I find it more likely that Yura managed to cut off Eleonora's bloody finger (option 2). What he didn't know is that she was using the purifying crystal tear to ward off the cessblood. So she did not need saving or stopping by his blade. Likely it was Shabriri who twisted the truth to drive Yura to this mad quest.

@ZayftheScholar

2 ай бұрын

It wasn't until I was in the middle of editing video that I noticed the purifying tear! Glad you brought that up! So maybe by the time he finally found Eleonora, Yura's brain was already toast. :(

@mralabbad7

2 ай бұрын

It would be a really interesting twist, but her poleblade does state that "her legacy is stained by accursed blood." Not to mention, she does dragon communion, so she's getting cursed from two fronts😂 And from varre's quest, we see OUR "bloody finger" actually sliced off immediately after joining mohg. So maybe he's talking about his own finger?

@skellymen2395

2 ай бұрын

Lovers tricked into killing eachother, it's like Inuyasha and Kikyo

@skellymen2395

2 ай бұрын

@@mralabbad7 Varre doesnt slice your finger off, read the description and look at the item image

@mralabbad7

2 ай бұрын

@skellymen2395 "Glistening blood has been siphoned into the nail of this finger. Its sickly pale skin feels nothing now, but the nail still aches with sweetest pain." Watch the quest again. from the looks and sound of it, we can infer he cuts our finger off. And the item we get after? A fresh, plump, cut-off finger that "Feels nothing now" compared to the old shriveled up ones we used before.

When playing as a Samurai, I like to think my tarnished's backstory involves seeking revenge against Okina and the Inaba for slaughtering you and your clan in the Land of Reeds, and eventually tracking down Mohg to sever the connection to the formless mother, the source of the blood-crazed madness that has consumed your homeland. Taking up Moonveil, you ally with Lady Ranni to end the meddling of outer gods once and for all.

@ZayftheScholar

Ай бұрын

I like it! The justification for using the moonveil is *chefs kiss*

@nocturnaljoe9543

Ай бұрын

Ngl that sounds dope af.

@robertpayne6781

Ай бұрын

That sounds really cool, just replace moonveil with nagakiba.

@shallotliltian7617

Ай бұрын

@@robertpayne6781 Storywise, Moonveil is more symbolic of an alliance with Ranni and the House of Caria which draw power from the moon.

@ShadowProject01

9 күн бұрын

@@robertpayne6781moonveil is also created in the Land of Reeds by a master smith. You can couple moonveil with the formless invisibility spell, Haima Hammer and Haima Cannon all created by a land of reeds scholars. Seems like the Samurai had a sect to f astrologers in their lands

I'd guess Yura and Eleonora were partners of some kind... either in crime or in love. Funnily enough she drops the blood tear to tank Mohgs nihil, seems like both her and Yura led to his defeat, either hunting Mohgs bloody fingers or holding a key against his combat abilities

@ZayftheScholar

Ай бұрын

Totallly! Definitely wish I had talked about her tear a bit more. I had already finished recording when I noticed it!

@pabloqp7929

Ай бұрын

@@ZayftheScholar fair enough haha 👍

@PupWishh

Ай бұрын

I always thought he was her sensei for a time until she entered her edgy killer phase

It's so sad they cut some of Yura's dialogue. The voice actor is simply a master. When you get invaded by the bloody finger and then Yura helps you, those lines he delivers still ring in my brain and give chills.

Dude, your editing is top notch. I'm watching you fight Okina like it's ninja scroll 😂😂😂

My longest video yet and I Tried out a lot of new things to make it a bit more cinematic. Happy to hear what you guys think!

@Fartylipjuice

2 ай бұрын

ITS AWESOME

@BankkeyAoshi

2 ай бұрын

Much appreciated.💪🏾💙

@echofiend3722

Ай бұрын

Well done! Good job Zayf

@ZayftheScholar

Ай бұрын

@@echofiend3722 thank you echofiend3722!

@WulfRanger

Ай бұрын

You have a good eye and.feel for the story telling

The voice acting of Yura is so good

@ZayftheScholar

Ай бұрын

I knowwww. I get chills listening to him. Everyone in this game is so talented, to be fair.

@cjson

Ай бұрын

@@ZayftheScholar True say, they really embodied their roles so well while capturing that lightning in a bottle Welsh/midlands/north England fantasy vibe

@Nagoldoognivol

27 күн бұрын

I always thought it sounded alot like Liam Neeson

@ZayftheScholar

26 күн бұрын

Yeah, I can hear it too! I bit more gravelly maybe.

