Elden Ring Lore - Nepheli Loux, Warrior of the Badlands

[@tropezando]

Nepheli and her devotion to fight for the oppressed is reason enough to reject the frenzied flame. In spite of everything, there is yet good in the lands between!

[@StarmenRock]

what is a puny human to do with the ravenous treatment of the outer gods? the danger is much larger than you'd expect.

[@plschokeme]

@@StarmenRock shut up

[@StarmenRock]

@@plschokeme sugma

[@Daniel_Lancelin]

Honestly, I feel like people on both sides are jumping the gun with the Frenzied Flame. It could be an Age of Dark type of situation where the scarier ending turns out to be a perfectly viable solution. We'll have to wait for the DLC and maybe a future sequel for more information, IMO.

[@Riqq44]

Frenzied flame ending was also the worst ending to me. Randi’s ending is far better

[@scottdevnull5778]

I find it odd, she is one of the few NPCs in from soft games with a good ending

[@Ressel_]

that is... unless you give her the potion.

[@_ariosto1519]

@@Ressel_ how is it a bad ending? 😈

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

@@_ariosto1519 I see comments like the one made by the guy Iam tagging and they make me realize why I keep choosing the dung eater ending

[@sleepingisathing6598]

@@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus nobody wants a filthy dung boi into any gathering anyways and thats why we doll loux up and choose rannis new world.

[@plumbus7253]

Don’t jinx it mate, DLCs are still coming

[@Doomseer]

I think it's a huge missed opportunity on Fromsoft's part that you can't make her your queen as Elden Lord if you prove that you're worthy of her hand by defending the weak and defenseless and vanquishing the wicked who prey on them.

[@alastor8091]

I'd take her over blue tits.

[@reillycurran8508]

Yeah, with there being such a focus on the role of consort you'd think there'd have been more possibilities for ending questlines by selecting them to be yours. Like Millicent or Rya or canonical softest boy Diallos.

[@StarmenRock]

you're just downbad my guy

[@alastor8091]

@@StarmenRock what do you mean? Nepheli's whole character arc is involves her being someone who strives to protect the weak. She's a hero through and through. An ending where you can have her in Ranni's place would be pretty cool. Maybe have the ending be like "Age of the Storm" to go with her wind shtick. An ending where you basically take the Misbegotten, Omen, Albinaurics, and other downtrodden races of the Lands Between and make a multi species kingdom unbound by the Golden Order or any Outer God. I think it'd be a sick addition, though Nepheli is my favorite friendly NPC.

[@Doomseer]

@@StarmenRock Hahaha I actually had to look up the meaning of downbad and all I can say is you're very funny my guy LOLXD!!.. 😂😂🤣🤣

[@DitzyDollie22]

I love the lore of Elden ring, I love the picture it paints of how the lands between used to be but at the same time it makes me sad because we'll never see the peak of this kingdom, like a bustling leyndell or stormveils knights in full order, it's a shame

[@enderking6904]

Not without mods, I too felt exactly the same about The Lands Between, but unlike previous titles it’s very easy to see how life probably was for those who lived within the lands between, so I believe an ambitious modder or modding team may try to revive Leyndell

[@LogoMotive11]

From Software (Miyazaki in particular) excels at telling stories like this, of once great kindgoms and people being reduced to almost nothing. King Allant, Lord Gwyn, King Vendrick, and dozens of other minor characters and locations as well.

[@inkajoo]

It's fun to imagine. TBH we could probably do a better job than Fromsoft ever could.

[@SophiaLilithUwU]

That thumbnail is exquisite

[@Gabaghoul0000]

Gideon is just the palpatine of Elden Ring

[@andreseh87]

And he’s more of a bitch too

[@jamavra]

DLC should trigger on multiple areas. The stormveil throne is one of them. Goes to the Badlands, boss will be Serosh Another is Miquella cocoon. Ports you somewhere where maybe you can reverse his progression and fight him.

[@ravencarino6115]

I just realized how badass that powerstance moveset is.

