I will put all my credits and sources in the description later sorry guys I'm quite exhausted so will be crashing for a bit. Thank you so much for watching!!
It’s all good, get as much rest as possible and yeah, you put so much work in here, fantastic vid of one my favs, thank you for all you do bud 😌 it’s truly awesome stuff 🤟
Great video, but the golden needle was snapped by Malenia during her fight with Radahn. She broke it to allow the Scarlet Rot to overwhelm her, because Radahn had pushed her to the point of defeat.
@@camila_costa12 well she is her biological daughter it’s just she was born from pollination instead of pregnancy, maybe you could call her more of a clone then a daughter because it’s possible she doesn’t have a “father” (the “father” being some kind of plant)
@@camila_costa12 cuz she would be if it was via pollination when she bloomed. She would be an exact DNA copy of Melania. Thsts how some flowers reproduce. You're looking at this from a ground in reality human biology only when no from software game has ever been like that. It's all metaphors, legends and magic.
Millicent stands apart from most NPCs throughout all From Software games due to one simple trait: her complete selflessness. One of my favorite quests ever 💛
I believe the Golden Needle was originally embedded in Malenia's flesh and broke during her fight with Radahn, which we can see depicted in some of the trailers. I think the only thing ambiguous about that is whether or not Malenia broke it on purpose in order to unleash the rot and win the fight. If so it doesn't change what happened, but it does cast Malenia is a worse light. I have never considered why the commander had it, but I believe it was broken by the time it was removed from Malenia's body. As for the bud off in the side room near Malenia's boss room, there seems to be two possibilities. The first is that this is Malenia's from when she bloomed against Radahn, and that when she was carried back to the Haligtree it was while still inside this flower/cocoon. The second option is that it is from one of Millicent's sisters, which is why their clothes are there. But, considering how big a deal it was for Millicent to bloom as she did, it seems unlikely that another of her sister's had already undergone a similar evolution. The Incantation Scarlet Aeonia, received from Malenia's Remembrance, makes it clear that Malenia has only bloomed twice. All item descriptions obtained from bosses and NPCs are written from the perspective that you have to kill the boss/NPC to get the item, and Scarlet Aeonia is no exception. Therefore the bloom in Malenia's side room cannot be from a third, offscreen bloom by Malenia. It is either her first flower, or belongs to one of her children/buds/clones.
Not all item descriptions from bosses have the current perspective. The fire giant's soul refers to him being a survivor in the present tense. It doesn't really change anything, and could be a translation thing (mistaking a form of "be" is easier than the whole line of Aeonia, which has both past and future tense. I don't know anything about Japanese though), but it's worth pointing out that the Aeonia description might not be completely set in stone. This is probably just cope. I really don't want to have to fight her again in a dlc More importantly, I'm pretty sure it's confirmed (can't remember where exactly, maybe Gowry said it) that the giant bloom in the Aeonian swamp was the site of Melania's first bloom, and the center of the swamp is a big plant. The bloom next to her room could show why Gowry is so obsessed with Millicent, though. Since there are clothes right next to it, it's possible whoever bloomed there died in the process, which might explain why Millicent is so special. You don't get anything from Millicent's bloom, which might mean she survived
@@sunbrojeff9115 Yeah, I think that "With the third bloom, she will become a true goddess" is when she turns into Malenia, Goddess of Rot. I don't know whether or not Radahn was Malenia's first bloom, but I suspect it was her second, as I suspect she knew what she was doing to take down Radahn.
@@JennaJennaJen She couldn't match his strength, so she tossed aside her honor to match him. Thus, the Scarlet Rot bloomed. However, even then, "There would be no victor." This is confirmed by multiple NPCs, especially Ranni and Millicent. What I love about Radahn and Malenia's conflict is that Fromsoft wrote them in a way that makes it difficult to say who is outright stronger than the other. And even if one did have an advantage, the other had a counter. In terms of lore, both are heralded as the strongest demigods by those who followed them. And let us not forget that we've never seen either of them at their maximum--not exactly. Radahn was practically brain-dead, but just barely sane enough to keep the stars at bay and, of course, not harm his beloved horse, Leonard. Malenia seemingly remained in a comatose-like state following her fight with Radahn, that is until we meet her within Miquilla's 'Tree.'
I have a minor correction I'd like to make: I am inclined to believe that Commander O'Neill is aligned to Malenia, directly or through his service to Miquella. For one, his soldiers are the Exiles, not Redmanes. Secondly, his name means "Son of Neill", and we get or meet his dad as the sole survivor in Castle Sol. And for Commander Nial being able to visit the Haligtree is the only comfort he was allowed as part of his vigil. Great video all in all, thanks for putting such effort into the theory-crafting and presentation both.
Literally this I can’t I’ll fight whatever it is I have to fight I can handle it. I can’t handle betraying someone’s trust the way Millicent talks and feels about your character truly one of the saddest deaths when she succumbs to the Rot. She tells you to get away because she has no wish to harm you.
@@miss_chalice So I have a theory why the travelers outfit is sitting outside of the boss room. In Norse mythology, a Valkyrie is a female warrior who serves Odin, in searching for worthy warriors to bring to Valhalla and prepare for Ragnarok, and it is a whole group. The reason I bring this up, is who is to say that they only wanted to have one scarlet valkyrie? they could be trying to create multiple. Perhaps this situation has happened before, and that there is another scarlet valkyrie out there somewhere. We also have to take the possibility of more being shown in DLC if they ever release any.
@@xanthiusdrake2775 Yeah we know that Millicent and her sisters were born from the Scarlet Bloom itself and Malenia just happens to have the set resting upon(?) one of the Blooms she performed to further Godhood.
The questline is my favourite one, streamed it to my friends and we gave her the nickname "Baby girl" We got so happy every time we bumped into her. She is so kind and sweet, I thought we would have gotten to save her from the other Valkyries. When she said "If I am to flower into something other than myself." I actually cried no joke.
I always thought that O’Neil served under Malenia. It’s speculated that O’Neil is the son of Niall (O’Neil roughly means “son of Niall”) who guards the Haligtree Medallion. You can also find a few cleanrot knights outside O’Neil’s boss room.
Another parallel between Millicent and Malenia would be that they both had someone carrying them to the Haligtree both literally and metaphorically speaking: Finley carried Malenia on her back to return her to the Haligtree and we gave Millicent the tools she needed to make this way - we gave her the needle to cure her, we gave her the arm she could use to defend herself. Sure she was able to do the most work on herself, but I really like to think about how both she and Malenia weren't forced to face their fate alone, since in a world as dark as the Lands between the camaraderie between individuals shines so much brighter.
This was one of my favorite quests in the entire game. Millicent was such a good character and I was really hoping she would be there to see us rise to become Elden Lord.
Millicent and Malenia's parallels are one of most compelling narratives in From Software's catalog. I can't help but admire them and how much they advocate for their sense of self: Malenia never yielding to the Rot unless she was truly pushed to her limits and Millicent who would rather die than accept the power of a Goddess. Also, you did such a great job of weaving together the nuances and fine details of the lore. Thank you, Chalice. Edit 1: Additionally, for Incantation users, Pest Threads can melt the Elden Beast. You're welcome. Edit 2: When you mentioned the importance of betrayal for Millicent's transformation, it reminds me of Mangekyou Sharingan.
Thank you for your comment, I'm really pleased you enjoyed my presentation of the quest! Testing a characters' mettle and seeing the consequences of their breaking point is something i am fascinated by. I just wish Millicent didn't have to be backed into such a corner
@@miss_chalice Same. In some ways, it is reminiscent of another From questline: Eileen, the Hunter of Hunters. Whether we avenge her against the Bloody Crow or if we become the Hunter she targets next, she is pushed to her breaking point and it's tragic that characters like her and Millicent cannot be saved. But there is beauty in such tragedy.
I myself respect Millicent a whole lot more, just because she didn't give into her fate (becoming a valkyrie), while Malenia gave in when push came to shove.
