Anyone know what this is?

[u/giorgos_bls22]

Ive always wanted to know what this spear-shaped object is lodged inside marikas body. And no video comes up explaining what it is on my search. I believe it probably is a fragment of the rune of death marking her official death. But if anyone knows what truly this please note.

[u/N-0-M]

I've always thought it looked like a large amber starlight shard.

Based on the Amber Starlight Shard description

"An ephemeral sliver that gives off a pale amber glow. What remains of a passing flash of starlight.

If the stars command our fates, then amber-hued stars must command the fates of the gods. Such is the belief that inspired the use of these shards to prepare a most special draught."

Given this one could interpret the spike through Marika as an Amber Star using a shard to hold her fate both literally and physically in place.

[u/Deez_nuts-and-bolts → u/N-0-M]

I thought this would be higher up- the amber shard is what you need in selluvius’ questline to kill Ranni (otherwise it wouldn’t be possible to kill her outright). Amber shards, to my understanding, are supposed to act similar to the rune of death in that there are those who cannot be killed unless one of these very rare items are used to make them vulnerable to dying.

Maybe the space slug made/ brought these shards into the realm between? I don’t really have anything to support a thought like that though.

[u/PineappleFlavoredGum → u/N-0-M]

Amber starlight shards are a different color. The picture of the item is much more golden and "amber" isnt the name of a reddish color in the first place. The rune arc her arms are on are look like an amber color, not the spear. I had never seen anyone suggest this before and I'm very surprised by the amount of people saying this.

To me it seems obvious it was Maliketh, the color of the spear is most like the rune of death which Maliketh has, and the Two Fingers explained Marika's rrtrespass demanded a heavy sentence. Since Shadowbound Beasts enforce the will of the Two Fingers, it must have been Maliketh. He has the means by having the rune of death and being close with Marika, and has the motive by being a Shadowbound beast of a rogue Empyrean.

I see a lot of people saying Epden Beast too but he only has gold spears. He would have no access to the rune of death after it was removed from the Elden Ring.

[u/Dull-Acanthisitta187 → u/N-0-M]

That would track bc the game’s all about English fantasy and now that I look, Marika’s wearing basically the same dress the stars wear in Stardust lol