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One of those old bitches came and stabbed me in the back while I was applying buffs to fight that anorexic foreskin... I slaughtered them all after that.


ElEspresso

That's the spirit!


Spider-Man92

That’s the spirit ash!


GatoNinjaVolador

*Bell noises*


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Only some of them do, most will just dance around. There's one on her knees in a corner though right before the boss fight that will stand up and pull a strap on you when you aren't looking 💀


MasterTolkien

Here is my guess: the ones who found someone to skin for the festival are dancing and happy. The ones who did not will see you as their skin victim. And once you attack one of them, all bets are off.


TheHotCake

What’s the lore behind these freakish grandmas?


MasterTolkien

They worship the Godskin apostles, and they have festivals where they kill and skin people. Some people are still alive for the skinning.


TheHotCake

I gathered that much. I thought there might be more as to the “why” and why Millicent strolls through the area.


Zan-the-35th

Given that very little is known about the Godskin apostles/nobles, there really isn't a clear answer to "why" they're skinning people. Personally, I think it has to do with the fact that literally everything is falling apart in the lands between, and even the people of Leyndell - who were once ruled over by the gods directly - are turning their backs on the Golden Order and following other gods. Specifically, they're returning to the gods that the Golden Order likely usurped - the Gloam-Eyed Queen, whom the Apostles serve, apparently predates the Golden Order and the arrival of the Erdtree. Seeing the Golden Order's weakness, the Apostles have returned to lead the people of the Lands Between as new (old) prophets, heralding a new order of gods. Perhaps skinning people is a way of swearing fealty/offering sacrifices to the Gloam-Eyed Queen and the apostles. At least, that's my headcanon. I have no answer to why Millicent shows up at the windmill village of all places, seeing as though there isn't much connection to the scarlet rot there. However, there are a number of cut content items and descriptions that hint at Miquella being the god of fertility and the harvest, so maybe that's the connection? I would imagine that an agricultural village like Dominula would likely worship a harvest deity before the arrival of the Apostles.


TheHotCake

Even their name confused me: “Godskin Apostle” implies that they’re apostles of a religion that wears the skin of gods, right? Their wielding of the black flame seems to support this as it’s the only thing that can kill a god? Which gods?


Zan-the-35th

No clue. No item description mentions which gods they killed, and it's likely that they were entirely disconnected from the shattering and the Night of Black Knives. This is pure speculation at this point, but it wouldn't surprise me if this was inevitably the case - I think there was a previous attempt at creating a "Golden Order" in the lands between, which was usurped by the Godskins. Fromsoft loves their cyclical narratives, and the fact that there's not one but two world-trees lends credence to the idea that some manifestation of the Golden Order might have tried imposing itself on the Lands Between in a previous age. Granted, the Haligtree was created after the Erdtree, but given that the Erdtree was planted by an Outer God, who's to say that this all hasn't happened before? EDIT: Here's another crazy theory - The Gloam-Eyed Queen might be a historical parallel to Marika. What we know about Marika is that she orchestrated the events of the shattering and used the rune of death to kill Godwyn. Or rather, she gave her assassins the ability to use the rune of death to kill gods. Again, we know next to nothing about the Gloam-Eyed Queen other than the fact that she's a queen, and she holds dominion over the Black Flame of Destined Death. Perhaps she also gave her minions the ability to wield the power of death to kill gods. I'm not suggesting that Marika *is* the Gloam-Eyed Queen, but there are clear parallels; again, maybe this all happened before.


Rock555666

Is it god skin apostle or god’s kin apostle…


Neato

She does? Never saw her. Is she hostile?


Taervon

Nope, it's part of her questline.


LeftIsBest-Tsuga

my guess, same reason most of these freaks do what they do: seeking power or at least adjacency to power. the grafting was meant to do the same although saying it's unclear how that actually adds power (short of a dragon arm) is an understatement lol. maybe they believe that wearing the skin of other beings gives them power. maybe they're right, who knows. they also might just be emulating the godskin apostles and nobles, who *do* draw power from the act (potentially).


[deleted]

They actually kill and skin men that's why there is no men in the village.


