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An Agony of Effort, Part XII-A - Hunt the Great Ones | Google Docs Link

What are the Great Ones? It’s a question we’ve probably all asked ourselves at some point. Rightfully so—the Great Ones are one of the most mysterious, difficult-to-grasp parts of Bloodborne’s lore. In terms of the in-game lore, Great Ones are powerful, cosmic beings with their own unique physical manifestations. But Great Ones have a completely different meaning within the context of the extra-game lore and the Victorian medical metaphor that we’ve been following throughout this series. In this episode, we’ll approach the Great Ones from a completely new angle and in the process we’ll gain our own version of eyes on the inside.

In order to wrap our heads around the Great Ones, it helps to lay out as much basic evidence as possible. We need to first establish what we know, and second what we can logically infer. For the latter task, it’s crucial to find the common threads between these creatures. This video is the first in a two-part episode about the Great Ones. For this installment, I’ve chopped up the video into two main sections:

In Section 1, we’ll examine the text of the game—the item descriptions, lore notes and runes—that most clearly identify the Great Ones. This will serve as an essential foundation.

In Section 2, we’ll shift our focus to the visual or aesthetic characteristics that we can observe of the Great Ones. There’s a feature that we’ve just missed or downplayed that, I believe, is the single most important factor in understanding how the Great Ones fit into the game’s narrative and metaphor.

In the second installment of this two-part episode, which I’ll release in just a few days, we’ll do two things:

1. We’ll break down the concept of insight and how it works as both a game mechanic and a narrative mechanic that bridges the Great Ones and the medical metaphor.

2. We’ll combine all of these elements from both episodes, which will allow us to make several dramatic conclusions about the true nature of the Great Ones and their connection to the broader narrative of the game. This is where the in-game lore and extra-game lore converge.

Before we can confidently answer the question, “What is a Great One,” we need to start with a more basic question: Who is a Great One? This is a controversial topic, so we’re gonna do our best to avoid speculation and just rely on the facts.

There are surprisingly few creatures we encounter or learn about that we can say with absolute certainty are Great Ones. For this examination, we’re not gonna bother with things like Playstation trophy descriptions, old reddit threads or long-held beliefs. We’re just gonna look at the materials within the game. Let’s go through the list of confirmed Great Ones:

Amygdala We encounter the Amygdala creatures—primarily the lesser Amygdalae—in many places of Bloodborne, from the exterior of Oedon Chapel, to the gateway to Yahar’gul and the building walls of the Unseen Village. Then, of course, there’s the boss of the Nightmare Frontier, which we’re led to believe is a greater or major Amygdala. How do we know that the Amygdala is a Great One? Fortunately, we get confirmation from an item: the Amygdalan Arm. The weapon is described simply as “The arm of a small Amygdala Great One.” We don’t have to do any mental gymnastics to figure this out. The weapon tells us in no uncertain terms that the Amygdala is a Great One.

Brain of Mensis We find the Brain of Mensis, naturally, in the Nightmare of Mensis, where it inflicts frenzy on us until we can finally send it plunging into the darkness at the bottom of the nightmare fortress. If we kill the Brain of Mensis, we obtain the unique ritual material, the Living String. The text for the Living String is unequivocal: “The immense brain that Mensis retrieved from the Nightmare…was a legitimate Great One.” Same as with the Amygdala, an item description tells us in plain language that the Brain of Mensis is a Great One.

Oedon Oedon, in my belief, is the greatest mystery of the entire game. We never see or hear Oedon, at least that we know of, which seems to be From Software’s intent. But two rune descriptions give us indisputable proof that Oedon is a Great One. The Formless Oedon rune is most explicit, stating, “The Great One Oedon, lacking form, exists only in voice, and is symbolized by this rune.” Meanwhile, both the Formless Oedon rune and the Oedon Writhe rune include the statement, “Human or no, the oozing blood is a medium of the highest grade, and the essence of the formless Great One.” Oedon is a Great One, without question.

Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos Within a cavern beneath the Grand Cathedral, we find Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos. Although no item or rune description gives us a straightforward testament to the Great One status of Ebrietas, the combined text of two items allows us to easily make this assertion. The Augur of Ebrietas and the Choir set together overwhelmingly indicate she’s a Great One. The augur refers to her as “abandoned Ebrietas,” while the Choir set says “Together with the left behind Great One, [the Choir] look to the skies, in search of astral signs, that may lead them to the rediscovery of true greatness.” The description of the Great Isz Chalice states that the Isz Chalice was “the first Great Chalice brought back to the surface since the time of Byrgenwerth, and allowed the Choir to have audience with Ebrietas.” We can deduce that “abandoned Ebrietas” mentioned in the augur is the “left behind Great One” mentioned in the Choir set. The terms “left behind” and “abandoned” are virtually synonymous. But the linkage of the Choir and Ebrietas, who is mentioned by name in the Isz Chalice description, as well as the linkage of the Choir and the “left behind Great One” in the Choir set description, allows us to make the most minor of inferences that Ebrietas is a Great One. We are in no way making a major leap here.

Believe it or not, these four beings are the only ones for whom we receive explicit confirmation about their status as a Great One. If you’re an avid viewer of lore videos on YouTube or a reader of the thousands of reddit or other message board threads about Bloodborne, you know that most players assume that there are nine Great Ones. In addition to the four figures we’ve just discussed, the list would include the Moon Presence, Kos, the Orphan of Kos, Mergo and Mergo’s Wet Nurse. Further, there’s some dispute about whether Rom, the One Reborn, the Celestial Emissary and the Living Failures are Great Ones, although I think it’s fair to say the large majority of players don’t think that this latter group includes any Great Ones. But before we make up our minds, let’s establish a new paradigm for determining which creatures are Great Ones.

If we can’t rely on the game’s text to disclose every Great One, we need to look for other evidence. There should be some sort of commonality or criteria that’ll help us solve this mystery. Fortunately, the criterion exists and it’s one we can observe with our two eyes. Let’s look again at our confirmed Great Ones.

Brain of Mensis The Brain of Mensis is by far the most important figure for our understanding of the Great Ones. That’s because there’s no mystery about this creature. Its name tells us that it’s a brain. The creature drops the Living String, which tells us plainly that it’s “an immense brain.” And even if we didn’t have this information, we don’t need eyes on the inside to tell us so. We can simply look at it and determine that it’s obviously an immense brain. This isn’t a random design choice by From Software. The Brain of Mensis is a thing found within the body for a reason, as we’ll begin to see.

Amygdala Ever since we first learned the name of this creature in 2015, most players were quick to make the logical connection between the name of the Amygdala Great One and the amygdala, a part of the brain with the exact same spelling but different pronunciation. This is common knowledge by now, and dozens of threads on internet forums have detailed these connections. I won’t rehash those, other than to say that the amygdala is an almond-shaped feature of the brain that gets its name from the Latin word for almond. It’s involved in emotional memory and decision-making, and activation of the area can cause extreme emotional response, fear and paranoia. The monstrous head of the Amygdala Great One is also almond-shaped, and the identical naming allows us to conclude that this Great One, like the Brain of Mensis, is also directly inspired by something found within the body.

Ebrietas It’s widely understood that the name Ebrietas seems to be drawn from the word inebriation, or drunkenness. That makes sense in the game Bloodborne, in which blood drunkenness plays an important role. But Ebrietas also is the name of a genus of butterfly. This factoid proves exceptionally helpful in understanding the design of Ebrietas, whose body is modeled upon the trachea—or much of the bronchial tree—and whose head is based upon the thyroid. Why do I say that? The thyroid is commonly referred to as a butterfly-shaped gland in the back of the throat. This is where Ebrietas’ name as a genus of a butterfly clues us in. We can see that the bluish flaps on the side of Ebrietas’ head match the lobes of the thyroid gland. I understand if it’s hard to visualize Ebrietas as a massive trachea, and I think that’s by design. For most of the boss fight, Ebrietas leans forward. Her posture hides the fact that her face is actually the opening of the throat, or the larynx. When she performs her version of A Call Beyond, she stands straight up and we can see her true physiognomy, which is much like the trachea. If we examine the rest of her body, we can see that her tentacles appear to represent the larger bronchi leading to the lungs, while her wings are the tiny bronchioles that web their way through the lungs. Just as with the Brain of Mensis and the Amygdala, Ebrietas—who was designed as a monstrous depiction of the trachea and thyroid—is something found within the body.

So, of the four creatures that the in-game text confirms with absolute certainty are Great Ones, three are depicted as things found within the human body. The visual and naming clues are incontrovertible. The fourth Great One from our initial list, unfortunately, is a figure we can’t put to this same test. Oedon, as we saw from the runes bearing his name, is formless. We never see a physical manifestation of him, as he “exists only in voice.” This doesn’t mean our anatomy criterion is invalid, though; it just implies that Oedon is somehow unique. We’ll return to him later.

We can thus operate with a working and so far sound theory: The Great Ones from a design perspective should resemble oversized versions of things found within the human body. Let’s circle back to our list of possible Great Ones and see which of them seem to pass this test. Let’s begin with our least likely candidates and work our way through the list.

Living Failures The Living Failures, encountered at the top of the Research Hall in the Hunter’s Nightmare, aren’t referenced in any items or dialogue in the game. If we’re gonna consider them Great Ones, we need some other piece of evidence to help us make that call. With this enemy, we find none. The Living Failures’ appearance is almost a hybrid of the Celestial Minions and the Research Patients, which is important to note. We’ll return to this point later. Although the Living Failures have a humanoid appearance in their bodies and extremities, their heads are much like the amorphous sacs that serve as the heads of the Research Patients. There’s no distinctive feature of their heads that would grab our attention, and nothing I’ve been able to pin down that would serve as a representation of an organ or internal system of the body. There’s more to say about this judgment call, but I’ll wait and make a more summative conclusion at the end of this subsection.

The One Reborn Much like the Living Failures, The One Reborn isn’t mentioned by name or even hinted at in any of the game’s text. But does The One Reborn check our design box? No, it doesn’t. The One Reborn appears as a horrific fusion of bodies and body parts, mainly limbs, torsos and heads whose flesh has been peeled away. Yes, these are body parts, but they’re not things found within the body. That’s the key distinction. And as we discussed earlier, our confirmed Great Ones are designed primarily if not entirely as things found within the body. The One Reborn has no distinctive shape or feature that would lead us to conclude it’s a representation of some internal organ or system. If our design theory is correct, then The One Reborn doesn’t appear to be a Great One.

The Celestial Emissary The Celestial Emissary that we find in the Lumenflower Garden is essentially a gigantic version of the Celestial Minions we find in many places throughout Bloodborne. As with the Living Failures, the Emissary possesses a humanoid torso and limbs, but its head is its unique feature. And just like the head of the Living Failures, the head of the Celestial Emissary offers us nothing that would evoke an internal organ or system. It’s fairly nondescript. Again, if our design theory is correct, then the Celestial Emissary doesn’t appear to be a Great One.

Rom, the Vacuous Spider In my observation, Rom remains one of the most disputed figures in the Great One debate. People argue passionately that Rom is or is not a Great One. At a glance, Rom doesn’t appear to be much more than a blob with tiny legs. It’s not surprising that many players jokingly refer to Rom as a potato. Micolash suggests Rom might be a Great One in his line, “As you once did for the vacuous Rom, grant us eyes, grant us eyes. Plant eyes on our brains, to cleanse our beastly idiocy.” This indicates that Rom has elevated her thoughts to that of a Great One, but that’s a whole other line of analysis. Let’s just focus on our design theory for now. Does Rom meet our criteria? I don’t believe so. Although Rom is referred to as a spider, her form is much more like that of a butterfly or moth in its chrysalis stage. A hawk moth, for example, has a sort of hook or tail that it uses to hang from plants or thin branches when it’s in its pupa stage. Rom’s tail might represent this sort of hook. Based on what we know about Ebrietas and her butterfly or moth-like design influences, Rom as an undeveloped butterfly or moth might be From Software’s design intent. But otherwise, she doesn’t appear to meet our design criteria.

