Count Ymir

Count Ymir, High Priest
大司祭、ユミル卿 (Daishisai, Yumiru-kyō)
大司祭、ユミル卿 (Daishisai, Yumiru-kyō)
AKA	Count Ymir, Mother of Fingers
Type	Merchant
Location	Cathedral of Manus Metyr
Role	Mother of Fingers (optional) Finger-Weaver Glintstone Sorcerer
Affiliation	The Stars, Night
Followers	Swordhand of Night Anna Swordhand of Night Jolán Rellana (formerly) Rennala (formerly)
Family
Partners	Unknown
Children	Yuri† Fingercreepers

“

The stars are dark tonight. But rest assured, this is no ill omen. On the contrary. I believe that this portends a magnificent starry cascade. - Count Ymir

”

The stars are dark tonight. But rest assured, this is no ill omen. On the contrary. I believe that this portends a magnificent starry cascade.- Count Ymir

Count Ymir, High Priest, later known as the boss Ymir, Mother of Fingers, is a character in Shadow of the Erdtree.

Overview

Count Ymir is located at the Cathedral of Manus Metyr on the eastern Scadu Altus in the Realm of Shadow. He may be found sitting on his throne during the day but spends his nights in the attached graveyard visiting his son Yuri. Ymir offers cryptic guidance and items to aid those who seek their purpose. He provides the player with a map to a hallowed ruin, claiming it holds the key to fate guided by the stars.

Count Ymir is protected by his loyal Swordhands of Night: Jolán and her sister, Anna.

Background

Count Ymir was a master glintstone sorcerer renowned for his understanding of the cosmos. During the time of Elden Lord Godfrey, he served the Carian Royals and taught glintstone sorcery to Rellana, Twin Moon Knight. With a wizened hand gently gripping a glintstone, he often inspired his students, saying, "One need only envision the romance of the stars above with adoration for stardust in one's heart to become a great sorcerer. Do so, and you will know love." Although he originally held allegiance to the moons, he eventually dismissed them in his pursuit of deeper cosmic truths. This led him to Manus Metyr and he became a Finger-Weaver.

Character information

Shop inventory

Image	Name	Runes	Stock	Notes
	Glintstone Pebble	1,000	1
	Glintstone Pebble (x1)	1,000
	Great Glintstone Shard	2,000	1
	Great Glintstone Shard (x1)	2,000
	Glintblade Phalanx	2,500	1
	Glintblade Phalanx (x1)	2,500
	Carian Phalanx	12,000	1
	Carian Phalanx (x1)	12,000
	Carian Retaliation	9,000	1
	Carian Retaliation (x1)	9,000
	Miriam's Vanishing	10,000	1
	Miriam's Vanishing (x1)	10,000
	Glintstone Nail	12,000	1	Available after 1st Bell
	Glintstone Nail (x1)	12,000 Available after 1st Bell
	Glintstone Nails	12,000	1	Available after 1st Bell
	Glintstone Nails (x1)	12,000 Available after 1st Bell
	Fleeting Microcosm	20,000	1	Available after 2nd Bell
	Fleeting Microcosm (x1)	20,000 Available after 2nd Bell

Equipment

Armaments	Armor	Items
Equipment
Maternal Staff	High Priest Hat High Priest Robe High Priest Gloves High Priest Undergarments	Cherishing Fingers Glintstone Nails Miriam's Vanishing Spawn Fingercreeper
Maternal Staff High Priest Hat High Priest Robe High Priest Gloves High Priest Undergarments	Cherishing Fingers Glintstone Nails Miriam's Vanishing Spawn Fingercreeper

Quest

Quest items

Image	Name	Requirements
	Hole-Laden Necklace	Talk to Ymir
	Hole-Laden Necklace Talk to Ymir
	Ruins Map	Talk to Ymir
	Ruins Map Talk to Ymir
	Ruins Map (2nd)	Talk to Ymir after ringing the first bell
	Ruins Map (2nd) Talk to Ymir after ringing the first bell
	Beloved Stardust	Talk to Ymir after ringing both bells
	Beloved Stardust Talk to Ymir after ringing both bells
	Ruins Map (3rd)	Talk to Ymir after ringing both bells
	Ruins Map (3rd) Talk to Ymir after ringing both bells
	Maternal Staff	Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers
	Maternal Staff Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers
	High Priest Hat	Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers
	High Priest Hat Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers
	High Priest Robe	Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers
	High Priest Robe Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers
	High Priest Gloves	Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers
	High Priest Gloves Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers
	High Priest Undergarments	Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers
	High Priest Undergarments Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers
	Ymir's Bell Bearing	Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers
	Ymir's Bell Bearing Defeat Ymir, Mother of Fingers
	Cherishing Fingers	Found in graveyard west of Cathedral of Manus Metyr after defeating Ymir, Mother of Fingers
	Cherishing Fingers Found in graveyard west of Cathedral of Manus Metyr after defeating Ymir, Mother of Fingers

Questline steps

Count Ymir's questline is tied to that of Jolán, Swordhand of Night. Proceeding with certain quest stages may lock you out of any rewards.

