Cathedral Ward

Lore

In the Oedon Chapel, you'll find the Oedon Chapel Dweller. This creature ask you to bring people to the safety of the chapel. The characters you can bring are: Arianna, Adella, Lonely Old Woman, Narrow-Minded Man, and a Suspicious Beggar. Alfred is also met for the first time in the Cathedral Ward, behind the tomb that leads to Old Yharnam.

In the Grand Cathedral, Vicar Amelia guards the gate to the Forbidden Woods. To gain access, you must inspect the skull on the altar, which will change the phase of the moon to night.

Connections

• Central Yharnam
• Forbidden Woods
• Healing Church Workshop
• Hemwick Charnel Lane
• Nightmare Frontier
• Old Yharnam

Lore Notes

• "The Byrgenwerth spider hides all manner of rituals, and keeps our lost master from us. A terrible shame. It makes my head shudder uncontrollably."
• "A watchman of Byrgenwerth guards the gate with a password, the sacred adage of the Grand Cathedral."
• "Heir to the ritual of blood, purveyor of ministration. Place your hand on the altar's sacred covering, and inscribe Master Laurence's adage upon your flesh."
• "The sky and the cosmos are one. - The Choir."

Theories

Why the Giants Rest

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The giants (at least the ones present in Cathedral Ward) are basically sentinels that answer to the highest level of authority present in the area, which happens to be Amelia. When you defeat her, and night falls, the Giants more than likely return to their passive states, as they are stripped of their purpose. It seems evident that the Church Servants and Giants are the handiwork of the Church's meddling, as they are anything but human. They may walk upright, but they're quite monstrous in appearance and stature. Some suspect that both were used as both assets on the Hunt and as enforcers.

Or they could just simply be resting. Lugging around that much weight, especially up and down comparatively small steps, is probably a huge burden on them. Though, it is a little odd because the giants are the ones wearing the bells that signify the hunt's on. You'd think at nighttime they'd be patrolling when the hunt was at its peak.

What's Beyond the Indefinitely Closed Door

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Some presumed that the door linked back to the end of the Great Bridge, where you fight the Cleric Beast. While that is true, the reason for it staying shut is simply that the mystery door did in fact open in a pre-release build of the game. So, it was cut either for lore reasons, as a way to troll players, or to prevent people from being really underwhelmed by what would ultimately have been a fairly useless shortcut.

Sources

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Oedon Chapel Dweller Dialogue
Yharnam's done fer, I tell ya.
But if you spot anyone with their wits about 'em…
Tell 'em about this here Oedon Chapel.
They'll be safe here. The incense wards off the beasts.

Suspicious Beggar Dialogue
It's a wonderful place.
They even let beggars like myself in!

Arianna's Shoes
Shoes worn by Arianna, woman of the night in the Cathedral Ward.
Innocent and cute, in contrast with its owner.

Blood of Arianna
Blood taken from Arianna, Cathedral Ward woman of
pleasure. The sweet blood of Arianna restores HP, and
temporarily speeds stamina recovery.
A member of the old Healing Church would know that her
blood is similar to precisely what was once forbidden.

Gold Pendant
Pendant of Vicar Amelia. Use to change into a blood gem,
which fortifies weapons.
This pendant, passed down among the vicars who head the
Healing Church, is a reminder of the cautionary adage. To
reveal the adage, touch the altar skull.

Oedon Tomb Key
Key to the gate that blocks the Tomb of Oedon.
Beyond the tomb, Oedon Chapel can be found in the centre
of the Cathedral Ward.
Only today the church is abandoned, and some say that the
residents of Oedon have all gone mad.

Upper Cathedral Key
The key to the Upper Cathedral Ward seal.
The upper echelons of the Healing Church are formed by the
School of Mensis, based in the Unseen Village, and the Choir
occupying the Upper Cathedral Ward.
This key brings one a step closer to the Choir.

Cosmic Eye Watcher Badge
Badge of a member of the Choir, elites of the Healing Church.
The eye signifies the very cosmos.
The Choir stumbled upon an epiphany, very suddenly and
quite by accident. Here we stand, feet planted in the earth,
but might the cosmos be very near us, only just above our heads?

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