The most tragic NPC in Elden Ring was forgotten due to a typo

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We must remember the sweeting that Rennala forgot

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An Elden Ring modder has discovered a tragically forgotten NPC who's doomed to toil in obscurity due to an unfortunate typo.

During the first phase of the boss fight in Raya Lucaria against Rennala, you have to deal with a room full of 'sweetings,' young scholars who crawl around and harass you as you fight the Queen of the Full Moon herself. Several times throughout the fight, Rennala will call on three of these sweetings to form a bubble shield around her.

So next time you're running through Raya Lucaria, pour one out for this NPC, doomed to perish in obscurity due to a single mispressed key. (Man, the worst I get for a typo is an email from a pedantic reader.)

Modder Grimrukh has certainly been busy, developing a Survival Mode for Elden Ring that forces you to fight hunger, thirst, and the need for crafting materials alongside all the most intimidating monsters of the Lands Between. They've also worked on Dark Souls: Nightfall, a fan-made "direct sequel" to FromSoftware's classic.

Even months after launch, players are making new discoveries in Elden Ring - and not all of them are coming from poking around the game files. Numerous players are still learning about things like Melina's secret summon, and some sad souls are still coming to terms with the consequences of Fia's hugs.

None of the best FromSoftware games will disappoint.

Dustin Bailey
Dustin Bailey
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Dustin Bailey joined the GamesRadar team as a Staff Writer in May 2022, and is currently based in Missouri. He's been covering games (with occasional dalliances in the worlds of anime and pro wrestling) since 2015, first as a freelancer, then as a news writer at PCGamesN for nearly five years. His love for games was sparked somewhere between Metal Gear Solid 2 and Knights of the Old Republic, and these days you can usually find him splitting his entertainment time between retro gaming, the latest big action-adventure title, or a long haul in American Truck Simulator.