Brainsucker, Maneater Boar) and others can be found both as a regular Chalice Dungeon enemy or as a boss (e.g. Some enemies encountered in the main story serve as a bosses in Chalice Dungeons (e.g. They act like a dungeon-crawler, with enemies, bosses and items often not found in the main story. They are optional content however, there are two Trophies possible to get only through Chalice Dungeons – including the only one Gold Trophy for a boss. Performing Chalice rituals consume Blood Echoes and chalice materials. Loran must have been lost after, or not so far before, establishment of the Healing Church, as its infamous eccentric Archibald dedicated his life to research on sparks emitted on the hides of the darkbeasts, which were only inhabiting Loran (with the exception of Darkbeast Paarl).Ĭhalice Dungeons are created by conducting a Chalice Ritual at a Ritual Altar. At the time, some have made terrifying extrapolation that Yharnam will be next. However, just as it was in Yharnam, it is not clear if medical procedures said to be intended to control the scourge weren't the cause of the outbreak. Part of the Chalice Dungeons shows what remained of Loran, land devoured by sands after being infected by the scourge. Within an old labyrinth remain proof of Yharnam not being first to be struck with scourge of the beast. Hence, obtaining the Great Isz Chalice was a cornerstone for members of the Choir. Land of Isz was, according to the Choir, in contact with the cosmos, allowing the Great Ones to function on transcendental planes of thought. Only other known Great Chalice is the one providing access to Pthumeru Ihyll. However, this chalice couldn't be thought of as the Choir's own discovery, as its members are continuing the work that began at Byrgenwerth outside it. It's known that it was the first Great Chalice brought back to the surface since the time of Byrgenwerth, suggesting some other Great Chalice had already been found.
Įventually, the Choir was able to have audience with Ebrietas herself after discovering a Great Isz Chalice.
However, most tomb prospectors were unable to maintain a sanity when confronted with the old knowledge, as it cannot be understood by a simple mind and usually drives one mad. It led to the establishment of the Choir and inquiry into the cosmos starting from within the old labyrinth. Phantasms were discovered through Byrgenwerth's contact with the arcane, but in the end revealed nothing and failed to make contact with the outer reaches of the cosmos. Exploration began after an initial encounter with a phantasm, augur of the Great Ones able to partially summon abandoned Ebrietas. It was then known that a knowledge of the Great Ones lies somewhere within the old labyrinth.
ĭungeons laying beneath Yharnam were first explored by tomb prospectors, delegates of the Healing Church. Traces of the Old Ones can be still found in old labyrinth, including their blood and pearl slug-like creatures. Pthumeru Chalice became a relic in the Old Yharnam in the Church of the Good Chalice. They can be used to enter Chalice Dungeon by performing the Holy Chalice ritual, based on satiating a chalice with proper materials, the most basic one being a noncoagulable blood.
Holy Chalices themselves became objects of worship. City of Yharnam takes its name from Pthumeru's last ruler, Queen Yharnam, residing at the deepest dungeon of Pthumeru Ihyll. Oldest of these keepers, still encountered within the Chalice Dungeons, gained an eternal life, yet as an ashen form being a result of a ceremony of flame, cremating both body and soul. Early Pthumerians were simple guardians of the Great Ones it was their descendants who proclaimed a capital and a leader, both known as Pthumeru Ihyll. Pthumerians were superhuman beings, just taking a humanoid form, said to have accessed eldritch Truth of the Great Ones. This title refers to Great Ones, beings that might be described as gods. Lore Note: Chalice Dungeons are often referred to as an 'old labyrinth' in-game, including Chalice descriptions.Ĭhalice Dungeons are subsections of an old labyrinth carved out by Pthumerians and known as a tomb of the gods. When using a root chalice, the structure of the unsealed Chalice Dungeon will change each time the ritual is conducted. Select CHALICE RITUAL at a Ritual Altar in the Hunter's Dream, and then select a Holy Chalice and an offering in order to conduct the ritual and unseal a Chalice Dungeon. By conducting a Chalice Ritual, the seal to the old labyrinth can be broken, allowing you to explore it in the form of Chalice Dungeons. In-Game Description Beneath Yharnam lies an intricate old labyrinth of myriad, endless ruins.
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