Mound-Maker Cage Spider
Lore
Behind the stables in the Undead Settlement is this friendly cage spider. He will only repeat one phrase, giving you a hint how to join the Mound-Maker covenant:
"Another Nana disappeared. So the grandson carries a cage. He ever has his cage. And Nana's never coming back. So come into the cage and become Nana's shade…."
Theories
Who is Nana?
Why the Spider Invites You into the Cage
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I sort of had the same theory about the handmaid being Sirris's grandmother, but there's really not a whole lot of evidence that proves it. Plus, if it was a gift, why would she sell it?
The only evidence seems to be in the special Blossom's description. A counter-argument could easily be made because the Handmaid is most likely very very old. So, the term Grandmother could just be one of respect or station in the covenant and not a familial one in this case.
I don't understand how Sirris being the Shrine Handmaiden's granddaughter has anything to do with this.
"Another Nana disappeared. So the grandson carries a cage. He ever has his cage. And Nana's never coming back. So come into the cage and become Nana's shade…."
1. The Shrine Handmaiden didn't disappear. She's been sitting around at Firelink Shrine for eons (At the very least since the Untended Graves timeline).
2. Who's the grandson with the cage? You only mentioned a grandmother, granddaughter, and grandfather.
"Still closed, still closed…. Mmmmmm…"
I think that if the familial terms are in reference to blood relations, that the grandson could be the hollowed man that carries the cage. I'm not entirely sure that the Untended Graves is in the same timeline though.
- "…provide thee succour"