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Living String
Special material used in a Holy Chalice ritual.
The immense brain that Mensis retrieved from the nightmare
was indeed lined with eyes on the inside, but they were of
an evil sort, and the brain itself was terribly rotten.
But even still, it was a legitimate Great One, and left a relic.
A living relic, at that, which is a precious thing indeed.
One Third Umbilical Cord
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A great relic, also known as the Cord of the Eye. Every
infant Great One has this precursor to the umbilical cord.
Every Great One loses its child, and then yearns for a
surrogate. This Cord granted Mensis audience with Mergo,
but resulted in the stillbirth of their brains.
Use to gain Insight and, so they say, eyes on the inside,
although no one remembers what that truly entails.
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.
Mensis Cage
The School of Mensis controls the Unseen Village.
This hexagonal iron cage suggests their strange ways. The
cage is a device that restrains the will of the self, allowing
one to see the profane world for what it is.
It also serves as an antenna that facilitates contact with the
Great Ones of the dream.
But to an observer, the iron cage appears to be precisely
what delivered them to their harrowing nightmare.
Student Uniform (cape)
Uniform of the students of Byrgenwerth, a bygone institute of
learning. Features a thick cape.
The Healing Church has its roots in Byrgenwerth, and
naturally borrows heavily from its uniform design.
The focus not on knowledge, or thought, but on pure
pretension would surely bring Master Willem to despair, if
only he knew.
Ritual Blood
Material used in a Holy Chalice ritual.
One of the basic ingredients used to satiate a Holy Chalice is
this in coagulable blood.
When all is melted in blood, all is reborn.
Inflicted Organ
Special material used in a Holy Chalice ritual.
Special body parts collected by the Healing Church in
What was this gruesome bait used to lure?
The additional rite Rotted Offering beckons ungodly forces,
normally terrifying things, but also worthy prey for a special
hunt.
Yellow Backbone
Special material used in a Holy Chalice ritual.
Special body parts collected by the Healing Church.
What was this gruesome bait used to lure?
The additional rite Rotted Offering beckons ungodly forces,
normally terrifying things, but also worthy prey for a special
hunt.
Tonsil Stone
A latticed, deformed rock, or perhaps a meteorite.
Appears useless, but possesses some odd gravitational force
that prevents its riddance. A dubious soul once said:
"Step lightly round to the right of the great cathedral, and
seek an ancient, shrouded church… The gift of the godhead
will grant you strength…"
Iron Door Key
Of the three great bridges that link the two cathedral
cradles, this key opens the iron door that leads to the
midlevel bridge.
There are no thieves in the nightmare. Then, why lock a
door? Be warned, there must be a very, very good reason.
Moon Rune
A secret symbol left by Caryll, runesmith of Byrgenwerth.
A transcription of "moon," as spoken by the Great Ones
inhabiting the nightmare.
Gain more Blood Echoes.
The Great Ones that inhabit the nightmare are
sympathetic in spirit, and often answer when called upon.
Black Hooded Iron Helm
Iron helmet worn by hunters of the Unseen Village.
The hunters of Yahar'gul answer to the village's founders,
the School of Mensis. Hunters in name only, these
kidnappers wear these black hoods low to shadow their
eyes.
This helm is made of metal, a rarity for hunter garb, and has
high defense, but only against physical attacks.
Iron Yarhar'gul Helm
Iron helmet worn by hunters of the Unseen Village.
Removing the hood reveals something reminiscent
of a warrior of a previous age.
This headwear is made of metal, a rarity for hunter garb,
and has high defense, but only against physical attacks.
Yarhar'gul Black Garb
Thick black pullover worn by hunters of the Unseen Village.
The hunters of Yahar'gul answer to the village's founders,
the School of Mensis. Hunters in name only, these
kidnappers blend into the night wearing this attire.
Designed primarily to defend from physical attacks, the
binding of thick rope servers both to protect its wearer, and
restrain his foes.
Yarhar'gul Black Gloves
Thick black gloves worn by hunters of the Unseen Village.
The hunters of Yahar'gul answer to the village's founders,
the School of Mensis. Hunters in name only, these
kidnappers blend into the night wearing this attire.
Designed primarily to defend from physical attacks.
Micolash, Host of the Nightmare dialogue:
"Ahh, Kos, or some say Kosm… Do you hear our prayers?"
"No, we shall not abandon the dream."
"No one can catch us! No one can stop us now! [cackling]."
"Ah hah hah ha! Ooh! Majestic! A hunter is a hunter, even in a dream. But, alas, not too fast! The nightmare swirls and churns unending!"
"Ahh, Kos, or some say Kosm… Do you hear our prayers? As you once did for the vacuous Rom, grant us eyes, grant us eyes. Plant eyes on our brains, to cleanse our beastly idiocy."
"The grand lake of mud, hidden now, from sight."
"The cosmos, of course!"
"Let us sit about, and speak feverishly. Chatting into the wee hours of… New ideas, of the higher plane!"
[Dying]
"Now I'm waking up, I'll forget everything…"
Adella, Nun of the Healing Church dialogue:
“I was seized on the street by a hulking brute in the Cathedral Ward and locked up here.
There were many others, but they've been taken away…
And I've heard moans, echoes in the distance, ever since…”
Simon, the Harrowed dialogue:
Respond “nightmares are fascinating”:
“Ahh, yes, I see…
You sense a secret within the Nightmare,
And cannot bear to leave it be.
As if the spirit of Byrgenwerth lives on within you!
Such inquisitive hunters will relish the Nightmare.”
Choir Intelligence Edgar
Yahar'gul, Unseen Village Lore Notes:
Location: Right in front of Hypogean Gaol lamp on the floor:
"Nightmarish rituals crave a newborn. Find one, and silence its harrowing cry."
Location: Found on the right side outside of the cell you wake up in after being captured by a snatcher:
"Madmen toil surreptitiously in rituals to beckon the moon. Uncover their secrets."
Location: Outside Hypogean Gaol. Leave through the front door. This note is on top of the stairs leading to the area where the Yahar'gul set can be found:
"Behold! A Paleblood sky!"
Location: In a jail cell behind the first Chime Maiden you encounter after the Yahar'gul lantern:
"The Mensis ritual must be stopped, lest we all become beasts."
Byrgenwerth Lore Note:
Location: On a Bookshelf on the same floor as the Lunarium Key door:
"When the red moon hangs low, the line between man and beast is blurred. And when the Great Ones descend, a womb will be blessed with child.
Trivia
There are a number of withered human forms in chairs with the cage of Mensis on their heads scattered throughout the Unseen Village. Interestingly, these humans are all positioned in places where they are directly within sight of the moon, as well as facing towards it, almost as if their cage's (described as an antenna) were receiving some sort of message from the moon.
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