[@Writh811]

I would love to see Nepheli's story continue somehow. See her fill out in her position as ruler of Limgrave and potentially unlock the power of the Storm Lord's spirit ash. I'm not 100% on whether or not Nepheli was of blood relation to Hoarah. Like he and Godfrey and Godefroy she can wield the power of the storm and if Fromsoft didn't want us mistakenly making that association they would have just called her "Nepheli" or "Nepheli of the Badlands" but the choice of Loux comes with an assumption attached. Then there is Kenneth Haight, something interesting about Kenneth is that he himself is related to Godfrey as well, as he declared himself "Next in line as the rightful ruler of Limgrave." Funny enough this puts him in the lineage. He also mentions: "Oh, indeed, it is a foul fate for a land, to be without a ruler. One must be found, with haste. And not that Awful Godrick. But a true and stalwart Lord of the proper LINEAGE to take the reigns of Limgrave." At the time he was likely referring to himself as he has not met Nepheli. After all is said and done he decide Nepheli fits this better than him and backs her. Another funny aside about how big Godfrey's lineage got is that some theorize Gostoc was Godrick's bastard.

[@square-table-gaming]

Technically we are all related to Horah Loux, we believe Nepheli has such a strong connection to the Storm because her branch of the family never left the tribe.

[@cheatcode436]

Gostoc has unused dialogue, in which he says he is Godrick’s son. So at some point in development, he was actually part of the Golden Lineage.

[@Liam-jx4zb]

Praise Nepheli’s beautiful abs

[@skinless5136]

“Abs” is a weird way of spelling “breasts”, is it an American/British thing?

[@THE_MOONMAN]

@@skinless5136 weird joke but ok

[@skinless5136]

@@THE_MOONMAN take this L, I’m bussing fr rn no cap

[@maxthepaladin2147]

Mommy? Sorry, mommy? Sorry, mommy? Sorry...

[@Daniel_Lancelin]

The first time I encountered her at Stormveil, my character was a slender, fair-skinned young man with long white hair (he was meant to be loosely based on characters like Gwyndolin and Griffith in terms of style). I thought it was a pretty funny contrast to her dark-skinned, amazonian appearance; I just imagined him sweating bullets and growing weak in the knees as something awakened inside him lol.

[@NievesTheWitch]

With the thumbnail you'd think she was the warrior of the down badlands

[@square-table-gaming]

Big lady looking down atcha

[@NievesTheWitch]

Gosh now when I see giant women I can never help but think of people that have extreme foot fetishes and want to be stepped on it's disgusting

[@Daniel_Lancelin]

@@NievesTheWitch Lol exactly. My first thought when I saw those Ancestral Follower Shamans at the Siofra River, I took one look at them and was like "Oh for- FromSoft and their fetish-bait character design, I swear..."

[@HardReadSerRose]

Btw, just wanted to add, Napheli Loux is opposed to her biological father(Horah Loux), being elden lord over you. Close to the end of the game, when you have to fight Godfrey, you can summon her to assist you in that fight. Thats aa true testament of her strength and loyalty to you.

[@square-table-gaming]

Totally agree, except Horah Loux is probably not her biological father. The entire tribe takes the Loux name so it's more likely the bloodline is diluted.

[@HardReadSerRose]

@@square-table-gaming ahhh gotcha, yeah there are hints that the tarnished are actually of Horah Louxs tribe, u can look up Godfrey missing interaction to find that vid, whereby he informs the tarnished of the lands between, seemingly in the badlands.

[@danielboyd7810]

@@HardReadSerRose If the rumors of the DLC are true, something tells me all that content and connection to Godfrey is finding its way back into the game

[@CrunchyFluids]

@@HardReadSerRose By hints do you mean that line that openly states that the tarnished followed Godfrey when he was hounded from the Lands Between?

[@HardReadSerRose]

@@CrunchyFluids yes, so deductively thinking, it would make sense that in the badlands, there are barbarians bearing his tribal last name "Loux(light)", that are either tarnished or children of tarnished.

[@HenryGreenEngine3]

Gideon may be a self-righteous bastard but he does express gratitude if you help Nepheli reach the throne of Stormveil. it seems he did genuinely care about her, if only a little.

[@thewhitejawa]

He follows up by apologizing 'for the time you had to waste'. I don't think he cared all that much.

[@kevinclement1533]

Also, he is against the idea of turning Nepheli into a puppet despite deeming her to be broken beyond repair. Gideon might be a sociopath, but he is nowhere near the level of creepiness that is Seluvis and Dungeater.

[@playmaker8993]

I don't know if he also knew this but you can summon her during the Godfrey boss fight. After she reached stormviel castle. I found that out just the other day.