@@boneman-calciumenjoyer8290 Well, depending on the ending. If the Tarnished does betray her, she becomes the flower that will become the new Goddess. But as it stands with what I consider the canon, which is the Tarnished defends Millicent and she holds fast to her beliefs, you are correct that she is more admirable. She has a Luke Skywalker to Vader effect, where unlike Vader, Luke ultimately didn't turn to the Dark Side.
Her ending reminds me of seigemeyer in ds1. The music in ash lake and finding him dead by the hand of his daughter all because we kept helping him through his journey and took away his purpose . These quest lines are so great
Another great video! If I had to guess, the bloom and clothing outside the boss room are from a previous "bud" Gowry sent on the same mission. Apparently the only one to succeed before Millicent
I think Melania bloomed there when she returned and didn't find Miquella, that's why the entire Haligtree is festering with rot. We know she had to bloom three times before she becomes a God, and we know the second one happened sometime after she fought Rhadan and before we fight her.
@@shpresimmuja467 she may have been the one wearing the traveler's set...I guess it's possible... But it's said that clean rot knight Finlay was the one who brought her back to the Haligtree. Wonder what it was like for her to find out... Miquella was ripped out of the tree... Must have been devastating.
Why is the traveller set there though? She is in her armour when she fights Redhan, and she is still in her armour when we meet her and get told she has never known defeat 467 times@@shpresimmuja467
This is really good stuff. After many years of being subscribed to the Lore gods ( Vaati , Ashen Hollow , Hawkshaw etc ) , this is the first time in a very long time where a chanel manages to truly impress me. Absolutely amazing job
Magnificent, Miss Chalice. Your soothing voice, cosplay and attention to detail, as well as the heart in which you guide us through this lore is excellent. I look forward to each video.
The flower outside Malenia's room is, most probably, from another of Milicent's sisters. One that blossomed but we don't get to know if it ultimatly failed or if she is on her way to become a scarlet valkyrie. After all, there's no reason Gowry would only want to create one scarlet valkyrie when Malenia had an army of valkyries.
Nope. It was Malenia’s own second bloom. She had to bloom 3 times before becoming a goddess. Once with Raddahn. Once outside her boss room. And finally halfway through your fight with her.
@@ULAER You say this as if it is "confirmed" information when really there is more evidence to suggest that what the person you're replying too is the correct assumption
@@ULAER no, Malenia has been sleeping since her fight with Radahn, confirmed by her dialogue, item descriptions and chronology of events. Furthermore, the blossom outside her boss room loots the armor set of Milissent and her sisters, which only makes sense if the flower belongs to one of them. Also, it would be extreamly random for Malenia to wake up from her slumber, walk 50m, blossom for no reason and then go back to sleep when her blossom is triggered by extreme circonstances. Malenia blossomed 2 times, once against Radahn, once against the Tarnished, she has yet to become the true Godess of Rot with her final bloom (the aeonia butterfly description says it belongs to the wings of the godess of rot, yet they are found in Caelid where she blossomed for the first time, meaning she turns into her "godess" form each time she blossoms, each time more than the previous one and the third blossom is supposed to turn her into the true godess of rot, which she is not when we fight her).
@@anamggss doubtful that they would carry that all across the lands between seems like a massive risk to everyone/everything. Although i would say it possible if not for the clothes we find at the bud making it seem almost certain it was from another clone/daughter
The thing about the needle is it's not just tied to rot: it's a tool of purification. If you follow the Frenzied Flame path, you can take the needle to the arena after defeating Placidusax and use it to cure yourself of the Frenzied Flame, allowing you to both save Melina *and* avoid the Frenzied Flame ending. I haven't delved deep enough yet to know how all this ties together; it might simply be that it's another thing the needle is capable of, but I'd be surprised if anything in this game was that simple.
Glad to finally see the full cosplay in action. You did a great job pulling off Millicent's look. It greatly pleases me to see more people explore Millicent's questline, and its intricacies as she is definitely one of the best characters in the game. One thing to note is that the Unalloyed Needle that Millicent uses is likely Malenia's original Unalloyed Needle. We see in the game cinematic intro that when Malenia stabbed herself and Radahn to infect him with her rot, there is a moment where she performs a sort of snapping motion as she digs the blade deeper into her flesh. This indicates that what she broke off was the needle that Miquella had specifically made for her, its presence needing to be removed to the Scarlet Aeonia blossom. Commander O'Neil could have found the Needle sometime after the fight, and has been using it to stave off his own deteriorating condition, as he is seen weaponizing the effects of the scarlet rot during the boss fight, at least unintentionally. Millicent's quest to return the Needle back to Malenia might actually have a more hopeful interpretation than we realize because of this. Considering that Malenia's "daughters" are very likely offshoots of herself, it is possible that they may also be formed with semblances or traces of their original's very being. The pride, and dignity Malenia had forsaken was her will of resistance towards the Scarlet Aeonia nurturing itself within her, something she seems to show little care for in our fight against her. Her daughters might possibly contain part of Malenia's essence within them, with Millicent probably representing something akin to her "mother's" sense of integrity. The fact she is the only one amongst the sisters who seems to develop her own personality could be part of why she is considered superior to her four siblings who blindly follow Gowry's orders. Even an earlier version of Millicent which possesses both of her arms invades the player with no rhyme or reason, something that greatly contrasts her personality as shown later on in the game, possibly because she has yet to develop her own sense of identity by the time we encounter her as an enemy. It is also interesting how Malenia's own prosthesis seems to fit Millicent perfectly as well, further supporting this idea that the two are more interconnected than meets the eye. The Aeonia we see at the bottom of the Halightree, and near the entrance to the boss room is probably that of another girl born from Malenia's blooming within Caelid, one who preceded Millicent. Said offshoot of Malenia had likely also embarked on a similar journey to find their creator, yet somehow met her end before the events of the game. All the sisters wear the same outfits as well, that being the Traveler's Clothes, which we can find before the previously mentioned flower. The description of this set does not specifically state that it belonged to Millicent, its design apparently serving as a typical choice in attire for women who embark on a journey to "confront" their fate. In fact, even Melina wears this very set of clothes, although that is an angle to explore for another time. This all further supports the idea that Millicent isn't the first of Gowry's attempts at making a Scarlet Valkyrie, another having been considered worthy prior to her. For reasons unknown Millicent iscompelled to find Malenia and learn more about her. Once she grows more aware of their connection to each other she becomes determined to return to Malenia “The will that was once her own. The dignity, the sense of self, that allowed her to resist the call of the scarlet rot.”. Said previously mentioned concepts being represented by the Unalloyed Needle. When siding with Millicent at the end of her questline, and receiving her needle in the process, it is noted that the item in question has been changed from the time we gave it to her. It now has a different coloration, and somehow “bears no trace of befouled blood, but is faintly moist with dew”. With the needle having been attached to Millicent’s body for so long it now seemingly contains traces of her flesh, and being within it. Millicents quest line at a first glance is extremely tragic. If looked at from a surface level perspective it would appear she has died without fulfilling her mission. The player now has the option to bring resolution to Millicent’s so long as they choose to follow the needles instructions, by returning it to Malenia. Seemingly a noble gesture, yet not a triumphant one considering we have to clash against Malenia to do so, and Millicent’s life was still lost. However, that might not be the entire story when taking into account all that was mentioned previously. Malenia is implied to still be alive even after we bested her in combat, as hinted by the description of the Scarlet Aeonia incantation. Not only does it speak about her in present tense, but also mentions she has yet to become “True Goddess” requiring a third bloom to achieve such a state. There is also the fact that once she is defeated the empyrean leaves behind a much larger Scarlet Aeonia flower where she once stood, a symbol of coming rebirth for her and her daughters. With the game indicating that she might somehow return, the player can now Return the Needle, as the prompt indicates. For making this choice, the game, or seemingly the flower, rewards the player with a different needle altogether, another one made by Miquella to fend off the influence of the outer gods. One that is incomplete, yet potentially capable of removing the hold of the Frenzied Flame. Could this be an exchange of sorts, one done in service of gratitude? How could someone who is gone express their appreciation for your actions? Though her body may have perished Millicent’s will appears to live on, within the Needle, the will that once belonged to Malenia. Having finally been returned to the place it was always meant to be, she will still live on once the empyrean is reborn anew.
