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Those Who Live in Death

GamesUndeadVariesSorcery2010 to today

The undead of Elden Ring (2022). They exist because a demigod was killed in soul but not in body, and death began leaking into the world. The ruling Golden Order hunts them as heresy, while the character Fia asks the player to become Elden Lord and end their persecution.12

Battle it
First appeared
2022
Elden Ring (2022)
Source work
Elden Ring (2022)
FromSoftware
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
Japan
What causes it
Sorcery
Deathroot, the form in which the stolen Rune of Death spread through the roots of the Erdtree after the demigod Godwyn was assassinated; contact with it creates the undead.
How you become one
Contact with Deathroot.
How it moves
Varies
Intelligence
Some intelligence
Weak spots
  • holy damage
  • striking the glowing bones before they reassemble

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2022

Elden Ring (2022)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Mostly skeletons, which pull themselves back together after being cut down12

2

Found in catacombs and graveyards12

3

Golden Order fundamentalists hunt them as an offence against the natural order12

4

The character Fia defends them and wants to be their guardian12

5

The sorcerer Rogier argues they have done nothing wrong and have a right to live12

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (varies), not a measurement.

You, walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
You, jogging about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
Those Who Live in Death about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h (15 mph)
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h (23 mph)

Sources

  1. Those Who Live in Death - Elden Ring Wiki
  2. Elden Ring - RAWG

Every fact on this page comes from these sources, written in our own words. Spotted a mistake? Tell us at [email protected].

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