I thought Rykard's torture of the Albinaurics was a part of his research into making the snake men, they're another artificial race created by him

This is wild speculation, but perhaps once Radagon became married to Rennala, fundamentalism began to the seep into the Academy and their ways, which in turn led to the persecution of the Albinaurics that may have once had refuge within Caria. This may be why they made pilgrimage to seek refuge under the watch of Miquella

I legitimately think your Elden Ring videos are THE BEST currently being made. Your attention to detail is legitimately fantastic. And you have been the ONLY person I've ever seen to notice the Golden Sewing Needle! I hope you enjoy making these videos as I do watching them over and over again lol

You and Vaatividya are my go to channels for Elden Ring lore. It’s the soft and soothing delivery that does it for me, perfect listening after a long and hectic day.

"Albinauric" also means "made of white gold," by the way. So the silver tear thing is probably right.

I wish that when you get to the Haligtree you can just tell people there "Yo, chill, I'm cool with you all, just stopping by to complete some quests!" Seriously, everyone there is just seeking refuge from the jerks outside and building a society where they are accepted. I feel horrible just showing up and bringing violence back into their lives.

Killing Gideon Ofnir was one of my favorite parts of the game, after all the terrible things he’d done and pretending to be an ally and trying to betray you. Sending him to the gods was quite the delight!

Maybe they decided that riding wolves around in the tree tops wasn't such a good idea.

When i saw the albinaurics in moghwyn palace i thought maybe they were after true blood, maybe Mohg promised them to be granted true red blood because they thought their pale blood was truly terrible and they wanted to have red blood like everyone else.

My personal impression with the Albinaurics in Mohs place were the red ones had been converted and the silver ones has actually been captured. they are all sitting around with very sad expressions on their faces while the red ones seems to be guarding them. maybe they were to be converted into red ones or something like that

For why the albinaurics who have escaped to the liturgical town are all women, its likely the albinauric men stayed so the women could escape long before the omen killers destroyed their village. The black knives with their connection to Marika and Ranni/etc likely helped them escape to the town then, possibly around the time of the shattering of the ring. Edit: Its also likely that Loretta and Miquella are related to that escape since they were active till around that time.

There's a teleporter in the snowfield that leads to Mohgwyn dynasty, maybe the Albinaurics went through it after losing faith and Mohg used it to get to Miquella to kidnap him

For Castle Sol, to expand on your theory. What if the castle orginally belonged to Rykard, but after discovering the god-devouring serpent, he left the location and Malenia's forces ended up taking it from Rykard's forces?

It seems more likely that Castle Sol was an outpost loyal to Godwyn. The eclipse shotel mentions the Prince of Death, and the 'clue ghost' right in front of it, in the chapel that you find the weapon in, mentions the soulless demigod. There's also the red carpet with the symbol of Serosh, which was Godrey's symbol, used also by troops led by the golden lineage (Godwyn, and Godrick especially.) Niall's equipment mentions his obsession to defend his long passed master, and all the banners in Castle Sol are of an eclipse, much like the Mausoleum knights and the symbol of the hollow in dark souls. Rather than Rykhard, the torture of the albinaurics in Castle Sol might have been to discover a way to either create or restore a soul to someone who was made hollow, like with Godwyn. Among Miquella's "to do list" was to help Godwyn, whose soul was killed during the night of black knives. The Golden Epitaph sword states that he wanted to help Godwyn by giving him a true death. That dedication seems to have won over some of Godwyn's followers, such as Niall, who Miquella took into confidence enough to break him off half of the key needed to reach the Haligtree.

Here's my theory on albinaurics based on alchemy: the silver tears represent mercury. Mercury is known for its use in creating amalgams, or mixtures, represented by the albinaurics. In Ripley's Scroll, sulphur and mercury are mixed to create the philosopher's stone, or the rebis, a "divine hermaphrodite" representing the white queen and red king, aka Marika and Radagon. It's arguable that Marika once ruled the Eternal Cities from Rogier's dialogue that the Black Knife Assassins were scions from the Eternal City. Marika's title is "The Eternal" for this reason, not because she removed destined death. The creation of the Albinaurics had something to do with Marika's pursuit in becoming a rebis. This theory may be supported by the cut Asimi side quest where a silver tear inhabits your body and after you drink chalices found in Nokstella, separates and becomes a clone of you. Later you were to find Asimi again and she proclaims that she could have become "sovereign eternal", and you Elden Lord, mirroring Marika and Radagon's titles. Perhaps it was the curse the giants put on Marika which made her clone a male with red hair. Questions this theory answers: Why Radagon's rune-egg is accociated with rebirth, and why albinauric roughly translates to "pale-gold". Problems with this theory: Albinaurics are cursed by what we can only assume is the Greater Will, and the Eternal Cities were destroyed by the Greater Will for blasphemy.