[@JoeyCentral]

Yeah the thumbnail really made me come here…for the lore!

[@DevilyKnight]

Imagine having a secret ending by being her consort. That would be cool. Might not make any sense to do so maybe. But again very cool.

[@sse12345]

In order to become a consort to someone, they need to have a red hair (an empyrean) and I don't think nepheli is a red hair

[@pettway513]

@@sse12345Godfrey x Marika??

[@spookybeagle6943]

Ngl I am hopping for a lore video on the knights from all the factions that are in the lands between

[@franciosdauteuil4626]

6:30 this really saddens me because it reminds me of how when i first saw everyone playing and found out the lore of Elden Ring that I 100% believed that this would have been a more open-ended and creative game series that was going to allow US to decide who the next Elden Lord would be. I really thought that we were going to be able to side with whatever faction or Demi-God that we liked and choose to make them the next Lord or instead usurp the throne and take it for ourselves which would have really given this game nearly infinite capability for replaying it. If we do get DLC I really hope that at some point (preferably sooner rather than later) we are given the chance to do so and see just how many candidates for Lord there really are out there and what kind of a world these individuals could make or otherwise the consequences of their actions. Combined with the fact that time yet again seems to be relative and often flippant, maybe we can even get a chance to go back to the time before the shattering or even when Marika was first given her status and duty by the Greater Will and either change things as they are(save gideon the gold or otherwise properly kill him and possibly help Miquella with his curse or otherwise be aided by him to help free the world of its impurities) or maybe even encounter the more primal eldritch entities such as the Gods and Deities of the game and potentially fight the Greater Will much like its representative the Elden Beast we beat. It would be really cool to see our Lord choice and the choices we made throughout our adventures impact the world more and if it takes DLC to do that then maybe thats what we need -\_O_/-

[@bimothybonetwig6059]

Make Dung Eater Elden Lord

[@alexandercampbell5136]

Dung Eater for President.

[@TheCryptidman]

In a manner of speaking, Ranni's ending does something like this. Rather than taking the Elden Throne, you're still her personal consort and Lord, and she's still clearly in charge.

[@johnnyd.1004]

Now I can imagine Elden Ring with some insane difficulty in trying to make Godrick the king of the world and having to keep him alive long enough to take the throne.

[@spottedslash4256]

I understand what you mean, But i didn't find a faction i was comfortable with and i don't like the idea of the demigods riding my efforts for there ambitions. Which lead me to Goldmask.

[@maxthepaladin2147]

Nepheli Loux, Mommy of the Down Badlands

[@finnianramsey4634]

Nepheli was the saving grace in my first Godrick fight.

[@garnetblaze1393]

Im here to learn about her since I was really invested in her questline but accidentally cut it short because I killed maliketh too soon which lead me to kill the barbarian waifu. Thanks for the content

[@_WannabeComedian]

Hey I’ve been wondering about the Gloam Eyed Queen and thinking about a few possibilities of her identity and wondered if y’all had anything?

[@square-table-gaming]

So we have a few differing opinions. Mine is that the identity of the Gloam Eyed queen isn't important. She existed at one time and I think she was numen but there are tons of theories. I think what's important is that regardless of who the Gloam Eyed queen was, Melina has the potential to wield her power. I don't think Melina IS the queen literally, but she may be a reincarnation. The mark on her eye has sealed the power away until it opens during the frenzied flame ending.

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

I think it might have been the teacher ranni talks about and uses the body of

[@_WannabeComedian]

@@square-table-gaming The theory of her being the queen or at least in similarity has seemed to appear frequently in my lore hunts, but I don’t feel like a lot of people talk about the three fingered toe tattoos on her eye, and how in the lands between three is a number resembling a bad Omen. And for a while I believed that Ranni and Melina were once one in the same but were split after the Queens battle with Maliketh. Which is how Melina is burned and bodiless becoming a half that was cast aside or taken in Marika’s custody, hence the M. And Ranni was rebirthed as a child of Radagon until she gave up on the natural life and burned her body once again to become the doll. But there’s not enough evidence for me to patch this together with so I can only have it as a mere hypothesis.

