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title: 'What Are the Bloodfiends in Elden Ring? | Lore Shorts'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=rDAzCxPO4yE'
video_id: 'rDAzCxPO4yE'
date: 2026-08-24
duration_sec: 69
channel: 'VaatiVidya'
---

# What Are the Bloodfiends in Elden Ring? | Lore Shorts

> Source: [What Are the Bloodfiends in Elden Ring? | Lore Shorts](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rDAzCxPO4yE)

## Summary

This video explores the lore of Bloodfiends in Elden Ring, presenting evidence from item descriptions to link them to demihumans and theorize about their origin.

### Key Points

- **String drop evidence** [00:03] — Blood fiends drop string, an item described as often carried by demihumans, and demihumans are the only other enemy that drops it.
- **Alluring pot evidence** [00:17] — The alluring pot lures and distracts humans outside of combat, but it also works on blood fiends, just as it does on demihumans, even during combat.
- **Origin theory** [00:50] — The theory suggests that when the realm of shadow diverged, a demihuman clan was cut off, and the formless mother hid in their ancestor's shadow, drawing them into her embrace.

## Transcript

Let me explain. Our first piece of evidence is that the blood fiends are able to drop string, which in its description mentions it is often carried [music] by demihumans. Indeed, demihumans are the only other enemy that
drops it. Then there's another item that mentions demihumans. It's the alluring pot. It conjures a pale shadow that will lure [music] and distract humans outside of combat. and it specifies that demihumans will be lured in even during
combat. Of course, this works exactly as [music] is claimed against demihumans, but it works against blood fiends as well. Therefore, the two species are clearly related. So, when the realm of shadow diverged from the lands [music]
between, I speculate that their clan was cut off from the wider demihuman population. Then the formless mother hid in the shadow of their ancestor and drew them into her embrace. Credit to user Rajko on Reddit who came up with this
Rajko on Reddit who came up with this theory.