I *love* that you devoted an entire long video to an NPC race. I've seen a million videos on the demigods, and while they are super important and I've loved all the content I've seen on them, characters like the Albinaurics and Demihumans are also worthy of our attention and appreciation! Will you possibly have a video on the Harpies/Bats anytime soon? Their song is so chock full of lore but I haven't seen anyone yet talk about them, and seeing how much pathos you've brought to the Albinaurics, I think a Harpy video from you would be amazing~!

I love your videos! Did you know if you use the Latenna ash to summon her near a wolf, she will charm the wolf and ride it! Such cool attention to detail.

Just saw the description for the Ivory Sickle item, picked up next to Albus well hidden in a coffin: "These weapons are evidence of their dedication to the Haligtree, despite _never having entered_ its presence." So they were never there, and yet worship it liturgically... I always thought of the Albinaurics as a bit of an Icarus / Prometheus / Frankenstein story... the monstrous creation of the world's magical "science", sorcery. They were made with magic so they have innate magic, but also resented, abandoned and fought with their sorcerous masters. I never connected them to the Nox though. The Nox are such an interesting piece at the heart of this whole puzzle. Haven't quite figured them out yet...

Consider other enemies with weak legs: The Dragonkin Soldiers, who are apparently "crude imitations" of real dragons and possibly therefore also made by men, the Wraith Callers who also crawl around unless they have a horse, and I feel like there was one other character or enemy type that I realized had bad legs that really surprised me but now I can't remember what it was.

As for castle sol my guess would be that Niall probably did serve Rykard up until he got devoured by the Eiglay, since his men deserted him after that event. Btw love your lore videos keep it up!

Latenna called Gideon an “all hearing brute” and if you go back to the opening cinematic there are a lot of ear shaped decorations in Gideon’s coffin with him.

I love how innocently the puppet thing was alluded to here lol. “Yeah looks like these guys were maybe up to no good with these *human sex dolls*” lol. No criticism, it was just a funny way to suggest that widely accepted theory. Great video as always! 🖤 Some of the most thoroughly researched and well presented ER lore content on YT. You really come off as a lore detective and I feel like I can always trust how thorough and in depth your investigations are. You don’t miss a thing.

i love these vids! and your voice is so calming!

Aside from explaining the lore beautifully, you have the most soothing voice.

I really love this channel. Your storytelling is awesome! My favourite lore videos.

This woman is putting out more lore videos than the giants of SoulsTube, and she's doing it with a quality of content, fastidiousness of investigation and a depth of detail that easily rivals any of those beloved channels. We should all be thanking this woman for this, the work of the gods. I also very much appreciate that at least one other person (as well as those who agree) out there recognizes how ADORABLE those little albinauric dudes are. They really are just the cutest little monstrous gremlins.

Would love to hear a collaboration between you and Vaati. Like some narrative between Radagon and Rennala and with each of you voicing the respective roles. Or Queen Marika since she and Radagon are the same. Anyway, love the writing for these videos and love the narrators voice!

I've legit been searching for information on these guys specifically and I'm so grateful you made this! And all of your videos honestly lol. Keep up the great work!

I absolutely love your videos- calming, intelligent without dramatics, and easy to follow and understand. Plus your voice is amazing!

Pidia is the guy responsible for all the spectral knights you have to get through in Cara Manor. He's using his "puppets" - the knight's physical remains - and glintstone crystals as a "prism" of sorts to focus the energy of the dead, projecting the spirits of the knights into the manor to serve as they did in life. This is why he apologises when you get to him, he's worried you're about to take your (justified) revenge. Which the knights eventually do, possibly because he reanimates their bodies accidentally. That's my take at least.

