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The fell god still lurks within the Fire Giants. — Flame of the Fell God
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The fell god,[1] also known as the one-eyed god,[2] is an unseen character in Elden Ring. It is the source of the Giants' Flame and Giants' Flame Incantations.
Overview[]
The fell god is represented by eight dots surrounding a large dot
The fell god is an ancient deity worshiped by the Fire Giants. It is commonly referred to with a myriad of derogatory terms by the inhabitants of the Lands Between, such as the "corrupt", "grotesque", "malformed", "fell" or "evil" god of the Fire Giants. It is represented in the visage of a single eye with a fiery-orange iris and nine pupils within.
It physically manifests itself in the shape of a grotesque face in the torsos of its followers, channeling its power through them, its greatest flames emerging from its mouth (commonly located in the host giant's stomach) along with the undying flames found seeded within their giant black forge enabling its followers to develop innumerable fire incantations.
Background[]
A stone mask said to depict the fell god
The fell god of fire has been around for a long time and predates the Erdtree. It was a dreaded figure in the old legends of the hornsent of Enir-Ilim.[3] It was worshiped by the Fire Giants,[2] who it cursed for eternity to tend the Flame within the Forge of the Giants.[1]
The powers of the Flame were once deemed as a threat to the Erdtree by Queen Marika and the Golden Order and thus they waged a bloody War Against the Giants. Once the Fire Giants were defeated,[1] Queen Marika realized the fires of their forge could not die and thus sealed it away,[4] reducing its once formidable flame into mere embers and cursing the last surviving Fire Giant to keep them so for all eternity.[5]
Even then, after countless years, innumerable Prophets would be haunted by visions of its flames consuming the Erdtree.[6] And the one-eyed god still lurks dormant within its subjects,[7] on the cusp of being awakened at any moment with a sufficient sacrificial offering.
Notes[]
The pattern at the Divine Tower of East Altus
- The Furnace Golems, One-Eyed Shield, and Fire Monk Armor were created in the image of the fell god.
- The fell god was said to possess curled horns.[3]
- Eight small pupils encircle the central pupil of the fell god's eye.
- This distinctive pattern appears on the Divine Towers, with some pillar reliefs featuring central cavities filled with glowing meteorite ore.
- The Troll's Hammer also displays the nine-circle design, used by giants during an age when smithing held divine significance.[8]
- The Verdigris Discus shares this pattern with the fell god's eye. Verdigris, believed to be a gift from an outer god,[9] also appears on the talismans and great dish carried by the Fire Giant.
- This pattern is also seen on the One-Eyed Shield, Furnace Visage, Verdigris Armor, and Verdigris Greaves.
- The fell god’s Flame was said to cleanse the body of poison and scarlet rot.[10]
- The sun medallion on the Dung Eater's Omen Armor resembles the Furnace Visage. Red hair appears to grow from the severed Omen horns.
- Red hair grows on many of its followers.
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