Elden Ring Video Explains the Strange Stone Tablet Found in Troll Chests

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Elden Ring features a massive open world, itself filled with creatures of all shapes and sizes. Some of the larger creatures that Elden Ring players encounter over the course of the game are the gigantic trolls that can be found roaming the landscape. Elden Ring players will find themselves fighting and killing a number of these trolls during their time with the game, though many can be safely ignored and only go after the player when provoked.

There are various theories about the Elden Ring trolls, their relationship with the game's «giants,» and how they fit into the overarching lore. One question that some Elden Ring fans have had pertains to the strange object that's can be seen inside the trolls' exposed chests. A new video by Elden Ring dataminer Zullie the Witch gives fans a closer look at the object, offering some explanation as to its purpose.

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Zullie the Witch's video shows what the object looks like when separated from the troll character model. It basically looks like a small tombstone with a cross on it. The specific lore reason for why this object is inside Elden Ring trolls is not known, but a function for it can be found with the cart trolls, as explained in the video.

As pointed out in the video, the Elden Ring cart trolls have a spike through their torso that goes right through the stone object. The theory then is that the object is a way to attach the trolls to the cart. It's possible that there is a deeper lore reason for the object, but one has not been revealed in any official capacity. Commenters on Zullie the Witch's video point out that there are dead troll bodies that players can find in Stormveil Castle that lack the stone object,