An Elden Ring player on Reddit has pointed out that there is a series of portraits in The Academy of Raya Lucaria that match up with the various Glintstone Crowns found within the game. Gamers have been uncovering all sorts of interesting lore tidbits and connections in the weeks following the game's release, as Elden Ring's many friendly NPCs, dungeons, bosses, and items all house titillating secrets.
Raya Lucaria can be found within Liurna of the Lakes, the second major region that players following the main storyline will be likely to explore. The sorcerer's academy is also the home of Rennala, the game's second main boss, who is protected by her legions of glintstone sorcerers. These enemies don hefty grey masks known as Glintstone Crowns, which raise certain attributes at the cost of others when equipped by the player. Raya Lucaria is also a zone steeped in history, as the academy once held a great degree of influence over The Lands Between. As such, Raya Lucaria is great for uncovering the game's backstory, as well as learning some of Elden Ring's many sorceries.
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The distinct gear that Raya Lucaria explorers will be familiar with is directly linked to the history of Elden Ring, as noticed by Reddit user Cristi_U_3782. In their post, Cristi_U_3782 points out that each of the five Glintstone Crowns is modeled after one of the founders of Raya Lucaria, with the Twinsage Glintstone Crown having two faces to reflect the twin brother founders. These similarities can be plainly observed by looking at the portraits on display in the debate parlor of the academy.
As with most FromSoftware games, the lore of Elden Ring is not often obvious or easy to understand. Some of
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