What you MISSED in Millicent's Quest | Elden Ring Lore 

I love how you only put on the prosthetic arm when Millicent gets hers, Very clever

Millicent stands apart from most NPCs throughout all From Software games due to one simple trait: her complete selflessness. One of my favorite quests ever 💛

I love the concept that Millicent and the others are like emanations or blossoms of Malenia, it really represent how mystical this world is

I believe the Golden Needle was originally embedded in Malenia's flesh and broke during her fight with Radahn, which we can see depicted in some of the trailers. I think the only thing ambiguous about that is whether or not Malenia broke it on purpose in order to unleash the rot and win the fight. If so it doesn't change what happened, but it does cast Malenia is a worse light. I have never considered why the commander had it, but I believe it was broken by the time it was removed from Malenia's body. As for the bud off in the side room near Malenia's boss room, there seems to be two possibilities. The first is that this is Malenia's from when she bloomed against Radahn, and that when she was carried back to the Haligtree it was while still inside this flower/cocoon. The second option is that it is from one of Millicent's sisters, which is why their clothes are there. But, considering how big a deal it was for Millicent to bloom as she did, it seems unlikely that another of her sister's had already undergone a similar evolution. The Incantation Scarlet Aeonia, received from Malenia's Remembrance, makes it clear that Malenia has only bloomed twice. All item descriptions obtained from bosses and NPCs are written from the perspective that you have to kill the boss/NPC to get the item, and Scarlet Aeonia is no exception. Therefore the bloom in Malenia's side room cannot be from a third, offscreen bloom by Malenia. It is either her first flower, or belongs to one of her children/buds/clones.

Lore mother returns, and with an amazing cosplay!

NG+5 and I still don't have Millicents Prosthesis talisman because I can't bear to betray her. What a beautiful and moving character arc.

The prosthetic on your cosplay makes it a 10/10. Milicent is the best waifu par none.

I will put all my credits and sources in the description later sorry guys I'm quite exhausted so will be crashing for a bit. Thank you so much for watching!!

I have a minor correction I'd like to make: I am inclined to believe that Commander O'Neill is aligned to Malenia, directly or through his service to Miquella. For one, his soldiers are the Exiles, not Redmanes. Secondly, his name means "Son of Neill", and we get or meet his dad as the sole survivor in Castle Sol. And for Commander Nial being able to visit the Haligtree is the only comfort he was allowed as part of his vigil. Great video all in all, thanks for putting such effort into the theory-crafting and presentation both.

The questline is my favourite one, streamed it to my friends and we gave her the nickname "Baby girl" We got so happy every time we bumped into her. She is so kind and sweet, I thought we would have gotten to save her from the other Valkyries. When she said "If I am to flower into something other than myself." I actually cried no joke.

This was one of my favorite quests in the entire game. Millicent was such a good character and I was really hoping she would be there to see us rise to become Elden Lord.

I always thought that O’Neil served under Malenia. It’s speculated that O’Neil is the son of Niall (O’Neil roughly means “son of Niall”) who guards the Haligtree Medallion. You can also find a few cleanrot knights outside O’Neil’s boss room.

Millicent and Malenia's parallels are one of most compelling narratives in From Software's catalog. I can't help but admire them and how much they advocate for their sense of self: Malenia never yielding to the Rot unless she was truly pushed to her limits and Millicent who would rather die than accept the power of a Goddess. Also, you did such a great job of weaving together the nuances and fine details of the lore. Thank you, Chalice. Edit 1: Additionally, for Incantation users, Pest Threads can melt the Elden Beast. You're welcome. Edit 2: When you mentioned the importance of betrayal for Millicent's transformation, it reminds me of Mangekyou Sharingan.