Moon Presence The Moon Presence beckoned by Laurence and his associates, otherwise known as Paleblood, as we know is the true final boss of the game. Although we never receive direct evidence in the game’s text that the Moon Presence is a Great One, it’s almost universally accepted that Paleblood is indeed a Great One. Some will argue that dream or nightmare realms are attached to a particular Great One, and Paleblood inhabits the Hunter’s Dream, therefore it must be a Great One. That makes sense, I suppose, but I’d argue there’s better evidence that Paleblood is a Great One if we simply examine this creature through the lens of our medical metaphor and the design criterion we’ve established. When we do that, we can say with virtual certainty that Paleblood is a Great One. The Moon Presence appears as a stylized depiction of the circulatory system, mainly the major venous pathways of the aorta. Its four long tentacles, for lack of a better term, are meant to depict the femoral arteries and the great saphenous veins of the legs. The part of Paleblood’s body that’s mystified players is its head, which appears to be completely alien and tilted sideways. If we’re able to view Paleblood from just the right angle, we can see that it isn't really a head at all; it’s more like a face that’s been created by way of a cross-sectional slice. Notice the incredibly straight edge here. To me, this indicates that Paleblood’s face is likely the bottom of the heart, or possibly where the aortic trunk would connect to the heart. It’s hard to say. We can see here that the tentacles coming off of what appear to be its head are actually coming out of the aortic trunk and could represent the carotid, vertebral and subclavian arteries. In any case, my best guess is that the face is meant to represent a transverse cross-section of the lower heart. And thanks to its appearance as the circulatory system, Paleblood appears to be both aptly named and a Great One.

Kos We find the corpse of Kos on the shore of the Fishing Hamlet. Her otherworldly appearance and unusually large size would lead us to think that Kos is a Great One, but those are more instinctual responses that aren’t firmly rooted in evidence. Stronger evidence comes from dialogue. The Baneful Chanters are unseen figures whose whispered mantra can be overheard within the Fishing Hamlet. The lengthy poem that they repeat serves as a historical record of the events of the hamlet. Their dialogue tells us “Kos we have beckoned.” This term “beckoned” is the same as we find on the lore note in the Lecture Building that states, “The [nameless] Moon Presence beckoned by Laurence and his associates: Paleblood.” This seems to line up with the text of the Moon Rune, which states, “The Great Ones that inhabit the nightmare are sympathetic in spirit, and often answer when called upon.” This is modest evidence that Kos was a Great One who was beckoned by the inhabitants of the Fishing Hamlet and then was killed by the scholars of Byrgenwerth whom the hamlet priest refers to as “blasphemous murderers.” In the base game, Micolash mentions Kos by name during the cutscenes preceding his boss fight, but we can’t really rely on this dialogue for much of anything. As Lance McDonald discovered in his mining of game data files, Ebrietas was originally named Kos, and the Moon Presence was originally named “Successor to Ebrietas.” This obviously undermines the integrity of what Micolash mutters in his famous line, “Ah Kos, or some say Kosm….Do you hear our prayers?” But what about Kos’s design? Does she meet our criterion? Even though it’s difficult to get a full grasp of Kos’s anatomy because we can only see her body from one side—and she’s a corpse so we never see her in motion—signs still point to yes that Kos meets our standard. As we can see from an overhead view of Kos’s corpse, her body is in the shape of the phantasms that we find throughout the game and especially within the caverns of the Fishing Hamlet. That’s no surprise. But it’s safe to say they got their design, just like the Kos Parasite, from Kos, not the other way around. And Kos’s design isn’t just supposed to look like a phantasm or parasite: She’s a massive representation of the womb. Credit to YouTuber BonfireVN, who has a neat video on the physiognomy of Kos that I’ve linked in the description. If we examine Kos from a bird’s eye perspective, we can see that her body and the flow of her spine down her back is the exact same as the curvature of a human spine when shown from a lateral view. Using this same perspective, we can see that the bulk of the womb from whence the orphan emerges is in the correct anatomical location as a womb would be relative to the spine in a human body. So yes, Mother Kos meets our standard. She, too, is designed primarily as a feature found within the human body.

The Orphan of Kos The Orphan, of course, has the proportions of a fully-formed man, but he wields his placenta as a weapon. We can see the placenta attached to the umbilical cord that wraps around the orphan’s arm, over his back and into his stomach at the belly button, just as it would be for a typical unborn child. While we could look to the placenta as our key piece of evidence and say, “Yes, the placenta is something found within the body, and this is our proof that the Orphan is a Great One,” I don’t think that’s exactly right. Up to this point, we’ve seen that the Great Ones are designed almost in total as things found within the body. It’s not just one small feature of their design; it’s the primary feature if not the entirety of their design. In this regard, the Orphan of Kos is no different. As a fetus or unborn child, the Orphan itself is the thing found within the body. Its placenta is just a signature part of the whole fetus. When we take that into consideration, then absolutely, the Orphan of Kos is almost certainly a Great One.

The remaining two beings on our list of potential Great Ones can’t be subjected to this visual test. Mergo and Mergo’s Wet Nurse aren’t exactly viewable. Mergo is never truly seen, and Mergo’s Wet Nurse is invisible. Only the outline of the draping shawl gives us any indication of the Wet Nurse’s size and shape. This might be an indication that these two entities aren’t Great Ones after all, but just like the formless Oedon, there could be something else going on with them. So let’s put them aside for now and return to them later.

The obvious question at this point, of course, is why? Why are the Great Ones designed as things found within the body? And why do I keep using this specific phrase, “found within the body”? If you’ve been following this series and seen how the Victorian medical metaphor has been used, then you probably have a good idea. We’ll answer both of these questions in the second part of this two-part episode.

Finally, a short housekeeping note: We’re nearing the end of this series. It’s likely that I’ll include a miscellaneous episode or two just covering many of the random observations and some of the interesting discoveries I’ve made that don’t really neatly fold into any episode of this series. But if there’s a topic we haven’t covered so far or something that you’d just like for me to discuss in one of these appendices or bonus episodes, feel free to reach out to me on reddit or drop a comment here. I really do appreciate everybody’s feedback and recommendations. And a huge thank you to everybody who has taken time to watch this very long series and especially to those people who’ve been kind enough to reach out to me either on reddit or in the comments or even sending emails. I appreciate the suggestions, the questions and the words of support. It’s all been great. I am looking forward, I know, to these final few episodes of the series and especially to hearing your ideas, so I will see you soon.

An Agony of Effort, Part III - The Animal Within (The Beastly Scourge) | Google Docs Link

An Agony of Effort, Part VII The Vicar & The Blade (Laurence & Ludwig)

Laurence and Ludwig, fallen heroes of the Healing Church, are perhaps the most tragic figures in a story populated almost entirely with tragic figures. Although From Software exercised literary license in crafting these characters, they weren’t cut from whole cloth. Based on what we’ve discussed in this series, as well as some additional evidence we’ll reveal today, we can say with confidence that From Software drew inspiration from two historical figures—and the literary adaptation of one of those figures—to give life to these two foundational members of the Healing Church.

Before we can reveal the real-life inspirations for these characters, we have to briefly recall several key points I’ve made in this series. Point 1: Healing Church = Royal Infirmary In Part VI of this series, we discussed the ways in which the Healing Church serves as a parallel to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, arguably the world’s leading surgical hospital of the 19th century. It’s where Victorian author and poet William Ernest Henley sought and received treatment for tuberculosis in 1873, and where he became friends with famed author Robert Louis Stevenson. As I’ve argued throughout this series, From Software used Henley’s personal story and the literary works of both Stevenson and Henley to develop the main story of Bloodborne and several of its leading characters. Point 2: Hunters = Surgeons Throughout this series, and especially in Part VI, I’ve shown how From Software portrayed hunters as a metaphor for Victorian surgeons and anatomists, none more explicitly than the Healing Church hunters who are explicitly described as doctors. This is the core tenet of the game’s medical metaphor. And finally, Point 3: Healing Blood = Anesthesia In Part II of this series, I laid out the evidence showing that the Healing Blood, the central item in the game and the basis for the Healing Church, is meant to represent the intoxicating and addictive anesthetics of the Victorian era, primarily ether and chloroform.

When we view hunters as Victorian surgeons, the Healing Blood as an 1800s anesthetic, and the Healing Church as the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, other pieces start to fall into place fairly quickly. With that said, let’s turn our attention first to Laurence, the first vicar and founder of the Healing Church, then we can move on to Ludwig.

As we discussed in the second video of this series, Robert Louis Stevenson’s Gothic horror tale, “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” served as the basis for the Healing Blood. In Stevenson’s short story, doctor and chemist Henry Jekyll experiments with chemical agents in his attempt to create curative substances. But in the process, he discovers certain agents that possess intoxicating, addictive properties that he can’t resist, and one of his concoctions transforms him into the repugnant Edward Hyde. Stevenson almost certainly based his story on the unsettling tale of American dentist and chemist Horace Wells, who experimented with ether and chloroform in the late 1840s, which caused a violent behavioral transformation and prompted him to take his own life.

In “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” Stevenson describes Mr. Hyde not just by his violent and antisocial behavior but by his unique appearance which is completely different from Dr. Jekyll’s. Although popular adaptations of the story later depicted Hyde as a sleek and flamboyant figure—somewhat like Gehrman during his boss fight—in the original tale Hyde is referred to much differently. Stevenson characterizes Hyde as a troglodyte, meaning a cave man or primitive ancestor to humans. Stevenson describes Hyde three times as “ape-like” in appearance. That’s how Hyde was depicted in the 1931 film “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”

This is what we’re supposed to see in Laurence’s beastly skull in the Grand Cathedral, with its uniquely simian appearance. Unlike the Scourge Beasts or even Vicar Amelia and their canine physiognomy, Laurence’s transformed skull matches the description of the ape-like Mr. Hyde. Lore hunter JSF pointed out this detail years ago, but wasn’t sure what it might mean. It was and is an important observation. As I’ve repeatedly said and shown in this series, Stevenson’s “Jekyll and Hyde” was the inspiration for the Healing Blood. But critically, this detail allows us to understand that the ape-like Mr. Hyde, a beastly figure into which Dr. Jekyll transformed, was almost certainly the inspiration for Laurence. As we just noted, the theory is that Robert Louis Stevenson based his characters Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde upon Horace Wells, a pioneer of early anesthesia. If we start to connect the dots, we could argue that Laurence—the founder of the Healing Church and its champion of the anesthesia-like Healing Blood—was indirectly inspired by Horace Wells, a real-life physician driven to darkness and death by his addiction to ether and chloroform. We discussed in Part 4 of this series that Laurence got his name, in part, from Lauriston Place, a street in Edinburgh where the Royal Infirmary was relocated in 1879. This makes perfect sense, considering the Healing Church was inspired by the Royal Infirmary. But we can now look at two naming inspirations side by side: From Lauriston and Horace, we get Laurence.

Although there’s this ape-like physical skull that we associate with Laurence that remains in the waking world on the altar of the Grand Cathedral, his soul or consciousness is manifested in the Hunter’s Nightmare as the burning corpse of a Cleric Beast. We find this corpse resting on the altar of the Nightmare Cathedral.

It’s not surprising that many people have suggested that Laurence’s statuesque appearance is similar to Michelangelo’s Pieta, which depicts Mary cradling the dead body of Christ. Laurence of course is a Christ-like figure in some superficial ways, in that he sought to save humanity with the power of divine blood that possibly could help them transcend their human bonds and ascend to another plane of existence, just as Christ’s blood in the form of his martyrdom provides spiritual salvation and delivery to heaven for his followers. But Pieta isn’t the direct artistic inspiration for Laurence’s pose in the Nightmare Cathedral. Instead, just like pretty much everything else in the game, the inspiration comes from Edinburgh’s medical community in the 1800s. Housed in the Surgeon’ Hall anatomical museum is a plaster cast titled “From Nature” or “Cast From Nature.”

