Undead Settlement

Lore

The dangling corpses and cages full of bones suggest this area is about more than just the local populace going hollow. Morticians made a living burying corpses, and wore simple worker's clothes for the dissection and burial of undead, though the ceremonial significance of such work is long forgotten. Charcoal Pine Resin was used in the Undead Settlement to preserve Undead bodies after dissection.

There is no shortage of brash thieves in Lothric, and the ones imprisoned on the High Wall likely scaled the wall from the Undead Settlement. They are only willing to practice their thievery on the Wall though, for they fear the castle, which is rumored to devour men.

The evangelists sent from the cathedral were teachers, all women, who came to enlighten inhabitants of the Undead Settlement and sent carriers on the path of sacrifice.

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Worker Set
Worn by inhabitants of the Undead Settlement.
Official attire for the dissection and burial of undead. Naturally, the ceremonial significance of such work is long forgotten.
Indeed, no one could continue to entertain such horrors.

Grave Key
Key to the barred door leading from the sewer below the Undead Settlement to a moist grave.
The grave, which no longer receive visitors, was once the site of a statue of Velka, Goddess of Sin, and was believed to pardon wrongdoing and life curses.

Cell Key
There is no shortage of brash thieves in Lothric,
and these particular thieves likely scaled the wall from the Undead Settlement.
But they are only willing to practice their thievery on the High Wall,
for their fear of Lothric castle, rumored to devour men,
keeps them clear of its grounds.

Charcoal Pine Resin
Black charcoal-like pine resin.
Temporarily applies fire to right-hand weapon.
Used in the Undead Settlement to preserve Undead bodies after dissection, and to bury them.

Human Pine Resin
Charcoal pine resin rotted with human body fluids.
Temporarily applies dark to right-hand weapon.
Normally used in the Undead Settlement for preservation and burials, but can mature into this state, becoming a valuable substance, used in a certain ceremony. Often seen for trade at exorbitant prices.

Mortician's Ashes
Umbral ash of a resident of the Undead Settlement who made a living burying corpses.
With this, the shrine handmaid will prepare new items.

Evangelist Set
Of an evangelist sent from the cathedral.
These teachers, all women, came to enlighten inhabitants of the Undead Settlement and sent carriers on the path of sacrifice.

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Comments

Sigurd of Catarina 10 Aug 2016 07:19

So judging from the fact that evangelists were sent to Undead Settlement to " enlighten inhabitants of the Undead Settlement and sent carriers on the path of sacrifice", wouldn't it mean that the sacrifices might've been volunteer?

Souls Lore 11 Aug 2016 01:34

While that is possible, I would like to present a counterpoint.
I believe the carriers, the big guys with cages on their backs, are separate from the inhabitants, who were actually imprisoned. The term "enlighten" may be used sarcastically, like they didn't have a choice but to go along with it and be sacrificed.