[@thetortleman6441]

Interesting thumbnail you got there buddy

[@square-table-gaming]

We work with what Nepheli gives us

[@jbr1255]

I really enjoy the way you read these, you have a very soothing voice. Thanks for another great vid :)

[@Picmanreborn]

That's a pretty good thumbnail you got there 😈

[@milkincup17]

I love your lore videos and I think you’re very under appreciated

[@square-table-gaming]

Thank you! We really appreciate that

[@LlamaPotato]

Your Jojo is showing Also, Nepheli is a prime example of the understanding that we can not become who we are meant to be while remaining under our parents umbrella. She only finds her destiny because her "father" throws her out, it is then, alone and guided only by the sent of a storm does she become a lord.

[@angelcm156]

You can summon her t figh against the first Eleden Lord should she still be alive by that point

[@billj.8690]

"Ah, it's you. Leave me be. It's pathetic, I know...but I need to think". *Me* : Okay, are you gonna take these ashes from me or just be emo down here?

[@spacedoohicky]

I assumed Nepheli was Hoarah's child, and that is why she is a suitable ruler. As a lineage of strength, and character.

[@square-table-gaming]

Sort of. She's of the Loux tribe, but likely not literally his daughter. Definitely connected by blood though.

[@spacedoohicky]

@@square-table-gaming There is certainly a relation. I'm not certain what is if it isn't father, and child.

[@dracorex426]

Uh, Nepheli Loux is definitely a close relative of Godfrey. Otherwise she wouldn't have a valid claim to Stormveil. She's almost certainly his closest living relative not descended from Marika.

[@square-table-gaming]

We do specify in the video multiple times she is directly related to Godfrey. She's of the Loux tribe, Horah Loux's tribe of tarnished.

[@johnnyd.1004]

@@square-table-gaming I feel like that could be clarified more, because "The Loux Tribe" sounds more like some people who got together rather than just Hoarah Loux and his hundred or so children.

[@yawnhiccup]

Great video as always ✌🏾

[@B0rnT0L05e]

She’s my favorite summon.

[@square-table-gaming]

Mine is probably Melina

[@TiberiusRex182]

Hell yea! Lets do this!

[@screenboi4805]

The thumbnail makes me feel like I just tripped and fell while trying to bring my mcdonalds to my table.

[@square-table-gaming]

Idk that you'd find those abs at a Micky-Ds but I think I understand the feeling.

[@screenboi4805]

@@square-table-gaming Pepe

[@King_Thulsa_Doom]

1:05 Nepheli Snu.

[@_BigRed_]

Oh my god you did Nepheli Loux! Let's go 😁

[@gedoplanet]

I think the thumbnail is amazing… idk what that says about me

[@square-table-gaming]

That you are cultured

[@thaqiftalip2771]

How about explaining either the character classes or the character templates?

[@Hugo_Tate]

1:23 Lmao that angle. It ain’t it 😂 awesome video like Always tho

[@GardenOracle]

Love the content as always; gets a like before i even watch because i know itll be good. I also love to watch this channel grow since ive been subscribed from almost the beginning; you guys have the potential go be as big as vaati! Any chance you guys want to employ a fellow Loremaster? 😅 also would love to see a comprehensive video of your opinion on melinas identity since its such a hot topic. Keep it up! :)

[@square-table-gaming]

Thank you so much man! Even though subs have hit a new high, views have tanked pretty hard in the last month. If we ever hit any kind of consistency I may take you up on that!

[@GardenOracle]

@@square-table-gaming oh no thats so sad to hear! Im always there an hour after you post so i guess i never notice 😂 well id certainly love it if you took me up on that, but whether anything comes from it or not im gonna try to advertise your channel to my other ER friends to help out; cant have the channel struggling when its on its way up after all! Id have nothing to watch 😂

[@highlytrained_unemployed]

Oh god, I killed her kn the albansuric village because I was way to overleveld for the area and super tired. Oh well, maybe it is time to end it all (I mean frenzied flame)

[@marioburgio3800]

I killed Kenneth early on when finishing his quest gave me nothing. He dropped a Seed on his death for the flask so that made it worthwhile. Seeing him surrounded by & supporting the demihumans left me uneasy so I thought killing him was the right decision. Did the same to Gostoc after his treachery.

[@kevinclement1533]

Actually, he is trying to teach the demihumans to become civil citizens so that they can be integrated into society alongside humans. Sure he can be quite haughty, but his heart is on the right place.