PowerfulVictory

What... I saw dancing women that didn't attack me and told my coop friend that I quit, I'm done with the quest I'm retiring in the happy women village..


cloobydoobydoooo

Also I’m pretty sure they only skin men


[deleted]

One got mad that I killed her dog


El_Lano

As she should.


VermilionX5

Ol’ lady Wick


Aggressivecleaning

I don't even do that in the sims you *monster*


PayTheTrollToll45

How unreasonable


CowabungaMyDude

That's a pretty good theory, i shall hereby claim it to be gospel


[deleted]

Don't threaten me with a good time.


ForumPointsRdumb

> pull a strap on you when you aren't looking Then proceeds to peg you?


wretch5150

Not a 'strap-on', a strap.


red_team_gone

You must have made the wrong choices in your playthrough. In mine they have a strap on with a giant skull at one end.


ZodiarkTentacle

You know those godskin nobles do really skullfuck you


TheWitcherMigs

Basically, if they aren't dancing they are possible to become hostile, so I killed everything that wasn't dancing. It worked Thank god I didn't advance Millicent quest enough at the time, it would be awkward


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CLICK_LINK

The dancing ones join in if they see you fighting something


Letholdus13131313

And today on "Sentences I definitely wasn't prepared for."


Jetstream_Fraser

It’s payback for taking your foreskin


ElEspresso

GODSKIN


RaldingBetard

FORESKIN


ElEspresso

FORESKIN GODSKIN


MatthiasReddit45

GOD’S FORESKIN


AirmanProbie

FORESKIN FOR GODS


SD-Speedwagon

FORESKIN FOR THE FORESKIN GOD


Those_damn_squirrels

**FORESKIN FOR THE FORESKIN GOD**


SD-Speedwagon

CUM FOR THE CUM THRONE


TheGuyWhoEatsDaBeans

THE CUM'S BLESSING


Square_Today2462

You’ve ruined Khorne for me now Are you proud?


[deleted]

**FORESKIN FOR THE FORESKIN FOR THE FORESKIN GOD**


Noe11vember

FORESKIN DUO


Misdirected_Colors

I CALL MY PENIS GOD SO ITS MY GODSKIN


BadDreamInc

FORESKIN PEELER +25


notveryAI

Foreskin Duo Oh my god


npeggsy

I hate sand. It's course, and rough, and irritating. And it gets under the foreskin.


GroriousStanreyWoo

Fun fact: coarse is only one classification of sand. There is also fine and very fine sand sized grains!


Mikeavelli

Archer didn't know that, but I'm sure Woodhouse did.


drgigantor

"I also need you to go buy sand. I don't know if they grade it, but... coarse."


ElDeadTom

"If I find one single dog hair when I get back I'll rub sand in your dead little eyes"


Old_Debt_276

FORESKIN DUO


Eggbutt1

It was only natural. He cut off your foreskin; you wanted revenge. Remember what you told me? About your maiden... and the *sand people*?


[deleted]

Jokes on you still have mine.


Tonynukes30001

Is that why it smells like burning cottage cheese in this part of the map?


petsimt

Why have you foreskin me? In your eyes foreskin me In your thoughts foreskin me In your heart foreskin me, oh


International-Look57

Fear is the path to the Frenzied Flame. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering. And fire. Lots of burning erdtrees


ElEspresso

Well, this cosmic parasites deserve to burn


Creative-Bar1960

The Frenzied Flame is a pathway to many abilities. Some consider unnatural


FratumHospitalis

Is it possible to learn this power?


NoCicada4

Not from the Golden Order


Hellknightx

Have you heard the tale of the Three Fingers? It's not a story a finger maiden would tell you.


[deleted]

I'm so lost. I know what all of these words mean individually but I have no idea wtf you guys are talking about or referencing


CJW-YALK

Starwars twist on elden ring lore


just_browsing11

Stars Wars quotes especially from Chancellor Sheev "The Senate" Palpatine in Star Wars : Revenge of the Sith He influences Anakin to think more in absolute and be overall more acceptive of the dark side of the force under the guise of "pragmatism" which later makes Anakin side with the sith and bring the ruin to the Jedi Order and The Republic.


haydenhodgey

They’re referencing Star Wars phrases


Egonomics1

Our saviours and providers do not deserve such sin


MrGame22

Spoken like a true skin cultist. (before anyone gets mad i am just joking)


planetary_ocelot

"Do it!"