1. Cathedral of Manus Metyr
   • Speak with Count Ymir to receive Hole-Laden Necklace and Ruins Map
2. Finger Ruins of Rhia (or Dheo)
   • Ring the bell to receive Crimson Seed Talisman +1
3. Cathedral of Manus Metyr
   • Speak with Count Ymir to receive Ruins Map (2nd)
4. Finger Ruins of Dheo (or Rhia)
   • Ring the bell to receive Cerulean Seed Talisman +1
5. Cathedral of Manus Metyr
   • Speak with Count Ymir to receive Beloved Stardust and Ruins Map (3rd)
   • Rest
   • Activate Ymir’s throne and descend the ladder
6. Finger Ruins of Miyr
   • Defeat Recusant Swordhand of Night Anna to receive Claws of Night
   • Ring the bell
   • Defeat Metyr, Mother of Fingers to receive Remembrance of the Mother of Fingers
7. Cathedral of Manus Metyr
   • Activate Ymir’s throne
   • Defeat Swordhand of Night Jolán
   • Defeat Count Ymir, Mother of Fingers to receive Maternal Staff, High Priest Set, and Ymir's Bell Bearing.
     • Cherishing Fingers can now be found in the graveyard by taking the western exit of Cathedral of Manus Metyr.

Count Ymir, Mother of Fingers

Count Ymir, Mother of Fingers
指の母、ユミル卿 (Yubi no Haha, Yumiru-kyō)
指の母、ユミル卿 (Yubi no Haha, Yumiru-kyō)
Location	Cathedral of Manus Metyr
HP	11,147
Runes	210,000
Drops	High Priest Set Maternal Staff Ymir's Bell Bearing

At the end of his questline, Ymir can be fought. He will use spells from the Finger-Weavers and spawn 3 Fingercreepers from time to time. He gains bonus damage on Glintstone Nails.

Moveset

Moveset
Glintstone Nails	Summons six, slow-moving projectiles that track enemies. Deals Magic damage.
Cherishing Fingers	Ymir thrusts his staff downward to summon a protective ring of hefty fingers that deflect all projectiles.
Miriam's Vanishing	Ymir vanishes in a cloud of stardust before reappearing somewhere nearby.
Birth Fingers	Ymir grunts and produces a Fingercreeper before shouting in exultation.

