The Killer Women of Dominula ➤ Explained! | Elden Ring Lore

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What I found the creepiest about this place is that for some reason you cannot see the Erdtree from there. there is a fog effect that is unique to it and in spite of being so close to it the golden light wont reach it. like a god forsaken place.

The Golden Girls revival is looking amazing 😍

Love seeing women live in the moment, not a phone in sight. 🥰

Dominula was the place that really revealed just how ominous the reign of Queen Marika truly was. Playing souls games mostly has desensitized me to grotesqueness and decay but Elden Ring is different. In this game, there’s no such thing as hollowing so enemies that look like your typical zombie aren’t just decayed…they could be skinned alive. Dominula is a location where the culture is clearly present. This is made further evident since most of the daggers in the game aren’t designed to stab…but to “peel”, especially when you look closer at the designs of the black knives and Melina’s very own Blade of Calling, which bears a striking similarity to the Godskin Peeler. The skinning is most notably seen in the underground enemies, the crucifixions, the trolls, and even maybe….Godwyn….with his flesh residing under Stormveil… Going back to Dominula, I always wondered what the purpose of these windmills are and then it dawned on me. There is an item in the game called the Bewitching Branch. The description of the Branch reveals that Miquella learned how to “compel” love and affection. The secret to this is revealed when you look at the crafting materials needed to craft the item…blood… This brings me to my theory. There is a flower in the game that has a similar purpose, the “Arteria Leaf”. The description reads it “stirs the blood” and has an “enlivening effect” and if we look close, we can see Dominula’s most sinister secret….they grow all over the windmills…to drift the scent….tempting anyone passing by to come….closer…. “Please, don’t take my skin.”

ah yes the Midsommar of Elden Ring

What's amazing about the blue cape on the central virgins, it has the symbol of the black flame stitched into it, same as the emblem that flashes when you cast a Blackflame spell

Dominula set to the Windfall Island music from Wind Waker is hilarious.

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Makes me wish they had a spirit ash, could make for a great themed playthrough!

Yes, finally! Finally somebody has POINTED OUT that the supposed to be maidens are in fact are old as dirt! Hell, when I read the clothes' description for the first time, my reaction was "Ugh if these old ladies are young girls then I am a queen of England". Even their VOICES! Listen to it! They sound so raspy, so old, I even tried to laugh like them to find out if a younger woman's voice can sound like that, well it was like more like a chimpanzee cry😂 The people in the Lands Between, they are all (not including tarnished) look so old and creepy with their extended limbs, their skin is full of not even wrinkles, but cysts, their hair are white and very rare. Though I don't why their arms and legs are so unnaturally long, but I hope you will find it out! Good job! Good job as always!❤

We getting spoiled with the frequent uploads and i couldnt be happier

It's a bit memey, but the Turtle Neck Meat description is the one thing from 1.0 I wish hadn't been changed. Sex and reproduction, the many examples of fake life we see in the game, are such important themes of the game.

Turtle neck description is something i was thinking for long time. But i think this is very good explanation. That makes me thinking thou.

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These advertisements just completely break the video, my god. Like I'd rather you jarringly got it out of the way immediately so at least the actual portion of the video would be uncorrupted

Celebrant means officiator of a ceremony, they are celebrated not necessarily celebrating. These celebrants ARE celebrating, but that's tertiary to they're being celebrants carrying out a ritual... And nordvpn has never let me use Netflix like that it always shows an error

I appreciate the maypole connection as I had previously just seen those very conspicuous posts as symbolic rejection of the the holy resurrection. I like the irony of this premise because a traditional crucifix is rather phallic too! It helps you appreciate the ways Marika's crucifix is designed to emphasize her divine femininity.

Remember thinking Midsommar when I stumbled across this place. It was the first time I encountered the Godskin Apostle, and immediately thought "oh...... homies skinning the men and starting a cult harem. Great"

I gotta say, the Gothic II soundtrack you have started using recently really elevates the videos :)