Although the work was inspired by Pieta, the piece is not Renaissance art. It’s a plaster cast of a partially dissected body, as captured by Edinburgh anatomist John Goodsir in 1845. Flaps of incised skin are folded back on the upper chest. We can see much greater similarity between Laurence and “From Nature” than we can between Laurence and Pieta, from the protruding ribs, to the back-leaning head to the identical positioning of the arms and legs. Not to mention, there’s no Mary figure in either “From Nature” or the altar containing Laurence’s cleric beast body. The only major difference is the direction they’re facing. This further reinforces Bloodborne’s use of the term “beast” to represent dissected bodies, or cadavers, also known as bodies drained of blood, while further underscoring the point I’ve been trying to make throughout this series: Bloodborne is meant to depict the nightmarish experience of Victorian-era illness and disease and the dehumanizing nature of medical research, surgery and addiction. The Edinburgh medical community, as well as the lives and works of William Ernest Henley and Robert Louis Stevenson are the soul of Bloodborne. This just further reinforces this conclusion.

Before we finish this section on Laurence, let’s examine one more thing. One of the more confusing items in the game is the key item called Laurence’s Skull. The item description is a swirling tempest of seeming contradictions: “Skull of Laurence, first vicar of the Healing Church. In reality he became the first cleric beast, and his human skull only exists within the Nightmare. The skull is a symbol of Laurence's past, and what he failed to protect. He is destined to seek his skull, but even if he found it, it could never restore his memories.”

This item description is exceptionally difficult to follow, but we’ll give it a try. At some point in the Bloodborne universe, Laurence was a scholar at Byrgenwerth. He discovered a special medium, the Old Blood, that had remarkable properties. It alleviated pain and provided a euphoric intoxication. He saw great promise in the substance and wanted to bring it to the masses, which was a noble aspiration. But the Healing Blood that he crafted was too seductive. Just like Dr. Henry Jekyll, Laurence was unable to resist the temptation of the intoxicating substances he had refined. He lost himself in the drug and transformed into something else. Just like Dr. Jekyll permanently transformed into the ape-like creature Edward Hyde, Laurence transformed into an ape-like beast whose skull we find on the altar of the Grand Cathedral. Laurence, the man, was forever lost when this beastly transformation occurred. He could never transform back into his human form. When the item Laurence’s Skull tells us “the skull is a symbol of Laurence's past, and what he failed to protect,” it means the past is Laurence’s human past, and what he failed to protect was his humanity. In “Jekyll and Hyde,” Dr. Jekyll had relied on a serum to transform him into Hyde, and another serum to transform him back into Jekyll. But eventually, the latter serum stopped working. The fading remnant of Dr. Jekyll’s consciousness within the physical form of Edward Hyde was trying to formulate a serum so that he could transform back into his human self, but it was never going to be possible. Laurence, his consciousness trapped in the Hunter’s Nightmare, is destined to seek his human skull, a symbol of his past, a symbol of his humanity, the thing he failed to protect. But it no longer exists in the waking world. In that world, there is no Laurence anymore. There are no human remains of Laurence. There’s just a skull of an ape-like beast that Laurence became. That’s what the item Laurence’s Skull means.

Ludwig, the Holy Blade With Laurence’s origins made much more clear, we can turn our focus to Ludwig. We learn from the Yharnam Hunter attire and the Sword Hunter Badge that Ludwig was the first hunter of the Church, therefore he would have come after the Old Hunters of Gehrman’s era. Let’s recall two of our main premises that we discussed earlier: 1) Bloodborne’s hunters are metaphorical representations of Victorian era surgeons, and 2) the Healing Church is meant to represent the Old Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. If these assumptions are accurate—if what I’ve argued throughout this series is true—then there should be clear-cut evidence substantiating this: That the real-life parallel for Ludwig would have had to have been a surgeon from the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in the Victorian era. Furthermore, if my insistence that the personal story and poetry of William Ernest Henley was indeed a major influence on the game Bloodborne, then we should expect to see a linkage between Henley’s poems from “In Hospital”—the book of poetry about his two-year stay at the Royal Infirmary—and Ludwig, a character inspired by a real-life surgeon of the Infirmary. Guess what? We do.

There are two vital pieces of information that allow us to pinpoint the true inspiration for Ludwig. The first piece comes from Bloodborne; the second comes from Henley’s poetry. Let’s start with the evidence from within the game. It’s an item that we don’t directly associate with Ludwig by name. But it’s obviously an item exclusively affiliated with Ludwig. It’s the Hunter Chief Emblem. The Hunter Chief Emblem is an item that provides the player easier access to Cathedral Ward, the home of the Healing Church, in the early game. But the emblem’s practical application is virtually irrelevant here. It’s the item name and description that are important. Let’s talk about the item name first. There are two important things to keep in mind about the word “chief.” First, throughout all of Bloodborne, the word “chief” appears only once: It’s in the Hunter Chief Emblem. It’s not in any item descriptions, lore notes or pieces of dialogue. It’s only on the Hunter Chief Emblem. Second, the lore hunter Last Protagonist confirms in his exhaustive Japanese retranslations that the word “chief” is correct, meaning there wasn’t a mistranslation in the original version, or some other more appropriate term that should’ve been used instead. The word “chief” in Hunter Chief Emblem is accurate.

Both of these are HUGELY important, as we’ll see momentarily. As for the item description, it states, “The main gate is shut tight on nights of the hunt, and could only be opened from the other side with this emblem. In other words, the captain's return, and this emblem, determined the end of the hunt.” The item bears an emblem we’re led to believe is the icon the Healing Church. We see this emblem on the Cathedral Ward gate, and we can see that it is almost identical to the Communion Rune, which we see throughout the Healing Church’s Research Hall. This tells us that the Hunter Chief Emblem belonged to the captain of the Healing Church hunters, not just any band of hunters. It didn’t belong to Gehrman’s Old Hunters or the Powder Kegs. This belonged to the captain or chief of the Healing Church hunters. Although the Sword Hunter Badge tells us that “Ludwig was the first of many Healing Church hunters to come,” within Bloodborne, there is only one figure who is named or alluded to as the leader of the Healing Church hunters: It’s Ludwig. We know from the Yharnam Hunter attire that Ludwig recruited hunters, implying he organized, trained and equipped them. We learn from the Radiant Sword Hunter Badge that this key item was carried by Ludwig’s successors or heirs to his will, suggesting that they venerated him as a leader. The spoken words of Ludwig, the Holy Blade, solidify this conclusion. After we defeat Ludwig in the Hunter’s Nightmare, he asks “Are my church hunters the honorable Spartans I hoped they would be?” as if they were his disciples or soldiers. He’s clearly being depicted as the leader or captain of these Healing Church hunters. It makes sense, then, that Ludwig, the first Healing Church hunter and commander of these “honorable Spartans” is the Hunter Chief to whom the Hunter Chief Emblem first belonged. Even if it was handed down over the generations, Ludwig is the only hunter we can individually identify as the owner of this emblem at some point in the history of Bloodborne.

With that in mind, we can turn to the other critical piece of evidence, this time within the literary works of William Ernest Henley. As we discussed in much greater detail in the first video of this series, Henley spent two years in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, from 1873 to 1875, where he underwent successful surgery on his right leg to remove infected tissue caused by tuberculosis of the bone. He wrote more than two dozen poems that were later consolidated into a book of poetry titled “In Hospital,” which captured his experience undergoing Victorian era surgery and his lengthy recovery in the Royal Infirmary. In three different poems from “In Hospital,” Henley refers to an unnamed surgeon at the Royal Infirmary as “The Chief.” He even titles one of the poems as simply “The Chief,” and dedicates this piece entirely to this surgeon. He describes this person as “the professor” who makes rounds with nurses, surgical staff and medical students scurrying along behind him, following his every word and instruction. As multiple literary historians have confirmed, and as basic logic would lead us to conclude, the surgeon that Henley referred to as “the Chief” was Sir Joseph Lister, chair of clinical surgery at the Royal Infirmary from 1869 to 1877. I realize that sounds extremely odd based on the figure we encounter Ludwig, the Accursed in the Hunter’s Nightmare. But stick with me for a few minutes and I think you’ll be surprised.

It’s not an overstatement that Joseph Lister was arguably the most important surgeon of the 19th century and remains one of the leading figures of medicine in the last 300 years. Lister developed and popularized what was known as the antiseptic surgical technique that revolutionized the preparation of surgical spaces and disinfecting of incisions. As head of surgery at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Lister also brought on a host of Nightingale Nurses, those who were formally trained in the nursing profession. These changes under Lister represented a period of modernization and improvement in the quality of medical care and surgery that had never been seen in a major hospital, and it triggered a mass transformation in medical care in the United Kingdom, Europe and America. Lister also ushered in a period of heavy reliance upon the new, seemingly miraculous anesthetics of his day, which further emphasized the Royal Infirmary’s step into the modern era. These anesthetics, ether and chloroform, are the Royal Infirmary’s version of the Healing Church’s Healing Blood.

Lister performed the surgery that saved William Ernest Henley’s right leg from amputation. As head of surgery at the Royal Infirmary at the time, and as Henley describes in his poems from “In Hospital,” Lister made rounds in the Infirmary to appraise surgical incisions and oversee the application of fresh bandages, soaked in carbolic acid. In the poem titled “Staff-Nurse: Old Style,” Henley says of the infirmary’s matronly nurse, “They say ‘The Chief’ himself is half-afraid of her.”. In the poem titled “Clinical,” Henley writes: “Hustles the Class! And they ring themselves Round the first bed, where the Chief (His dressers and clerks at attention), Bends in inspection already.

Because we know that Henley repeatedly referred to Joseph Lister as “The Chief,” and because we know that Bloodborne’s hunters are meant to represent Victorian era surgeons, we can confirm that the Hunter Chief refers to Lister. And because we know that the Hunter Chief is Ludwig, we can deduce that Lister was the inspiration for Ludwig.

It’s clever that the Hunter Chief Emblem is a piece of cloth, or handkerchief. Surgeons in the mid to late 1800s would have had two uses for cloth handkerchiefs. Prior to the surgery, they would douse a handkerchief with ether or chloroform and hold it by the patient’s nose to administer the anesthetic. This would have started the surgery. Once the surgery was complete, the doctor would use the cloth to wipe the blood from his hands. That’s why, according to the Hunter Chief Emblem item description, the presentation of the Hunter Chief Emblem signifies the end of the hunt. It’s the end of the surgical operation.

In the base game of Bloodborne, we find the NPC named Edgar in the Nightmare of Mensis. He’s wearing the Student Uniform and wielding Ludwig’s Holy Blade and the Rosmarinus—and yes, that’s the correct pronunciation. Edgar’s wielding of these weapons is meant to have us associate the Holy Blade with the Rosmarinus. Let’s examine why.

Joseph Lister, of course, was best known for his antiseptic method, which involved dousing bandages in carbolic acid, or phenol, and cleaning his hands and surgical tools in phenol as well. But he was famous for spraying vaporized carbolic acid in the surgery room in an effort to disinfect the air. The device he used was called a Listerizer, which is what Bloodborne used as the basis for the Rosmarinus, which is said to spray “a cloud of sacred mist.” Lister eventually abandoned use of the sprayer because it didn’t have any impact on infections and, ironically, it just badly irritated the eyes and sinuses of the surgical staff. I think that’s why the item description of the Rosmarinus includes the line, “Oh, fair maiden, why is it that you weep?” We’re meant to associate the Rosmarinus, much like the Listerizer, with Ludwig’s Holy Blade and thus Ludwig, who is based upon Joseph Lister. Both weapons are Healing Church weapons. As I’ve noted in this video and throughout this series, the Healing Church was based on the Royal Infirmary, which is where Lister developed and utilized the Rosmarinus-like Listerizer.

