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Demigods are beings of incredible power in Elden Ring and comprise the royalty of those in the Lands Between. These deific figures descend from either Queen Marika the Eternal or her second Lord consort Radagon of the Golden Order. In the base game most of the Demigods go on to claim Great Runes of the shattered Elden Ring and vie for power in a struggle known as The Shattering. The first of the Demigods would be the Golden Linage descending from Queen Marika and Godfrey, First Elden Lord. Radagon would first wed Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon and together they have Demigod children who became prominent members of the Carian Royal Family. This family would become fractured when Radagon leaves Rennala to become the second Elden Lord after Godfrey is divested of Grace. Radagon and Marika have Demigod children together who would also gain the title of Empyreans.
Most of these Demigods will drop Remembrances when defeated, allowing the player to trade them in for spells, weapons, or items unique to the Demigods at the Roundtable Hold with Enia. They can also be used to gain a significant amount of runes instead. Additionally after their defeat some of the Demigods apparel will become available for purchase from Enia. Some apparel of the Demigods can be altered at sites of grace but requires the Golden Tailoring Tools and Golden Sewing Needle from the to do so. Boc can also provide this service for free after progressing his questline and after acquiring one of the applicable armor pieces. The applicable armor pieces are; Radahn's Lion Armor, Lord of Blood's Robe, and Messmer's Helm 
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Elden Ring Demigods Overview
Elden Ring Demigods Table of Contents
Elden Ring Demigods Relevant Links
- Gods & Deities: Information and lore on the Gods and Deities
- Outer Gods: Information and a list on the Outer Gods of Elden Ring
- Lore: Lore information on various categories of the game
All Demigods in Elden Ring
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The first demigods were the Elden Lord Godfrey and his offspring, the golden lineage. Godfrey was a ferocious warrior. When he vowed to become a lord, he took the Beast Regent Serosh upon on his back to suppress the ceaseless lust for battle that raged within. The age of the Erdtree had begun amongst conflict, when Godfrey was known as the lord of the battlefield. He led the War against the Giants. Faced the Storm Lord, alone. And then, there came a moment. When his last worthy enemy fell. And it was then, as the story is told, that the hue of Lord Godfrey's eyes had faded. Godfrey was divested of his grace, becoming Tarnished, he then took his kinfolk and left the Lands Between. After the Long March of the Tarnished came to an end, Godfrey divested himself of kingship, becoming a simple warrior once more. |
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Godwyn the Golden was the son of Queen Marika and Lord Godfrey, and an important figure of the Golden Linage. His victorious role in the Ancient Dragon War earned him much acclaim as when the conflict concluded he had also earned the friendship of the ancient dragon Fortissax. He would come to wield the dragon's lightning as his own. On The Night of the Black Knives, Godwyn would be assassinated in soul and his body left to fester. Being the first of the Demigods to die after the Rune of Death had been sealed away, his passing was greatly mourned and attempts to bring him a true death did not succeed. Buried beneath Leyndell at the Erdtree's roots, deathroot emerged and spread across the land through the underground root system. Godwyn had become the Prince of Death, whose vile visage takes form in pustules and cysts. |
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Godrick the Grafted is the last descendant of the Golden Linage and bears a Great Rune. Declared weak by many, Godrick has been pushed out of his ancestral home and now resides in Stormveil Castle, using his army to capture prospective tarnished for the sake of grafting them onto himself in the belief that he will become stronger. Other victims of his include the Warhawks around the castle and innocents including Roderika's traveling party who left her a single memento. Godrick was likely responsible for attacking Leyndell in the First Defense of Leyndell, resulting in Godefroy's capture and he and his men having to flee from the capital. Still he hopes one day they'll return together to their home, bathed in rays of gold. |
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Morgott, the Omen King is Mohg's twin, the discarded son of Queen Marika and Lord Godfrey, and bears a Great Rune. Together they were chained in Leyndell's sewers before eventually breaking free. Condoning his treatment and holding his curse in contempt, Morgott went under a disguised alias as Margit, The Fell Omen and defended Leyndell during the Second Defense of Leyndell. During the opening cinematic, Radahn is depicted as the aggressor of this conflict. Morgott rules Leyndell in the absence of his mother and viciously hunts down tarnished that seek the Elden Ring. |
