Enir Ilim and the Gates of Divinity are where the story of Elden Ring both begins and where it ends in Shadow of the Erdtree, yet we know practically nothing about them or how they work.

In this video, join me as I look at the historical inspirations behind the design- everything from the Tower of Babel to the game's very cosmology, pick apart what we know about their function and what becoming a God really means, and finally discuss how it all makes sense of the plot of Elden Ring.

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