Millicent has a great questline, and your apparent dedicaton takes it to an another level of story telling. It can be seen, that you like what you're doing, so keep up the good work!
That was phenomenal! Thank you for going the extra mile and digging up the little details behind this quest. I'm very much looking forward to seeing what you do next!
I love that she attacks you in the rot swamp with two arms and when you defeat her and then find her again with just one arm. Only feel a little guilty about that
My initial guess for the traveler's set is that it's the remnants of experiment of "past" Millicents that went just as far BUT Gowry mentions: "In truth before her, I've never seen a bud with such superior quality" This could probably imply that 1) creating a "new" malenia is a global effort or 2) me being confused
Amazing cosplay! And your voice and calmness are so peaceful. I can't tell you how many times I fell asleep listening to you! Something about your voice is just so calming. On other hand... beautiful cosplay, great lore combing and details. I didn't even know that guy was a pest. That explains a lot. In my first time playing I thought the girl you're helping was actually Melenia. And you have to help her get to the tree so you can fight her. But nope.
I was really confused about the siding against Millicent option. And I totally missed the true identity of Gowry. Thank you for clearing this up. It also fits Malenias character more as not being a mother. She is a fighter who protects het brother. So there is no time for romance in her life. She knows only duty.
I absolutely adore your content!! 🥰 from your outstanding cosplays (LOVE the prosthetic 😆❤) to your relaxing and calming voice and extreme passion for this game that is beyond bittersweet for me to play. Thank you so much for telling us about Polyana, I was very curious about her after the fight with O'Neil. Millicent's quest is honestly one of the saddest as I wish she could've been saved or at least chosen to live. I can't bring myself to finish it.
Wow, I never put it together that Millicent and her sisters were seed spores from when Malenia first blossomed in the Radahn fight. Wow, just wow. All of the imagery that provokes is awesome. And it is so obvious now that you mention it and show the dialogue related to it... Great work as always Miss Chalice!
Oh I appreciate this a lot. Millicent is without a doubt my favourite NPC in the game. Also, really cool cosplay! The prosthetic arm and the "Rot Marks"(?) on your right side of face is perfect! 👍
Thanks to your insight, my favorite quest just got way better. Also a nice touch, with the likness of Millicent while detailing her fate.I could never bring myself to betray her 👀
wow this was great insight. I've played through the game 14 times and I never made some of these connections. Brilliant insights :) Thank you for your wonderful content! Keep up the great work!
Another great in depth video by the queen of elden ring lore. I must say you really dig deep and give such a neat take on everything. Also you give a refreshing new take on stuff sometimes that I haven't heard from other people. Many of your theories have turned out to be my favorite theories that I now subscribe to. All that and you do it while looking good(quite often in cosplay), and while speaking in a soft-spoken voice to give that asmr-y vibe and you're very well spoken which is nice. Anyways I'm rambling. I just wanted to say I appreciate the amount of effort you put into these videos. It's apparent that you really put in a lot of time into research and editing and getting clothing for cosplay and amazing makeup. Even going as far as to hold your right eye closed(which, in my opinion, is the harder of the two to close)through the entirety if the video lmao 😂 I kept thinking "she's gonna open it now that the intros down, right?" Then 10 minutes in "okay, but surely she's gonna open it now though, yeah?" Hahaha, congrats on that one. So yeah... great channel, great videos, and lore dives. It's a wonderful channel you've got going and I am a big fan since I discovered it. You deserve more subscribers and I suspect you'll get them. Especially once the dlc comes out and you start doing vids on that, and people are searching more regularly and seeing you as a suggestion. Okay I'm done now, I'm writing too much, lol. Have a lovely day. Keep up the awesome vids! 👍
This was a really wonderful video!!! Thanks for dropping this lore. I know when I met Gowry his voice seemed evil but he wanted to help a girl and I thought maybe I was just being silly XD From Software games are so masterfully done. Really complex and layered stories that you need to piece together with item clues. I love it.
She became my favorite NPC on my first playthrough. The line "I would rather trust you than simply continue to spoil from within" stuck with me. And then I played through her entire quest. She is unmatched as a side character across the Souls series. As for the flower outside of Malenia's room...that's the 2nd Valkyrie. One who, like Malenia, already blossomed once. Millicent was to be the 3rd. A Valkyrie needs to blossom 3 times to become the Goddess of Rot. Malenia blossoms the 2nd time when we fight her, and she dies. I theorise that Valkyries 2 and 3 were a replacement for Malenia, since she chose to slumber because she lost her brother, rather than become the Goddess. Everyone in the Lands Between is trying to place a different God on the throne. Malenia and Millicent were nothing more than puppets just like we are for Ranni or Shabriri or Goldmask or Fia or Dung Eater. There was a Miquella storyline cut from the game, likely to become a DLC. That questline would have likely given more context to the twins and potentially Rot and Millicent.
Thank you for sharing your research and your beautiful voice with us, Miss. Content creators like you are helping me get through some rough times and to more easily fall asleep. I shall not forget this. Best of wishes!
I only just recently beat it for the first time and I just found your videos and I’m so excited to dive in. Your voice is soooo pleasing its like story time so excited to watch them all. Come on, From do us some DLC pleeeaaaase 🤞🏻🤞🏻
Well done. You have a very pleasant and clear way of speaking. Since you asked for additional thoughts, here are two. - the additional flower is yet another "sister". Not really much evidence, but the flower is there regardless of how Milicent's quest ends, and the traveler's set lends more towards a valkyrie than to Milenia herself. - Gowery is something like a vassal for the imprisoned God of rot. I believe your likening of him to Shabriri is not inaccurate. I would love to see you take on Melina. Thanks again for the content!
found your content on tiktok and I love every episode! you and VaatiVidya are the goats when it comes to Elden Ring content. Your storytelling is great and I love listening to you explain the lore
hadn't heard some of this dialogue from gowry before! just looked it up and apparently you have to go talk to gowry after you have the option to help or fight millicent but before choosing. wow
Amazing video as always, for me Millecent's quest is one of the best on the game along with Selen's one. Other thing very interesting is the power that carry that needle, because it literally can keep under controll godslike powers, like the scarlet rot from the Godess of Rot and the flame from the God of Frenezied Flame
Ya know, I’ve seen a lot of lore videos from a whole lot of different people, but yours in particular I find more captivating. Like you break the lore down to the smallest piece and make it easier for my oonga boonga brain to understand. Also nice cosplay. Would love to see a radahn video with his cosplay.
I really loved the sweet way you dissect Millicent's entire questline. Also, this cosplay was impeccable. I believe that, maybe Millicent really could be Malenia's daughter, but of course, there's a lot to look for in files/items, that's just one detail in a whole complex context of scarlet rot.
Awesome video and explanation.. this was one of my favorite questlines. Also..this is approaching Vaati Vidya level of good and intricate explanation and good writing about lore. Great job :D And like Vaati, you have a great voice for this kind of stuff. i really like your channel and lore videos.
Fantastic video Chalice! Please keep them up! Have you ever considered doing ASMR? Your demeanor is perfect for it. I mean these vids you do are damn near it already lol
Millicent crushed me following her storyline. You fight with her again and again and again and then you go out of your way to help her (or not, but we don't speak about that) and then she perishes all the same only getting a reprieve from the rot that was killing her. I love the cosplay and I'm seated to have more discussions on this questline that hit me hard by its end!