[@marioburgio3800]

@@kevinclement1533 You know, I didn't see it that way. Not knowing the lore of The Lands Between made me suspect he was up to something more nefarious, but that's a good interpretation of his actions.

[@plumbus7253]

1:23 well can’t argue with that logic!

[@square-table-gaming]

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[@prenthelloworld]

is there a story behind Magnus the Beast Claw? or he's just THERE Unga Bunga-ing for the questline

[@square-table-gaming]

Good question! We'll see if there's enough out there to add him to the tarnished files

[@dankdaze42069]

That thumbnail though😂...

[@GoulaLegamer]

I don’t really understand how there is a lot of people that came from the outside but not much documentation of the lands that surrounds the lands between doesn’t make a lot of sense maybe because it’s gonna be part of the dlc or elden ring 2

[@square-table-gaming]

The badlands are our first dlc if the leak is to be trusted.

[@enderking6904]

Mildly muscular girls think they’re gods. Nepheli: Know your place.

[@Jrocc811]

I feel bad for having to kill her when I first met. I ran into the room she was in with enemies chasing me. They ago'd her and she started attacking me 😮‍💨

[@aditghifari5039]

She is the first waifu when i know Elden ring game

[@malikshabazz2065]

awesome!!!

[@graynomad7735]

Pure buff

[@BrainDeadMMA]

Bruh why is she so jacked

[@square-table-gaming]

Because Nepheli Loux is jacked

[@ParrotMan01276]

Premium Wheyfu!

[@mariossoultates]

Whats the name of the music in the background

[@square-table-gaming]

It's the character creation screen music!

[@topcat59]

Great vid.😺

[@Halto727]

casca

[@cardinalone196]

Does anyone know which ash of war he uses with his sword or if it’s a special ash of war only on the sword

[@square-table-gaming]

It's a unique skill for the Royal Greatsword

[@cardinalone196]

Oh thanks

[@mattg6106]

Best girl for sure.

[@Djmcnelson]

So if nepheli is dark skin/black and Godfrey is white what does the mom look like do we see her I'm just curious on whos Godfreys wife is she black?

[@square-table-gaming]

As a tribe leader, Godfrey likely had many children with various partners

[@Crimsonlee2XX]

Ehhh yeah a gave Napheli that potion that shady wizard guy gave me that’s allied with Ranni. Over a 100 hours into the game later I found that shady wizards secret basement/dungeon where he had sex or slave puppets of people. I didn’t realize I did that to her and I feel pretty bad. Oh well I’ll do better on my second play through. P.S it all worked out anyway cause I chose the frenzied flame ending and burned the whole world down 😈

[@wolflordshaitan]

Woo #2

[@thegloo2822]

Mommy loux

[@yuzo94]

Bro what is that thumbnail 💀

[@mooncheese1985]

fr this thumbnail is sus af

[@square-table-gaming]

That's our artist Pat Gee's interpretation of Nepheli

[@thatguywithmemes6557]

@@square-table-gaming 💀

[@wind_traveler]

@Yuzo Quit playing dumb. You know exactly what that thumbnail is.

[@RawDogger224]

She’s so bad 😏

[@Poliswag7]

Bro what is with this thumbnail LMAO

[@square-table-gaming]

Nephelis just excited to see you

[@Daniel_Lancelin]

@@square-table-gaming She looks like she's looking down at us in disappointment after saving our asses from Hoarah or something lol.

[@raging100]

We know how subscriptions work, stop beg for them…

[@square-table-gaming]

Literally every KZbinr mentions subbing

[@AwwGeeZ1983]

KZbin price of admission. Try skipping it or doing a different activity that also takes 15 seconds.

[@herbievalerius5740]

That thumbnail is not accurate. Nepheli doesn't have breasts

[@square-table-gaming]

Sure she does, she just wears a thick fur wrap ;)

[@Daniel_Lancelin]

Honestly, none of the human-type characters have very pronounced breasts. Now, I grew out of my "maxed out breast slider Skyrim booba mod" phase a long time ago, but it still seems odd how uniform the body types are lol. Come to think of it, there are a couple of sorely needed customization options like height and neck adjustments - body scars/tattoos would be nice too, but not as essential considering most players will just cover it up anyway.

[@screeem]

In my playthrough she is Seluvis fleshlight in Human form.

[@square-table-gaming]

Yuck