad when he fades.
I love that you are getting sponsored for video and expanding into so many different games. Keep up the incredible work👏🏼🎊
Lady Chalice, can we please get Baldur's Gate/Forgotten Realms lore videos in the near future? That'd be awesome. BG3 is a huge game
In my first few playthroughs I didn't go back to Hewg between Farum Azula and defeating Malekith and so I missed the special dialogue some how. In my recent run though, I caught it and wow was it powerful. It made his memory loss that much more painful as you beautifully demonstrated. That special dialogue made him my favorite NPC in the game.
And great video Chalice. Your presentation and editing just keep getting better and better.
The fact that you can upgrade a knife or a pickaxe to +25 and it will be considered a godslayer weapon :D.
Thanks for the good work, always.
I think Hewg smithed Marika's Hammer. It was supposed to shatter the Elden Ring, but it didn't. She holds him responsible for it's failure.
This video is amazing thank you for it. I really got attached to Hewg, and honestly that last line of we will never forget him is the best, made me cry! Great job, keep it up
Between the humble, disciplined qualities of Hewg's character, the tragedy of dementia, and the velvet in your voice, after this I immediately went to watch the video to Daughter's "Doing the Right Thing" which cracks my heart every time. Thanks for the feels, Chalice!
I very much admire your commitment the cosplaying you do. It's pretty awesome. Great video!
This was an amazing video. It makes me love the game more seeing how much care was placed in crafting the games story. I'm also impressed on how well you tell this story and all the work you've done to put it together. Amazing job!
I need to thank you for this video. My grandparents suffered from dementia, so the story of Hewg always hit me hard personally. So you doing the story justice, with the gravity and grace that it deserves, is beautiful, almost sublime in its own way. Thank you.
Cosplay as Blacksmith Vamos and shoot a video in a tunnel to make sure you faithfully recreate his voice. The echo definitely won’t spoil your focus.
In technical gamplay, Hewg can't never leave roundtable as a blacksmith because we the player might still need to upgrade our weapon
and I love how Fromsoft masking that into an emotional story
Not really in sekiro when the sculptor leaves sekiro upgrades his prosthetic arm himself. So they could have done the same here with tarnished smithing their own weapons. I don't think they're masking him staying as it just fits his lore and character
Chalice, that Amygdala displate is tasteful as hell.
Also, I've been looking forward to this. I play these games in a generally detached manner; it's a From Soft game and Miyazaki rarely gives us a "good" ending, but Hewg's story is so moving I actually got misty when he acknowledged my Tarnished as a "Lord" upon making the god-slaying weapon and was moved to some serious sadness when he loses his memory upon the releasing of Destined Death.
Thank you for honoring him. :)
Edit: YES! You covered the Misbegotten's code name. Love that deep dive.
Edit 2: Hewg somewhat reminds me of Gehrman in a way. Imprisoned in a realm by a god-like being to serve a purpose beyond themselves in service to... us. Makes me really feel for him.
Edit 3: Very nice touch to use the Godslayer's Greatsword as your weapon, Chalice.
Thank you! As soon as I saw that beautiful colouring, I knew I had to have it on my wall!
And thank you for noticing my weapon choice hehe I thought it would tie together the themes pretty well, plus I am starting to really enjoy using greatswords a lot more!
I was hoping someone would cover him, I always felt so bad for Hewg but never fully understood what was going on with him.
Edit: yeah I was not disappointed, this made me think of so many other possibilities, like does this mean we literally just become the endgame boss, protecting our new world order from the next one? And, what is the significance of a leonine misbegotten holding Radagon's Golden Order Sword in the cave of the forlorn? Was it forlorn because once radagon joined with Marika they no longer had a loving father, but a mother who hated them and enslaved their race?
Your voice is more soothing than any ASMR I’ve ever watched. It gives me goosebumps
I LOVE your content. So well crafted and your voice is pure story telling asmr.
I've been replaying Elden Ring on a fresh character in preparation for the DLC and listening to your lore videos while I'm trapsing across the Lands Between has been a real treat! I really appreciate the effort you put in to finding alternative theories as well. I hope you continue to explore the intricate lore of Fromsoft's titles and hope we all enjoy the DLC when it launches!