Another parallel between Millicent and Malenia would be that they both had someone carrying them to the Haligtree both literally and metaphorically speaking: Finley carried Malenia on her back to return her to the Haligtree and we gave Millicent the tools she needed to make this way - we gave her the needle to cure her, we gave her the arm she could use to defend herself. Sure she was able to do the most work on herself, but I really like to think about how both she and Malenia weren't forced to face their fate alone, since in a world as dark as the Lands between the camaraderie between individuals shines so much brighter.

Falling asleep after a long day of work to this, sweet dreams with this new lore asmr :,) Ty

6:32 Marais indeed means swamp in french

Her ending reminds me of seigemeyer in ds1. The music in ash lake and finding him dead by the hand of his daughter all because we kept helping him through his journey and took away his purpose . These quest lines are so great

The flower outside Malenia's room is, most probably, from another of Milicent's sisters. One that blossomed but we don't get to know if it ultimatly failed or if she is on her way to become a scarlet valkyrie. After all, there's no reason Gowry would only want to create one scarlet valkyrie when Malenia had an army of valkyries.

That was phenomenal! Thank you for going the extra mile and digging up the little details behind this quest. I'm very much looking forward to seeing what you do next!

Another great video! If I had to guess, the bloom and clothing outside the boss room are from a previous "bud" Gowry sent on the same mission. Apparently the only one to succeed before Millicent

Wow, I never put it together that Millicent and her sisters were seed spores from when Malenia first blossomed in the Radahn fight. Wow, just wow. All of the imagery that provokes is awesome. And it is so obvious now that you mention it and show the dialogue related to it... Great work as always Miss Chalice!

Magnificent, Miss Chalice. Your soothing voice, cosplay and attention to detail, as well as the heart in which you guide us through this lore is excellent. I look forward to each video.

This is really good stuff. After many years of being subscribed to the Lore gods ( Vaati , Ashen Hollow , Hawkshaw etc ) , this is the first time in a very long time where a chanel manages to truly impress me. Absolutely amazing job

I was really confused about the siding against Millicent option. And I totally missed the true identity of Gowry. Thank you for clearing this up. It also fits Malenias character more as not being a mother. She is a fighter who protects het brother. So there is no time for romance in her life. She knows only duty.

I love how you only reveal your golden arm once millcent gets hers

love this cosplay so much, and almost everything i learnt here was surprising and new, keep up the good work.

I absolutely adore your content!! 🥰 from your outstanding cosplays (LOVE the prosthetic 😆❤) to your relaxing and calming voice and extreme passion for this game that is beyond bittersweet for me to play. Thank you so much for telling us about Polyana, I was very curious about her after the fight with O'Neil. Millicent's quest is honestly one of the saddest as I wish she could've been saved or at least chosen to live. I can't bring myself to finish it.

Thank you so much for this video! I haven't been this immersed in ages, this was so cool how you described and revealed everything, even your arm!

Millicent has a great questline, and your apparent dedicaton takes it to an another level of story telling. It can be seen, that you like what you're doing, so keep up the good work!

Thank you for this video! I've been needing a little help figuring out Millicent's quest. Your channel is awesome! 😄💜

These videos are so high quality. Such a nice explanation as well!

I love that she attacks you in the rot swamp with two arms and when you defeat her and then find her again with just one arm. Only feel a little guilty about that

Wow. Wonderfully done. You've helped me overcome the guilt I've been feeling for blasting through all the dialogue in the game. 🤘🏼😎🤘🏼

New to the channel and i really enjoyed this. The way that you deliver your lines in soft-speak is very relaxing. You’ve earned a sub! 👍

Excellent video and cosplay! Millicent is far and away my favorite character and this was a joy to watch.

The thing about the needle is it's not just tied to rot: it's a tool of purification. If you follow the Frenzied Flame path, you can take the needle to the arena after defeating Placidusax and use it to cure yourself of the Frenzied Flame, allowing you to both save Melina *and* avoid the Frenzied Flame ending. I haven't delved deep enough yet to know how all this ties together; it might simply be that it's another thing the needle is capable of, but I'd be surprised if anything in this game was that simple.