@raider_reaper_4194

10 күн бұрын

I was literally about to comment this and your comment popped up lol weird but cool

Another curious detail about Eleonora is that every other Bloody finger’s player model has the Mogh Tattoo on their forehead to show their devotion to him. However, if you remove Eleonora’s helmet, she is curiously lacking it, adding to the theory that she was never fully into being a proud bloody finger like the rest… also adds to the fact she has the purifying crystal tear, maybe as a way to fight back against Mogh, or maybe saving it for if Mogh decides to double cross her at any point. She is definitely unlike the others in that aspect which makes her very interesting.

@ZayftheScholar

Ай бұрын

Really interesting! Thanks for sharing that, I had no idea about the tattoos.

@jessiesewell4076

10 күн бұрын

The Violet part of her name alludes to Trina worship. Grave Violets are purple.

@WeAllWitnessed

2 күн бұрын

@@ZayftheScholarmake it longer coward

Imagine they connect Sekiro and Elden Ring and finally release the Tomoe DLC as an ER DLC to connect the two 🤔

@170skeith

Ай бұрын

I don't see that happening unfortunately

@ezekiellordzeke6492

Ай бұрын

Unfortunately there will not be a 2nd dlc according to Miyazaki, which fucking sucks because I wanted a land of reeds DLC.

@solereeper3955

22 күн бұрын

​@@ezekiellordzeke6492Land of reeds dlc would be raw af.

@raider_reaper_4194

10 күн бұрын

​@@ezekiellordzeke6492never knew I wanted a Land of Reeds DLC until now

@xaitat

3 күн бұрын

Imagine how trash would that be

Your channel is an absolute inspiration. Cant believe you only started this year. Your videos shall be my easy listening for bedtime for the foreseeable future

@ZayftheScholar

Ай бұрын

You're too kind @TheOneThatOnceWas! Thanks for taking the time to watch and leave such a nice comment 🙂

An Odachi would be the Nagakiba with a third of the length being handle.

@Cthulian420

27 күн бұрын

That would be more like a nagamaki. Odachi´s handle size is akin to a katana´s handle

@kellysmith1144

27 күн бұрын

@@Cthulian420 Unfortunately that's not correct. Odachi's had a longer handle to make using the blade easier; about a third of the entire length. The Nagamaki is roughly half blade and half handle. Think of Eleonoras Poleblade missing one of the blades.

@Cthulian420

27 күн бұрын

@@kellysmith1144 it is longer, sure it makes sense that the handle is longer as well, but more proportionately like the katana. Not like a nagamaki that is about 50/50 like you said

@kellysmith1144

27 күн бұрын

@@Cthulian420 I said the Odachi is roghly 2/3 blade to 1/3 handle. Check For Honour and Metatrons channel for clarification.

Possibly yura fought or killed shabriri and shabriri infected him with the flame of frenzy - that's the fire behind his eyes infecting his brain. Habriri planted a (grape)seed

A very well made video that only makes me hype for dlc or even a Land of Reeds dlc in the next 10 years.

@ZayftheScholar

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and comment r4zzzzaaaa!

I watched this and your Stormveil video. Really great stuff, Zayf. You've earned a new sub, man.

@ZayftheScholar

Ай бұрын

Aw thanks so much man! I'm new so it means a lot to me @ironstark917

@ironstark917

Ай бұрын

​@@ZayftheScholarMan, for being new at this, your editing and production value is outstanding.

Super interesting and beautiful done Vid!!! Good call with the cinematic editing without overdoing it. Love it! 😃😃😃😃

@ZayftheScholar

2 ай бұрын

appreciate you taking the time to watch and say so @murdercatdoll11380! Means a lot

It always rubbed me the wrong way when Shabriri gives his dialogue in the Mountaintops - like flesh is something to be borrowed, or taken. “I hope you can make peace with that.” No, no I actually can’t and won’t.

@ZayftheScholar

Ай бұрын

I actually missed Yura's questline most of my playthroughs so I didn't even get what he was talking about but once I did it I felt the same as you. Poor Yura 😭

Bruh, this video is so well done, thanks for the cool research and effort you put into editing :)

@ZayftheScholar

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and leave nice comments @cjson!

12:28 - Radahn's Spear: "These are in fact the many spears with which he was stabbed by the Cleanrot Knights." So Radahn has been harmed, at least to the extent that blades pierced his skin, by non-demigods.