Awesome video! I agree with the general theory of Marika wanting us to free her from her enslaved existence, us being the last desperate attempt after having tried other ways, including family. Ultimate motives could be something else but that particular strand, it really is the feeling I get each time I play. And Hewg in turn is such a tragic mirror, as he is enslaved at the cost of this plot.
I really feel like Roderika & Hewg and the player character's relationship with them is the closest the story comes to exploring emotionality. It is otherwise quite bleak, with a focus on deeds and power and enduring.
Hewg is just a great character. he was one of the ones I fell in love with on my first playthrough. And now, he's become a bittersweet story for every run. One of what turned out to be many in this game.
Love the cosplay, absolutely nailed it.
@26:30 what a masterpiece of voice actiing. incredible.
I am a huge Elden Ring fan so how am I only now discovering this channel?! This is fantastic!
My favorite story line in elden ring. Absolutely broke my heart he wouldn’t just leave.
Honestly, I cannot thank you enough for these Lore videos. I Loved this game when I played it, but I haven't played since I beat it. Your videos have inspired me to play this amazing game again, so thank you, truly!
I think this may be the best one yet!! It's so cool that I knew all of the elements, but I never put it all together that Hewg was the thread that binded everything in the story together! And it makes sense that this guy was the storysmith as well. He's one of the only ever-present characters in the game.
These lore videos are honestly so nice to watch when you first wake up, her voice is so calming😭
I love that your character is holding the godslayer’s greatsword any time they’re on screen
Also, I wish there was additional dialogue for getting it or the other legendary weapons to max level or slaying Radabeast or something, one where he gets to see the fruits of his labour
i just started playing leden ring with my bf and since i usually struggle following some stories or like to know lore i watch a bunch of lore explainations videos, but sometimes i take days completing one due to me not being able to follow the person explaining the way u explain is really nice and makes it really easy to watch and understand :D
Another thing to consider while talking about the person who Roderika reminded Hewg. Ranni's puppet body is modeled after her teacher Reanna the Witch. This could be the real spirit tunner Hewg refered to.
That almost makes too much sense
really was invested in hewg, glad to see hes getting some recognition!
Fuck, I teared up with the ending. This is the Elden Ring Lore I was waiting for all this time. Fantastic work 💖
I'd presumed the character Hewg references as the spirit tuner of his past was Renna, since the doll Ranni possesses was formed in her likeness, thus the connection of the eyes, as well as her referencing the former owner of the spirit tuner bell & torrent to be her former master; Renna, perhaps I've misremembered something, or not noticed some invalidating evidence, but as far as I'm aware this connection is the one that makes the most sense
Master Hewg is probably one of the best written FromSoft characters. His prayer, which somehow contrasts his stoic demeanor, brings tears to my eyes every time.
I accidentally got way, way too stoned and was panicking a bit, then thought "oh, Miss Chalice has a calming voice, that sounds nice".
Well, I had never thought really hard about the lore you present in your vids, so I never realized just how insanely good your lore thoughts are. I know my being stoned probably detracts from that somewhat, but my mind is currently melting from how detailed and comprehensible you are when talking about really complicated cultures and politics and history.
Bit of a discredit to me for not realizing it before, but I'm glad I do now.
Chalice looking like all these streamers that did a "streaming until I beat Elden Ring" challenge on day 1, after they didn't shower for 4 days straight.
Great Video, you made me remember the feeling of beating the game .... the bitter sweetness of Starting a new age.
26:35 The point where the game turned into one of Vaati's Prepare To Cry, except I was not prepared to cry and especially not cry as much as I did
Chalice Replacement Mod for Hewg when?
This was beautifully done, and a very fitting tribute to one of our most loyal friends.
I was actually looking for some cool artwork to hang around the house and have never heard of displates before this video so thank you for that
I get so damn sad every time i get to the end of Elden Ring. Last play through i didnt even talk to him, didn't want to hear those heart wrenching lines again. All the smiths are memorable but he was truly legendary. Also I agree with the theory of him fading as the round table burns. He even sounds as if speaking and swinging the hammer are almost too much for him, mind gone and body worn. Yet still he swings his hammer, until the end, for the promise he made, and for his Lord.