Amazing cosplay! And your voice and calmness are so peaceful. I can't tell you how many times I fell asleep listening to you! Something about your voice is just so calming. On other hand... beautiful cosplay, great lore combing and details. I didn't even know that guy was a pest. That explains a lot. In my first time playing I thought the girl you're helping was actually Melenia. And you have to help her get to the tree so you can fight her. But nope.

what a great breakdown. excellent video!

wow this was great insight. I've played through the game 14 times and I never made some of these connections. Brilliant insights :) Thank you for your wonderful content! Keep up the great work!

This has got to be the most relaxing lore video I think I’ve ever watched, thank u for making this

absolutely love these lore videos, so well presented and explained, excellent work. Many thanks. Subbed!

Yay my favorite lore channel is back!! missed your lore and your cosplays Chalice!

oh my god I died when you started wearing the prosthetic arm 😂 great touch to the video, and great cosplay!

Awesome video and explanation.. this was one of my favorite questlines. Also..this is approaching Vaati Vidya level of good and intricate explanation and good writing about lore. Great job :D And like Vaati, you have a great voice for this kind of stuff. i really like your channel and lore videos.

Another great in depth video by the queen of elden ring lore. I must say you really dig deep and give such a neat take on everything. Also you give a refreshing new take on stuff sometimes that I haven't heard from other people. Many of your theories have turned out to be my favorite theories that I now subscribe to. All that and you do it while looking good(quite often in cosplay), and while speaking in a soft-spoken voice to give that asmr-y vibe and you're very well spoken which is nice. Anyways I'm rambling. I just wanted to say I appreciate the amount of effort you put into these videos. It's apparent that you really put in a lot of time into research and editing and getting clothing for cosplay and amazing makeup. Even going as far as to hold your right eye closed(which, in my opinion, is the harder of the two to close)through the entirety if the video lmao 😂 I kept thinking "she's gonna open it now that the intros down, right?" Then 10 minutes in "okay, but surely she's gonna open it now though, yeah?" Hahaha, congrats on that one. So yeah... great channel, great videos, and lore dives. It's a wonderful channel you've got going and I am a big fan since I discovered it. You deserve more subscribers and I suspect you'll get them. Especially once the dlc comes out and you start doing vids on that, and people are searching more regularly and seeing you as a suggestion. Okay I'm done now, I'm writing too much, lol. Have a lovely day. Keep up the awesome vids! 👍

Been waiting a while for this one, let's get started, brilliant ❤️👏👍. Keep up this amazing content please.

Love your interpretation and delivery of this story

I didn't realize Gowry becomes a monster until I saw this video. That reveal literally gave me chills.

Thank you for sharing your research and your beautiful voice with us, Miss. Content creators like you are helping me get through some rough times and to more easily fall asleep. I shall not forget this. Best of wishes!

this is one of my favorite cosplays you have done

Your narration skills are off the charts!! Also your voice! Wtf? You definitely have a talent!

Amazing questline and brilliantly told by you. Thank you for this video.

I only just recently beat it for the first time and I just found your videos and I’m so excited to dive in. Your voice is soooo pleasing its like story time so excited to watch them all. Come on, From do us some DLC pleeeaaaase 🤞🏻🤞🏻

I get the feeling Gowry is Millicent's "father" in the same way that Pa-pa was Eleven's "father" in Stranger Things.

what's better than just lore videos, ASMR Lore videos!! so good and detailed love it!

your outfit and scar makeup looks awesome. your lore videos are my favorite

aahhhh, im glad i found this video. it explains quite a lot. Thanks for the video!