I really like the way you present all of your information! One of the best Elden Ring videos I’ve found yet. Not to mention that voice is like listening to the audio version of silk being spun.

Your voice is so smooth an a nice contrast with the story in Elden ring, makes it feel like an old tale being told. Great content.

Thank you so much for making these videos! They're so well made and so relaxing.

Really loving these Elden ring videos and I’m glad I discovered this channel. It’s really nice to see your enthusiasm and unique perspective regarding the lore of Elden ring when most videos/discussion I’ve seen from the community has been central around the big players and events to watch a video just about the inhabitants of the lands between that are commonly overlooked but have more going on that most people would’ve thought.

Beautiful lore video yet again, they are so enjoyable even when covering a group of people that im sure most people didn't pay much attention to, yet we see there's so much more about them. Hope to see more!

Really enjoying your Elden Ring lore videos! I appreciate all of your capture footage. I’m still in the thick of my first play through, and as much as I try, sometimes it’s difficult just to pause and take in the sights - so I’m really enjoying watching what you choose to show on screen (telescope zooming, etc) while you explore lore ideas. Thank you!

By far the best Lore videos ive ever seen. you really capture the beauty of this game.

All your lore videos are fantastic! Can't wait for more!

You guys are seriously amazing!!! I am so thankful for all your hard work, it will forever change how I see and play the game as I go through it. It has made me love Elden Ring sooooo much more. Thank you both!!!

wanted to leave a comment to say that you’ve been my favorite channel for Elden Ring lore! Your presentation and attention to detail are seriously impressive, and your perspectives on the game and the lore are just so refreshing. I get the sense that so many of the huge fromsoft lore channels might make it tough to get established in that kind of content, so I also wanted to say that the videos are great, your contributions are genuinely important, and the community benefits so much from your work. I try to point anyone I can in your direction when they’re curious about lore stuff. Just wanted to leave some encouragement, and say thanks for the hard work :)

Thanks for the new video Queen Marika!! Amazing as usual

This is such a high-quality channel. I love each of your videos and I foresee many subscribers in your future.

I love your lore videos! You have such an incredible reverence and respect for the world of the Lands Between. Keep up the great work!

Love the albinaurics, their design (especially the second generation) and just the overall tone in the village and Volcano Manor really struck a chord with me when I first played. The torture victims who scream when you get close scared the hell out of me, I wasn't expecting it at all. Really loved this video, I hadn't really separated them into two distinct generations until I watched it. I hope you keep doing the "university lecture" format videos as well as the storytimes, they're equally comfy and informative. As a side note: A lot of people mention Mogh or the Dung Eater as being the worst "evil" characters in ER, but can we talk about how absolutely sociopathetic Gideon Ofnir is? He reminds me of a purpose-driven scientist who doesn't care about the moral implications of his experiments, he'll just do whatever he decides is necessary and never give a thought to who it hurts. His incredibly callous attitude towards his own adopted daughter and what what Seluvis has planned for her is a major hint, but the slaughter the albinauric village was just flat-out evil. I wouldn't say no to you doing a video on him at some point :P

Thank you for making these videos. FromSoft lore can be pretty convoluted and difficult to understand but you are able to break it down and make it easier to digest, which is no easy feat! So thank you again.

Please make more content, these are the best videos of Elden Ring lore BY FAR

Loving these lore vids. Keep it up! Love this universe and all its secrets.

Nice video! Love how you piece everything together :D

Well i had to subscribe, like so many I see in the comments, because of how well you deliver so much detailed information. Keep it up!

So hyped for your video! They are my favorite!

Great videos. Definitely deserve more subs and views.

You consistently make me cry, but in a good way.

Theory I had is rykard created the albinaurics as a way to state the bloodlust of the serpent but since they were "impure" it didn't work hence he just tortures them, one thing that really backs that up for me is just how many first generation albinaurics are in volcano manor compared to any other place, makes sense to me the reason there's so many is that's were thy had their genesis. also the pillory they're in is also around their legs which is weird since first generation albinaurics eventually lose the ability to walk, it's almost like the pillory was put on them whilst they were young enough to be able to walk

Great content that is well delivered. Really like your voice too!

Love the lore !! Keep it comin!!

Your voice is so sweet! I could listen to you for hours! Best elden ring videos out there. I don't know if it's a compliment but I sometimes use these videos to get me to sleep...

