(ELDEN RING AU)

Godwyn was the son of Queen Marika the Eternal and her consort and first Elden Lord, Godfrey, making him a scion of the so-called "Golden Lineage", of which Godrick the Grafted was the final descendant.

During his mother's reign, the Erdtree came under assault by the Dragons, who had ruled the world before Marika's ascent. The forces of the Erdtree managed to triumph against the dragons, with Godwyn prevailing against the dreaded Fortissax, earning the mighty dragon's friendship in the process.

This friendship between former foes led to the establishment of the capital’s Ancient Dragon Cult, in which Leyndell Knights could learn dragon incantations. Fortissax’s own sister, the dragon Lansseax, took the form of a human to commune with the knights as a priestess of the cult. The cult was allowed within the Golden Order since its seal, and lightning itself, were both imbued with gold. The red-hued incantations were also taught in secret.

Godwyn would eventually meet his end during the Night of the Black Knives. Seeking to be free from her fate as a pawn of the Greater Will, Godwyn's step-sister Lunar Princess Ranni stole a fragment of the Rune of Death from Maliketh, imbuing the weapons of Numen assassins with it through a fearsome rite. His death was the first recorded death of a demigod, and served as the catalyst for the shattering of the Elden Ring and the subsequent war that broke out between his siblings and step siblings.

While Godwyn was believed to be the first dead among the demigods, he and Ranni were said to have both died. He was branded with one half of the Cursemark of Death along with Ranni. However, as Ranni's flesh perished only Godwyn's soul perished leaving him able to die a true death, many believe him to be dead and that is how he wishes it to be.

He took up residence as the prince of death in the Deep root depths, a nameless Eternal City lies in ruins underground with many of its buildings sinking into a mire and an enormous cavern at the roots of the Erdtree.