The finger reader lady in caelid tells us also from a flower! Great video! Oh and the flower before the boss room of Malenia is either Milicent who wanted to be near Malenia and transported herself through the root system of the Haligtree, although she died in the same room just some floors up, or an earlier "Milicent" died there, because there were more cycles of tarnished, who reached so far... But I wouldn't have an answer without you! It's all irritating and cryptic in FromSoft stories!
I could listen to you all evening. Very relaxing and eloquent. Also I enjoy the content and like that you added to what I thought. And your beautiful just gonna say it.
I noticed something interesting in this video: The way you are sitting, almost leaning in to softly tell us a secret, combines fantasticly with the sound of your voice, the cosplay, and the subject matter. All we need is a campfire and it'd be like you're telling us about the world of Elden Ring while being IN that world. I wonder if you could lean into that even more than you already are.
I find interesting the fact that Millicent feels rather strongly about her mission to give back to Malenia her sense of self. She appears to not have been prompted from anyone in this. This tells me that the sisters may actually have their own purpose connected with Malenia and the kindred just high jacked them.
Great vid by chalice...also nice cosplay,sweet asmr voice... Story about millicent is interesting...even we solved her quest(by helping her) a mysterys keep on coming rather than solved
When I first played ER, I surprisingly came to notice Millicent's summon sign before Magma worm Makar boss fight, before obtaining the prosthesis, and just before the Rold lift to the mountaintops - she fought magnificently with the prosthesis arm and hand.. Also siding with Millicent is key to making an end game decision.
I feel like the final bloom is to signify that making Valkeries was a common practice. It being travelers robe makes me think people were born from the buds made a journey. Then they trained them with a group of "sisters" one of which was chosen to ascend then they force the betrayal causing a birth thus giving malenia another elite fighter.
Another thing to mention about the “witless pests” is that the item description of the spear says “Though men might recognize the keen intellect of the pests evidenced by this spear's uncanny design, it will never be understood by them”. Kinda sounds like they have their own civilization of rot kindreds, or at least a level of intelligence that is equal to or above that of the humanoid races of the lands between. This video is great stuff as always, love to see it!
it´s a pleasure to listen to your voice. besides this, have you heard of the theories about the fingers, thinking about them being the hand of the actual player? (3 fingers of a hand pressing buttons and bringing actions/chaos to the game, while 2 fingers stabilizing/holding the gamepad). i like the idea. :)
with the second bloom near melanias boss room you mentioned at the end, it could be another "sucsessfull bloom" of gowrys, that was also killed by betrayal, which could be the reason the haligtree is covered by rot (gowry uses the sucsessfull blooms as a way to spread the rot all over the lands between), i dont know who could have been that sisters companion, but my best guess would be vyke? since he seems to be "mirror" for all the players actions, but i might be wrong (im not fully up to date on vykes lore, so maybe its stated somewhere that he never visited the haligtree)
most people seem to think melania is the source of the haligtrees rot infection, which is quite likely, as my "second sister" theory is pretty out there, and mostly guesswork, but until you fight her, we have no signs saying she used another aeonia bloom inside the haligtree, yes she could have just been emmiting an aura of rot after she used the aeonia is caelid, but then why dont we see any signs of rot along the path she took from caelid and back to the haligtree
Firstly, I love your vids, so smart and pleasant to watch! Also factual with lot of sense for detail! I personally thought that Milicent is Malenia, something of a living echo of Malenias will to not succumb to the scarlet rot, wanting not to fall under the power of the scarlet rot. But sacramental bud gave a better theory for sure. However, there is a semantic clue, when going to the Malenia bloom, it says "RETURN the Unaloyed Gold Needle", meaning you took the needle from Malenia (Milicent) you return it to Malenia, only this time, with remembrance of self, and dignity. It would imply that the Scarlet Rot, and all of the bloom and spores are interconnected into one whole entity. Similar to the rule of the Erdtree, which was also based on central power of Greater Will, Two Fingers and Marika. In short meeting Milicent was meeting Malenia, the one that was born with her body, memories, but will of her own. And that goes to the next conclusion: The Scarlet Rot is an outer God, ruled out by the Greater Will, whose champion was Radahn. The Pests are the worshipers of Scarlet Rot, what we see in the several locations. Gowry is an Apostle of Scarlet Rot, taking a human visage when interacting with mighty champions such as Tarnished. Scarlet is a regal colour. And so the Scarlet Rot had a gateway to return into power through Malenia, and her repeated process of bloom. Since Malenia is a Demigod that cannot die if not struck by True Death her blossoming would cover more areas infesting more life, as well as her spilled blood will blosom from sacramental blood into her offshoots. The sole reason why she attacked Radahn was under the influence of Rot that wanted her to transcend through blooming, bringing more rot spores into world. There was another thing that Gowry wanted. Causing Milicent to bloom in Haligtree would cause the Scarlet Rot to spread through Haligtree and its denizens. Pests knew of Miquelas tolerance for outsiders, setting up shop for betrayal at the heart of Haligtree, making Milicent the Scarlet Rot Godess, since Malenia loved her brother so much that Gowry knew that transcendance was a lost cause with her. At least Milicent contributed to Malenias sense of self, love for her brother and strength not to succumb to Scarlet Rots rule.
I love how you only put on the prosthetic arm when Millicent gets hers, Very clever
Thank you for noticing the scene change ahah
I will put all my credits and sources in the description later sorry guys I'm quite exhausted so will be crashing for a bit. Thank you so much for watching!!
You should read Lord of the Rings or the Silmarillion as an audiobook. I would pay to listen to you read, straight up.
It’s all good, get as much rest as possible and yeah, you put so much work in here, fantastic vid of one my favs, thank you for all you do bud 😌 it’s truly awesome stuff 🤟
Great video, but the golden needle was snapped by Malenia during her fight with Radahn. She broke it to allow the Scarlet Rot to overwhelm her, because Radahn had pushed her to the point of defeat.
Please take a break. This was amazing.
How much later?
I love the concept that Millicent and the others are like emanations or blossoms of Malenia, it really represent how mystical this world is
I agree!! I love how metaphorically and literally they are both flowers :)
I don't understand why some people are saying she's malenia's biological daughter. I don't believe in that.
@@camila_costa12 well she is her biological daughter it’s just she was born from pollination instead of pregnancy, maybe you could call her more of a clone then a daughter because it’s possible she doesn’t have a “father” (the “father” being some kind of plant)
@@camila_costa12 cuz she would be if it was via pollination when she bloomed. She would be an exact DNA copy of Melania. Thsts how some flowers reproduce. You're looking at this from a ground in reality human biology only when no from software game has ever been like that. It's all metaphors, legends and magic.
It fits with all of the other lore pointing to the demigods (except Ranni, Radahn and Rykard... maybe) being born from the sap of the Tree of Plenty
Millicent stands apart from most NPCs throughout all From Software games due to one simple trait: her complete selflessness. One of my favorite quests ever 💛
sucks that she told us to go away to let her die alone or we can't even have non-violance conversation with Malenia
It definitely is a top 3 questline in this game
Rogier hopes you well
thanks, you made onion knight cry
seems like you only played Elden Ring to comment such thing.
I believe the Golden Needle was originally embedded in Malenia's flesh and broke during her fight with Radahn, which we can see depicted in some of the trailers. I think the only thing ambiguous about that is whether or not Malenia broke it on purpose in order to unleash the rot and win the fight. If so it doesn't change what happened, but it does cast Malenia is a worse light. I have never considered why the commander had it, but I believe it was broken by the time it was removed from Malenia's body.
As for the bud off in the side room near Malenia's boss room, there seems to be two possibilities. The first is that this is Malenia's from when she bloomed against Radahn, and that when she was carried back to the Haligtree it was while still inside this flower/cocoon. The second option is that it is from one of Millicent's sisters, which is why their clothes are there. But, considering how big a deal it was for Millicent to bloom as she did, it seems unlikely that another of her sister's had already undergone a similar evolution.
