Stormveil is an ancient,[1] mentioned faction in Elden Ring. Not to be confused with the stronghold of the same name, the members of Stormveil were the original inhabitants and operators of the castle. Known for the development of their unique storm-based battle arts, channeling the power of the ceaseless winds that encircled their home.
Back in the day when Stormveil's winds raged like no other, they would trap, train and breed wild raptors into mighty Stormhawks. Transforming the birds into loyal, formidable warriors in their own right, the wild cyclones acting as their cradle.[2] The cries of their mightiest hawks would embolden their fellows in battle, and the tempestuous winds that encircle them could shred through foes.[3]
They were ruled over by an individual, now only known as "The Storm Lord", along a particularly massive and proud stormhawk whom all the other birds would likewise, revere as sovereign.[4] The lord would eventually meet his fate at the hands of King Godfrey, whom faced him in battle alone, becoming yet another conquest in the Elden Lord's campaign.[5]
Their castle would then be appropriated for use by the Golden Order whom would eventually turn the stronghold into a penal colony for their exiled soldiers and knights.[6] These undesirables would in some way take over and continue the practices once held by the castle's previous owners, although their proficiency with these skills being notably reduced in comparison to its former practitioners, leaving the trained hawks and even the very winds surrounding the castle itself, greatly diminished. Their inability to teach the hawks storm arts and turn them into warriors comparable to their previous generations would eventually lead them to try and compensate, by grafting razor sharp blades and other weapons onto the birds themselves, an operation that many hawks would not survive.
The state and pride of the castle would degrade even further when it is eventually occupied by Godrick the Grafted.
Members[]
- The Storm Lord
- The Stormhawk King
- Stormhawk Deenh
- Stormhawks
Notes[]
- Due to the demoralizing name and imagery of their emblem, it's possible the Fallen Hawks were once among the original members of Stormveil before the Storm Lord's defeat at the hands of Godfrey along with the Golden Order's seizure of their castle.
- The specification that King Godfrey faced the Storm Lord "alone", puts Serosh's presence in their battle into question. Meaning there is potential that the Storm Lord didn't just face Godfrey as the First Elden Lord in battle, but Hoarah Loux.