Is it at all possible, knowing what we know now- that this is why Hewg is heard apologizing to Marika? For what the horn-scent and mother of fingers have done?
If Hewg thinks the spirit tuner is dead, it could still be Ranni, she died if you recall, and the body we see is an appearance she chose herself to imitate the snow witch who is her mentor.
I know I'm late but I especially enjoyed this one. I didn't think it would be one of my favorite in your Elden Ring series but it absolutely is. Beautiful video and very well made.
Excellent as always!!! You provide an addition layer of depth in your research I feel as though others struggle to provide. Thank you!!
I usually skip the shout outs and ad segments but your voice is so nice to hear I sit through them anyway
The portrait of Godfrey first Elden Lord with Serosh hangs askew behind Hewg … Marika’s Champion, originally the strongest ever warrior, Hoarah Loux.
Hewg was an emotional character for me. My grandpa with dementia had passed around the same time I reached the end of the game.
Hell yeah! I didn't realize you were going to do Hewg! That's super cool! He's one of my favorite characters.
Hewgs quest hits so hard and when he lost his memories I realised how to complete our quest into fixing the world we have hurt so many around us
The fact that Hewg needs YOU to wield the weapon that will slay a god resembles how Godo (blacksmith from Berserk) needed a user for the dragonslayer to kill a dragon. Godo was already a huge inspiration for Andre of Astora but this one strikes me the hardest
Simply magical. What a beautiful story teller you are.
Love the small improvements to your videos; I'm happy to see you continue to grow and look forward to the continuous narration/informative lore!
I also would like to suggest looking into remnant 2, there's so much lore and items to inspect. I bet you'd enjoy digging up its secrets.
Even though the characters are different, Hewg acknowledging you as lord reminds me of Boromir’s final speech, where he accepts Aragorn as his lord.
I see another well researched and eloquently delivered video Chalice, I love lore in all games but could never do it justice like you do. I hope you branch out in to other games in the future...you have a talent for this.
Whut, an eloquent youtuber who doesn't shout excitedly but rather enunciates clearly. Can it be? VaatiVidya's link led me here.
The tears streamed liked waterfalls, absolutely radicool video
Another installment of "Things I completely missed":)) Thank you for filling in the gaps for us. Great video \m/
When hewg talked about roderika reminding him of somebody he knew, I assumed he was talking about marika. With the spirit ash she strengthens being her lord and anyone who can see grace (i.e. leveling up in game).
This story brings tears to my eyes and warmth to my black heart
Awesome work. Many thanks for shedding light (grace) on our beloved blacksmith. Keep going.
i think the biggest example of the leonine misbegotten being connected to radagon is the one that has the golden order greatsword and can use the incantation along with it showing it has faith
16:38 Just realized those are the same strands we see in the dlc trailer that Marika pulls out of... whatever...
Great job as always. Anyone else afk near the blacksmith in the souls games for hours at a time? its all about the ambiance.
You have an excellent narration voice, reminding me much of Vaati but with your own distinct flair.
I vote for a younger Marika being who Roderika reminds him of….even has the “rika” at the end!
Roder = red? Mar = blue?? As in red hood, blue hood?
@@rado_ndg curious 🧐
Memory related trauma always hits me hard. Hewg's memory loss broke me on my playthrough.
Good lord this girl is SEVERELY underrated!
I always thought that Marika was his old spirit tuning friend.
If I’m not mistaken the statue of the women surrounded by three wolves was marika. Showing that she was the original owner of the summon that Rani gave us.
I thought so too, but I think the spirit tuning person was St. Trina . But idk lol
@@mysticfox1663 nah, st, trina was proven to be miquella and miquella was not the one surrounded by 3 wolves as that predates him
@@mysticfox1663 you do realize, you can prove miquella is trina right?
I still think that Marika is still around. She just moved her "soul" somewhere else. Mainly i think this because of her quote about trying to learn as much as she can about existence. She would definitely want to be around to witness the results of her experiment. Shattering the Elden Ring. I then continue to guess that she's actually in melinas physical body. Cause that explains why melina is so spirit like lol
She's honestly a fascinating character and you never even hear her talk or see her face. Hope she's around somehow for the dlc.
YES! you're the best at these kind of Elden ring loreplay vids