@ZayftheScholar

Ай бұрын

Great catch and totally correct. Thanks man

The music and editing is incredible. Big ups my guy

the intro was so cool! and i love your videos, keep up the good work ☺️

@ZayftheScholar

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much @mimikyootxo!

One of the best videos covering the crumbs and bits of samurai type lore in Elden Ring. The madness of the Land of Reeds is something I wish could be expanded on or explored more. I'm glad to hear of potentially new samurai weapons on their way. My main save is regularly used as a samurai type character and I've made it my goal to seek a mastery akin to Okina versus all players.

I have to wonder - given the multiple connections between blood, Mohg, and the Land of Reeds, is it possible that Mohg actually traveled there at some point prior to returning to the Mausoleum and attempting to found his Dynasty? It would explain why Okina left without talking to his followers, why Yura was having trouble keeping up with Eleonora (she left ahead of him and he was having to follow breadcrumbs to find her), and why Okina fought Mohg in the first place. It also makes sense given Mohg's abilities with teleportation magic - given his abilities to travel through puddles of blood (which he shares with his nobles), a land soaked in bloody conflict seems like a likely place to travel.

beautiful video.. keep up the great work

@ZayftheScholar

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Love this video, subscribed

Is jerren working for mohg as well since he is a bloody finger

To be honeset, that uchigatana in the game if compared to the height of the character is already an odachi/nodachi and the nagakiba is certainly one.

@ Zayf the Scholar With your knowledge, skill and cultural insight, this is the very best content on the Land of Reeds, it's lore/story content and related npcs I have come across since release! Thank You!

This is really well made

So the Odachi and Nodachi were katana like greatswords that was primarily used against people on horseback. They would decapitate the horse with 1 swing throwing the rider which they would charge to and kill before they were able to get up. At least in my 20+ years of studying various forms of Kenjutsu, that's what I have learned about these 2 types of swords.

@galliusedan466

15 күн бұрын

If youd be willing to share your knowledge could you please tell me the difference between odachi and nodachi?

Subbed, keep up the interesting work

@ZayftheScholar

2 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

Just started elden ring a few months ago and i really love the lore. Just found this channel and this is AMAZING!

I cant wait for more of the mogh stuff with even more blood in the dlc i know its coming

@ZayftheScholar

2 ай бұрын

For sure! Maybe some more info on the formless mother?

@NordicVigilante

2 ай бұрын

@@ZayftheScholar oh yeah im assuming mother has a form that we get to see now, and also moghs little emblem thing. what if and hear me out, they add a covenent type event where we have to defend the area and invade people trying to get to the cocoon

@echofiend3722

Ай бұрын

​@@NordicVigilante That idea for defending the cocoon against invaders is SO GOOD! They'll never do it, but it's probably cooler than anything they actually end up doing in terms of multiplayer.

W vid, W Information, and Entertaining ahh gameplay. say no less i’ll sub.

Love the content and the voice, keep it up!

@ZayftheScholar

Ай бұрын

Thanks man! Very encouraging 🙏

Well now i need to spend a larval tear and go full dex bleed build. Thanks.

@nhinderliter

22 күн бұрын

Have fun with the elden beast lmao

@insomniac8458

21 күн бұрын

@@nhinderliter 6th play through shouldn't be too bad but its Elden Ring so dying or not fun shall be had haha!!

"Blood is a familiar sight in the Land of Reeds." Rivers of Blood in fact.

my thoughts on the dialogue yura spoke is that he managed to cut off Yura's bloody finger, in the item description, unlike most fingers in the game, the bloody finger has not been cut off, so Yura cutting it off could possibly mean he tried to sever the connection between Elenora and mohg via cutting off the tainted finger. But she kept fighting him, I think she may have been truly loyal to mohg which is why she was trusted with the purifying crystal tear.

First time viewer, what a great video ❤

Sick video!

Yura's cut voicelines are so damn good. It's criminal that they were cut. Crazy voiceactor.

great vid

@ZayftheScholar

Ай бұрын

Thanks @pabloqp7929! Just getting started so it means a lot.

That Okina Battle was🔥

@ZayftheScholar

26 күн бұрын

Thanks Ricky!

half a video in, yeah he got me. i'm subbing. lol

This video makes me plays samurai in my new playthrough! On another topic, what is the music that you use at 10:47?

Imagine if Sekiro spawned and you had to kill him 3 times against the mortal blade 😂

@ZayftheScholar

Ай бұрын

I think it's over for our tarnished if Sekiro shows up 😭

Okina sounds most likely an allegory for Miyamoto Musashi, and a reason why we don't get much more info.