The Incantation Scarlet Aeonia, received from Malenia's Remembrance, makes it clear that Malenia has only bloomed twice. All item descriptions obtained from bosses and NPCs are written from the perspective that you have to kill the boss/NPC to get the item, and Scarlet Aeonia is no exception. Therefore the bloom in Malenia's side room cannot be from a third, offscreen bloom by Malenia. It is either her first flower, or belongs to one of her children/buds/clones.
Not all item descriptions from bosses have the current perspective. The fire giant's soul refers to him being a survivor in the present tense. It doesn't really change anything, and could be a translation thing (mistaking a form of "be" is easier than the whole line of Aeonia, which has both past and future tense. I don't know anything about Japanese though), but it's worth pointing out that the Aeonia description might not be completely set in stone.
This is probably just cope. I really don't want to have to fight her again in a dlc
More importantly, I'm pretty sure it's confirmed (can't remember where exactly, maybe Gowry said it) that the giant bloom in the Aeonian swamp was the site of Melania's first bloom, and the center of the swamp is a big plant. The bloom next to her room could show why Gowry is so obsessed with Millicent, though. Since there are clothes right next to it, it's possible whoever bloomed there died in the process, which might explain why Millicent is so special. You don't get anything from Millicent's bloom, which might mean she survived
@@sunbrojeff9115 Yeah, I think that "With the third bloom, she will become a true goddess" is when she turns into Malenia, Goddess of Rot. I don't know whether or not Radahn was Malenia's first bloom, but I suspect it was her second, as I suspect she knew what she was doing to take down Radahn.
I agree that the needle must have been dropped by Malenia. They're made by her brother, Miquella. No reason for him to give it to team Radahn.
@@JennaJennaJen She couldn't match his strength, so she tossed aside her honor to match him. Thus, the Scarlet Rot bloomed. However, even then, "There would be no victor."
This is confirmed by multiple NPCs, especially Ranni and Millicent.
What I love about Radahn and Malenia's conflict is that Fromsoft wrote them in a way that makes it difficult to say who is outright stronger than the other. And even if one did have an advantage, the other had a counter.
In terms of lore, both are heralded as the strongest demigods by those who followed them. And let us not forget that we've never seen either of them at their maximum--not exactly.
Radahn was practically brain-dead, but just barely sane enough to keep the stars at bay and, of course, not harm his beloved horse, Leonard.
Malenia seemingly remained in a comatose-like state following her fight with Radahn, that is until we meet her within Miquilla's 'Tree.'
it is clear from millicent's case that it is entirely possible to remove the needle without shattering it
I have a minor correction I'd like to make:
I am inclined to believe that Commander O'Neill is aligned to Malenia, directly or through his service to Miquella. For one, his soldiers are the Exiles, not Redmanes. Secondly, his name means "Son of Neill", and we get or meet his dad as the sole survivor in Castle Sol. And for Commander Nial being able to visit the Haligtree is the only comfort he was allowed as part of his vigil.
Great video all in all, thanks for putting such effort into the theory-crafting and presentation both.
Plus there's Cleanrot Knights patrolling around him.
Lore mother returns, and with an amazing cosplay!
I'm back and thank you so so much!!!
Simp
Lore mothers, one and all! Bear witness!! (to this video)
Still waiting for frenzy flame Cosplay
NG+5 and I still don't have Millicents Prosthesis talisman because I can't bear to betray her. What a beautiful and moving character arc.
Real 💀😭
I killed her because lord of frenzy flame don't simp for no bitches
as a collector, i have to, while repeatedly saying "i'm sorry"
Kill her, it's worth it. Plus she'll be reborn, so really it's the only way to "save" her 😉
Literally this I can’t I’ll fight whatever it is I have to fight I can handle it. I can’t handle betraying someone’s trust the way Millicent talks and feels about your character truly one of the saddest deaths when she succumbs to the Rot. She tells you to get away because she has no wish to harm you.
The prosthetic on your cosplay makes it a 10/10.
Milicent is the best waifu par none.
Thank you for noticing !! :)
@@miss_chalice So I have a theory why the travelers outfit is sitting outside of the boss room.
In Norse mythology, a Valkyrie is a female warrior who serves Odin, in searching for worthy warriors to bring to Valhalla and prepare for Ragnarok, and it is a whole group.
The reason I bring this up, is who is to say that they only wanted to have one scarlet valkyrie? they could be trying to create multiple. Perhaps this situation has happened before, and that there is another scarlet valkyrie out there somewhere.
We also have to take the possibility of more being shown in DLC if they ever release any.
@@xanthiusdrake2775 Yeah we know that Millicent and her sisters were born from the Scarlet Bloom itself and Malenia just happens to have the set resting upon(?) one of the Blooms she performed to further Godhood.
The questline is my favourite one, streamed it to my friends and we gave her the nickname "Baby girl" We got so happy every time we bumped into her. She is so kind and sweet, I thought we would have gotten to save her from the other Valkyries. When she said "If I am to flower into something other than myself." I actually cried no joke.
I always thought that O’Neil served under Malenia. It’s speculated that O’Neil is the son of Niall (O’Neil roughly means “son of Niall”) who guards the Haligtree Medallion. You can also find a few cleanrot knights outside O’Neil’s boss room.
Another parallel between Millicent and Malenia would be that they both had someone carrying them to the Haligtree both literally and metaphorically speaking: Finley carried Malenia on her back to return her to the Haligtree and we gave Millicent the tools she needed to make this way - we gave her the needle to cure her, we gave her the arm she could use to defend herself. Sure she was able to do the most work on herself, but I really like to think about how both she and Malenia weren't forced to face their fate alone, since in a world as dark as the Lands between the camaraderie between individuals shines so much brighter.
This was one of my favorite quests in the entire game. Millicent was such a good character and I was really hoping she would be there to see us rise to become Elden Lord.
Millicent and Malenia's parallels are one of most compelling narratives in From Software's catalog. I can't help but admire them and how much they advocate for their sense of self: Malenia never yielding to the Rot unless she was truly pushed to her limits and Millicent who would rather die than accept the power of a Goddess.
Also, you did such a great job of weaving together the nuances and fine details of the lore. Thank you, Chalice.
Edit 1: Additionally, for Incantation users, Pest Threads can melt the Elden Beast. You're welcome.
Edit 2: When you mentioned the importance of betrayal for Millicent's transformation, it reminds me of Mangekyou Sharingan.
Thank you for your comment, I'm really pleased you enjoyed my presentation of the quest! Testing a characters' mettle and seeing the consequences of their breaking point is something i am fascinated by. I just wish Millicent didn't have to be backed into such a corner
@@miss_chalice Same. In some ways, it is reminiscent of another From questline: Eileen, the Hunter of Hunters. Whether we avenge her against the Bloody Crow or if we become the Hunter she targets next, she is pushed to her breaking point and it's tragic that characters like her and Millicent cannot be saved. But there is beauty in such tragedy.
"Mangekyou Sharingan"
I myself respect Millicent a whole lot more, just because she didn't give into her fate (becoming a valkyrie), while Malenia gave in when push came to shove.
@@boneman-calciumenjoyer8290 Well, depending on the ending. If the Tarnished does betray her, she becomes the flower that will become the new Goddess.
But as it stands with what I consider the canon, which is the Tarnished defends Millicent and she holds fast to her beliefs, you are correct that she is more admirable. She has a Luke Skywalker to Vader effect, where unlike Vader, Luke ultimately didn't turn to the Dark Side.
Falling asleep after a long day of work to this, sweet dreams with this new lore asmr :,) Ty
Thank you! I tried not adding background music this time. Tell me what you think and have nice sleep!
Her ending reminds me of seigemeyer in ds1. The music in ash lake and finding him dead by the hand of his daughter all because we kept helping him through his journey and took away his purpose . These quest lines are so great
I didn't realize Gowry becomes a monster until I saw this video. That reveal literally gave me chills.
Another great video!
If I had to guess, the bloom and clothing outside the boss room are from a previous "bud" Gowry sent on the same mission. Apparently the only one to succeed before Millicent
I think Melania bloomed there when she returned and didn't find Miquella, that's why the entire Haligtree is festering with rot.