Dialogue

English Dialogue
Introduction
Well. We don't often receive visitors.
I am Ymir. Welcome, to Manus Metyr.
It is a pleasure to have you.
In lands so forsaken as these, chance encounters are precious indeed.
Seeing that we have convened here on this day,
Allow me to mark the occasion with a modest offering.
Talk
The map I gave you charts the site of a hallowed ruin.
It is said that after sounding the hanging bell there...
One's fate will be guided by the stars.
I only wish to be of service.
To help those who fight for their purpose.
I'm not mistaken, am I? I can see it in your eyes.
You are a fighter, are you not?
Talk again
Is something the matter?
I've given you a map to the hallowed ruin...
Oh, I suppose you expect a lesson of me, do you?
I know the feeling. Those with purpose are nothing if not ravenous...
For power. For truth.
Ask about glintstone sorcery
I am a glintstone sorcerer. / I, too, am a glintstone sorcerer.
We study the stars, and examine the life therein.
Are you familiar with our findings?
Long ago, we began as stardust, born of a great rupture far across the skies.
We, too, are children of the Greater Will.
Is that not divine? Is that not sublime?
...And yet, none can fathom its implications, its utter brilliance!
Leave
Oh, yes.
Do mind your feet around the church.
You wouldn't want to hurt the little boy.
Talk again
Is something the matter?
Here to squeeze another lesson out of me?
Ask about the knight in black armor
Ah, you met Jolán?
Well, I hope that she behaved, at least.
The poor girl has overcome grave misfortune.
Her tongue can be sharp at the best of times,
But don't think that makes her a bad person.
Mm. It's no surprise her little sister too, has a heart of gold.
Overheard after 1st bell rung
Oh my, you poor thing.
Another bad dream, Yuri?
Put that rotten thing out of your mind.
That tangled mess can't hurt you.
Talk (Rhia 1st)
Oh, there you are.
The exalted timbre of the bell has reached these ears of mine.
Gracious, the starry sky is wondrous tonight indeed.
Only your fate shines brighter.
Now, these are for you.
Talk (Dheo 1st)
Oh, there you are.
The exalted timbre of the bell has reached these ears of mine.
Gracious, the starry sky is wondrous tonight indeed.
Only your fate shines brighter.
But fate can be a strange thing indeed.
The hanging bell you sounded was not the one on the map I gave you.
The bell you found was in fact, here.
Talk again (Rhia 1st)
Think nothing of it.
I have made my decision to be of help.
May the gleaming stars guide you evermore.
Talk again (Dheo 1st)
Please, take a second look at the original map.
And may the gleaming stars guide you evermore.
Ask about the nature of the world (#1)
I fear that you have borne witness to the whole of it.
The conceits—the hypocrisy—of the world built upon the Erdtree. The follies of men. Their bitter suffering.
Is there no hope for redemption?
The answer, sadly, is clear.
There never was any hope. They were each of them defective. Unhinged, from the start.
Marika herself. And the fingers that guided her.
And this is what troubles me.
No matter our efforts, if the roots are rotten,
...Then we have little recourse.
Ask about Miquella
Ever-young Miquella saw things for what they were.
He knew that his bloodline was tainted. His roots mired in madness.
A tragedy if ever there was one.
That he would feel compelled to renounce everything.
When the blame...lay squarely with the mother.
Leave
May the gleaming stars guide you evermore.
Talk again
Oh, hello. Is something the matter?
Overheard (graveyard #1)
Forgive me.
I failed you. Failed to birth you whole.
I was not ready to be your mother.
But I can still stay here, nice and close.
For now, my dear, sleep soundly...
Talk (graveyard #1)
I will return shortly.
Please, allow the two of us a moment alone.
Talk (Miyr visited early)
Hmm?
Did you espy something unsightly, perchance?
Well, put it out of your mind.
The stars will reveal the truth, in time.
Free yourself of any misconceptions, lest they bring woe upon the both of us.
Talk (2nd bell rung)
Mm. Hello there.
I heard another sound, coloured by your essence.
Simply exhilarating, I must say.
The stars are dark tonight.
But rest assured, this is no ill omen.
On the contrary. I believe that this portends a magnificent starry cascade.
Now, take this, my final gift to you.
May you join the glimmering stars above.
Talk (both bells rung early)
Mm. Hello there.
The exalted timbre of the bells has reached these ears of mine.
Twice, now. How very exhilarating, indeed.
The stars are dark tonight.
But rest assured, this is no ill omen.
On the contrary. I believe that this portends a magnificent starry cascade.
Now, take this, my final gift to you.
May you join the glimmering stars above.
Talk again
Oh, yes. I believe I can feel it brewing.
This evening is a sign, of a greater night to come.
Ask about the nature of the world (#2)
Do you recall what I said?
That Marika, and the fingers that guided her, were unsound from the start.
Well, the truth lies deeper still.
It is their mother who is damaged and unhinged.
The fingers are but unripe children. Victims in their own right.
We all need a mother, do we not?
A new mother, a true mother, who will not give birth to further malady.
Leave
May you join the glimmering stars above.
Overheard (graveyard #2)
Forgive me.
I failed you. Failed to birth you whole.
But it won't be long now.
I will soon be a mother. I will give you new life.
I assure you, you will have life.
Talk (graveyard #2)
Please, will you allow the two of us this time alone?
It isn't much to ask.
Boss introduction
My shining star.
Grant me a mother's strength.
Look here. At my fingers.
I will be the true mother.
And I will be the only mother!
When summoning Fingercreepers
My dear child!
My dear children!
My dear finger!
My dear fingers!
Upon victory
I will be the true mother!
Dear Yuri, dear Fingers!
Upon defeat
Forgive me, Yuri.
Truly, I desired...to be your mother...

Notes

• Count Ymir sometimes cradles a baby fingercreeper.

Trivia

• "Ymir" is an anagram of "Miyr".
• Count Ymir's bell bearing has unique artwork.

Gallery

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References

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