Elden Ring: It's Possible Rykard's Daughter Gets a Happy Ending

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Happy endings don’t come often in a world crafted by FromSoftware, including its latest world of Elden Ring. Most of the characters that players will meet an end in some sort of tragedy, usually their death. Many agree that Ranni’s ending is the best in Elden Ring, which is also on a happier note, but the presence of such a concept is rare in all areas of the Lands Between.

ELDEN RING SPOILERS AHEADBut, among all the terrible endings associated with Volcano Manor, perhaps there is some hope—if twisted hope—within. One way to enter Elden Ring’s Volcano Manor is through an invite by Rya, the scout, and as players explore her story, they might realize that it has its own twisted hope about it.

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First, it must be addressed that Rykard is not all he seems. While players will meet Rykard after he has become one with Mt. Gelmir’s Elder Serpent, he was human before that. He is the son of Radagon and Rennala, and he at least had some knowledge about the Night of Black Knives as Ranni gave him traces of the Rune of Death (and many assume his role was much larger). Rykard would go to become one of the Shardbearers, but he chose not to seek the other Great Runes like his allies. He instead turned against the Golden Order and the Greater Will, drawing in tons of followers with his charismatic righteousness.

He would even defend his forces against the armies of Leyndell, earning him much respect among his people. However, he would soon lose his way, merge with the Elder serpent, and believe he could feed and grow until one day he could consume Elden Ring’s Outer Gods. His men would gather a weapon that could eventually kill him, and the Tarnished would use it eventually.

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