The comparison between fallen leaves and the mist is even made explicit by the cutscene’s narration. Like the other non- Duskborn Elden Ring endings where the player becomes Elden Lord, the narrator states, ” The fallen leaves tell a story ” about how a Tarnished became Elden Lord ” In our home. Across the Fog. The Lands Between .” However, the Age of the Duskborn ending is the only ending to intercut these two lines with ” Our seed will look back upon us and recall .” This line emphasizes that the fallen leaves and fog represent death. Furthermore, it makes it explicit that the “seed” or future generations will only be able to remember the Tarnished through stories because the souls or “Remembrances” the Erdtree used to contain are now d Another ending with the tarnished becoming Elden Lord, except this time with a curse. After completing the Dung Eater’s side quests , you obtain the Mending Rune of The Fell Omen. If you mend this rune with the Elden Ring multiplayer guide Ring, you dispel a curse upon all people and future generations across the Lands Betw The mist being dead souls explains a lot about this Elden Ring mystery . One of the biggest things it helps clarify is what the Lands Between is. Both in the Age of the Duskborn ending and in the prologue of the game, the narrator repeats the line ” In our home. Across the Fog. The Lands Between .” This fog is literal, as the distant ocean is obscured in mist all around the Lands Between. Should the mist be souls, it would explain that the Lands Between is some sort of Edenic promised land related to the afterlife. The souls of the Tarnished who were banished were forced to leave, and now that they are no longer touched by Grace, their souls cannot make it back to Elden Ring ‘s mysterious and coveted Erdtree . They instead seem to only come close to it, obscuring the world of gods and the afterlife from the liv This move is employed by both the Staff and Sword-wielding Burial Watchdogs. The Burial Watchdog will levitate up into the air , propelling itself toward you, and slam down with a heavy impact. You can attempt to block, but the attack is likely to stagger you, leaving you vulnerable to the other Burial Watchdog. Instead, your best bet is to either time your dodge just right to avoid the impact – or sprint directly toward them . Their momentum will carry them past you, hopefully far enough out of range to avoid any dam The idea that the mist is made up of dead souls may sound farfetched at first. However, there is already a connection between the Age of the Duskborn and the souls contained in the Erdtree, and this connection is Elden Ring ‘s Those Who Live In Death . After Godwyn’s soul died, he was buried at the base of the Erdtree’s roots. The curse mark on Godwyn’s flesh corrupted its root system, though, which resulted in Death Root. Death Roots give rise to Those Who Live In Death, according to the Death Root item description. This confirms that the curse mark that killed Godwyn acts similarly on the Erdtree, killing the souls contained within it while resurrecting the physical bodies of the d What’s more, the mist being souls explains the few areas in the game where mist exists before the Duskborn ending: the Mistwood and the forest of the Altus Plateau. The Altus Plateau’s woods are directly above where Godwyn is buried, so it would make sense that his curse mark would have infected the area’s roots and killed the souls they contained. As for the Mistwood, this is the first area in the game where players have access to the ancient world buried beneath the Lands Between. This ancient world was rejected by Elden Ring ‘s Golden Order , so it would only make sense that their souls were rejected from the Erdtree and thus smothered the Mistwood in There is no true good or bad ending to Elden Ring. Much like the story, it is up to the player to decide how they want to interpret it. For those diving into the lore of Elden Ring , the more complex endings can make an already great game even bet This ending is the closest in the game to a straight-up bad ending. By becoming the Lord of the Frenzied Flame, your character will burn the entire world to ashes. While this ending does seem evil at face value and is only barely justified, there is still some reasoning behind it. At the creation of the current world, the Greater Will and Chaos split, shown by the two fingers and three fingers, respectively. The goal of Chaos is to burn the world and return everything together as ash. When looking at the two fingers and three fingers combined, they would make a complete hand, meaning the Greater Will and Chaos could come toget Though this is only speculation, it provides the best explanation for what happens in the Age of the Duskborn ending. Furthermore, it clarifies important facets about the Lands Between that otherwise have no explanation yet. Even so, true confirmation for what the mist is will likely remain another **Elden Ring ** myst