The DARK Secret Behind Elden Ring's Jars

SPOILERS AHEAD for Shadow of the Erdtree DLC! Remember the pot friends? Things aren't as they used to be. In the Land of Shadow, jars are something far more sinister. From saints to shamans, I dive deep into the lore of Marika, the haunting Belurat & Bonny Jail, and the disturbing Greater Potentates at Bonny Village. What does it truly mean to be a jar now?
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro to Living Jars
03:24 Sainthood
06:53 Greater Potentates
11:48 Shamans
14:49 The Shaman Village
20:10 What Happened?
22:27 Forehead Symbol
25:06 The Morality of Marika
28:57 Living Jars vs. DLC Jars
32:33 Jarburg and Diallos

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Credits & Sources:
Script, editing, and gameplay by me with the exception of the credited parts below.
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Thumbnail Jar Innard Photo by u/Talia_Rosethorn: https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldenring/co...

Shamanism. Encyclopaedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/sham....

Silent Hill: Homecoming Signature Series Guide. BradyGames, 2008.

Noord en Oost Tartarye, 2nd ed., Nicolaas Witsen, 1705.

Millicent character model photos by @Zlofsky2nd:

Millicent: https://flic.kr/p/2oeN9tJ and https://flic.kr/p/2oeHkp3
Marika statue: https://x.com/Zlofsky2nd/status/17514....

Marika character model by BonfireVN:    • Queen Marika the Eternal  .

Behind the Gate of Divinity, Kami Sensei.    • What's Behind The Divine Gate? - ELDE...  .

Canonisation Encyclopaedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/cano....

Bonny definition. Oxford English Dictionary. https://www.oed.com/dictionary/bonny_....

Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound. www.epidemicsound.com
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“Serene” - theCecile x Nycto x Isaak Wolf.    • you put your pen down to daydream. "S...  

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