There is a lot of speculation surrounding the upcomingShadow of the ErdtreeDLC that will expand the world ofElden Ringeven more, bringing an all new chapter to the game’s lore. Although it’s known that a DLC is on its way, there are many questions aboutwhenElden Ringfans will get more updatesregarding an official release date. There is still so much that’s unknown about this DLC, but it could also address a long-running mystery surrounding a piece of cut content inElden Ring.
Since its release,Elden Ringhas drawn in many gamers with its beautifully crafted lore and intense, challenging combat. For those who have attempted to find every Talisman in the game, some may be familiar with the mystery that is the Entwining Umbilical Cord.Elden Ringhas many Talismans to discover, but this particular Talisman was eventually found to be cut content, meaning it currently doesn’t exist inElden Ring. However, the upcomingShadow of the ErdtreeDLC could help give some answers to what this piece of cut content provides.
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How Shadow of the Erdtree Could Solve the Entwining Umbilical Cord Mystery
Many players have wondered why the Entwining Umbilical Cord was excluded from the game in the first place. The item can be found in the data files ofElden Ring, but it was mysteriously left out of the game at launch. The only concrete information players have been able to decipher about the Entwining Umbilical Cord is that it “changes the demeanor of the wearer’s actions”. Some players have come to the conclusion that this means the Entwining Umbilical Cord would be a Talisman that switches the gender of a player’s character, which would make for an incredibly interesting item.
There really isn’t much known about whatShadow of the Erdtreewill entail, but the DLC would provide a perfect opportunity to finally unleash the Entwining Umbilical Cord from its data file shackles.Shadow of the Erdtreecould expand upon the storyofElden Ringin many different ways, and there could be a need for a Talisman such as the Entwining Umbilical Cord. If the prevailing gender-swapping theory turns out to be true,Shadow of the Erdtreecould possibly offer a quest that requires a player’s character to present themselves as a different gender.
This wouldn’t be the first time a FromSoftware game contained an object that changed the gender of a character.Dark Souls 2is a major FromSoftware titlethat has the Gender Swap Coffin, which alters the gender of a player’s character when they lie in it. IfShadow of the Erdtreebrings the Entwining Umbilical Cord into the spotlight, it could be quite useful for a quest that requires players to switch genders or simply just to switch gender for one’s own enjoyment. Currently, players can change their character’s appearance in the Roundtable Hold, but having a Talisman to do the job on the go would be fun.
There is already so muchlore in the world ofElden Ring, and that’s what makes the upcoming addition ofShadow of the Erdtreeso exciting. The game already has so much to offer fans of fantasy RPGs, and the promise of getting even more content sometime in the future has many players foaming at the mouth for more quests and strange mysteries to stumble upon. Although the Entwining Umbilical Cord is a Talisman that some fans have discarded as just content that was meant to get cut but remained in the data files, theShadow of the ErdtreeDLC could prove that the Talisman actually holds larger importance than these players originally thought.
Elden Ringis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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