u/the_dankest_sauce

In place of the Erdtree, directly above Vyke, is an eclipsed sun, depicting a forge crucible pouring out the rune of life, then becoming the Elden Ring, noticeably without Destined Death. Is it just dope-ass cover art or is it showing the creation of the Erdtree? Also I’ve noticed the when placed together in such a way, when put together, the rune of death and the rune of life form a circle, which is what Fia's questline gives you in the form of the Hallowbrand, which is stated to represent an order of death restored. I don't know I’m just rambling but man this game is so dope. I would have let Miyazaki cook for a few more years if I was in control and I knew what was coming just to see more.

Hello all, I just beat the game and I'm super duper confused about a few things in the story. I think I’ve got the gist of the lore but does anyone want to humor me on a few questions I have? I have a million honestly but here's a few that are killing me:

1. Does this spell pertain to Metyr? Is she the one who hurt herself? Is she supposed to be like the primordial mother of all life, but wounds herself or something? Does her wound have to do with the formless mother? Since the Elden Beast created the Golden Erdtree, did she create the Scadutree?
2. Why did the Erdtree spurn our tarnished? If the Elden Beast is the Erdtree, did it sense we were coming to defeat it? Were the fingers shaken by this turn of events because it's never happened before or because we were their best hope? Were we not worthy for some reason pertaining to being Tarnished?

3-4-5. Did the Greater Will abandon all the Lands between or just Metyr? If the guidance of grace comes from the Greater Will, and the Fingers began attempting to communicate over a thousand year long process right then and there, how come we can still see new guidance of grace in the fight with Godfrey? Is it just an oversight? Are the Fingers bullshitting us about the Greater Will? It would make more sense to me if these are directions from thousands of years ago with GW abandonment, but Ymir also alludes the Fingers going behind Metyr's back for some reason? How come it's so specific about Finger Reader crones living eternal, and why does she have to rub it in our face? Ha

6. Why would the Greater Will not permit it? Is that because the Elden Beast, which is the Erdtree, is its like child or something? I get the two fingers, since it's the anchor of all their orders. Speaking of, little side question, did Malenia have her own two fingers and did they approve of her being the goddess of rot? Is it ever stated that the Erdtree and the Golden Order was in opposition to Rot? I can't recall, perhaps it was ok.

7. Who was the Royalty this finger reader was a wet nurse to? Was it one of the omen twins? The Rad/alla children? A horn sent? It couldn't have been Marika, right?

please help me before this game ruins me I’m begging you

edit: you guys are amazing thank you so much! that fact about the finger reader crone being the wet nurse is so cool!