dark souls 3
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Lore.01: The End of Fire and the Unkindled - The Philosophy of Emptiness and Attachment Left at the End of a Cycle Pushed to Its Limit
A world unable to end when it should. An apocalyptic epic filled with sorrow and attachment, woven clumsily yet nobly by the cycle of the Linking of the Fire pushed to its limit, and the Unkindled who could not even become cinders.
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Lore.02: The Deep, The Abyss, and the Truth of Hollows
The toll of the Linking of the Fire reaching its limit has rotted the world from within—the pus of the Abyss tearing through flesh, and the faith of The Deep sinking into the void. The Hollows who uphold a cruel truth in a dying ashen world, and the sorrow of a knight martyred for love.
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Lore.03: The Ringed City and the "Dark Soul" - The End of Stagnation, the Abyss of Emptiness and Sorrow
The false eternity imposed by the gods has shattered, and the world has been reduced to ashes of despair. Unfolding in the furthest reaches of "The Ringed City", this is a sorrowful yet beautiful pilgrimage of emptiness to witness the depletion of the Dark Soul and bring an end to everything.
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Lore.04: Painted World of Ariandel and "Rot" - The Sorrow Stagnating at the End of Stasis, and the Thirst for the Cycle
The flight of the Sister seeking a cold, gentle rest filled the world with hideous rot... A sorrowful tale of ruin where the pain of burning away a world that should end intersects with the hope of painting a new cycle.
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Lore.05: Twin Princes, Lothric and Lorian - The Cursed Bloodline and the Philosophy of Ruin in Rejecting the Linking of the Fire
Born cursed, the brothers chose not the throne to save the world, but a quiet ruin. The beautiful yet sorrowful demise of the twin princes who defied the madness of the destiny of the Linking of the Fire, staying true to their unwavering bond and free will.
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Lore.06: Aldrich, Cleric of the Deep - The Dream of the 'Deep Sea' Seen by the Rotting Sludge and the Karma of the Devourer of Gods
The despair of the 'Deep Sea' he envisioned at the end of the Age of Fire. We explore the sorrowful survival instinct of a monster that fell from a cleric to man-eating sludge, devouring even the former gods, and the gruesome fate of a world that has reached its limit.
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Lore.07: Yhorm the Giant - The Lonely Sovereign
Yhorm the Giant, a sovereign who lost the people he swore to protect, sinks into his lonely throne. Witness the despair that awaited him at the end of his self-sacrifice, and his old friend Siegward, who wields his greatsword to fulfill a single promise. The trajectory of noble souls scattered in the age of ash.
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Lore.08: Abyss Watchers and the Undead Legion of Farron - A Bloodstained Mission and a Requiem at the End of Emptiness
The Undead Legion of Farron were swallowed by The Abyss themselves at the end of their mission to destroy it. This is a deeply tragic requiem woven by the madness of their eternal infighting and Hawkwood the Deserter, who defied his fate.
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Lore.09: The Sole Diminutive King Remaining on the Throne - The Karma and Philosophy of Ruin Embraced by Ludleth of Courland
A world at its end where heroes have fled. Ludleth of Courland is the sole diminutive king remaining on the throne. We delve into his noble resolve and karma, enduring the eternal agony of burning to the bone and shouldering the weight of the world by his own free will.
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Lore.10: The Usurper of Ice and Snow - Pontiff Sulyvahn's Deconstruction of Myth and Rebellion Against the Linking of the Fire
A solitary sorcerer who abandoned his frozen homeland and dragged ancient myths down into the mud. The path of Pontiff Sulyvahn's fierce rebellion and nothingness, as he sought to end the destiny of the Linking of the Fire through deception and madness.
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Lore.11: The God of War Buried in the Depths of History - The Truth of the Nameless King and the 'Ancient Dragon Alliance'
The proud God of War who rebelled against his father, the Great Lord, and had his name erased from history. The aesthetics of sorrow and ruin portrayed by the 'Nameless King', who found true salvation in the everlasting dragons and perished beyond the storm with his beloved comrade-in-arms.
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Lore.12: Sister Friede - The Usurper of the Painted World and the Aesthetics of Stagnation
A haven of snow and rot, reached by the eldest daughter of the Sable Church who fled her duty. The solitary sanctuary and sorrowful karma she wished to protect, even if it meant harboring the detested Blackflame once more.
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Lore.13: Slave Knight Gael - The Endless Journey of a Nameless Warrior
What awaited at the end of the world was a single Slave Knight. We unravel the noble and sorrowful trajectory of a nameless warrior who sacrificed everything to create a new painting for his beloved.
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Lore.14: Siegward of Catarina - The Onion Knight and the Philosophy of "Promises" in a Dying World
The Onion Knight journeys through the ashen world to fulfill a sorrowful vow to his dear friend, Yhorm the Giant, who is sinking into madness. We explore the journey of a noble soul who defied nothingness, bringing warmth to despair with toasts and slumbers.
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Lore.15: Unbreakable Patches (Lapp) - The Ever-Present Hyena of the Series
In an apocalyptic world sinking into ash where even the gods go mad, a man who never lost sight of himself despite being covered in mud delivers a final kick full of love and irony. The ultimate anthem to humanity embodied by the indomitable hyena.
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Lore.16: Fire Keeper - The Blind Maiden Serving the Ash
A world where everything returns to ash. The blind Fire Keeper, bound by her fate, learns the forbidden truth and realizes the futility of the Linking of the Fire. A noble, sorrowful, and quiet tale of rebellion, in which she chooses to stay by the Ashen One's side in absolute darkness.
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Lore.17: Soul of Cinder and the Ashen One - The End of the Linking of the Fire and the Free Will within the Ash
Nameless ash that could not even become cinder puts an end to the karma of past lords. At the end of the endless twilight, a faint hope is found in the darkness alongside the Fire Keeper. A sorrowful yet beautiful tale of free will demonstrated in a dying world.