flowchart TD %% === The Golden Order and Age of Erdtree === A1["Greater Will sends Elden Beast (Order Incarnate)"] A2["Numen Empyrean Marika becomes vessel of Elden Ring"] A3["Marika and Godfrey rule; birth of Golden Lineage"] A4["War Against the Giants led by Godfrey and Marika"] A5["Ancient Dragon Gransax attacks Leyndell; War of Ancient Dragons"] A6["Godwyn the Golden defends Erdtree; befriends Fortissax"] A7["Ancient Dragon Cult established; Golden Order formed"] A8["Marika removes Rune of Death; seals it in Maliketh's blade"] A9["Godfrey banished; becomes first Tarnished; Long March begins"] %% === The Shattering and Night of Black Knives === B1["Queen Marika shatters the Elden Ring"] B2["Demigods fight over Great Runes; The Shattering War"] B3["Ranni steals fragment of Rune of Death; forges Black Knives"] B4["Black Knife Assassins kill Godwyn the Golden (Night of Black Knives)"] B5["Godwyn's soul dies; body becomes Prince of Death"] B6["Deathroot spreads; Those Who Live in Death arise"] B7["Maliketh binds Rune of Death in his flesh"] B8["Marika imprisoned inside Erdtree"] B9["Morgott (Fell Omen) protects Leyndell; fights Tarnished"] %% === The Tarnished's Journey Begins === C1["Tarnished arrives at Chapel of Anticipation"] C2["Meets Melina; receives Sacred Flasks and Spectral Steed Whistle"] C3["Melina offers to be Maiden; grants ability to turn Runes into Strength"] C4["Tarnished travels to Stormveil Castle; fights Godrick the Grafted"] C5["Claims Godrick's Great Rune; gains audience with Two Fingers"] C6["Meets Gideon Ofnir at Roundtable Hold; learns of Shardbearers"] C7["Hunts and claims Great Runes from Demigods: Godrick, Radahn, Rykard, Morgott, Rennala"] %% === Ranni's Questline and the Stars' Fate === D1["Tarnished meets Ranni the Witch at Church of Elleh"] D2["Accepts Ranni's service; aids Blaidd and others"] D3["Defeat Starscourge Radahn; stars resume movement"] D4["Path to Nokron, Eternal City opens"] D5["Retrieve Fingerslayer Blade; Ranni abandons doll body"] D6["Ranni departs to Age of the Stars; offers consortship to Tarnished"] %% === The Volcano Manor and Rykard's Blasphemy === E1["Tarnished invited to Volcano Manor by Rya"] E2["Joins Recusants under Tanith; hunts fellow Tarnished"] E3["Discovers Rykard merged with God-Devouring Serpent"] E4["Defeats Rykard; Tanith devours his corpse, seeks to become serpent"] E5["Rya learns her true origin as Zorayas, Man-Serpent"] %% === The Mountaintops of the Giants and Burning the Erdtree === F1["Tarnished travels to Mountaintops of the Giants"] F2["Meets Alexander, Warrior Jar; Radagon Festival"] F3["Burns Erdtree with Giants' Flame; Melina sacrifices herself"] F4["Enters Crumbling Farum Azula; fights Maliketh, the Black Blade"] F5["Maliketh defeated; Rune of Death unbound; thorns burn away"] %% === Final Confrontations in Leyndell and Erdtree === G1["Tarnished returns to Leyndell, Ashen Capital"] G2["Defeats Morgott, Omen King"] G3["Confronts Godfrey, First Elden Lord; Godfrey becomes Hoarah Loux"] G4["Defeats Hoarah Loux; gains access to Erdtree"] G5["Faces Marika/Radagon duality; fights Radagon"] G6["Radagon defeated; Elden Beast emerges"] G7["Defeats Elden Beast; becomes Elden Lord or chooses alternate endings"] %% === Alternate Paths and Key Events === H1["Fia's quest: Deathbed Companion; Mending Rune of the Death-Prince"] H2["Dung Eater's curse and Seedbed Curse; optional path of defilement"] H3["Goldmask and Brother Corhyn's investigation of Golden Order"] H4["Miquella's Haligtree: Miquella and Malenia's fate"] H5["Needle Knight Leda and companions follow Miquella into Realm of Shadow"] H6["Mohg, Lord of Blood's abduction of Miquella; Mohgwyn Palace"] H7["Three Fingers and Frenzied Flame; alternative Lord of Chaos path"] H8["Shabriri's influence; warns Tarnished of Frenzied Flame path"] %% === Connections and Causality === A1 --> A2 --> A3 --> A4 --> A5 --> A6 --> A7 --> A8 --> A9 --> B1 B1 --> B2 --> B3 --> B4 --> B5 --> B6 --> B7 --> B8 --> B9 B9 --> C1 --> C2 --> C3 --> C4 --> C5 --> C6 --> C7 C6 --> D1 --> D2 --> D3 --> D4 --> D5 --> D6 C6 --> E1 --> E2 --> E3 --> E4 --> E5 C6 --> F1 --> F2 --> F3 --> F4 --> F5 C6 --> G1 --> G2 --> G3 --> G4 --> G5 --> G6 --> G7 C6 --> H1 C6 --> H2 C6 --> H3 F2 --> F3 F3 --> G1 H4 --> H5 --> H6 C6 --> H7 --> H8 %% === Comments === %% - The Tarnished's journey is central, intersecting with major characters and events. %% - The Shattering is the pivotal war following the Elden Ring's shattering. %% - Ranni's questline leads to the Age of the Stars ending. %% - The Volcano Manor and Rykard represent blasphemy and rebellion. %% - The Mountaintops and burning of the Erdtree open the path to final battles. %% - Alternate paths include Fia's quest, Dung Eater's curse, and Frenzied Flame. %% - Final battles involve Morgott, Godfrey/Hoarah Loux, Radagon/Marika, and Elden Beast.