An Outer God (外なる神, Sotonaru Kami) is an unseen entity in the Lands Between. Multiple Outer Gods are known to exist, each with their own favored qualities and inscrutable goals regarding the Lands Between.
Contents
- 1 List of Outer Gods
- 1.1 The Formless Mother
- 1.2 Outer God of Rot
- 1.3 Outer God of the Twinbird
- 1.4 Outer God of the Frenzied Flame
- 2 List of Unconfirmed Outer Gods
- 2.1 Greater Will
- 3 Trivia
- 4 References
List of Outer Gods[]
The Formless Mother[]
- Main article: Formless Mother
The Formless Mother, also known as the Mother of Truth, is an Outer God who bestows power upon accursed blood[1]. Mohg encountered her deep underground, and his accursed blood erupted with fire[2]. The power of the bloodflame comes from the Formless Mother. Mohg, the Lord of Blood, has incantations derived from this power[3][4].
Outer God of Rot[]
The Outer God of Rot whose essence was sealed away by a blind swordsman[5] in the Lake of Rot[6]. A great scorpion's tail, which was crafted into a dagger, is said to be a relic of this Outer God[7]. Miquella's Needle, which was crafted to resist the influence of Outer Gods[8], was used by Malenia to ward off the affliction of the Scarlet Rot.
Outer God of the Twinbird[]
An Outer God whose envoy is the Twinbird; the mother of the Deathbirds[9].
Outer God of the Frenzied Flame[]
- Main article: Frenzied Flame
This Outer God is strongly connected to chaos; currently it is not clear whether the Frenzied Flame itself is the actual Outer God or just its power. It possesses an unquenchable hatred of life and seeks to destroy the Lands Between so it can be returned to its primal, chaotic state of "One". To this end, it seeks a Lord of Chaos among the Tarnished who will burn the Erdtree with its flames.
The Three Fingers are the corporeal agents of the Frenzied Flame.
List of Unconfirmed Outer Gods[]
Greater Will[]
- Main article: Greater Will
The Greater Will instilled order in the Lands Between by sending the Elden Ring[10] in which Queen Marika the Eternal is its vessel. It also gifted its grace to the people of the Lands Between via the Erdtree. During the Shattering, the Greater Will turned its back on the Demigods. While never referred to as an "Outer God" directly, its nature may be similar.
The Two Fingers are the corporeal agents of the Greater Will.
Trivia[]
- Outer God is a term closely associated with H.P. Lovecraft's fiction where Outer Gods are great cosmic deities that reside in deep space. The Japanese rendering of the word, 外なる神 (Sotonaru Kami), is also used to refer to H.P. Lovecraft's Outer Gods.
- The term "Outer God" may also refer to Gods outside of the current order, the Golden Order.
- It is speculated that the Dark Moon, Blood Star, and Fell God may also be Outer Gods. However, this is left very unclear in the current version of the game as the nature of an Outer God is never explicitly defined.
