The events leading up to Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree have given us a central antagonist to pursue. The relentless march of Messmer the Impaler and his armies in the Shadow Realm has left a wake of destruction, a path which Miquella the Kind and the players will have to follow in order to see the events of the DLC to its conclusion. Naturally, that means a confrontation with Messmer is on the cards, and it will not be an easy fight at all.