We know she had to bloom three times before she becomes a God, and we know the second one happened sometime after she fought Rhadan and before we fight her.
@@shpresimmuja467 she may have been the one wearing the traveler's set...I guess it's possible...
But it's said that clean rot knight Finlay was the one who brought her back to the Haligtree.
Wonder what it was like for her to find out... Miquella was ripped out of the tree...
Must have been devastating.
Why is the traveller set there though? She is in her armour when she fights Redhan, and she is still in her armour when we meet her and get told she has never known defeat 467 times@@shpresimmuja467
10/10 love the cosplay, the indepth of this lore . I'm on my second play through to use all the prattling pates see if anything happens
This is really good stuff. After many years of being subscribed to the Lore gods ( Vaati , Ashen Hollow , Hawkshaw etc ) , this is the first time in a very long time where a chanel manages to truly impress me. Absolutely amazing job
Magnificent, Miss Chalice. Your soothing voice, cosplay and attention to detail, as well as the heart in which you guide us through this lore is excellent. I look forward to each video.
The flower outside Malenia's room is, most probably, from another of Milicent's sisters. One that blossomed but we don't get to know if it ultimatly failed or if she is on her way to become a scarlet valkyrie.
After all, there's no reason Gowry would only want to create one scarlet valkyrie when Malenia had an army of valkyries.
Nope. It was Malenia’s own second bloom. She had to bloom 3 times before becoming a goddess. Once with Raddahn. Once outside her boss room. And finally halfway through your fight with her.
@@ULAER You say this as if it is "confirmed" information when really there is more evidence to suggest that what the person you're replying too is the correct assumption
@@ULAER no, Malenia has been sleeping since her fight with Radahn, confirmed by her dialogue, item descriptions and chronology of events.
Furthermore, the blossom outside her boss room loots the armor set of Milissent and her sisters, which only makes sense if the flower belongs to one of them.
Also, it would be extreamly random for Malenia to wake up from her slumber, walk 50m, blossom for no reason and then go back to sleep when her blossom is triggered by extreme circonstances.
Malenia blossomed 2 times, once against Radahn, once against the Tarnished, she has yet to become the true Godess of Rot with her final bloom (the aeonia butterfly description says it belongs to the wings of the godess of rot, yet they are found in Caelid where she blossomed for the first time, meaning she turns into her "godess" form each time she blossoms, each time more than the previous one and the third blossom is supposed to turn her into the true godess of rot, which she is not when we fight her).
@@dearcastiel4667 Interesting. I always considered that to be her old bloom that Finlay just removed before setting her on that chair.
@@anamggss doubtful that they would carry that all across the lands between seems like a massive risk to everyone/everything. Although i would say it possible if not for the clothes we find at the bud making it seem almost certain it was from another clone/daughter
The thing about the needle is it's not just tied to rot: it's a tool of purification. If you follow the Frenzied Flame path, you can take the needle to the arena after defeating Placidusax and use it to cure yourself of the Frenzied Flame, allowing you to both save Melina *and* avoid the Frenzied Flame ending.
I haven't delved deep enough yet to know how all this ties together; it might simply be that it's another thing the needle is capable of, but I'd be surprised if anything in this game was that simple.
6:32 Marais indeed means swamp in french
It does?! Oh my goodness i love it when name meanings are relevant
Glad to finally see the full cosplay in action. You did a great job pulling off Millicent's look.
It greatly pleases me to see more people explore Millicent's questline, and its intricacies as she is definitely one of the best characters in the game. One thing to note is that the Unalloyed Needle that Millicent uses is likely Malenia's original Unalloyed Needle. We see in the game cinematic intro that when Malenia stabbed herself and Radahn to infect him with her rot, there is a moment where she performs a sort of snapping motion as she digs the blade deeper into her flesh. This indicates that what she broke off was the needle that Miquella had specifically made for her, its presence needing to be removed to the Scarlet Aeonia blossom. Commander O'Neil could have found the Needle sometime after the fight, and has been using it to stave off his own deteriorating condition, as he is seen weaponizing the effects of the scarlet rot during the boss fight, at least unintentionally.
Millicent's quest to return the Needle back to Malenia might actually have a more hopeful interpretation than we realize because of this. Considering that Malenia's "daughters" are very likely offshoots of herself, it is possible that they may also be formed with semblances or traces of their original's very being. The pride, and dignity Malenia had forsaken was her will of resistance towards the Scarlet Aeonia nurturing itself within her, something she seems to show little care for in our fight against her. Her daughters might possibly contain part of Malenia's essence within them, with Millicent probably representing something akin to her "mother's" sense of integrity. The fact she is the only one amongst the sisters who seems to develop her own personality could be part of why she is considered superior to her four siblings who blindly follow Gowry's orders. Even an earlier version of Millicent which possesses both of her arms invades the player with no rhyme or reason, something that greatly contrasts her personality as shown later on in the game, possibly because she has yet to develop her own sense of identity by the time we encounter her as an enemy. It is also interesting how Malenia's own prosthesis seems to fit Millicent perfectly as well, further supporting this idea that the two are more interconnected than meets the eye.
The Aeonia we see at the bottom of the Halightree, and near the entrance to the boss room is probably that of another girl born from Malenia's blooming within Caelid, one who preceded Millicent. Said offshoot of Malenia had likely also embarked on a similar journey to find their creator, yet somehow met her end before the events of the game. All the sisters wear the same outfits as well, that being the Traveler's Clothes, which we can find before the previously mentioned flower. The description of this set does not specifically state that it belonged to Millicent, its design apparently serving as a typical choice in attire for women who embark on a journey to "confront" their fate. In fact, even Melina wears this very set of clothes, although that is an angle to explore for another time. This all further supports the idea that Millicent isn't the first of Gowry's attempts at making a Scarlet Valkyrie, another having been considered worthy prior to her.
For reasons unknown Millicent iscompelled to find Malenia and learn more about her. Once she grows more aware of their connection to each other she becomes determined to return to Malenia “The will that was once her own. The dignity, the sense of self, that allowed her to resist the call of the scarlet rot.”. Said previously mentioned concepts being represented by the Unalloyed Needle. When siding with Millicent at the end of her questline, and receiving her needle in the process, it is noted that the item in question has been changed from the time we gave it to her. It now has a different coloration, and somehow “bears no trace of befouled blood, but is faintly moist with dew”. With the needle having been attached to Millicent’s body for so long it now seemingly contains traces of her flesh, and being within it.
Millicents quest line at a first glance is extremely tragic. If looked at from a surface level perspective it would appear she has died without fulfilling her mission. The player now has the option to bring resolution to Millicent’s so long as they choose to follow the needles instructions, by returning it to Malenia. Seemingly a noble gesture, yet not a triumphant one considering we have to clash against Malenia to do so, and Millicent’s life was still lost. However, that might not be the entire story when taking into account all that was mentioned previously. Malenia is implied to still be alive even after we bested her in combat, as hinted by the description of the Scarlet Aeonia incantation. Not only does it speak about her in present tense, but also mentions she has yet to become “True Goddess” requiring a third bloom to achieve such a state. There is also the fact that once she is defeated the empyrean leaves behind a much larger Scarlet Aeonia flower where she once stood, a symbol of coming rebirth for her and her daughters.
With the game indicating that she might somehow return, the player can now Return the Needle, as the prompt indicates. For making this choice, the game, or seemingly the flower, rewards the player with a different needle altogether, another one made by Miquella to fend off the influence of the outer gods. One that is incomplete, yet potentially capable of removing the hold of the Frenzied Flame. Could this be an exchange of sorts, one done in service of gratitude? How could someone who is gone express their appreciation for your actions? Though her body may have perished Millicent’s will appears to live on, within the Needle, the will that once belonged to Malenia. Having finally been returned to the place it was always meant to be, she will still live on once the empyrean is reborn anew.