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Mohg, Lord of Blood is Morgott's twin, the discarded son of Queen Marika and Lord Godfrey, and bears a Great Rune. Together they were chained in Leyndell's sewers before eventually breaking free. Condoning his curse and holding his treatment in contempt, Mohg sought the blessing of an Outer God and to replace his mother's order with his own. Hoping to create his own dynasty, Mohg searched for other Great Runes and snuck into the Haligtree. Bewitched by Miquella, Mohg would regularly offer spoils of blood to the Empyrean's cocoon. |
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Praetor Rykard is the son of Radagon and Rennala and a member of the Carian Royals. He also bears a Great Rune. He came to inhabit Mt. Gelmir along with his inquisitors and committed numerous atrocities so that he could wage war with Leyndell. At some point he met Lady Tanith, who became his consort at Volcano Manor. In an effort to gain power, he let himself be devoured by an ancient serpent. Tarnished can join the Volcano Manor as recusants who hunt down their fellows, and those who excelled are allowed an audience with Rykard to become part of his family. |
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General Radahn is the son of Radagon and Rennala and a member of the Carian Royals. He also bears a Great Rune. General Radahn modeled himself after heroes of the battlefield such as Godfrey, Serosh, and his father, and he learned powerful gravity sorcery from an Alabaster Lord in Sellia. With this magic he was able to still ride his cherished horse even after he grew in size. Waging war even against the stars, Radahn held them in place and earned the Starscourge moniker. He took part in many conflicts during the Shattering and engaged Malenia in one final confrontation in Caelid. Now mindless from scarlet rot, he still roams the battlefield. |
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Ranni is the self-described daughter of Radagon and Rennala and a member of the Carian Royals. Though she came to bear a Great Rune, she cast it aside unlike the rest of her kin. She learned incredible sorceries from Rennala and a mysterious snow witch, and came to despise her eventual fate. As an Empyrean, she was chosen by the Two Fingers as a successor to Queen Marika. She is behind the plot of the Night of the Black Knives, resulting in Godwyn's demise and the discarding of her flesh. During the Shattering she returned to Carian Manor and operates with discretion along with her comrades to further change her fate. |
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Kindly Miquella is one of the Twin Prodigies sired by Radagon and Queen Marika, and bore a Great Rune. Miquella was an Empyrean, and so a potential candidate to surpass his mother. Due to an affliction he was born with, this was unlikely to happen. Born to be forever young, Miquella sought out a way to cure his sister, bring a true death to Godwyn, and bring amnesty to those shunned by the Golden Order. Miquella's other half, St. Trina, could grant even the most tortured souls rest. With his ability to charm others Miquella wished to create a new order with his Haligtree which would allow him to grow into a god. All of his efforts failed and his body lies inert inside its cocoon. It seems without the strength of a Lord, Miquella could never bring an age of compassion. |
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Malenia is one of the Twin Prodigies sired by Radagon and Queen Marika, and bears a Great Rune. Malenia was an Empyrean, and so a potential candidate to surpass her mother. Due to an affliction she was born with, this was unlikely to happen. An Outer God chose Malenia as its vessel and only through teachings from the one who sealed it away could she manage to withhold her condition. Swearing to be her brother's protector, Malenia fought in numerous battles in his name and fought General Radahn to a standstill in Caelid, ultimately blooming into a Scarlet Aeonia that ravaged the land. Escorted back to the Haligtree by a heroic knight, she waits for her brother's return. |
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Melina is heavily hinted to be the daughter of Queen Marika and so a demigod like the rest of her kin. She behaves much like a spirit, "burned and bodiless". By her own admission she was born at the foot of the Erdtree, and she can recall Spoken Echoes of Queen Marika at select locations. From within the Erdtree "her mother" tasked her with an important mission, and so she has searched the Lands Between for a worthy tarnished who will pursue the Elden Ring and to make an accord with them. She is likely the younger sister mentioned by Messmer's Kindling, the one who "bore a vision of fire". |
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Messmer the Impaler is the son of Queen Marika and leader of the crusade against the hornsent. Born with the curse of the abyssal serpent, Marika sealed away his power beneath his eye. Messmer was tasked by Queen Marika along with his Fire Knights and other forces of the Erdtree to crush the people of the Belurat Tower and was later ensnared in the land of shadow and removed from the Lands Between. He will carry out his mother's wishes until his last breath. |
Elden Ring Demigods Notes and Tips
- Elden Ring Demigods Notes and Tips go here.