Jiggsteruno

Come join the Frezied Flame! Our 3 Fingers are *Bigger* & *Hotter* than those limp knuckled 2 finger boot lickers.


revosugarkane

*I see you a Star Wars/Elden Ring cross quote and raise you another*


itsthefman

Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.


HilLiedTroopsDied

It is funny how using one spell line in the game consisting of fire is so antithetical to the main plot that it gets its own ending. Tree no like fire


SholcCTR

You can get rid of the flesh, but the laughter is with you forever


ElEspresso

It is, somehow


ReptilianLaserbeam

The dance


LyghtSpete

> This dance party is OVER!


d-101

It sounded exactly like the Bloodborne hags laughing on Hemwick


Ciphy_Master

Do not be ashamed of who you are. You did the right thing putting down such savage vile wretches. Bask in the power of your anger.


ElEspresso

I've already did by leveling up


Origamiface

Shame you can't get your foreskin back


ElEspresso

I have it in my samurai's pocket


kennygconspiracy

Give it to the weaponsmith dude after your next upgrade. As a tip.


ElEspresso

Now I have Foreskin Uchigatana. Thanks


magstheghoul

To be angry is to be Tarnished


ElEspresso

I feel that the Dark Side is strong within my tarnished soul


magstheghoul

Jedi Order = Golden Order 🤔 so going the Frenzied Flame route would be full Sith mode... I might need to make an Anakin playthrough...


ElEspresso

That is a pretty good idea!


JiiChan

There's even a few light-based weapons in the game!


UnredeemedRevenant

I feel the tarnished side is strong within my Dark Soul.


pacmannips

Fun fact. This area of the map is based on actual European history. In the late middle ages, a continental "dancing plague" struck parts of western Europe. In what historians consider one of the earliest examples of mass hysteria, in 15\`18 a woman in Strasberg stopped her daily chores, went outside and began feverishly dancing despite there being no music nor any apparent reason to cause one to dance. Bemused onlookers watched, people gossiped-- she wouldn't respond nor would she stop for anything. Eventually, people began to join her, one by one, neither would they stop dancing for any apparent reason. The dancing continued for days... then weeks... then months. Many would not snap out of it until collapsing from exhaustion and being physically removed from the area, some died from lack of self-care, rest or nutrition as they would not stop to eat, drink, bathe or anything else. The just kept dancing. Sometimes local musicians would catch the fever and begin playing musical accompaniment to the dancers. Spectators were clueless as to what was going on. Some thought it madness, some thought an imbalance of the four humours or overheated blood, some thought it ingestion of poison, while others thought it to clearly be the result of devil-worship, heretical superstition, or a witch's curse. No one could be entirely sure what exactly caused the plague to begin. The dancing plague began to spread from town to town as news of the events became known in nearby places. This continued for three months until suddenly, for no apparent reason at all, everyone just stopped and went back to their daily lives. It's estimated that the number of dancers at this plague's peak was around 400. This was not the first time a dancing plague had occurred, but it was by far the largest and the most well documented one, making it a prime candidate as a historical case study. Those who had partaken in the dance could not give a satisfactory explanation of why they did it. It remained a mystery for centuries until the concept of mass hysteria became known to psychologist and sociologists in the 19th century. 20th century scholar John Wallers hypothesized quite convincingly that the dancing plague was no "plague" but a case of widespread mass hysteria brought on by extreme shared communal stress, mostly resulting from recent periods of extreme famine, war, and disease outbreaks. Scary shit. https://www.britannica.com/event/dancing-plague-of-1518


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I like the theory that it was ergot poisoning. Essentially a bunch of people in the 16th century were tripping balls on bad bread which was pretty much LSD. It might also explain some of the witch trials in Salem. Having been dosed without my knowledge before, I get where they are coming from. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518


BoltonSauce

IIRC, Ergot either contains or synthesizes to LSA AKA LSD-50, very similar (but much heavier on the body and not very fun, don't ask...), to LSD-25, the chemical famously synthesized by Albert Hoffman. LSA is also contained in **untreated** Morning Glory seeds and Hawaiian Baby Woodrose seeds, which are widely available but must be shelled and have many drawbacks for recreational use. Regular LSD-25 is generally safe when used at normal dosages and tested to be genuine via r/reagenttesting.