Glad to finally see the full cosplay in action. You did a great job pulling off Millicent's look. It greatly pleases me to see more people explore Millicent's questline, and its intricacies as she is definitely one of the best characters in the game. One thing to note is that the Unalloyed Needle that Millicent uses is likely Malenia's original Unalloyed Needle. We see in the game cinematic intro that when Malenia stabbed herself and Radahn to infect him with her rot, there is a moment where she performs a sort of snapping motion as she digs the blade deeper into her flesh. This indicates that what she broke off was the needle that Miquella had specifically made for her, its presence needing to be removed to the Scarlet Aeonia blossom. Commander O'Neil could have found the Needle sometime after the fight, and has been using it to stave off his own deteriorating condition, as he is seen weaponizing the effects of the scarlet rot during the boss fight, at least unintentionally. Millicent's quest to return the Needle back to Malenia might actually have a more hopeful interpretation than we realize because of this. Considering that Malenia's "daughters" are very likely offshoots of herself, it is possible that they may also be formed with semblances or traces of their original's very being. The pride, and dignity Malenia had forsaken was her will of resistance towards the Scarlet Aeonia nurturing itself within her, something she seems to show little care for in our fight against her. Her daughters might possibly contain part of Malenia's essence within them, with Millicent probably representing something akin to her "mother's" sense of integrity. The fact she is the only one amongst the sisters who seems to develop her own personality could be part of why she is considered superior to her four siblings who blindly follow Gowry's orders. Even an earlier version of Millicent which possesses both of her arms invades the player with no rhyme or reason, something that greatly contrasts her personality as shown later on in the game, possibly because she has yet to develop her own sense of identity by the time we encounter her as an enemy. It is also interesting how Malenia's own prosthesis seems to fit Millicent perfectly as well, further supporting this idea that the two are more interconnected than meets the eye. The Aeonia we see at the bottom of the Halightree, and near the entrance to the boss room is probably that of another girl born from Malenia's blooming within Caelid, one who preceded Millicent. Said offshoot of Malenia had likely also embarked on a similar journey to find their creator, yet somehow met her end before the events of the game. All the sisters wear the same outfits as well, that being the Traveler's Clothes, which we can find before the previously mentioned flower. The description of this set does not specifically state that it belonged to Millicent, its design apparently serving as a typical choice in attire for women who embark on a journey to "confront" their fate. In fact, even Melina wears this very set of clothes, although that is an angle to explore for another time. This all further supports the idea that Millicent isn't the first of Gowry's attempts at making a Scarlet Valkyrie, another having been considered worthy prior to her. For reasons unknown Millicent iscompelled to find Malenia and learn more about her. Once she grows more aware of their connection to each other she becomes determined to return to Malenia “The will that was once her own. The dignity, the sense of self, that allowed her to resist the call of the scarlet rot.”. Said previously mentioned concepts being represented by the Unalloyed Needle. When siding with Millicent at the end of her questline, and receiving her needle in the process, it is noted that the item in question has been changed from the time we gave it to her. It now has a different coloration, and somehow “bears no trace of befouled blood, but is faintly moist with dew”. With the needle having been attached to Millicent’s body for so long it now seemingly contains traces of her flesh, and being within it. Millicents quest line at a first glance is extremely tragic. If looked at from a surface level perspective it would appear she has died without fulfilling her mission. The player now has the option to bring resolution to Millicent’s so long as they choose to follow the needles instructions, by returning it to Malenia. Seemingly a noble gesture, yet not a triumphant one considering we have to clash against Malenia to do so, and Millicent’s life was still lost. However, that might not be the entire story when taking into account all that was mentioned previously. Malenia is implied to still be alive even after we bested her in combat, as hinted by the description of the Scarlet Aeonia incantation. Not only does it speak about her in present tense, but also mentions she has yet to become “True Goddess” requiring a third bloom to achieve such a state. There is also the fact that once she is defeated the empyrean leaves behind a much larger Scarlet Aeonia flower where she once stood, a symbol of coming rebirth for her and her daughters. With the game indicating that she might somehow return, the player can now Return the Needle, as the prompt indicates. For making this choice, the game, or seemingly the flower, rewards the player with a different needle altogether, another one made by Miquella to fend off the influence of the outer gods. One that is incomplete, yet potentially capable of removing the hold of the Frenzied Flame. Could this be an exchange of sorts, one done in service of gratitude? How could someone who is gone express their appreciation for your actions? Though her body may have perished Millicent’s will appears to live on, within the Needle, the will that once belonged to Malenia. Having finally been returned to the place it was always meant to be, she will still live on once the empyrean is reborn anew.