- A Spirit NPC at the Church of Pilgrimage recounts that "... The mausoleum prowls. Cradling the soulless demigod. O Marika, Queen Eternal. He is your unwanted child." Since the majority of the demigod remembrances come from shardbearers, only five Wandering Mausoleums can duplicate them. They can be denoted by their chiming bell, including the one the spirit speaks of.
- Sir Gideon has various remarks about the demigod shardbearers, and he rewards the player for information about those he has yet to locate.
- Long ago Gurranq was a beast of such terrifying ferocity that his former name meant "Death of the Demigods".
- Many conflicts involving the Demigods are written on Sword Monuments that can be found all across the Lands Between.
Elden Ring Demigods Lore
Elden Ring Outer Wall Battleground Echo
Make of thyselves that which ye desire.
Be it a Lord. Be it a God.
But should ye fail to become aught at all,
ye will be forsaken.
Amounting only to sacrifices.
Elden Ring's Family Tree EXPLAINED!
Lore Items Related to Demigods
Prince of Death's Cyst
Greatly raises vitality.
It is said that this cyst came from the corrupted visage of one unable to die a true Death. Indeed, it comes from the Prince of Death, scion of the golden bough and First of the Dead among the demigods.
Axe of Godrick
This golden battleaxe is emblazoned with the figure of a beast, representing the strength of Godfrey, First Elden Lord and patriarch of the golden lineage.
"I command thee kneel! For I am the lord of all that is golden!"
Ancient Dragon Knight Kristoff Ashes
Spirit of Kristoff, an honorable knight of Leyndell who was also a devout worshipper of the ancient dragons. 'His skills strike down foes with thunderbolts, the dragons' weapon of choice.
After the First Defense of Leyndell, Kristoff earned the hero's honor of Erdtree Burial for the feat of capturing Godefroy the Grafted.
Regal Omen Bairn
Omen babies born of royalty do not have their horns excised, but instead are kept underground, unbeknownst to anyone, imprisoned for eternity.
These memorial fetishes are fashioned in secret'.
Mohg's Shackle
Though faint, the shackles still retain vestiges of power — enough 'to trap the once-bound Mohg on earth, if only for a short time.
Man-Serpent Ashes
Spirit of a deformed man-serpent that wields a whip of magma.
It is said that long ago, the elder serpent that dwelled on Mt. Gelmir devoured a demigod, and the birth of the man-serpents followed.
Starscourge Heirloom
Raises strength.
The mightiest hero of the demigods confronted the falling stars alone—and thus did he crush them, his conquest sealing the very fate of the stars.
Cursemark of Death
This cursemark was carved at the moment of Death of the first demigod, 'and should have taken the shape of a circle.
However, two demigods perished at the same time, 'breaking the cursemark into two half-wheels.
Ranni was the first of the demigods whose flesh perished, 'while the Prince of Death perished in soul alone.
Radagon's Rings of Light
Produces a golden ring of light and fires it across a wide area. Charging enhances range.
And yet, the young Miquella abandoned fundamentalism, for it could do nothing to treat Malenia's accursed rot. This was the beginning of unalloyed gold.
Malenia's Winged Helm
Malenia awaited Miquella at the foot of the husk.
“My brother will keep his promise. He possesses the wisdom, the allure, of a god – he is the most fearsome Empyrean of all.”
Messmer's Kindling
Burns the sealing tree said to be found at the old Rauh ruins.
Messmer, much like his younger sister, bore a vision of fire.
Serpent Crest Shield
Said to have been made to commemorate the beginnings of the crusade started by Messmer, son of Marika.
Dialogues Related to Demigods
Prologue Text
A war that meant abandonment by the Greater Will.
Miriel, Pastor of Vows
'However, when Godfrey, first Elden Lord, was hounded from the Lands Between, Radagon left Rennala to return to the Erdtree Capital, becoming Queen Marika's second husband and King Consort, taking the title... of second Elden Lord. The mystery endures, to this day... As to why Lord Radagon would cast Lady Rennala aside... and moreover...why a mere champion would be chosen for the seat of Elden Lord.
Finger Reader Enia
Listen, the Fingers speak.
"The Greater Will has long renounced the demigods. Tarnished, show no mercy. Have their heads. Take all they have left." ...Indeed. But remember one thing. The demigods are each and all the direct offspring of Queen Marika. Godrick the Grafted was but a distant relation... The runt of the litter, his divine blood sorely diluted.
