still have no idea why the tarnished were banished.
I'll have you know I just spent the last hour running through Limgrave areas trying to find relevant lore and turns out, Melina will tell you at the Church of Marika/Pilgrimage site of graces if you talk to her while resting:
slight spoilers depending on how far you may be in the game?
[Marika]
Spoken echoes linger here. Words of Queen Makira, who vanished long ago. If you wish, I will share them with you.
In Marika's own words. My Lord, and thy warriors. I divest each of thee of thy grace.
With thine eyes dimmed, ye will be driven from the Lands Between. Ye will wage war in a land afar, where ye will live, and die.
[Pilgrimage]
Then, after thy death, I will give back what I once claimed.
Return to the Lands Between, wage war, and brandish the Elden Ring.
Grow strong in the face of death. Warriors of my lord. Lord Godfrey.
I'll have you know I just spent the last hour running through Limgrave areas trying to find relevant lore and turns out, Melina will tell you at the Church of Marika/Pilgrimage site of graces if you talk to her while resting:
slight spoilers depending on how far you may be in the game?
[Marika] Spoken echoes linger here. Words of Queen Makira, who vanished long ago. If you wish, I will share them with you.
In Marika's own words. My Lord, and thy warriors. I divest each of thee of thy grace.
With thine eyes dimmed, ye will be driven from the Lands Between. Ye will wage war in a land afar, where ye will live, and die.
[Pilgrimage] Then, after thy death, I will give back what I once claimed.
Return to the Lands Between, wage war, and brandish the Elden Ring.
Grow strong in the face of death. Warriors of my lord. Lord Godfrey.
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God, I missed that entirely. I apparently missed many opportunities to talk to Melina.