We hear of the "Will" and the "Grace," but we see the consequences:
—plagued by the scarlet rot within, yet undefeated in a hundred battles. Her brother, Miquella, vanished into a dream from which he never woke.
"Foul Tarnished... in search of the Elden Ring. Emboldened by the flame of ambition."
To brandish the rune of death.
It tells a story of the Lands Between, where the Tarnished are guided by lost grace and the promise of becoming the Elden Lord. The script highlights key, powerful figures to challenge, moving from those to you, a Tarnished of no renown.
The Golden Order falters.
[The camera pans over a desolate, ruined landscape. The sky is dark and foreboding. A faint, eerie melody plays in the background.] elden ring intro script
—cursed Omen king, hiding his twisted form behind a crown of gold, loving an Order that despises him.
This is the pivot point. The script is harsh to the player. It calls us "foul" and "deathless." It frames the player character not as a savior, but as an intruder.
'Tis the Marika, Queen of the Eternal, and the embodiment of the Elden Ring, who bore the Demigods. And it was Marika who shattered the Elden Ring. We hear of the "Will" and the "Grace,"
You. Dead once. Tarnished. Lost to the Long March.
Or be forgotten.