Elden Ring's One Wholesome Feature Is Bad For You
Every FromSoftware game is a brutal, merciless gauntlet that grinds you down and spits you back out, knowing you'll crawl back for more like a good little masochist. Some tender love and care have been sorely missing, but Elden Ring looked to rectify that, or so we thought.
In the Roundtable Hold, there's a woman called Fia who offers to hold you for a moment. Naturally, every Soulsborne fan relished the opportunity to get a little cuddle from a friendly NPC.
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Turns out, it was a trap. Well, not so much a trap because there was a cryptic warning hiding in plain sight all along. Fia is what's known as a deathbed companion. She tells you that it was her job to borrow the vigor and strength of brave warriors in an attempt to transfer it to recently departed nobles.
Can you see where this is going? She asks to hold you for a moment, comments on how warm you are, and everything seems lovely. You even get a consumable item that will increase your poise, making it harder to stagger you.
However, this comes at the cost of a debuff that reduces your total HP by five percent. Don't worry if you've already spent hours getting hugged by Fia, as the debuff isn't permanent. To remove it, simply use the item she gives you, Baldachin's Blessing.
FromSoftware knew we were all desperate for some affection, and the developers exploited it perfectly. Turns out she does her job and borrows some of your life essence. Very sneaky Fia, telling us exactly what you were going to do but in a weird way so none of us would notice until it was too late. It's going to be hard to trust another NPC, but we have to if we're ever going to get through their quests.
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