Has There Been Any Speculation About Why Marika/radagon Appear To Be Made Of Stone? It Doesnt Seem Like

has there been any speculation about why marika/radagon appear to be made of stone? it doesn’t seem like this was always the case from depictions of them in paintings, i wonder if it happened post-shattering… if the cinematic is to be trusted they weren’t made of stone when the shattering happened. wonder what that’s about

Miquella is full of childish whimsy (builds a tree house) but he's also full of childish stupidity (the tree is 1000ft tall).

Lichdragon Fortissax, Elden Ring

i like these theories!! i think there's definitely something to them. the idea of maragon (new name just dropped) becoming stone after becoming a god strikes true to me in the sense that it feels like something that would be hinted to us in the story - that although they are a powerful god, they are rigid, stuck in their ways (or the ways of the order), they have no freedom - they stagnate as stone rather than move freely like water. that, to me, sounds like what the game is trying to tell us about the golden order and the fate of the gods. they're no longer alive as they once were. perhaps they're even literally becoming 'icons' like the statues of them, rather than their own people with their own wants and desires. they're becoming a stagnating idea of what they are, in relation to the golden order... their existence outside of that has been diminished if not wiped out completely. in the ending cutscenes i always found it jarring how marika is essentially completely statuesque at this point - she has no say in whatever happens. you (or ranni) lift up her head and place it back on her shoulders, like a sculptor might. you're the creator - her wishes are negligible, cast aside, forgotten, irrelevant. idk if this is making sense but it's got my brain whirring

has there been any speculation about why marika/radagon appear to be made of stone? it doesn’t seem like this was always the case from depictions of them in paintings, i wonder if it happened post-shattering… if the cinematic is to be trusted they weren’t made of stone when the shattering happened. wonder what that’s about

wait....... i might be going speculation crazy............ but you know the term 'blood from a stone'.... what if this is basically what was happening with marika's imprisonment... the GW was essentially stuck with marika after the shattering, they kept her imprisoned (and tortured? she was impaled) for millennia but couldn't do much except punish her, maybe try to understand her motivations, whether she was in on the dire plot... IDK IM TWEAKING IMTWEAKING

has there been any speculation about why marika/radagon appear to be made of stone? it doesn’t seem like this was always the case from depictions of them in paintings, i wonder if it happened post-shattering… if the cinematic is to be trusted they weren’t made of stone when the shattering happened. wonder what that’s about

my fave thing to do on this blog is post some random question abt lore and actually have people respond and give me theories. like that’s so neat thank you meine starlight shards 🫶