There’s some additional evidence to support the conclusion that Ludwig was inspired by Joseph Lister. First, let’s look at Ludwig’s Holy Blade. Lister, who inspired Ludwig, was a leading surgeon. The weapon of a surgeon, of course, would be a scalpel. Ludwig’s Holy Blade, as noted in its item description, is a silver sword. Silver was the preferred metal for early scalpels. It’s resistant to oxidation and is one of the least chemically reactive metals known to man, making it a valuable material in early medicine. We can think of Ludwig’s Holy Blade as Lister’s silver scalpel. We’ll come back to the item description for Ludwig’s Holy Blade in just a few minutes, because there’s another interesting takeaway.

All of Ludwig’s dialogue also appears to relate to Joseph Lister, often drawn from the verses of William Ernest Henley’s “In Hospital” collection. When we enter Ludwig’s arena in the Hunter’s Nightmare, we encounter something that no other boss in the game receives: a spoken introduction. A bloodied corpse speaks to us, warning of the approaching monster. “An unsightly beast... A great terror looms! Ahh... Ludwig the Accursed is coming. Have mercy... Have mercy upon us…”

Note the nature of this dialogue. The corpse is warning us of Ludwig’s approach. He says “Ludwig the Accursed is coming.” This text and From Software’s decision to include this sort of a boss introduction scene seems to be modeled off of the first paragraph of Henley’s poem titled “Clinical,” which is dedicated in its entirety to Joseph Lister. And just like the introduction of Ludwig, which speaks of this oncoming, looming figure, Clinical begins with the approach of the intimidating chief surgeon. Through the corridor’s echoes, Louder and nearer Comes a great shuffling of feet. Quick, every one of you, Strighten your quilts, and be decent! Here’s the Professor.

Although Lister would become one of the most influential and transformative figures in the history of surgical practice, he wasn’t without his critics during his lifetime. Among them were his Scottish contemporary James Young Simpson, as well as American surgeon Samuel Gross. We saw Gross and his assistants in action in the previous video, in the painting by Thomas Eakins, titled Gross Clinic. Unlike Lister and his surgical assistants who practiced with great attention to cleanliness and disinfection, Gross roundly rejected Lister’s antiseptic method. He, and many other physicians, didn’t put any stock into the germ theory of disease, which Lister had embraced after studying the work of French scientist Louis Pasteur. This context allows us to understand Ludwig’s dialogue after the player has defeated him, assuming we’re wearing church attire. Ludwig asks us: “Tell me, good hunter of the Church, Have you seen the light? Are my Church Hunters the honorable Spartans I hoped they would be?”

Whether we answer yes or no, Ludwig mentions his critics. If we say yes, he responds, “Ah, good...that is a relief. To know I did not suffer such denigration for nothing.” If we say no, he responds, “Oh, my. Just as I feared. Then a beast-possessed degenerate was I, as my detractors made eminently clear.”

Before we finish with Ludwig, it’s important to jump back to Ludwig’s Holy Blade. There’s one other big takeaway. The item description tells us that the Healing Church workshop of Ludwig departed from the ways of Gehrman’s Old Hunter Workshop. This indicates to us that the character Gehrman, as the first hunter and founder of the Old Workshop, likely represents more primitive surgical techniques in the decades if not century prior to Joseph Lister. For a good while, I wondered whether Gehrman was supposed to mirror Sir Robert Liston, a legendary and at times infamous surgeon of Edinburgh who practiced in the decades before the arrival of anesthetics.

Liston, not to be confused with Joseph Lister, was a leading surgeon of the early 1800s and taught at the University of Edinburgh medical school where he mentored the next generation of surgeons including Joseph Lister and a man we’ll discuss in an upcoming video, James Young Simpson. Liston was known for his flamboyance, confidence and—most importantly—speed. Surgeries prior to the antiseptic method, and prior to Victorian anesthesia, had to be performed quickly if the patient were to stand any chance of survival. Death from blood loss of course was a significant concern, but infection was the major killer. The longer a wound remained open, the more likely it was to turn septic. Liston reportedly was able to amputate a leg within three minutes and reveled in the challenge. It’s perhaps no coincidence that an old hunter technique was quickening, as we see in the item, Old Hunter Bone. It improves the speed of the hunter. The item itself appears to be a femur that has been severed, as in an amputated leg. Looking at Gehrman’s weapon, the Burial Blade, we naturally see a scythe that he uses to behead the player-character in the so-called “Yharnam Sunrise” ending. But the artwork for the Burial Blade depicts the untricked weapon’s handle as the bones of the lower leg. It’s supposed to look like a limb that’s been amputated, a Liston special. Also note that the Old Hunter Trousers contain a double belt wrapped around the leg to prevent beast blood from creeping up the leg. It’s also meant to depict a tourniquet belt that would’ve limited blood loss during an amputation.

I now believe that this is just supposed to link Gehrman with the old surgeons who would have performed amputations, not necessarily Robert Liston in specific. There are a few reasons why I changed my mind on this relationship, which I’ll discuss in the final videos of this series.

In the next video, we’ll take a closer look at the village of Hemwick. Although Hemwick and its charnel lane are often overlooked for their lore significance, we’ll see how they strongly reinforce Bloodborne’s connection to the work of William Ernest Henley. The village of Hemwick is not what it seems.

Welcome to the Cursed Land. The moon is close. It will be a long hunt tonight... Hidden amongst the furthest reaches of the treacherous eastern mountains, this city lies in seclusion. Forgotten. Cursed. An affliction has cursed the city for countless ages, an endemic nightmare known only as the Scourge of the Beast. Those afflicted by this sickness lose all sense of reason, transforming into what can only be described as beasts. Night after night, “hunters” arise to cleanse the streets of these horrors.

Introducing Bloodborne, action RPG from renowned Japanese developer FromSoftware, makers of the hit Demon's Souls and Dark Souls series, exclusively on the PlayStation®4 system. Face your fears as you search for answers in the ancient city of Yharnam, now cursed with a strange endemic illness spreading through the streets like wildfire. Danger, death and madness lurk around every corner of this dark and horrific world, and you must discover its darkest secrets in order to survive. A Terrifying New World: Journey to a horror-filled gothic city where deranged mobs and nightmarish creatures lurk around every corner. Strategic Action Combat: Armed with a unique arsenal of weaponry, including guns and saw cleavers, you'll need wits, strategy and reflexes to take down the agile and intelligent enemies that guard the city's dark secrets. A New Generation of Action RPG: Stunningly detailed gothic environments, atmospheric lighting, and advanced new online experiences showcase the power and prowess of the PlayStation(R)4 system. Ever-changing Chalice Dungeons to Explore: Use holy chalices to gain entrance to a network of vast underground ruins, filled with traps, beasts, and rewards, to explore and conquer. These generated dungeons offer brand new challenges to master, and can be uploaded or shared with friends.	Current Wiki Schedule Adding datamined Rally values to each weapon's attack in Attacks Properties. Incorporating info into the PvP techniques page from Tech Guide 2 video by SK. Checking server erased glyphs in Caryll Runes (done) and Chalice Glyphs pages. Weekly Maintenance: checking for broken links, going page by page (now 1021) for fact checks, typos, grammar errors and design updates.
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Strength Equipment Requirements

Requirement	Weapons	Requirement	Firearms	Requirement	Shield & Torches
6		6		6	Torch, Hunter's Torch
7	Blade of Mercy, Threaded Cane, Saw Spear	7	Hunter Pistol, Hunter Blunderbuss, Fist of Gratia	7
8	Reiterpallasch, Saw Cleaver, Simon's Bowblade	8		8	Wooden Shield
9	Hunter Axe, Beasthunter Saif, Church Pick	9	Ludwig's Rifle, Evelyn, Piercing Rifle	9
10	Rifle Spear, Chikage, Burial Blade, Rakuyo	10	Repeating Pistol	10
11	Beast Cutter	11		11	Loch Shield
12	Tonitrus	12		12
14	Beast Claw, Bloodletter, Boom Hammer	14		14
16	Kirkhammer, Ludwig's Holy Blade, Holy Moonlight Sword	16		16
17	Amygdalan Arm	17		17
18	Stake Driver, Whirligig Saw	18		18
20	Logarius' Wheel	20		20
27		27	Church Cannon	27
28		28	Gatling Gun	28
30		30	Cannon	30

Arcane Equipment Scaling

Weapon	Scaling Base (+0)	Scaling (+1)	Scaling (+2)	Scaling (+3)	Scaling (+4)	Scaling (+5)	Scaling (+6)	Scaling (+7)	Scaling (+8)	Scaling (+9)	Scaling Max (+10)
Amygdalan Arm	D	C	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	A	A

Bloodtinge Equipment Scaling

Weapon	Scaling Base (+0)	Scaling Max (+10)		+0	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8	+9	+10
Bloodletter	B	S	Detail ►	B	B	B	B	A	A	A	A	A	A	S
Cannon	E	D	Detail ►	E	E	E	E	E	E	D	D	D	D	D
Evelyn	B	S	Detail ►	B	B	B	A	A	A	A	S	S	S	S
Gatling Gun	E	D	Detail ►	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	D	D	D	D
Hunter Blunderbuss	D	A	Detail ►	D	C	C	B	B	B	B	A	A	A	A
Hunter Pistol	D	A	Detail ►	D	D	D	C	C	B	B	B	B	B	A
Chikage	C	S	Detail ►	C	B	B	B	B	A	A	A	A	A	S
Church Cannon	E	D	Detail ►	E	E	E	E	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Ludwig's Rifle	E	D	Detail ►	E	E	E	E	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Piercing Rifle	D	A	Detail ►	D	D	D	C	C	B	B	B	A	A	A
Reiterpallasch	E	D	Detail ►	E	E	E	E	E	D	D	D	D	D	D
Repeating Pistol	D	B	Detail ►	D	D	C	C	C	B	B	B	B	B	B
Simon's Bowblade	C	S	Detail ►	C	B	B	B	B	A	A	A	A	A	S

An unmodified retail copy of Bloodborne runs on the Playstation 4 at 1080p resolution, and targets a frame rate of thirty frames per second. Although the game is fully playable and supported on the more powerful PS4 Pro and Playstation 5 consoles, performance remains locked to that of the Playstation 4. The game's performance targets can be unlocked through the use of patches created by Lance McDonald, which can be installed on Playstation 4 systems that have unofficially modified firmware. This allows for Bloodborne to be run at a much faster and smoother sixty frames per second, but at the cost of reducing the game's resolution to 720p. While Lance McDonald's patches can also allow the game to target sixty frames per second while retaining its 1080p resolution, the Playstation 4 lacks the necessary processing power to make this a feasible way to play Bloodborne. It is, however, possible to achieve this performance target using the superior processing power of the Playstation 5. The YouTube channel Digital Foundry has access to footage of Bloodborne running at both 1080p and sixty frames per second on a modified Playstation 5 that is using the patch created by Lance McDonald. This cannot presently be accomplished using a retail PS5, as the necessary firmware patches and cracks are not available. Performance remains smooth and consistent when running the game like this on Playstation 5 hardware, with encounters notorious for causing performance issues, such as the particle effect-heavy Blood-starved Beast fight, almost never dropping below sixty frames per second. The only instance of noticeable dropped frames occurred in the encounter with the Suspicious Beggar's Abhorrent Beast form, although Digital Foundry clarified that, as the footage was not recorded by them, it is possible the dropped frames were a glitch caused by the recording itself.