Sekiro 2 should have a crossover with Elden Ring. Something to do with the dragon rot and the land of reeds.

I really hope that we get a heavier form of samurai armor in the DLC too. The base game one leaves a lot to be desired. Basically no poise and poor defenses. It makes any sort of cosplay build for pvp just suck.

Love the intro

@ZayftheScholar

2 ай бұрын

Appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment @TheSpectralForce! Looking at the comments it seems like it's a love it or hate it situation 😅

For me I’d like to see a eochaid dlc over reeds seems more interesting in my opinion I like the whole dancing blade stuff

Video start at 1:10

Just found you, but your stories are super well done! And super interesting! Your Japanese pronunciation is phenomenal. Makes me wonder if you speak Japanese

Thats crazy theyre adding samurai and samoodai

Bro gotta have that duel track between tarnished and okina for my gym playlist. That was fire. Nope sorry it was clearly nuclear power in that tract

I liked what I saw, tho I could only catch the bits related to samurai. I'm working on something related to this, hope to get it done before dlc launch, but there's so much more...

Im soo looking forward to this dlc. Especially since the Nagakiba is by far my all time favorite wepon in elden ring. Not just the fact that its made to figjt malenia for. Also the combination of speedband reafh are unmatched.

wtf is the music playing at the start? I want it on my playlist lol

It would be nice if they make land of reeds dlc

i wasn't ready for that badassery unfolding per 10:46 but you short-circuited a want with a need in ways i neither knew was possible nor necessary. you did that, Zayf 🚬🍄💜

@ZayftheScholar

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it LSP!

Where does the music come from in the vid. It's great!

@ZayftheScholar

Ай бұрын

Thanks KellySmith1144! I curate all the tracks from a site called uppbeat. They have a cool free plan. I'll drop a referral link if you want to check it out: uppbeat.io/?referral=zayf-x8dvc

An you make one for the Hero class, they’re my favorite.

That intro was awesome. I coomed.

@ZayftheScholar

Ай бұрын

I think you enjoyed it a little too much 😂but thanks!

Forgot one more. Another samurai possibly. The Blue Dnacer defeated the outer god of rot and halted the Scarlett rot long ago. Samurai was my first and favorite class. I have a dragon communication ancient dragon lightning samurai build set for the DLC. I also have a blood samurai that in my head canon is here for revenge against the Formless Mother who most likely has dominon over the Land of Reeds like the Greater Will has over the Lands Between.

The worst part about the blood stuff is Varré ripping of your nail so you can work for El Mohg

you're probably not going to see the land of reeds; the best bet is probably of seeing it is sekiro.

@ZayftheScholar

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, you're probably right...I really hope we get a Sekiro sequel at some point!

Lol super creative editing

@ZayftheScholar

2 ай бұрын

Thanks @d.robinson6262! Lol

The land of reeds is connecting sekiro with elden ring and the souls series in general

This dlc better add more samurai gear, not katanas, we have enough. Just gear.

@Caseyuptobat

8 күн бұрын

Lmao get Great Katana'd

Need the track from min.11

What about the white reed armor set and the Phantom samurai in the cave with the armer ?

I’m pretty sure Yura does mention that he came from the Land of Reeds… and that the lands are in a constant state of civil war. I’m not crazy, right? The Land of Reeds *have* been mentioned by a character? I feel like I specifically remember Yura mentioning this…

Im hoping we get some new Japanese armor types in the upcoming expansion to go with the Oadachi. Maybe also a Yumi bow.

Ive always wanted to know no more bout the other areas of the souls game that we only hear of but never see

Loved the vid man, yup I think we would not get any deeper for the land of reeds, but it's ok, I love the mystery around it, and prefer it to be mysterious, but I wanted new japanese weapons and armors for the dlc, hehe, I even wanted a kimono for my character. I also wish for a kusarigama, I mean, even a vulgar militia has one.

@ZayftheScholar

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much @hystericbunny76! Appreciate you taking the time to watch and leave a nice comment. I know what you mean; the mystery is totally an appeal point... but at the same time I can't help but wish for a little more 😭

Can I get the song I need it for when I’m playing from now on

Does anyone else think they should make elden ring 2, but it’s just the land of reeds

Watching your channel's progress with great interest. I'm liking what I see a lot. I never knew there was so much depth to Yura, but I respected him from the first time I saw him. One thing, if you don't mind criticism: I think we could do without the minute-long intro. Also the rapidly flashing light cuts were not pleasant to look at, at least for me. Other than that, your videos are really high quality, even better than some big mainstream channels. Keep it up :)

@ZayftheScholar

2 ай бұрын

I appreciate the feedback @deutschesinferno3078! Tried out some new stuff with this one so its great to hear your thoughts.

