Elden Ring: Why The Tarnished Changes After Meeting The Three Fingers
Throughout the course of the Tarnished's journey through Elden Ring's Lands Between, the player can hear several references to the enigmatic Three Fingers, but a meeting with this mysterious entity will change the player's journey forever. Players will come to the Roundtable Hold early on in their adventures and go on to meet the Two Fingers there, a mysterious entity that claims to serve the Greater Will. However, as the player continues their journey and explores more of the Lands Between, they will soon become aware of the existence of the Three Fingers, and the effects they have on their followers can be seen in places such as Elden Ring's mysterious Frenzied Flame Village, located in the Liurnia of the Lakes region.
The Two Fingers are commonly associated with the Golden Order and the will of the Gods, and openly declare their service to the Greater Will, a mysterious Outer God responsible for the sites of grace around the Lands Between, as well as the being responsible behind the creation of the titular Elden Ring. By contrast, very little is revealed to the player about the Three Fingers, and few NPCs even seem aware of their existence. One such NPC who can actually end up leading the player to the Three Fingers themselves can be encountered fairly early on, the blind maiden Hyetta appears throughout Elden Ring and her questline culminates at the door to the Three Fingers sanctuary.
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Upon entering the Three Fingers sanctuary, the player will be thrust into a cutscene which will see the fingers curl around the Tarnished, grasping them and appearing to burn them before dissolving into the air, leaving the player behind, although badly burned and sporting
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