While the frame rate can be increased through patches, Bloodborne's native resolution remains capped at 1080p, even on Playstation 5 hardware. This inspired Digital Foundry to create a hypothetical demonstration of what Bloodborne running at an upscaled 4k resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels. The project use Topaz Video Enhance AI, which contains multiple AI models that produce different results. Using an AI to upscale Bloodborne caused a number of issues that are normally present during AI upscaling, due to Bloodborne's heavy use of antialising, specular aliasing, and chromatic aberration. This results in an image with a lot of visual "noise" and unnatural lighting that AI upscalers are not used to dealing with, and required a large amount of tweaking to produce a clearer image. Digital Foundry ultimately upscaled approximately forty minutes of footage to 4k, and presented it side by side with the original 1080p capture. The resulting footage looks much smoother and lacks obvious pixelation, but also softens the details on some textures, making them appear less distinct. According to Digital Foundry, it is unlikely that Bloodborne could ever run at a resolution above 1080p, as it was built specifically for the Playstation 4 and cannot simply be patched to run differently on the Playstation 5. A complete overhaul of the game would be required to have the game run natively in 4k, in which case a complete remake, similar to the 2021 remake of Demon's Souls, is a more likely outcome.

Note: Damage Multiplier data from official guide checked with http://darksouls2verificationdata.web.fc2.com/motion-bloodborne.html for correction after patch 1.09.

Feb 2022 Update: All attack properties (damage multiplier, damage type, stamina cost & attack impact) verified with datamined game files and added rally values for each attack.

Basic Information

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Bloodborne & The Old Hunters Collector’s Edition Guides

And so the nightly hunt begins... From the same team that created the critically acclaimed Dark Souls II guide comes a new invaluable treasure. We've gone behind the scenes with Bloodborne's creators to unearth every secret hidden within the mysterious city of Yharnam. Your hunt through the streets of Yharnam will be your most exciting and rewarding journey yet, and the road will be hard. But fear not! This guide is your key to mastering the merciless challenges and navigating the darkest depths of the city. More information about the Guides on Future Press official website. Big thanks to Future Press and people working on Bloodborne Guide, their huge effort and dedication provided outstanding information base for whole community. Special thanks to Marcus aka EpicNameBro, his Youtube Channel and Franz aka A German Spy, his Youtube Channel for all their hard work they put into this.

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A cursed city, dark, abhorrent... Stories told of the mysterious city of Yharnam are both vague and abstract. But while descriptions of the city itself are lacking, details of the epidemic known as the Scourge of the Beast have been around longer than anyone can recall. Many sick travelers have made their way to Yharnam's gates to seek a certain mysterious procedure, despite its puzzling and sacrilegious nature. However, details of the city are scarce because very few travelers have ever returned from Yharnam's gates again. The town's true nature is at once refined and beautiful, and also macabre and horrific. More so than even the rumor could ever describe.

Dungeon Merging Glitch [spreadsheet]

Dungeon merging glitch is an online-only exploit that can be used to force the game to drop gems in different shapes or of different ranks than intended. This allows us to farm formerly hard to get Out of Shape gems with ease, and even force entirely new gems such as Bloodtinge or Adept abyssal gems. When a player quits the game during co-op or invasion, the game seems to temporarily confuse stored data for dungeons placed on altars. All flags and params from one dungeon will carry over to another dungeon, and if you had a character inside one of the dungeons at that moment on a different save file, you'll be able to explore it in its glitched state. For the glitch, you are going to need two characters and two dungeons (on this sheet referenced as base dungeon and donor dungeon); Base dungeon represents the layout with specific bosses, enemies and chest/coffin gems you want to farm. Donor dungeon will provide the characteristics that will be applied to the base dungeon - depth, gem shapes and gem pools will carry over. How to perform the glitch: 1. Go on your second character and open the menu on any altar (including the makeshift altar). This will be the base altar. Close it and quit to main menu. 2. On your first character, put the base glyph on the same base altar and the donor glyph on any other altar. 3. Still on your first character, progress through the donor glyph until you reach the layer where you want to start farming and touch the lamp on that layer. Go to the glitch spot described below or showcased in the video guide and quit to main menu. 4. Back up your saves. 5. On the second character, be summoned as a cooperator or adversary anywhere in the main game or the DLC or the base altar, but do not touch any other altar. Before the coop session or the invasion is over, quit to main menu. 6. Go on your first character. This character is now in the merged dungeon. Use a hunter’s mark (or die) to warp to the layer you chose earlier - this is a necessary step for the glitch to work. After that, you can go for your gem. You can die or use marks, but do not go back to the Dream or the merged dungeon will be gone. 7. If you were farming a boss or a chest and didn’t get what you wanted, restore your saves and go back to step 5. Things to keep in mind when attempting this glitch: ► As of now, there's no known way to do it offline or without the co-op/invasion part involved. ► The "glitched" state of the dungeon will be gone if you quit the game or exit the dungeon. There's currently no known way to save-scum inside a glitched dungeon, however, using Bold Hunter's Mark is fine. Unless you're farming a mob (e.g. Loran Cleric), you have one shot at the boss, then you'll need to perform the glitch again.

► while dungeon is in glitched state, it can happen a lot of doors and/or ladders will become unusable. However this doesn't prevent you from using any of the farms. ► also, in a glitched dungeon it can often happen that some doors are already opened and elevators are called down. The lever-operated door can often appear with blue lights as if it was unlocked, but interacting with it will give "Locked by contraption" message. However, closing the message and interacting with the door for 2nd time will unlock it. ► If you decide to glitch your dungeon via random co-op, don't be a nuisance to random hosts and waste their Insight. While you technically can quit at any moment, at least help them beat the boss. Alternatively, invading at low level is an acceptable way when you can quitout without much consequences. ► Each farm requires a slightly different approach, so video/text references are a necessity. The glitch changes up the coordinates of the character that was left inside a dungeon you want to farm, so there's a high chance you'll fall out of the map into the void if you don't stand in the right spot (this isn't dangerous, you'll simply respawn in the Hunter's Dream after a minute or so). You'll find videos or text descriptions for every farm on this sheet. ► If the dungeon has an open 4th layer and after killing the boss of the 3rd layer, generally you will want to light the lantern on the 4th layer and perform the glitch again after backing up your save. However, it may happen that the boss on 4th layer will be bugged; its AI won't activate and the boss will be invulnerable. If that happens, next time go straight to 4th layer and kill the boss in one session. Co-op in glitched dungeons There are three cases in which co-op in glitched dungeons is possible 1. If both players are inside a dungeon in a glitched state, co-op seems to be possible as normal. 2. Co-op from glitched dungeon and donor dungeon. One player can summon the other, despite the fact that they are technically in different dungeons. The players will not see each other, each will have their own boss, and if the host kills the boss (for example an Undead Giant) the other will receive a gem from the boss of their own layer (for example from Amygdala). Also, the cooperator will be unable to open the door into boss arena. This co-op method is not very investigated and somewhat unreliable. 3. SRRC co-op - while technically is possible, but you will also not see each other and the result is almost the same as in 2nd case. There is a very high chance the summoned co-operator will end up in the void since the game will give them a dungeon donor map, while the host has a completely different one.

Enemy & Location	Gem	Rating	Effects	Shape	Base dungeon	Donor dungeon	1st character placement
Amygdala, L3	Abyssal Nourishing	20	21.5% atk + 15 arcane / + 4.8% atk UP at full HP	Radial	ufhdmw6p (FRC Isz Root)	35phgy5e (FRC Ihyll Root)	https://youtu.be/_Z3Ex2ag0P0
Brainsucker, L2	Arcane/Nourishing/Tempering	19	9.8% arcane/phys / 8.5% atk + 67.5 add arcane atk	Radial	ufhdmw6p (FRC Isz Root)	35phgy5e (FRC Ihyll Root)	https://youtu.be/_Z3Ex2ag0P0
Bloodstarved Beast, L3	Abyssal Bloodtinge	20	29.7% bloodtinge +7.5 add blood atk	Circle	b32fvwju (FRC Ihyll Root)	7sivpy6b (FRC Lower Loran Root)	https://youtu.be/VYo2dz-49S8
Coffin, L3 pre-boss	Odd Bloodtinge	18	38.5 add blood atk	Circle	b32fvwju (FRC Ihyll Root)	7sivpy6b (FRC Lower Loran Root)	https://youtu.be/VYo2dz-49S8
Loran Cleric, L2	Fire/Tempering	17	9.1% fire + 67.5 add fire atk	Radial	6tyhmgva (FRC Lower Loran Root)	7sivpy6b (FRC Lower Loran Root)	https://youtu.be/tpXyfZvxqFk
Abhorrent Beast, L3 and L4	Abyssal Bolt	20	22.5% bolt + 33.8 add bolt atk	Radial	zmyp (story Ailing Loran)	69yjbf46 (FRC Ihyll Root)	L2 pre-boss corridor, in a corner
Brainsucker, L3	Abyssal Arcane/Nourishing/Fools (rare)	20	10.1% arcane / 8.8% atk up / 10.8% atk up at full hp + 75 add arcane atk	Radial	wete9uix (Hintertomb Root)	ptry9hfk (FRC Ihyll Root)	point is middle of the room right after chamber of seal
				Triangle		exbaiza9 (FRC Isz Root)	point is Layer 1 main area crossroads, in front of doorway on the right
				Waning		6bua3e6v (FRC Loran Root)	point is middle of the room with Layer 3 lantern
Undead Giant, L3	Abyssal Adept	20	29.7% blunt/thrust +15 add phys atk	Radial	2b4pbmw4 (Hintertomb Root)	8dijcbi3 (FRC Ihyll Root)	On L3 there's lift room after the lamp with a corpse near the lift, leave character near corpse
				Triangle		zcrn2f6t (FRC Isz Root)	in front of layer 3 lever
Notes: L4 Blood-starved Beast can be farmed for Bloodtinge abyssals
Beast-Possessed Soul, L3	Abyssal Tempering/Adept	20	24.8% phys / 29.7% blunt/thrust +15 add phys atk	Radial	443eu7ai (story Central Pthumeru)	rdpxi4qs (FRC Ihyll Root)	middle of layer 3 prelamp corridor
				Triangle		ptk93ryv (FRC Isz Root)	corner of layer 3 preboss corridor
Notes: L4 Undead Giant can be farmed for Adept Abyssals
Ebrietas, L3	Abyssal Arcane	20	24.8% arcane + 15 add arcane atk	Radial	b3e4ks6x (FRC Isz Root)	67vp7kab (FRC Isz Root)	on the right near layer 3 lamp, there is a small square room, with hole in floor, middle of this room
Notes: L4 Amygdala can be farmed for Nourishing radials with arcane secondary. ei8rdnne can be used as donor dungeon instead if you want to farm nourishing with fire/bolt secondaries, or rdpxi4qs as donor dungeon if you want to farm physical secondaries..Amygdala's AI works correctly after save-scum.
Beast-Possessed Soul, L3	Abyssal Fire/Bolt/Dirty/Murky	20	24.8% fire/bolt / 19.8 dirty / 16.8 murky + Loran secondary effect	Radial	443eu7ai (story Central Pthumeru)	xpfzh5zm (FC Ihyll Root)	middle of layer 3 prelamp corridor
				Triangle		bvh64aw7 (FC Isz Root)	corner of layer 3 preboss corridor

All information (HP, Echoes, Defences, Multipliers & Bonuses) was datamined directly from game files and can be accessed via spreadsheet | archived. Updated on December 15th, 2021.

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Basic Information

You can equip two primary weapons at once. Only one will be available at any given time, but pressing RIGHT will allow you to swap. Try to select two weapons that match your character's stats and complement each other; for example, you may choose a quick close-range weapon and a slow weapon that has more reach.

Rally: Rally is a mechanic which allows the player to regain lost HP after taking damage. Most attacks multiply the rally number by their attack damage multiplier. Some of them are special-cased to have a different amount of rally (e.g. Logarius' Wheel multi-hit attacks).

Useful Links: Weapon Analysis, Scaling, Hidden Damage Rules for Every Weapon & Full Moveset Damage Comparisons

Weapon variant considerations: Due to most gems being available in only specific shape, picking up a variant with correct slots can save your upgrade materials and time for farming out-of-shape gems. Generally it depends on the setup you’re going to make.