This one is my favorite. Thank you.

Oh I appreciate this a lot. Millicent is without a doubt my favourite NPC in the game. Also, really cool cosplay! The prosthetic arm and the "Rot Marks"(?) on your right side of face is perfect! 👍

Lore mommy delivers as always !

You are absolutely brilliant and I instantly subbed. Happy trails 🖤

Your voice is always so calming to listen to, and always makes my day better.

This is a very good summary of the storyline, well done.

Everything you do in these videos make me feel comfortable and more knowledge thirsty for ER lore

This was a really wonderful video!!! Thanks for dropping this lore. I know when I met Gowry his voice seemed evil but he wanted to help a girl and I thought maybe I was just being silly XD From Software games are so masterfully done. Really complex and layered stories that you need to piece together with item clues. I love it.

Great summary! Thank you

Fantastic lore video as always. Millicemt's tale is so tragic

Excellent work pricing together all this information!

This is so good! I never realized that about Gowry despite doing Millicent's questline! Just went back to scoop up that pesky incantation, thank you!

Fantastic video as always, love going as far as cosplaying the character it came out great.

This was a wonderful video as I missed her completely on my first playthrough since I quickly had a hatred for the caelid region.

Your voice makes this lore ASMR and no one can tell me otherwise.

Man, I'm on my 3rd playthrough, read item descriptions, read reddit lore threads, and you still pointed out new things to me. Great video!

Thank you for the great video! Congrats on the excellent cosplay!

Another excellent lore video. Very much appreciated.

Everybody in the game talks like u. Very soothing . Awesome Sauce

Keep up the great work!!

Amazing video, content/cosplay/voice/lore. Hopefully many more to come.

found your content on tiktok and I love every episode! you and VaatiVidya are the goats when it comes to Elden Ring content. Your storytelling is great and I love listening to you explain the lore

Amazing video as always, for me Millecent's quest is one of the best on the game along with Selen's one. Other thing very interesting is the power that carry that needle, because it literally can keep under controll godslike powers, like the scarlet rot from the Godess of Rot and the flame from the God of Frenezied Flame

Amazing video! Excellent work. Well Met .

loved the video. would love to see goldmask or corhyn next

Great video as always and awesome cosplay! :)

I could listen to you all evening. Very relaxing and eloquent. Also I enjoy the content and like that you added to what I thought. And your beautiful just gonna say it.

your content is great pls dont stop

Ya know, I’ve seen a lot of lore videos from a whole lot of different people, but yours in particular I find more captivating. Like you break the lore down to the smallest piece and make it easier for my oonga boonga brain to understand. Also nice cosplay. Would love to see a radahn video with his cosplay.

One of my favorite quest lines!

Another great lord vid well done and I love your cosplay ^^

another great video. I loved the milicent quest so i enjoyed very much this ^^

The cosplay is much appreciated missy, thanks

Loved the cos and how you didn't have the prosthesis till Mill got her's. Very cool. Also I agree with your lore analysis keep up the excellent work.

Your makeup always looks so sick I love these cosplay lore videos fam!

Thanks, that was incredible.

Fantastic video Chalice! Please keep them up! Have you ever considered doing ASMR? Your demeanor is perfect for it. I mean these vids you do are damn near it already lol

Very well researched. Nice

Thank you so much for this.

Loved this video! And nice cosplay :)

Great video, thank you

Great vid by chalice...also nice cosplay,sweet asmr voice... Story about millicent is interesting...even we solved her quest(by helping her) a mysterys keep on coming rather than solved