Millicent has a great questline, and your apparent dedicaton takes it to an another level of story telling. It can be seen, that you like what you're doing, so keep up the good work!
That was phenomenal! Thank you for going the extra mile and digging up the little details behind this quest. I'm very much looking forward to seeing what you do next!
oh my god I died when you started wearing the prosthetic arm 😂 great touch to the video, and great cosplay!
love this cosplay so much, and almost everything i learnt here was surprising and new, keep up the good work.
I love that she attacks you in the rot swamp with two arms and when you defeat her and then find her again with just one arm. Only feel a little guilty about that
My initial guess for the traveler's set is that it's the remnants of experiment of "past" Millicents that went just as far
BUT Gowry mentions:
"In truth before her, I've never seen a bud with such superior quality"
This could probably imply that 1) creating a "new" malenia is a global effort or 2) me being confused
Amazing cosplay! And your voice and calmness are so peaceful. I can't tell you how many times I fell asleep listening to you!
Something about your voice is just so calming.
On other hand... beautiful cosplay, great lore combing and details.
I didn't even know that guy was a pest. That explains a lot.
In my first time playing I thought the girl you're helping was actually Melenia. And you have to help her get to the tree so you can fight her. But nope.
New to the channel and i really enjoyed this. The way that you deliver your lines in soft-speak is very relaxing. You’ve earned a sub! 👍
Ps: love the cosplay
I was really confused about the siding against Millicent option. And I totally missed the true identity of Gowry. Thank you for clearing this up. It also fits Malenias character more as not being a mother. She is a fighter who protects het brother. So there is no time for romance in her life. She knows only duty.
i killed gowry and rot pest body showed up.. so gowry was a rot pest in disguise..
I absolutely adore your content!! 🥰 from your outstanding cosplays (LOVE the prosthetic 😆❤) to your relaxing and calming voice and extreme passion for this game that is beyond bittersweet for me to play.
Thank you so much for telling us about Polyana, I was very curious about her after the fight with O'Neil.
Millicent's quest is honestly one of the saddest as I wish she could've been saved or at least chosen to live. I can't bring myself to finish it.
This has got to be the most relaxing lore video I think I’ve ever watched, thank u for making this
Lore mommy delivers as always !
Your narration skills are off the charts!! Also your voice! Wtf? You definitely have a talent!
Wow, I never put it together that Millicent and her sisters were seed spores from when Malenia first blossomed in the Radahn fight. Wow, just wow. All of the imagery that provokes is awesome. And it is so obvious now that you mention it and show the dialogue related to it... Great work as always Miss Chalice!
Thank you so much for this video!
I haven't been this immersed in ages, this was so cool how you described and revealed everything, even your arm!
Oh I appreciate this a lot. Millicent is without a doubt my favourite NPC in the game. Also, really cool cosplay! The prosthetic arm and the "Rot Marks"(?) on your right side of face is perfect! 👍
Thanks to your insight, my favorite quest just got way better. Also a nice touch, with the likness of Millicent while detailing her fate.I could never bring myself to betray her 👀
Everything you do in these videos make me feel comfortable and more knowledge thirsty for ER lore
wow this was great insight. I've played through the game 14 times and I never made some of these connections. Brilliant insights :) Thank you for your wonderful content! Keep up the great work!
Fantastic video as always, love going as far as cosplaying the character it came out great.
Thank you!!! I'm glad you appreciate the effort. Tbh cosplay lore videos are becoming my favourite ones to do!
Another great in depth video by the queen of elden ring lore. I must say you really dig deep and give such a neat take on everything. Also you give a refreshing new take on stuff sometimes that I haven't heard from other people. Many of your theories have turned out to be my favorite theories that I now subscribe to. All that and you do it while looking good(quite often in cosplay), and while speaking in a soft-spoken voice to give that asmr-y vibe and you're very well spoken which is nice.
Anyways I'm rambling. I just wanted to say I appreciate the amount of effort you put into these videos. It's apparent that you really put in a lot of time into research and editing and getting clothing for cosplay and amazing makeup. Even going as far as to hold your right eye closed(which, in my opinion, is the harder of the two to close)through the entirety if the video lmao 😂 I kept thinking "she's gonna open it now that the intros down, right?" Then 10 minutes in "okay, but surely she's gonna open it now though, yeah?" Hahaha, congrats on that one. So yeah... great channel, great videos, and lore dives. It's a wonderful channel you've got going and I am a big fan since I discovered it. You deserve more subscribers and I suspect you'll get them. Especially once the dlc comes out and you start doing vids on that, and people are searching more regularly and seeing you as a suggestion. Okay I'm done now, I'm writing too much, lol. Have a lovely day. Keep up the awesome vids! 👍
Man, I'm on my 3rd playthrough, read item descriptions, read reddit lore threads, and you still pointed out new things to me. Great video!
This was a really wonderful video!!! Thanks for dropping this lore. I know when I met Gowry his voice seemed evil but he wanted to help a girl and I thought maybe I was just being silly XD From Software games are so masterfully done. Really complex and layered stories that you need to piece together with item clues. I love it.
Wow. Wonderfully done. You've helped me overcome the guilt I've been feeling for blasting through all the dialogue in the game.
🤘🏼😎🤘🏼
She became my favorite NPC on my first playthrough. The line "I would rather trust you than simply continue to spoil from within" stuck with me. And then I played through her entire quest. She is unmatched as a side character across the Souls series.
As for the flower outside of Malenia's room...that's the 2nd Valkyrie. One who, like Malenia, already blossomed once. Millicent was to be the 3rd. A Valkyrie needs to blossom 3 times to become the Goddess of Rot. Malenia blossoms the 2nd time when we fight her, and she dies. I theorise that Valkyries 2 and 3 were a replacement for Malenia, since she chose to slumber because she lost her brother, rather than become the Goddess. Everyone in the Lands Between is trying to place a different God on the throne. Malenia and Millicent were nothing more than puppets just like we are for Ranni or Shabriri or Goldmask or Fia or Dung Eater. There was a Miquella storyline cut from the game, likely to become a DLC. That questline would have likely given more context to the twins and potentially Rot and Millicent.
Yay my favorite lore channel is back!! missed your lore and your cosplays Chalice!
I get the feeling Gowry is Millicent's "father" in the same way that Pa-pa was Eleven's "father" in Stranger Things.
this is one of my favorite cosplays you have done
Thank you for sharing your research and your beautiful voice with us, Miss.
Content creators like you are helping me get through some rough times and to more easily fall asleep. I shall not forget this. Best of wishes!
I only just recently beat it for the first time and I just found your videos and I’m so excited to dive in. Your voice is soooo pleasing its like story time so excited to watch them all. Come on, From do us some DLC pleeeaaaase
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what's better than just lore videos, ASMR Lore videos!! so good and detailed love it!
Your voice makes this lore ASMR and no one can tell me otherwise.
Well done. You have a very pleasant and clear way of speaking.
Since you asked for additional thoughts, here are two.
- the additional flower is yet another "sister". Not really much evidence, but the flower is there regardless of how Milicent's quest ends, and the traveler's set lends more towards a valkyrie than to Milenia herself.
- Gowery is something like a vassal for the imprisoned God of rot. I believe your likening of him to Shabriri is not inaccurate.
I would love to see you take on Melina. Thanks again for the content!
These videos are so high quality. Such a nice explanation as well!
This is so good! I never realized that about Gowry despite doing Millicent's questline! Just went back to scoop up that pesky incantation, thank you!
oh wow. the video quality has come a long way kudos!
This was a wonderful video as I missed her completely on my first playthrough since I quickly had a hatred for the caelid region.
found your content on tiktok and I love every episode! you and VaatiVidya are the goats when it comes to Elden Ring content. Your storytelling is great and I love listening to you explain the lore
your outfit and scar makeup looks awesome. your lore videos are my favorite
Love your interpretation and delivery of this story
Excellent video and cosplay! Millicent is far and away my favorite character and this was a joy to watch.
