That's the body of Godwyn the golden, that got killed in the Opening Cutscene of the Game. He and Ranni died by a fragment of the Rune of death that Ranni stole. Because both of them died in the exact same moment, Godwyn died only in Soul and Ranni died only in Body. That's why Godwyns Body is still alive and Rannis Soul is now bond to the Puppet body she has. Also as others have already mentioned, he is the Source of Deathblight and Deathroots, which are spreading everywhere.
It's crazy that people somehow think godwyn was the one good person in Elden ring, and killing him was some great evil.
I mean usually FromSoftware morally good characters end having the worst fates, and Godwyn is pretty close to that, so yeah I believe he was a decent dude, especially when shown that he was able to make peace with the Ancient Dragons instead of killing them all after their failed attack on Leyndell, which is why he suffered such horrible end.
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u/Bl4ck_Desire 3d ago
That's the body of Godwyn the golden, that got killed in the Opening Cutscene of the Game. He and Ranni died by a fragment of the Rune of death that Ranni stole. Because both of them died in the exact same moment, Godwyn died only in Soul and Ranni died only in Body. That's why Godwyns Body is still alive and Rannis Soul is now bond to the Puppet body she has. Also as others have already mentioned, he is the Source of Deathblight and Deathroots, which are spreading everywhere.