Love your lore videos! ❤

I am loving these videos, you should totally do one on Maliketh next!!

great video I love how you cover lots of topics that other lore channels seem to look over. Have you considered doing a video on the shaded castle? I find that place so interesting but very few people seem to be taking a look at it.

amazing lore videos, looking forward to more

I really enjoyed this video. That you seem to know your stuff and make educated guesses when you don't, is refreshing. Thank you for presenting your theories as theories and not facts although some of them are pretty much universally shared. It doesn't hurt that you're easy on the ears either. Thank you. Keep it up...

This channel is a treasure!

This was really good. Thanks

Another great lore vid. thank you

Really enjoying the content please do more

Seriously all these Elden Ring videos are fabulous !

Damn her voice is SO calming. I could listen to this as a sleep story to fall asleep to.

this was amazing thank you

Another lovely video

My theory on why the black knives are present outside the Haligtree is that they were connected to Caria by way of Ranni and to the Eternal Cities by way of their training and equipment and the goal to overthrow the Greater Will, but after the night of the black knives the ones who weren't killed or imprisoned were abandoned by Ranni since she didn't need them anymore ("Renalla" doesn't summon them), and they decided to join their distant kin at the Haligtree since they were also refugees.

That thumbnail picture is really good! 🤯

I also think the Albinaurics originated from the Nox or share a similar creation story. "The features of those known as Nightfolk. Few in number, they were said to bleed silver long ago." The Nightfolk (aka. the Nox or at the very least their descendants) have shared characteristics with the Albinaurics (pale skin, unusually colored blood). "...the primordial drop of dew from which they are said to have been created." To me, this seems to imply a connection to the Silver Tears, commonly found in the ruins of the Nox. Silver Tears are able to imitate any lifeform, even humans. Maybe both the Nox and the Albinaurics are a product of this imitation. (A visual similarity between the two can be found in their weaponry, both the rippled weapons of the Albinaurics and the flowing weapons of the Nox are themed after water.) I like to believe that the Carian Royal Family had a strong connection to the Nox. (Seluvi and the Nox, for example, share knowledge about the art of creating puppets. Iji wears a mirrorhelm, a type of helm that was invented by the Nox.) This would also explain the possible connection between Albinaurics and the Black Knife Assassins, both having been servants of the Carian family. Albinaurics are also explicitly mentioned to be spurned from the grace of the Erdtree, which would make sense if their origin is connected more-so to the (Dark) Moon. One last thing I found peculiar is the fact that Pumpkin Heads also bleed white/silver blood.

Your deductive reasoning is impressive. Better than 90% of the Elden Ring lore analysts out there. Well done, and please do more lore videos! If you'd be interested, try Genshin impact. Lots of lore, exploration, books like Elden Ring.

Lovely video also this was like asmr because you have a lovely, soothing voice ☺😌

Very cool video!

Woah, I remember this channel. This is where I watched an amiibo soap opera. Crazy.

Love love love the Elden Ring videos!!! pls pls do Crumbling Farum and Placidusax :D

I was under the impression that the Albunaurics were made by Raya Lucaria/the Carian royals. This explains why they're in Liurnia, and why Loretta's shade is in Carian manor.

I hope this doesn't come across as weird or anything but you have such a lovely voice! I'm a fan of your videos because you really get into the content and do great research, but also because you're really pleasant to listen to haha

Great lore video! The Albinaurics are certainly an interesting race in the lands between. Albinaurics, along with the misbegotten, are shunned and stigmatised in the rule of the golden order, however since they have arcane/magical powers, the sorcerers such as the Carian royal family could have taken them in, as the Caria were once enemies and opposed both the golden order and the raya lucaria armies. When you turn right at the doorway entering Caria manor, you will find a lot more 1st generation Albinauric enemies that look like Pidia, further showing them living and serving the Carian royal family, as we can infer from talking to Pidia. As to why the 2nd generation Albinaurics are fighting and are hunted by sorcerers, I am guessing Rennala needs their larval tears, or their blood, to perform the endless rebirth of her younglings in her library, the proof from which is that we need a larval tear to perform a rebirth from Rennala's Amber Egg. From your video and other dialogue with Latenna and Albis from their village, we know that the Haligtree and Miquella is a well known refuge and provides hope for the shunned such as Albinaurics, this could be another reason why Morg wants, or even needs Miquella for the establishment of his dynasty. I think by telling the 2nd generation Albinaurics that Miquella is now at his temple, he managed to recruit many of them to join his cause. And even the patrolling Albinaurics at the Rose church look towards the church, and the Albinaurics at Morgwyn palace look to Miquella's temple with reverence. Those red Albinaurics with budding, omen horns might have been injected with Morg's accursed blood, much like how Varre injects our finger with Morg's blood when he anoints us as one of Morg's knights and gives us Morg's badge, our eyes also turn red once we have been injected, leading me to think that a transformation has happened to our body by taking in the accursed blood as well. Loretta is probably a first generation Albinauric, which could be why she is always on her horse and never falls off from it, as she has already lost function in her legs just like the other Albinauric women.