Physical damage setups (tempering, fools, poormans, striking): always pick up a weapon with radial-radial-triangle slot combination. Waning slots should be avoided since best physical gems never have waning as their native shape which means you will have to settle with weaker gems. Note that starting saw cleaver and saw spear have radial-radial-waning slots so you would want to replace them with uncanny variants as soon as you gain access to chalice dungeons. The only reason to use a weapon with a waning slot is if you’re going to use three labyrinth madman gems, in this case pick up radial-radial-waning weapon variant.

Elemental conversion (arcane builds): here best setups are different depending on which element are you using and if you have access to edited dungeons. Fire and Bolt converted weapons require a waning slot for corresponding elemental abyssal gem; two remaining slots are filled with cold abyssals. If you have access to edited glyphs it is highly recommended to grab a variant with radial-radial-waning slots because edited Pthumeru chalices feature Pthumerian Elder in an oil pool arena which makes farming him on arcane build much easier. Without access to edited glyphs, it is recommended to pick up a lost variant (radial-triangle-waning slots): since Ihyll secondaries are useless on elemental weapons, getting a cold abyssal from Isz which has better drop rate for elemental secondaries will increase your weapon AR in a bit. Arcane conversion requires a triangle slot for Arcane Abyssal; two remaining slots don’t matter if you don’t have access to edited dungeons since neither Pthumeru nor Loran drop arcane secondaries and you will have to settle with some random secondaries. With edited dungeons, picking a radial-radial-triangle variant is advised for easier farm.

Kos Parasite has its own separate gem considerations: generally it wants a triangle slot for an arcane abyssal; filling remaining slots is difficult without edited dungeon access and usually done with gems dropped by npc hunters from Isz (either radials from bone ash hunter or waning from queen killer). Alternatively, brainsucker gems can be used with uncanny variant to maximize L2 explosion attack damage. Edited dungeons provide access to labyrinth madman arc+flat arc gems which can work with normal variant or lost variant (when paired with arcane abyssal).

Elemental conversion (low BL twinks/mules): with only base investments offensive stats, you will mostly rely on flat AR increase bonuses. The highest flat bonuses come as +arc secondaries from gems dropped by brainsuckers which appear in Isz and Pthumeru; for their gems pick up a weapon with radial-radial-triangle slots. Another option with high flat bonus comes from Loran Cleric gems which have high flat Fire secondary. Unfortunately this enemy only appears in Loran, so you’ll have to farm out-of-shape gems if you want full setup; in this case it is recommended to farm them first and then use whichever variant they are fitting in.

Nourishing setups (strength/arcane or skill/arcane builds): weapons with split damage benefit from Nourishing abyssals from Amygdala. Unfortunately this boss isn’t found in Pthumeru Ihyll which severely limits options for radial nourishing gems; for this reason, picking Lost variant is advisable since it only has one radial slot. If you are fine with slightly weaker options, gargoyles are the easiest source of radial nourishing gems. Alternatively, with access to edited dungeons, nourishing/fools nourishing gems from Labyrinth Madman can be used; these gems require a radial-radial-waning variant. Nourishing gems from Merciless Watchers boss are another possibility for which you want to use a radial-radial-triangle variant, but along with nourishing Madman gems, these are very rare, so be prepared to spend a long time farming. The last unique case is Logarius’ wheel which benefits from nourishing brainsucker gems; pick an uncanny variant for such setup.

Poison setups (dirty/murky): without access to edited glyphs, poison gems in radial shape are mostly limited to purple aura scorpions (dirty) and rats/dogs/spiders (murky) from Pthumeru dungeons. Alternatively, bone ash hunters in Loran an Isz can be farmed for a low chance to drop these; loran has slightly better chances. Thus, radial-radial-waning variant is advisable. Access to edited dungeons allows you to farm Merciless Watchers with hintertomb gem pool for top-tier poison gems, which require radial-radial-triangle variant.

Bloodtinge setups: since the only natural shape for bloodtinge gems is circle, you will have to farm a set of out-of-shape gems which will dictate your eventual weapon variant choice. For Chikage, you can grab a Lost variant and use a bloodtinge circle and two tempering radials before you farm a set of bloodtinge gems.

In the retail build of Bloodborne, Mergo's Wet Nurse is introduced in a short cutscene in which the Wet Nurse drops out of the sky, covers the pram containing Mergo with her wings, then adopts a combat stance. Through data-mining and game modification, Lance McDonald has partially restored earlier versions of the Wet Nurse's introduction, which can be seen in video form here. Early Cutscene One In this sequence, the player character is animated walking toward the pram containing Mergo and looking inside. While their back is turned, the Wet Nurse appears behind them, and they jump out of the way. The Wet Nurse then reaches inside the pram, picks up Mergo - who is invisible, as in the retail build - and holds him to her chest while she turns away from the player character. She then turns to face the player character and adopts a combat stance. Mergo's fate is unclear. The animation and angle of the player character walking toward the pram was used in some promotional trailers. Early Cutscene Two This cutscene has improved lighting and uses almost identical animations and angles to Cutscene One, with some minor differences in the timing of the Wet Nurse and player character's movements. There is, however, a major difference in terms of the graphical effects used, and these provide more context for the Wet Nurse's actions. When the Wet Nurse holds Mergo to her chest, a dark flame effect engulfs her, suggesting that Mergo has has somehow been absorbed into the Wet Nurse and become the source of her powers during the subsequent fight. Early Cutscene Three This is a truncated version of Cutscene Two, using slightly different angles and animation timing. The Wet Nurse appears immediately behind the player character as they inspect the pram, and the player character jumping out of the way is no longer shown. The Wet Nurse holds Mergo to her chest while leaning over the pram, then stands up as the dark flame appears as in Cutscene Two. She then turns to face the player character. Early Cutscene Four This cutscene is even more truncated than Cutscene Three, and more closely resembles the Wet Nurse's introduction in the retail release. The player character is shown walking toward the pram, and the Wet Nurse immediately drops out of the sky, covering the pram with her body. Unlike the descent she performs in the retail build, this is more of a pouncing move, and the impact leaves her almost flat on the ground. The implied absorbtion of Mergo and the dark flames do not feature, and the Wet Nurse immediately adopts her combat stance. Comparison This image shows a comparison of key moments in all four cutscenes: The player character walking toward Mergo's pram, the appearance of the Wet Nurse, the Wet Nurse absorbing Mergo, and the Wet Nurse's combat stance.

Basic Information

The 2015 Tokyo Game Show build of Bloodborne was released to the public in early 2021. The maps can be explored in the same way as the retail build, but only the Central Yharnam map is included. This section will list the differences between the two versions.

Iosefka's Clinic

The graveyard connecting to Forbidden Woods is entirely different, and deleting the ground reveals the original, sloped passage. This terminates abruptly, as the Forbidden Woods map is not included in this build.
The courtyard with the Brainsucker in it that conencts to the roof is entirely absent, and covered up using a low-poly model when seen from a distance.		Two gaps are present in the barrier around the Clinic's upper walkways.
The Celestials and the partially-transformed Celestial corpse are not present. The chest containing Communion is also absent. The unused Old Woman is present out of bounds, rather than loading in the corridor.

Central Yharnam

Gilbert's window is not present, and there are two Warp Chairs loaded. The gate is operated using a lever. The path below has a crashed carriage at the end, rather than the rubble with the sleeping huntsman.
Barriers are placed to prevent the Tokyo Game Show players from entering the dry docks and aqueduct area leading to Oedon Chapel.
Unused enemy placements not present in the retail build. Note that some enemies present in the retail build, like the Large Huntsmen in the aqueduct, do not appear at all.
The dry docks do not feature any snipers, only Carrion Crows and Drowned Corpses.
Eileen is not present, and Gascoigne's house does not have a window.		The path to Tomb of Oedon lacks detail, and the Mad One does not appear. The Mad One from Iosefka's Clinic is also mising.
Other changes: A second unused cannon overlooks the Great Bridge (unlike the other, there is nobody to fire it); the end of the sewer leading to Tomb of Oedon is different; there is no corpse with the Hunter Set; the corpse with the Bold Hunter's Mark in the pile of statues is not present.

Tomb of Oedon

Gascoigne loads on the opposite side of the arena, overlapping a tombstone. A corpse is present where Viola's is in the retail, but is not the same corpse. The path leading to Oedon Chapel appears to be operated using a lever.
The passage leading to Oedon Chapel is entirely different, with a long staircase and stone passage instead of the ladder and study area. The spiral stairs are there as in the retail, but terminate abruptly as the Cathedral Ward map is not included in this build.

Main Game

ID	JP Name	JP Description	Translated Name	Translated Description	Corresponding Boss
1520	ガスコイン神父の生き肝	ガスコイン神父のソウル	Living Liver of Father Gascoigne	Soul of Father Gascoigne	Father Gascoigne
1530	医療主教ヘルベルトの生き肝	教区長のソウル	Living Liver of the Healing Bishop Herbert	Soul of the Parish Chief	Cleric Beast
1540	己皮剥ぎの生き肝	血に渇いた獣のソウル	Living Liver of the Self-skinned Beast	Soul of the Blood-thirtsy Beast	Blood-starving Beast
1550	ヘムウィックの魔女の生き肝	アイコレクターのソウル	Living Liver of the Witch of Hemwick	Soul of the Eye Collector	Witch of Hemwick
1560	蛇玉の生き肝	蛇玉のソウル	Living Liver of the Snake Ball	Soul of the Snake Ball	Snake Ball
1570	夢魔の生き肝	レッサーデーモン（死と闇）のソウル	Living Liver of the Dream Demon	Soul of the Lesser Demon (Death and Darkness)	Mergo's Wet Nurse
1580	殉教者ローゲリウスの生き肝	王の死神のソウル	Living Liver of Martyr Logarius	Soul of the King Reaper	Martyr Logarius
1590	ミコラーシュの抜け殻の生き肝	大学教授のソウル	Living Liver of Micolash's Empty Shell	Soul of the University Professor	Master Willem
1600	白痴の蜘蛛　ロマの生き肝	白痴の蜘蛛のソウル	Living Liver of Rom, the Idiot Spider	Soul of the Idiot Spider	Rom, the Vacuous Spider
1610	なりそこないの邪神の生き肝	なりそこないの邪神のソウル	Living Liver of the Failed to Be Evil God	Soul of the Failed to Be Evil God	One Reborn
1620	失楽使徒の生き肝	邪神のソウル	Living Liver of the Lost Apostle	Soul of the Evil God	Amygdala
1630	聖女ラウラの生き肝	聖女ビーストのソウル	Living Liver of Saint Laura	Soul of the Beast Saint	Vicar Amelia
1640	月の落とし子　ゴースの生き肝	月の落とし子のソウル	Living Liver of Kos, Illegitimate Child of the Moon	Soul of the Illegitimate Child of the Moon	Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos
1650	エーブリエタースを継ぐ者の生き肝	悪夢を継ぐもののソウル	Living Liver of the Successor of Ebrietas	Soul of the Nightmare Inheritor	Moon Presence