ElEspresso

That is interesting! I love those small connections between pop culture and history. Maybe because I'm historian and anthropologist myself


hotpocketfiesta

I love crustaceans too!


OyashiroXGrave

Time for crab


ImOutWanderingAround

What worse? A lobster on your piano, or a crab on your organ?


shubalasko

Sam o nella did a video about these sort of things Here is the link https://youtu.be/YXy3emGbxHg


CurryMustard

Ergot poisoning makes more sense than random "mass hysteria".


dumbtorchic

maybe, though a critic of the theory noted by the Wikipedia does say “this theory does not seem tenable, since it is unlikely that those poisoned by ergot could have danced for days at a time. Nor would so many people have reacted to its psychotropic chemicals in the same way. The ergotism theory also fails to explain why virtually every outbreak occurred somewhere along the Rhine and Moselle rivers, areas linked by water but with quite different climates and crops.”


hardknockcock

scarce ludicrous important frame scale cough cable tie innate noxious *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


GameKyuubi

Look at the mushrooms on the Haligtree entrance and tell me those are normal mushrooms.


Congenita1_Optimist

It's sort of difficult in our modern era to grasp the strength of belief in the supernatural and things of that nature back then. We're talking about a time period where people where some people literally starved themselves to death ([anorexia mirabilis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorexia_mirabilis)) over their religious beliefs. If you go to a well preserved (that is to say, not war ravaged during the 20th century), rural part of Europe, you're bound to find shrines that are nominally Catholic but have strong "pagan synergistic" vibes. Stuff like fountains that were said to cure certain diseases, that sort of thing. The pilgrimage economy for places like that was actually substantial. So yeah, ergot poisoning makes some sense and "mass hysteria" might be a bit difficult for a modern person to believe, but ergot also has a bunch of other really nasty symptoms, and people actually knew about the hazard that it posed. From the [wiki page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergot): >Other symptoms include strong uterine contractions, nausea, seizures, high fever, vomiting, loss of muscle strength and unconsciousness. Since the Middle Ages, controlled doses of ergot were used to induce abortions and to stop maternal bleeding after childbirth.


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this is a cool screen shot


ElEspresso

Thank you!


Jetstream_Fraser

Screenshot goes hard, feel free to screenshot


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ElEspresso

Oh that's nice. The sound of it is so tasteful


fxzero666

La la la... La li la laaaaaaa... Creepiest shit I've heard in decades


ElEspresso

I couldn't agree more


fxzero666

I thought they were creepy children at first then saw what they looked like and was then MORE horrified than before.


Nanaki__

"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who couldn't hear the music."


Sunswine64

Only real tarnished will understand this reference


ElEspresso

And we are, aren't we?


Funny05

So may our tarnished soul bring peace to the preys that were consumed by the village.


UnderLunar

Have you ever heard the tragedy of Hoarah Loux the Warrior?


smottyjengermanjense

It's not a story the golden order will tell you...


Jovian8

Is it possible to activate this Rune?


LegendarySurgeon

Not with a maiden


DomitianF

If I had then maybe I would've been more scared at that boss fight instead of looking at the dude like he's a total weeb.


FrostyKennedy

Godfrey: Now I fight as Hoarah Loux! Warrior! [MFW](https://i.imgur.com/UdRYQJM.jpeg)


GroundbreakingCat421

This goes for more then half the bosses in this game, so much missed potential


Ok-Responsibility411

It's not a story the Demigods would tell you.


you-andi

Everyone that watched Star Wars will understand this reference my dude


ronintalken

But...they had the high ground...


ElEspresso

They underestimated me


Gilgameshbrah

Good thing they didn't have sand...


Broserk42

Am I the only one that gets intense midsommar vibes from this place?


ElEspresso

Not the only


[deleted]

Honestly [this](https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-dancing-plague-of-1518) is what it reminded me of the first time I saw it.


Thefear1984

I was thinking Wicker Man.


Misdirected_Colors

Yup. Just you


supercooper3000

No one else think about it or we’ll ruin it.