This woman’s voice is incredibly soothing. It’s like elden ring asmr.

Thanks for sharing

I have to say I strongly appreciate the way you present your evidence as you go and opt away from speculating about things that aren't in evidence.

Can you make longer videos on the lore so i can fall asleep to them? I would absolutely love that!

Really enjoyed the vid! I would recommend maybe boosting the Audio on your recording? Not sure what is the standard for KZfaq, but it is much quieter than the other videos I have been watching. Otherwise, lovely commentary :)

Funny when you mention andriod blood my mind went straight to Raised by wolves... love that show

An amazing video! I love your take on this topic. I heard in another video (I forget who) that the "Sweetings" that Rennala "births" don't have use of their legs. They move similarly to the first generation Alibinourics. Maybe Rennala / Radagon had something to do with the first generation? Idk.

Love your videos they explain a lot of stuff about the game Can you please do a video about the fire giant.

I love your vids! Any chance of a lore vid for the Wormface mini-boss at the Minor Erdtree in Altus Plateau?

What’s kinda sad is that there were so many albinuarcs at volcano manor is that they possibly went there to seek refuge with rykard as he was a carian

Awesome video! I love these lore vids so much. As for Loretta being a potential Albinauric, does she bleed at all during the fight at the Haligtree? I haven't gotten that far in my playthrough yet, but as far as I can tell Albinaurics all bleed white.

This is a cool channel for ER lore. You and rataskr are the 2 out of the many, many channels covering this stuff that I think are really nailing it. So many of these channels are just pumping out really dumb theories.

The night folks also has sliver blood, and when you use skills like blood slash you will see sliver blood at the start of action only.

This is so interesting, thankyuou for compiling these videos. I'll throw in my 2cents, I don't think the albinaurics lost faith in the haligtree, I think Miquella was the one they had faith in and they just followed him to Mohgwyn palace and now just like Mohg they are all waiting around for him to wake up. Maybe I'm projecting but the red albinaurics that have taken on accursed blood seem to have a renewed purpose and vigor, viciously defending their new home and suggesting maybe their idea of a savior has shifted from Miquella to Mohg. I wonder if they even helped him steal him considering the closeness of the teleporters. Also its interesting, Mohgs palace (himself being an omen) is a sanctuary for outcasts too yet he has no demi humans seeking him out for sanctuary while the haligtree has demi humans but no albinaurics. Makes me lean a little more towards the albinaurics being loyal to Mohg and possibly betraying the haligtree.

Love the idea of the sleeping Albunaric being their version of Renalla 🤘💕

Awesome lore video, thank you for making this. Regarding albinauric, is it possible that Rennala is actually one herself, regarding such factors as she's so pale almost like silver, she's enable to walk anymore (?), her gigantic features, her employment of Loretta, albinauric village allowed in Liurna, also she's the last queen of Caria (what happened to her ancestors)?

Do you guys have any plan on making video about master Hewg? He’s one of the characters that really interests me. Also, I like your writings a lot. Keep up the good work.

Rykard just set up a torture chamber while he was visiting Castle Sol and nobody bothered to get rid of it lol

I wonder if there is a connection between Rennala and Albinaurics. When we fight her she cannot walk herself. She is levitated by her "children". The only standing version is a projection summoned by Ranni in the second stage of the fight. Perhaps they were created in the image of Rennala or even by her. That would explain their magical talents, slender bodies, and sadly the weak legs.

Its the voice for me