Chalice Dungeons

ID	JP Name	JP Description	Translated Name	Translated Description	Corresponding Boss
1700	墓守隊長の生き肝	ダ ン ジョン人(デブ)のソウル	Living Liver of the Gravekeeper Chief	Soul of the Dungeon Dweller (fatso)	Watcher's Chieftain
1710	獣憑きの生き肝	敵アバターのソウル	Living Liver of the Bestial Spirit	Soul of the Enemy Avatar	Beast-possesed Soul
1720	滅びの炎の眷属の生き肝	滅びの炎の属のソウル	Living Liver of the Follower of the Flame of Destruction	Soul of the Follower of the Flame of Destruction	Keeper of the Old Lords
1730	ファウナの眷属の生き肝	銀の獣の属のソウル	Living Liver of the Kin of Fauna	Soul of the Kin of the Silverbeast	Loran Silverbeast
1740	古い生贄の乙女の生き肝	さまよう寡婦のソウル	Living Liver of the Maiden of the Old Sacrifice	Soul of the Wandering Widow	Bell-ringing Woman
1750	ほおずきの生き肝	なりそこないのメッセンジャー（ほおずき）のソウル	Living Liver of the Wintern Lantern	Soul of the Failed to Be Messenger (Hozuki)	Wintern Lantern
1760	脳喰らいの生き肝	脳喰らいのソウル	Living Liver of the Brain Eater	Soul of the Brain Eater	Brainsucker
1770	狂った修験者の生き肝	司祭のソウル	Living Liver of the Crazy Shugenja	Soul of the Priest	Loran Cleric
1780	人喰い豚の生き肝	吸血豚のソウル	Living Liver of the Maneating Pig	Soul of the Bloodsucking Pig	Maneater Boar
1790	フレッシュゴーレムの生き肝	フレッシュゴーレムのソウル	Living Liver of the Flesh Golem	Soul of the Flesh Golem	Undead Giant
1800	己皮剥ぎの生き肝	血に渇いた獣のソウル	Living Liver of the Self-skinned Beast	Soul of the Blood Thirsty Beast	Bloodstarved Beast
1810	黒獣の生き肝	嵐の獣のソウル	Living Liver of the Black Beast	Soul of the Beast of the Storm	Abhorrent Beast
1820	墓守の古老の生き肝	ダンジョン人(ロード)のソウル	Living Liver of the Old Gravekeeper	Soul of the Dungeon Dweller (lord)	Pthumerian Elder Pthumerian Descedant
1830	獣血の主の生き肝	始祖ビーストのソウル	Living Liver of the Lord of the Beast Blood	Soul of the Founder Beast	Bloodletting Beast
1840	白痴の蜘蛛　ロマの生き肝	白痴の蜘蛛のソウル	Living Liver of Rom, the Idiot Spider	Soul of the Idiot Spider	Rom, the Vacuous Spider
1850	炎の古獣の生き肝	炎の獣のソウル	Living Liver of the Ancient Flaming Beast	Soul of the Flaming Beast	Watchdog of the Old Lords
1860	失楽使徒の生き肝	邪神のソウル	Living Liver of the Lost Apostle	Soul of the Evil God	Amygdala
1870	穢れた血の花嫁の生き肝	ダンジョン人(花嫁)のソウル	Living Liver of the Bride of the Corrupted Blood	Soul of the Dungeon Dweller (bride)	Queen Yharnam
1880	嵐の古獣の生き肝	嵐の獣(骨)のソウル	Living Liver of the Ancient Beast of Storm	Soul of the Beast of the Storm (bone)	Loran Darkbeast Darkbeast Paarl
1890	月の落とし子　ゴースの生き肝	月の落とし子のソウル	Living Liver of Kos, the Illegitimate Child of the Moon	Soul of the Illegitimate Child of the Moon	Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos
1900	夢魔の生き肝	レッサーデーモン(死と闇)のソ	Living Liver of the Dream Demon	Soul of the Lesser Demon (Death and Darkness)	Mergo's Wetnurse
1910	銀の獣　ファウナの生き肝	銀の獣のソウル	Living Liver of Fauna the Silverbeast	Soul of the Silverbeast	Great One Beast
1920	エーブリエタースを継ぐ者の生き肝	悪夢を継ぐもののソウル	Soul of the Successor of Ebrietas	Soul of the Nightmare Inheritor	Moon Presence

Doll Alpha Version (Unused Dialogue and Alternate Voice Actress)

Introduction In the retail build of Bloodborne, the Doll is voiced by Evetta Muradasilova, who also voices Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower, and previously voiced The Maiden in Black in Demon's Souls. In earlier builds of the game, however, the Doll's voice was provided by Lucy Briggs-Owen, who currently voices Impostor Iosefka, Adella, and Vicar Amelia, as well as providing the vocal sounds made by the female player character. The Doll's dialogue was also different, being less comforting and repeatedly referring to the player character as suffering from an illness - a concept present in earlier drafts of the story that is no longer present in the retail version. This unused voice track and script have been partially recovered from a pre-released version of Bloodborne by Lance McDonald, and are demonstrated in this video. Like many prior games by From Software, Bloodborne was released in Japan with an English dub and Japanese subtitles, meaning that this early version of the Doll, while she speaks English, does not have finalised English subtitles. First Encounter Retail Version Restored Alpha Version Hello, good hunter. I am a doll, here in this dream to look after you. Hello, ailing one. This is a nightmare, a dream of the sick, of those on death's doorstep. Honourable hunter, pursue the echoes of blood, and I will channel them into your strength. Minds ravaged by disease, still clinging to life, this is where they come. Does that not describe yourself? Dead, but with renewed life in this nightmare? Or perhaps your life before was the bad dream? Who can recall? Madness is, after all, a fog. You will hunt beasts... and I will be here for you, to embolden your sickly spirit. Ailing one, pursue a deeper madness, and I will make it your medicine. Further Interaction Retail Version Restored Alpha Version Ahh, the little ones, inhabitants of the dream... They find hunters like yourself, worship, and serve them. Speak words, they do not, but still, aren't they sweet? The tiny ones are dwellers of this dream. They serve you, in admiration of the sick ones. They cannot speak, but are so very quaint. Leveling Up Retail Version Restored Alpha Version Very well, let the echoes become your strength. Let me stand close. Now, shut your eyes... Now, let madness be your medicine. Let me stand close. Don't peep... Departure Retail Version Restored Alpha Version Farewell, good hunter. May you find your worth in the waking world. Goodbye, ailing one. May you wake without harm.

Return Retail Version Restored Alpha Version Welcome home, good hunter. What is it your desire? Hello again, ailing one. How did you find the waking world? Interaction after Evening Retail Version Restored Alpha Version Over time, countless hunters have visited this dream. The graves here stand in their memory. It all seems so long ago, now... Most visitors to this nightmare have died. The remains of their spirits sleep within these tombstones. It also seems so long ago, now... Interaction after Night Retail Version Restored Alpha Version Hunters have told me about the church. About the gods, and their love. But... do the gods love their creations? I am a doll, created by you humans. Would you ever think to love me? Of course... I do love you. Isn't that how you've made me? What you say is rather strange. The Gods dote not upon their creation. I am a doll, created by you humans. Why should you bestow love upon me? Of course, I do love you. For that is how you have made me. Handing over the Hair Ornament Retail Version Restored Alpha Version What... what is this? I-I can't remember, not a thing, only... I feel... A yearning... something I've never felt before... What's happening to me? Ahh... Tell me hunter, could this be joy? What, w- what is this? I can't remember, not a thing. Only, I feel.. a yearning. Something I've never felt before. What's happening to me? Oh! I thank you again, ailing one. That was most pleasant. Unused "death" Dialogue In addition to the above, the Doll also has dialogue used in the event of her death, like other NPCs. In the retail version of the game, the Doll cannot ever "die" - reducing her to zero hit points causes her to collapse, but she will appear alive again once the Hunter's Dream is revisisted, provided the player has at least on Insight. However, there exists an unused feature that allows the Doll to remain dead, with her body lying at the foot of the stairs. The inanimate body can still be used to level up, but will not come back to life even if the player has the required Insight. It is unknown if it was possible to revive her after this, or if she remained permanently dead until the next New Game cycle. Retail Version (Unused) Restored Alpha Version Oh, good hunter, I must have displeased you... Go on, shut me down... Even so, this vessel will remain in your service... So, have no fear... I must have displeased you. Go on, dispose of me. Even so, this vessel will remain in your service... So, have no fear...

Basic Information

Introduction An early prototype of Bloodborne's map features a significant area that was removed entirely in subsequent builds. This video on Sinclair Lore hypothesises how the area may have worked and what may have happened to it during development, using prototype maps and concept art as evidence. The area's official name is unknown, but some concept art which potentially depicts it uses the name "The Land of the Dragon". Details This prototype map, datamined from a pre-retail build, features a large mountainous area behind the Grand Cathedral - a space that, in the retail release, is completely empty. As it has no equivalent in the retail release, labels have been added to help contextualise its position. A: The back of the Grand Cathedral, above where the Altar of Despair is now. B: A bridge over a chasm in the mountains. A close up of the bridge is provided above, showing that it leads to a portcullis. C: A castle or some sort of fortress, reached by crossing the bridge. While the mountains, castle and bridge were completely removed, it does appear that a structure adjacent to the Grand Cathedral did remain until relatively late in development. A building behind Upper Cathedral Ward is visible on a development map that closely resembles the version in the retail build. What may be the same structure is visible in the concept art for Upper Cathedral Ward, which shows high brick walls and trees on top of a raised area partially visible in the upper right corner. It appears to have been deleted prior to the build used in the Project Beast trailer. Leading Path The method of accessing the mountain path leading to the castle appears to have been a shaft above the altar, similar to the means by which the Research Hall is accessed in The Old Hunters. While the mountainous area was deleted entirely, the elevator lift shaft remained until relatively late, and its surviving collision map shows that it led to second, hidden altar above the first. This second altar, which may be an unused Cathedral Ward location internally referred to as 月の秘所 ("Secret Place of the Moon"), was a copy of the first, and may be where Ebrietas is shown in the Project Beast trailer. It no longer exists in the retail build, but another hidden altar does - the Altar of Despair. This is also a hidden altar where Ebrietas is located, and reached via a secret lift - albeit one leading below, rather than above, the Grand Cathedral. Dragon's Guardian Concept art may help explain what happened to the "Land of the Dragon". In the online portfolio of concept artist Tstutomu Kitazawa, who has a history of working with From Software, is an image of a knight entitled "Dragon's Guardian". While the artwork is not attributed to a specific project, "Dragon's Guardian" very closely resembles the unnamed knight who was datamined from the retail build of Bloodborne. While some details are different, such as the wooden leg and helmet crest, the overall design is almost identical, so it is reasonable to assume they are two versions of the same character. While this knight was never attached to a specific area, aesthetically they clearly belong in Cainhurst, as it is a medieval castle full of armoured knights with missing legs. Significantly, the name "Dracula" is derived from the word "Dragon", suggesting that the "Dragon" referred to could be vampiric - a land the vampire, just like Cainhurst.

