◇ CONCEPT / FORCEThe Greater Will and the Two Fingers
External Cosmic Deity · Masters of Order
The Greater Will and the Two Fingers
"The Greater Will has not abandoned the realm, nor the life that inhabits it. So it is that the Tarnished are guided by grace."
Enia, on the Will's silence
The Greater Will is a god external to the Lands Between, a cosmic entity that decided to impose Order upon the Lands Between through Marika. It sent the Elden Beast (its physical beast-vassal) and the Two Fingers (its communication intermediaries) to establish this Order. The Two Fingers are large digitigrade white fingers that transmit the Greater Will's messages; Finger Readers (like Enia) interpret them for mortals. The Greater Will designates Empyreans, beings capable of becoming the next god, through the Two Fingers. The Two Fingers were "corrupted" or went silent after the Shattering according to Varré: "The words of the Two Fingers can no longer be trusted. Corrupted, their guidance, tainted." Gideon Ofnir believes the same. The Two Fingers were also corrupted by the Frenzied Flame and fell silent, creating the "guidance vacuum" that Tarnished must fill. The Baleful Shadows are the Greater Will's assassins, sent through the Two Fingers to eliminate recalcitrant Empyreans (Ranni was their target). Ranni resisted and ended their contract by killing her Empyrean body. The Fingerslayer Blade (Eternal Cities artifact) is a weapon capable of killing a Two Fingers entity, its existence reveals that beings have previously wanted to, or succeeded in, resisting the Greater Will.
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Elden RemembranceAlternatively, it can be used to gain a great bounty of runes. It was the vassal beast of the Greater Will and living incarnation of the concept of Order.
Finger Reader Enia (Dialogue)
Preceptor Seluvis (Dialogue)That I belong to the Volcano Manor. I always hated the gibberish about lost grace and the laughable Two Fingers. I thought I could lend a hand in unmasking the charade. Not to mention Tanith has always made me curious. Then came fractures, and births, and souls. But the Greater Will made a mistake. Torment, despair, affliction. Every sin, every curse.
And with everything in hand, the time has come to rise, against the Erdtree. O Greater Will, hear my voice. I am the recusant Bernahl, inheritor of my brother's will, and you will fall to my blade. We refuse to become your pawns.
Fingerslayer BladeThis blood-drenched fetish is proof of the high treason committed by the Eternal City and symbolizes its downfall. Cannot be wielded by those without a fate, but is said to be able to harm the Greater Will and its vassals.
And with everything in hand, the time has come to rise, against the Erdtree. O Greater Will, hear my voice. I am the recusant Bernahl, inheritor of my brother's will, and you will fall to my blade. We refuse to become your pawns.
Nox Monk HoodSilk hood worn by the monks of the Eternal City. Long ago, the Nox invoked the ire of the Greater Will, and were banished deep underground. Now they live under a false night sky, in eternal anticipation of their liege. Of the coming age of the stars.
Nox Monk ArmorArmor worn by the monks of the Eternal City, with a silk cape attached. Long ago, the Nox invoked the ire of the Greater Will, and were banished deep underground. Now they live under a false night sky, in eternal anticipation of their liege. Of the coming age of the stars.
Nox Monk GreavesGreaves worn by the monks of the Eternal City. Long ago, the Nox invoked the ire of the Greater Will, and were banished deep underground. Now they live under a false night sky, in eternal anticipation of their liege. Of the coming age of the stars.
Nox Monk Hood (Altered)Hood worn by the monks of the Eternal City. Long ago, the Nox invoked the ire of the Greater Will, and were banished deep underground. Now they live under a false night sky, in eternal anticipation of their liege. Of the coming age of the stars.
