Earn Cash Back at Marika
Queen Marika the Eternal is more than just an Elden Ring vessel we see and fight across The Lands Between; she is also an elemental of Numen, one of outer god’s vassals whose choices and destiny are determined by Greater Will – Ranni deliberately destroyed her flesh so she could break free of its influence.
Though players never interact directly with Marika in-game, they still gain much insight into her character through conversations with other characters and gear descriptions. For instance, Black Knife Assassin armor reveals them to be of Numen race, connecting them with Marika. Furthermore, we overhear blacksmith Hewg praying at Roundtable Hold for Marika who then orders him to create weapon capable of killing gods – this may explain why Greater Will locked her up inside Erdree as punishment.
The Stakes of Marika are an additional checkpoint system within The Lands Between that serves as an alternative to Sites of Grace; though they don’t offer as many choices, they allow players to revive near where they died without losing Runes or having to relevel magic levels.