Your voice is always so calming to listen to, and always makes my day better.
hadn't heard some of this dialogue from gowry before! just looked it up and apparently you have to go talk to gowry after you have the option to help or fight millicent but before choosing. wow
Loved the cos and how you didn't have the prosthesis till Mill got her's. Very cool. Also I agree with your lore analysis keep up the excellent work.
Amazing video as always, for me Millecent's quest is one of the best on the game along with Selen's one. Other thing very interesting is the power that carry that needle, because it literally can keep under controll godslike powers, like the scarlet rot from the Godess of Rot and the flame from the God of Frenezied Flame
Everybody in the game talks like u. Very soothing . Awesome Sauce
Thank you for this video! I've been needing a little help figuring out Millicent's quest. Your channel is awesome! 😄💜
This is a very good summary of the storyline, well done.
Thank you for the great video! Congrats on the excellent cosplay!
Ya know, I’ve seen a lot of lore videos from a whole lot of different people, but yours in particular I find more captivating. Like you break the lore down to the smallest piece and make it easier for my oonga boonga brain to understand. Also nice cosplay. Would love to see a radahn video with his cosplay.
Fantastic lore video as always. Millicemt's tale is so tragic
I really loved the sweet way you dissect Millicent's entire questline. Also, this cosplay was impeccable.
I believe that, maybe Millicent really could be Malenia's daughter, but of course, there's a lot to look for in files/items, that's just one detail in a whole complex context of scarlet rot.
Awesome video and explanation.. this was one of my favorite questlines.
Also..this is approaching Vaati Vidya level of good and intricate explanation and good writing about lore. Great job :D
And like Vaati, you have a great voice for this kind of stuff.
i really like your channel and lore videos.
Fantastic video Chalice! Please keep them up! Have you ever considered doing ASMR? Your demeanor is perfect for it. I mean these vids you do are damn near it already lol
Millicent crushed me following her storyline. You fight with her again and again and again and then you go out of your way to help her (or not, but we don't speak about that) and then she perishes all the same only getting a reprieve from the rot that was killing her. I love the cosplay and I'm seated to have more discussions on this questline that hit me hard by its end!
You are absolutely brilliant and I instantly subbed. Happy trails 🖤
The finger reader lady in caelid tells us also from a flower! Great video! Oh and the flower before the boss room of Malenia is either Milicent who wanted to be near Malenia and transported herself through the root system of the Haligtree, although she died in the same room just some floors up, or an earlier "Milicent" died there, because there were more cycles of tarnished, who reached so far... But I wouldn't have an answer without you! It's all irritating and cryptic in FromSoft stories!
absolutely love these lore videos, so well presented and explained, excellent work. Many thanks. Subbed!
I could listen to you all evening. Very relaxing and eloquent. Also I enjoy the content and like that you added to what I thought. And your beautiful just gonna say it.
I noticed something interesting in this video:
The way you are sitting, almost leaning in to softly tell us a secret, combines fantasticly with the sound of your voice, the cosplay, and the subject matter. All we need is a campfire and it'd be like you're telling us about the world of Elden Ring while being IN that world. I wonder if you could lean into that even more than you already are.
I find interesting the fact that Millicent feels rather strongly about her mission to give back to Malenia her sense of self. She appears to not have been prompted from anyone in this.
This tells me that the sisters may actually have their own purpose connected with Malenia and the kindred just high jacked them.
what a great breakdown. excellent video!
Great vid by chalice...also nice cosplay,sweet asmr voice...
Story about millicent is interesting...even we solved her quest(by helping her) a mysterys keep on coming rather than solved
Amazing questline and brilliantly told by you. Thank you for this video.
Been waiting a while for this one, let's get started, brilliant ❤️👏👍. Keep up this amazing content please.
This one is my favorite. Thank you.
When I first played ER, I surprisingly came to notice Millicent's summon sign before Magma worm Makar boss fight, before obtaining the prosthesis, and just before the Rold lift to the mountaintops - she fought magnificently with the prosthesis arm and hand.. Also siding with Millicent is key to making an end game decision.
I feel like the final bloom is to signify that making Valkeries was a common practice. It being travelers robe makes me think people were born from the buds made a journey. Then they trained them with a group of "sisters" one of which was chosen to ascend then they force the betrayal causing a birth thus giving malenia another elite fighter.
Another thing to mention about the “witless pests” is that the item description of the spear says “Though men might recognize the keen intellect of the pests evidenced by this spear's uncanny design, it will never be understood by them”. Kinda sounds like they have their own civilization of rot kindreds, or at least a level of intelligence that is equal to or above that of the humanoid races of the lands between. This video is great stuff as always, love to see it!
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it´s a pleasure to listen to your voice. besides this, have you heard of the theories about the fingers, thinking about them being the hand of the actual player? (3 fingers of a hand pressing buttons and bringing actions/chaos to the game, while 2 fingers stabilizing/holding the gamepad). i like the idea. :)
aahhhh, im glad i found this video. it explains quite a lot. Thanks for the video!
with the second bloom near melanias boss room you mentioned at the end, it could be another "sucsessfull bloom" of gowrys, that was also killed by betrayal, which could be the reason the haligtree is covered by rot (gowry uses the sucsessfull blooms as a way to spread the rot all over the lands between), i dont know who could have been that sisters companion, but my best guess would be vyke? since he seems to be "mirror" for all the players actions, but i might be wrong (im not fully up to date on vykes lore, so maybe its stated somewhere that he never visited the haligtree)
most people seem to think melania is the source of the haligtrees rot infection, which is quite likely, as my "second sister" theory is pretty out there, and mostly guesswork, but until you fight her, we have no signs saying she used another aeonia bloom inside the haligtree, yes she could have just been emmiting an aura of rot after she used the aeonia is caelid, but then why dont we see any signs of rot along the path she took from caelid and back to the haligtree
Firstly, I love your vids, so smart and pleasant to watch! Also factual with lot of sense for detail! I personally thought that Milicent is Malenia, something of a living echo of Malenias will to not succumb to the scarlet rot, wanting not to fall under the power of the scarlet rot. But sacramental bud gave a better theory for sure. However, there is a semantic clue, when going to the Malenia bloom, it says "RETURN the Unaloyed Gold Needle", meaning you took the needle from Malenia (Milicent) you return it to Malenia, only this time, with remembrance of self, and dignity. It would imply that the Scarlet Rot, and all of the bloom and spores are interconnected into one whole entity. Similar to the rule of the Erdtree, which was also based on central power of Greater Will, Two Fingers and Marika. In short meeting Milicent was meeting Malenia, the one that was born with her body, memories, but will of her own.
And that goes to the next conclusion: The Scarlet Rot is an outer God, ruled out by the Greater Will, whose champion was Radahn. The Pests are the worshipers of Scarlet Rot, what we see in the several locations. Gowry is an Apostle of Scarlet Rot, taking a human visage when interacting with mighty champions such as Tarnished. Scarlet is a regal colour. And so the Scarlet Rot had a gateway to return into power through Malenia, and her repeated process of bloom. Since Malenia is a Demigod that cannot die if not struck by True Death her blossoming would cover more areas infesting more life, as well as her spilled blood will blosom from sacramental blood into her offshoots. The sole reason why she attacked Radahn was under the influence of Rot that wanted her to transcend through blooming, bringing more rot spores into world. There was another thing that Gowry wanted. Causing Milicent to bloom in Haligtree would cause the Scarlet Rot to spread through Haligtree and its denizens. Pests knew of Miquelas tolerance for outsiders, setting up shop for betrayal at the heart of Haligtree, making Milicent the Scarlet Rot Godess, since Malenia loved her brother so much that Gowry knew that transcendance was a lost cause with her. At least Milicent contributed to Malenias sense of self, love for her brother and strength not to succumb to Scarlet Rots rule.
One of my favorite quest lines!
Excellent work pricing together all this information!