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In Lords of the Fallen, the story takes us to a world where the Dark Crusaders must face a demonic army. They must watch over the safety of their world, but the appearance of the demons is a bad sign. They suspect that the evil god Adyr may return, so they must do everything possible to prevent his passage from the prison, where he is in a different dimension to them.
One of the attractions of this Soulslike game is the duality it plays with. On the one hand, the action usually takes place in Axiom, which would be the equivalent of our world. On the other hand, there is a dark version of reality called Umbral. Here, we explain what each of them consists of.
Umbral and Axiom realms in Lords of the Fallen
Axiom realm in Lords of the Fallen
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Axiom is one of the parallel worlds in Lords of the Fallen. This is the default scenario, so talking about it might not be as interesting as talking about the Umbral. Axiom is the representation of the world in which the characters live, and therefore, the main elements of the game coexist in it.
Unlike Umbral, in Axiom, enemies are fewer and less dangerous, making it ideal for beginners. Even if you rest in a Vestige, you will always wake up in Axiom. In these cases, it doesn't matter if you were near a point of interest in the Threshold; your return to the living world has no way back.
The Umbral Realm in Lords of the Fallen
The Umbral is the parallel dimension to reality in Lords of the Fallen. Although it coexists with Axiom, it is portrayed as a ghoulish, dead version of it. At times, it can cross the boundaries and invade the living world with its hellish landscape of destruction and death.
When Umbral and Axiom are overlaid, the material world continues to exist in the spiritual one. Another detail of Umbral is that the amount of enemies is much higher than in Axiom. Also, the longer you go into its map, the worse it is because the demons get increasingly hostile towards you.
However, playing in the Umbral has certain advantages. Since there are more enemies, you can collect larger amounts of Vigor and can upgrade your weapons faster.
Another advantage is that in Umbral, the Vigor multiplier varies. So the longer you are in the game, the better the benefits: you start with x1.10, and in some difficult scenarios, it reaches x3.00.
The last feature that is important to the Umbral experience is that it unlocks places that are inaccessible by default in Axiom. This allows you to find new items or upgrade the ones you already have.
That was our explanation of Axiom and Threshold, the parallel worlds that exist in Lords of the Fallen. If you are interested in learning more about this topic, check out our article on how to defeat the Light Reaper in the game.
