Summary
In the heart of the Land of Shadow, you find a solemn tower called the Suppressing Pillar which houses little more than a note. It tells you that you stand in the middle of the Lands Between, that this liminal plane ripped from existence was once part of the world we know.
TheElden Ringcommunity has long speculated that the centre of The Lands Between, an ominously empty body of water perfectly surrounded by Divine Towers,would be the backdrop of the DLC. They were right. One fan has overlayed theShadow of the Erdtreemap on top of Elden Ring’s and it’s almost a perfect match.
Overlaying the two maps places the Suppressing Pillar right in the middle of the empty water, beneath the singular cloud. It also puts the foot of the Scadutree at the foot of the Erdtree, and with the former being a shadow of the latter, that makes complete sense.
Parts of the map clash with the base game, but we know from Shadow of the Erdtree that many areas are incredibly high up lending to the vertical level design, so it doesn’t necessarily mean that they don’t fit. you’re able to see the two placed together via a GIF below.
Elden Ring Fans Think The Jagged Peak Once Led To Farum Azula
If this fan is right about their placement, there are some incredibly interesting implications when connecting the two maps.
The Jagged Peak, a spiralling mountaintop filled with dragons, “slots very neatly around the piece of land [in Caelid] with Gurranq’s temple.” Forthe lore buffs, you’ll know that his temple is whereFarum Azula, the floating city which imprisons Dragonlord Placisudax, once lay. Adding even more fuel to the fire is that there are ruins on the peak reminiscent of Farum Azula.
We find Bayle at the summit of the Jagged Peak. He once fought and lost to Placidusax but managed to tear off one of their heads.
This means that the Jagged Peak would’ve led directly into the city, and with Farum Azula being hidden away in an eternal storm, it makes sense that the peak would feel the impact with its own unending lightning and thunder.
Not only is the Jagged Peak then connected to Farum Azula and Dragonbarrow, the birthplace of modern dragons, but it might explain why there are ice dragons at the Mountaintops of the Giants. It’s long been suspected that there was land connecting Caelid to the mountains (evident by the giant skeletons only appearing in these two locations), and the Jagged Peak may explain how. If so, the dragons of old would have called Caelid, The Mountaintops of the Giants, the Jagged Peak, and Farum Azula their home, all of which now slot neatly together.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
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Shadow of the Erdtree is the first and only DLC expansion for FromSoftware’s groundbreaking Elden Ring. It takes players to a whole new region, the Land of Shadow, where a new story awaits the Tarnished.