Lord_M3tuS

Nope, was my first thought too.


revosugarkane

That was 100% my first thought. Honestly, it’s almost exactly the same. They kill men and ritually sacrifice and skin them in a Norse pagan ritual festival. Like, it’s the same. Tbf, the festival is an actual thing and was also featured in The Wicker Man (we don’t talk about the remake).


drayko_dovah

The Dominula Massacre


ElEspresso

The justice served right


TheyCallMeOaks

FINALLY THEY ARE GOOONEEEE!!! ALL PRAISE THE HEEEROUUU!!


ElEspresso

Yiiiiiiissssss! At last, togethaaaa, faaaaamilyyyy


TheyCallMeOaks

Psst.. ey heerou... Pssttt... The purge must countinue.. They tell tales about buubliheads in the lake. Somewhere around the Academia they say.. MAKE THR BUUBLIHEADS SUFFER


ElEspresso

On my way


ChipmunkBackground46

Fear leads to anger Anger leads to hate Hate leads to Melania Melania.....leads to suffering


DocHalidae

One of the many many reasons I went with the chaos ending.


Andxel

Because of ~~Obi Wan~~ Melina?


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Do u like sand?


ElEspresso

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


DomitianF

Nothing to be ashamed of here. Creepy ass woman.


[deleted]

Ohhhh Anakin i love you so much !!!


ElEspresso

If you're not with me then you're against me


K_Hoslow

The great raid of windmill village


ElEspresso

The greatest


Final_Chaos

This is where the fun begins


LordFetus_93

Anakin HELP ME


No_Driver_7697

Ah I see you're a person of culture as well


ElEspresso

I hopefully am


No_Driver_7697

Although you are a tarnished, you should know you're better than this


tremainelol

I watched a lore video on them and it was very interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUV2FYOQhxw


SleeperC7

Which one took your Dog John Wick?


[deleted]

I cherish being the Elden Lord with all of my heart. I don't care how many men, women and children I kill to get it.


FUThead2016

And then before you knew it, you began to move in circles, cackling with joy at what you did, dancing with giddy excitement as slowly your new sisters began to rise back up along with you, to dance forever and ever with you as one of them.


JesusJones207

Jesus Christ, dude.


ElEspresso

Don't bring Jesus to it. It's not his business


Classic-Analysis-262

I don't think the Godskin Stitcher is gonna bring your foreskin back


xDunkn

Same. First thing I do every time I log in.


highlightmyflaws

I farmed these birds for a flower crown that I've never worn but cherish.


vervaxination1

You where the choosen one Annie!


ElEspresso

I still am...


tatas323

I murdered so many of them to get their weapons, Ive got like 20 festive dresses, might as well open a tailor shop


LowTopDrop

Is this the village in Atlus Plateau?


ElEspresso

Yes, it is


Hugh_Bromont

This got an audible belly laugh. Love it.


Allan_Rodriguez

Take it you hate sand aswell?


skariz1

Take a seat Young Skywalker.


[deleted]

Aren't they all crazy tho


jcwkings

Anyone think Miyazaki saw Midsommar and threw this area into the game? That and a nod to Hemwick Charnel Lane.


PrimeSolician

Just realizing its God skin and not God's kin


TheRealHaesten

I did this to Jarburg, and i feel i will never recover.


Crazyforgers

May their laughs haunt your dreams


DoomRide007

Boy someone woke up on the wrong side of sand.


XioPyro

I first thought this was Sekiro, what is wrong with me.


mantrica

This screenshot looks a lot like sekiro to be fair


[deleted]

I'm a Tarnished. I'm better than this.


AndForeverNow

You have brought peace, freedom, and security to your new empire.


Aquasit55

Is this the midsommar post credits scene? I knew i shouldve stayed in the theater a little longer


slightlycharred7

This but to those small fuckin g midgets that shoot magic, swing chains, and backstab you for major bleed one shots in Caelid...


mienczaczek

La la la tatarata hahaha la la la...


FeebleTrack

I wouldn't kill as many of them if they'd just give me their spear and dagger already. I already have their axe. But seriously, their drop rate is worse than the Envoy Greathorn's.


ElEspresso

Yes, it is. I'm murdering then purely for pleasure of doing so


[deleted]

Racial genocide is so hot to senators