@Rich_P_Anya

2 ай бұрын

🙄🙄

WHAT IS THAT ARMOR SET YOU WERE WEARING AT 13:23

Katanas will always be a beautiful weapon

Eldin Ring needs a Land of Reeds DLC

cool!

@ZayftheScholar

23 күн бұрын

thanks!

what's the music in this video tho

bro can someone tell me the name of the music that was playing in the beginning

God an Odachi sounds fire, goddammit I already started my run I’m gonna do the dlc with and I’m a knight not a samurai oh well guess I’m doing a last samurai style storyline

Anyone else notice how the statue at the center of the church of vows is a nox? Weird...

@ZayftheScholar

Ай бұрын

Yeah I have been thinking about that lately actually...

@aayushdasgupta9754

Ай бұрын

I mean Celestial Dew, the item to be used there is explicitly linked to the Eternal City. Like out of 15 tears only 3 are found overground. 1 in Caria Manor (also closely tied to Nokstella), 1 in Raya Lucaria (maybe a Carian Sorcerer or Albinauric left it there), 1 in Leyndell (brought back by Radagon? he has used it himself)

What if Yura and Eleonora were two of Okina's followers and came together to the lands between to seek for their master and proper death. Eleonora fell for the Dragon communion wich gave her a power thirst that Yura saw grow more and more ovre the time. When they learned that their master fought Mogh they went to see him and Mogh offered them the same deal that he offered Okina. Driven by power lust, Eleonora took the offer while Yura, willing to keep his humanity, declined. The bloodlust erased the will of finding her master from Eleonora, only to be replaced by the will to hunt for tarnished. This could be why he knows so much about the dangers that Dragon communion comes with. He hunts for bloody finders, sawing what it did to her. And he would have to look for his companion to give her the only other thing she came to seek in the land between, a proper death.

I do have to say this Okina fights better then most players I run into online. And he's only running on an ai.

yura reminds me of William from Nioh

i think okina is seeking stronger enemies. the path of the warrior. i assumed alexander has the remains of someone from the lands of reeds inside, since he seems to follow okina.

@metal_fusion

26 күн бұрын

You deny your weapon its purpose 🇧🇷

@jevs8188

22 күн бұрын

@@metal_fusion warrior jarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

The editing in the video had no right going so hard... especially during that duel with Okina.

@ZayftheScholar

2 ай бұрын

Aw appreciate the kind words @c-master109!

Great fight scene editing. Very Tarantino and Spaghetti Western

@ZayftheScholar

2 ай бұрын

Thank you @stanronn!

It’s my head cannon that ura and elenora were lovers and he was tracking her down to put an end to her because she was staining her legacy

BEAUTIFUL CONTENT Your episode on Godwyn's flesh and Stormveil's unique rot/disease/mutation/sickness aye grafting sickness, but something more sinister lol the lore of this game's wasted on the layman like me, but the way you piece it together is mesmerizing. s

I kind of have a feeling that the blind swordsman who tutored malaneia was from the land of reeds since his blade of flowing water kind of lies within a lot of eastern, especially Japanese, symbolisms to do with change and natural order. Also malaneia probably created her blade off of her master’s blade and her blade is a katana

@galliusedan466

15 күн бұрын

Ive seen somewhere that the armour and sword that he wielded was based on the swords and armour of arabia

@THAT_GUY119

15 күн бұрын

@@galliusedan466 really? Where?

@galliusedan466

15 күн бұрын

@@THAT_GUY119 i believe it was mention in the vaati vidya video on melenia specifically the part on her childhood

I want more done with Okina

@ZayftheScholar

Ай бұрын

I feel like I could have guessed you would say that @okina-kev 😂

@Okina-Kev

Ай бұрын

@@ZayftheScholar 👋🏾😄

Is it the finger touched by mohg the blood god?

Its sekiro... I dont get why folks say We have never seen the Souls version of japan, we clearly have.

@shinsoatimaku

Ай бұрын

Sekiro isn't considered a souls game it is considered similar in difficulties and that is about it 💀

@shinsoatimaku

Ай бұрын

The combat isn't very similar to darks souls so it doesn't get respected

W video

@ZayftheScholar

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Snoop!

Nice intro

@ZayftheScholar

Ай бұрын

Thank you daf3625!

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