The Abyss


	For region of the Shadow Realm, seek Abyssal Woods. For serpent, seek Base Serpent.

The lightless abyss, also known as the lightless void or the lightless dark, is an unseen location in Elden Ring. It exists outside the Lands Between.

Overview[]

The lightless abyss of the Greater Will lies deep within the cosmos,^[1] far beyond the Lands Between.^[2] This vast darkness contains the multi-colored remnants of countless shattered stars.^[3]

The void serves as the birthplace of Astel, Naturalborn of the Void,^[4] and is home to the Fallingstar Beasts.^[5]

Notes[]

It is likely the birthplace of Metyr, Mother of Fingers,^[6] and the Elden Beast.^[7]
Metyr was once able to communicate with the Greater Will directly through the power of her microcosm.^[8]
It may be the origin point, or end, of the Primeval Current.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
The "distant light" mentioned by Lightseeker Hyetta may be outside the abyss.^[14]^[15]

Trivia[]

The lightless abyss is likely a black hole.^[3]^[16]

Gallery[]

References[]

↑ High Priest Hat
↑ Finger Reader Enia: "The Fingers remain still. Shaken by this turn of events, they are busy consulting the Greater Will. When they are finished, the Fingers will again offer their guidance. But thousands, if not tens of thousands, of moons must first pass."
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Bastard's Stars
↑ Remembrance of the Naturalborn
↑ Gravitational Missile
↑ Remembrance of the Mother of Fingers
↑ Elden Stars
↑ Staff of the Great Beyond
↑ Demi-Human Swordsman Yosh
↑ Stars of Ruin
↑ Sorceress Sellen: "Glintstone is the amber of the cosmos. Golden amber contains the remnants of ancient life, and houses its vitality, while glintstone contains residual life, and thus the vitality of the stars. It should not be forgotten, that glintstone sorcery is the study of the stars, and the life therein."
↑ Count Ymir: "Long ago, we began as stardust, born of a great rupture far across the skies. We, too, are children of the Greater Will. Is that not divine? Is that not sublime?"
↑ Lightseeker Hyetta: "All that there is came from the One Great. Then came fractures, and births, and souls. But the Greater Will made a mistake. Torment, despair, affliction. Every sin, every curse. Every one, born of the mistake."
↑ Lightseeker Hyetta: "But when I eat one of those grapes, I can feel a distant light in the back of my eyes. It will lead me, to my true duty, as a Finger Maiden."
↑ Lightseeker Hyetta: "The distant light is far and frail. So faint it can't be seen by the naked eye. But with everyone's eyes together, it appears."
↑ The soundtrack for Metyr's phase two boss fight sounds like the first-ever recording of a black hole.

[1] High Priest Hat

[2] Finger Reader Enia: "The Fingers remain still. Shaken by this turn of events, they are busy consulting the Greater Will. When they are finished, the Fingers will again offer their guidance. But thousands, if not tens of thousands, of moons must first pass."

[bastards_stars-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Bastard's Stars

[4] Remembrance of the Naturalborn

[5] Gravitational Missile

[6] Remembrance of the Mother of Fingers

[7] Elden Stars

[8] Staff of the Great Beyond

[9] Demi-Human Swordsman Yosh

[10] Stars of Ruin

[11] Sorceress Sellen: "Glintstone is the amber of the cosmos. Golden amber contains the remnants of ancient life, and houses its vitality, while glintstone contains residual life, and thus the vitality of the stars. It should not be forgotten, that glintstone sorcery is the study of the stars, and the life therein."

[12] Count Ymir: "Long ago, we began as stardust, born of a great rupture far across the skies. We, too, are children of the Greater Will. Is that not divine? Is that not sublime?"

[13] Lightseeker Hyetta: "All that there is came from the One Great. Then came fractures, and births, and souls. But the Greater Will made a mistake. Torment, despair, affliction. Every sin, every curse. Every one, born of the mistake."

[14] Lightseeker Hyetta: "But when I eat one of those grapes, I can feel a distant light in the back of my eyes. It will lead me, to my true duty, as a Finger Maiden."

[15] Lightseeker Hyetta: "The distant light is far and frail. So faint it can't be seen by the naked eye. But with everyone's eyes together, it appears."

[16] The soundtrack for Metyr's phase two boss fight sounds like the first-ever recording of a black hole.

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