Dragon's Sanctuary Kitazawa's portfolio also includes two other pieces of interest. The first, "The Dragon's Sanctuary", appears to be the area that "Dragon's Guardian" is standing in, and is a church with some kind of unidentified object behind the altar. The object is large, dark, and is a mixture of organic shapes and a rock texture, similar in aesthetic (though not shape) to the rocks in the Nightmare of Mensis. The second piece, "The Land of the Dragon", depicts a cathedral-like castle surrounded by mountains, reached by climbing the mountains and crossing a bridge. If all three of Kitazawa's "Dragon" pieces of art are related, then it is possible that "The Land of the Dragon" depicts the removed area behind the Grand Cathedral, with "The Dragon's Guardian" as a potential boss. Notably, none of the three pieces feature a literal dragon, despite having "Dragon" in their titles. There is dragon imagery present in the form of winged gargoyles, but no flying lizards. If "the Dragon" is vampiric, however, this is consistent. The Land of Dragon Hypothesis Notably, "The Land of Dragon" aesthetically resembles the Nightmare of Mensis more so than any other area in either Bloodborne or Dark Souls 3. As the Nightmare of Mensis is also surrounded by mountains, it is possible that "The Land of the Dragon" concept eventually became the Nightmare of Mensis, after moving it from the Waking World to the Dream. The story of "The Land of the Dragon" was further complicated by the discovery of more concept art, this time credited to Jocus Wang, although no associated portfolio appears to exist. Wang's art appears to simply be the concept art of Cainhurst published in the Bloodborne Official Artworks book, but mislabelled as belonging to Dark Souls 3. However, the artwork is not identical - some assets, such as the banners and windows, are different, and the player character is dressed as though they are in Dark Souls rather than Bloodborne. There is no reason to assume this is a mistake or a fan edit, however. Dark Souls 3 and Bloodborne share code and assets, and were developed alongside each other, so it is entirely possible that concepts created for one game ended up in the other. It is unclear how this all fits together, but the hypothesis put forward in the Sinclair Lore video is as follows: 1. A very early draft of Bloodborne climaxed in "The Land of the Dragon", a castle in the mountains behind the Grand Cathedral, reached by ascending the altar. This castle was aesthetically similar to the Nightmare of Mensis, but its role in the history of Yharnam was closer to that of Cainhurst - an old vampire castle that hinted at the city's inhuman origins. 2. "The Land of the Dragon" was then repurposed into the Nightmare of Mensis. The game still climaxed in a castle in the mountains, but those mountains were now floating in the Dream, not sitting behind the Grand Cathedral. 3. Without an area behind the Grand Cathedral, the altar elevator's role was gradually pared back until it became the optional Altar of Despair area, before being repurposed more significantly for The Old Hunters. 4. Moving the castle to the Dream changed its role in the world. It was now an abandoned relic that Mensis found in the Dream, not an older part of Yharnam, and was no longer tied to the vampire aspect of the story. 5. As the vampire castle concept was crucial to Bloodborne's story, a new area had to be created to replace "The Land of the Dragon". This was based on a concept either originally created for Dark Souls 3, or possibly created so that it could be used in either Dark Souls 3 or Bloodborne as From saw fit. This became Cainhurst. The above is based entirely in circumstantial evidence, but does make sense of all the oddities discovered.

Phase 1 Changes After Limb Staggers Phase 1 can change depending on which limb(s) you stagger. Staggering either of his arms will make him gain new follow up attacks. Staggering either of his legs will make him gain completely new attacks. This video will be the reference to the attacks I’ll mention next. Arm Stagger After staggering either of his arms, he’ll gain new follow ups to these attacks: Right hand ground punch now will have a left hand swipe follow up that happens when you’re close to him. Roll the first ground punch, wait for the swipe to come out, roll into him and punish him. Smaller left hand slam now will have a follow up where he’ll slam his hand 2 more times. Happens when you’re close and in front of him. If you roll the first slam trying to get behind him but instead find yourself still in front of him, expect these 2 slams to come out and roll away. The 180° swipe(s) will have 4 different variations now: 1. Double swipes into left hand poke. A very common one. This will happen if you stand close to him after the double swipes. He’ll do a poke attack with his left arm, which you can avoid by rolling to the left. Again, this one is very common after an arm stagger, so always expect this to happen. 2. One swipe into left hand poke. This one is also common. Roll to the left. 3. Double swipes into left hand ground slam. Not a very common one, and it happens if you are standing to his left side after the swipes. Roll away from him. 4. One swipe into left hand ground slam. Roll away. Leg Stagger After staggering either of his legs, he’ll gain new attacks: Left hand slam into jump attacks. Now he’ll be able to do new jump attacks that mostly happen when you aren’t very close to him, though he can use them at close range as well. He’ll start by slamming his left hand on the ground, then jump up and land on the ground while also doing a right-handed slam as he’s coming down. Roll away from the first slam, then just as he’s about to land on the ground roll into him and punish him. Rolling away is safer, but you’ll have to immediately turn around and sprint to him to punish it, but that can be a little dangerous as he can attack again very quickly. Slam into a large swipe gap closer. He’ll start by doing a quick right hand slam, then follow it up with a large left hand swipe that covers a lot of distance. Roll away from the first slam, then roll into his swipe and punish him. This is one of his most dangerous attacks. Just like his jump attacks, he mostly does this when you are not close to him as a gap closer, though he does occasionally use it at close range as well. Slam into backwards hop. He’ll slam his left hand down the ground then hops backwards. Roll away from him. This one happens when you’re too close to him. All of these attacks can happen in phase 2 regardless of whether you staggered any of his limbs or not. Phase 2 Phase 2 starts when he drops to around 80% HP. Here he’ll gain new attacks, and be able to use all of the previously mentioned attacks here, including all of the attacks that happen after staggering his limbs, regardless of whether you actually staggered him in phase 1 or not. He’ll also generally be a lot more aggressive, giving you very little time to breathe. As I said before, your positioning is very important here, especially in the 2nd and 3rd phases. In phase 2 he has gap closer attacks that he uses when you’re far away from him. Stay at mid range, wait for him to attack then get close and punish it. Slow Back Swipe When you are at his left side or behind him, he can use this back swipe with his left hand. It is slower than the other back swipes he uses in phase 1, and in this one he also falls down on the ground and does a ground slam with his left hand too. Roll to the left, then go in while he’s down on the ground and attack him. Dive Laurence will curl up then do an air dive towards you. Roll to the left and punish him while he’s down on the ground. This mostly happens when you are far away from him as a gap closer. One small problem is that the animation of him curling up looks exactly like the one for the jump attack mentioned in phase 1, so how can we tell whether he’s gonna do a jump or a dive? Well, there is one way to tell, but sadly it’s not a very good one. The audio cues are different. It’s hard to explain them in text, so watch this video to tell the difference. Like I said, it’s not a very good tell, so you’re just gonna have to have quick reflexes and roll accordingly. 5 Attack Combo He’ll start by doing a ground salm with his left hand, then 3 swipes, then ends the combo with another ground slam. Roll the first swipe that comes out after the ground slam towards his left side, then go behind him and start attacking. This is the best attack to get in phase 2. It’s easy to avoid and gives you plenty of time to punish him. This one also looks similar to the slam into 4 swipes attack from phase 1. Fortunately this one has better tells than the dive. If you pay attention to the camera, you’ll notice that the camera shakes the moment the first ground slam comes out, whereas it doesn’t shake as much in the attack from the first phase. This video should make it clearer. His scream timing can also tell you which version he’s doing. In the normal version, he starts screaming the moment he slams his hand on the ground, while in the fall down version, he screams just before he slams it. His right hand will also touch the ground after the first swipe in this one, unlike the similar attack from the first phase. 4 Swipe Combo Roll away from his first swipe, wait for the second and third to come out, then roll the 4th delayed swipe towards his left side. Very similar to the 4 swipe combo from the first phase, but here he’ll delay his 4th swipe and fall down on the ground while doing it. Again, you can tell which version he’s doing by paying attention to the camera. Here the camera shakes just as he’s doing the second swipe. Refer back to this video. You can also see that in this one, his left hand will touch the ground after the 2nd swipe, unlike the one from the first phase. Slow Left-Handed Slam A slow left-handed slam that looks similar to the one from his first phase. This one however covers more distance and ends with him falling down on the ground. Also has a follow up left-handed swipe attack if you are in close range and in front of him. Just like the one from the first phase, only consider rolling towards him if you are at close range, if not, roll away.

Phase 3 Phase 3 will start once his HP reaches about 40% or lower. He’ll lose both of his legs and start crawling on the ground. Laurence will constantly keep spewing lava from his back, so don’t stand or attack him from behind. The lava from his back doesn’t do a lot of damage, but it will keep staggering you if you stand on it. This phase can either be really easy or really hard depending on how you position your character. Always stay close to him. The further away you are from him, the harder this phase gets. This is the ideal position for this phase. Stand close to him, just to the left of his head. Right Hand Swipe A right hand swipe that happens when you are in front of him and in close range. Roll into it and punish it. There’s no follow up attacks. Back Swipes Just like the first two phases, Laurence also has 2 back swipe attacks in phase 3 that he uses when you are behind him or beside him. After rolling, you’ll have enough time to get in and hit him once or twice. The left hand swipe is a little harder to punish since he turns away from you much further than the right hand swipe. Lava Vomit Laurence will start by shaking his head before vomiting lava. If you are close to him, you can simply walk to the left and you’ll be safe from it. Because of how long this attack’s animation is, it gives you plenty of time to punish it. This attack can be dangerous if you are standing far away from him. If you do find yourself in that situation, either try running away from it, or run diagonally to the left or right. Delayed Left Hand Slam He’ll lift up his left hand up before slamming it on the ground, then spew lava out of his back. Roll to the left and then attack him from the front. Do not go behind him or to either of his sides to not get hit by the lava. Keep in mind that this attack is a little delayed, meaning that if you roll immediately the moment you see the attack coming, then you’ll most likely gonna get hit by his slam. Delay your roll just as he’s delaying his slam. When you see his hand coming down, that’s your cue to roll. Slow Left Hand Slam A very slow left hand slam, followed by a swipe. Don’t roll when he’s still lifting his arm up. Roll to the left the moment you see the hand coming down, and don’t attack just yet. He will mostly follow it up with a left hand swipe if you are close to him. So roll the slam, wait for the swipe to come out, then roll to the right and punish it. Alternatively, you can avoid the swipe by standing next to his right arm, as shown in the GIF above. Crawling Attacks Laurence has 2 crawling attacks. He’ll crawl on the ground moving towards you while slamming both of his hands on the ground and creating a lava trail as he’s going. In this one, he’ll crawl and slam his hands 7 times on the ground. Roll the first one to the left, and as long as you keep your character to his right side, he won’t be able to hit you. You can attack him while he’s still doing the attack, or just wait for it to end then start attacking. This method doesn’t work very well when you are both near a wall. Be careful when you find yourself in that situation, and be ready to avoid the rest of his slams instead of just the first one. Always roll to the left. In the second one, he’ll slam his hands only 3 times, but this one has a left hand swipe follow up. This left hand swipe is the same as the one from his slow left hand slam attack, which means that you can either avoid it by rolling to the right, or simply by standing next to his right arm.

Video Showcase and Thanks Finally, here's a BL4 gemless fight that demonstrates most of the info and strats mentioned here. Good luck! Special thanks to StochasticGD, Question_able, and Arti for their help with this guide.

Description In-game Name (multi-language) English: Yharnam, Pthumerian Queen; Japanese: トゥメルの女王ヤーナム; German: Yharnam, Pthumerianische Königin; Spanish: Yharnam, Reina Pthumeria; French: Yharnam, Reine Pthumérienne; Italian: Yharnam, Regina Pthumeriana Internal Name Japanese: ダンジョン人（花嫁）; Translation: Dungeon Dweller (bride) 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. In ancient Pthumeru, the Scourge of Beasts ravaged the land. It must have been then that the Blood Moon arose, perhaps for the very first time, and a womb was blessed with child. It's unknown if Yharnam was impregnated by the Great Ones specifically because she was Queen, or if she was simply a woman chosen at random, but she is most assuredly assumed to have been, in that Hunt, the potential mother of a Great One. [The Paleblood Hunt by Redgrave] Preparation Stock up on Blood Vials, Quicksilver Bullets and Antidotes, and if you have Oedon Writhe or Clawmark runes, equip them before heading to the dungeon. Consider bringing a Reiterpallasch and a Cannon, but pick up plenty of Bone Marrow Ash regardless of what firearm you choose. Bring a weapon with a pure physical damage type and set it with your strongest attack bonus gems; the Rifle Spear is the best weapon for this battle, due to its long reach, and will allow you to strike from outside the reach of the boss' paralysis attack. Overview The Pthumerian Queen has strong elemental and arcane defenses as well as an enormous amount of health. She will start Phase 1 with her hands bound, and will use only blood magic attacks until the next phase begins. Her spells inflict rapid poison build-up and cannot be interrupted, although they will be cancelled if she is hit while casting. She can be staggered from behind, but her Paralysis Cry attack will almost always hit you before you have time to finish charging. Once her health has been reduced to 80% she will break her cuffs and draw a dagger, with which she'll perform hysical attacks in addition to her blood magic; at this point her Blood Spears will be replaced by Triple Blood Spears and she will begin using her other Phase 2 moves. Her melee attacks are all interruptible and consist of basic slashes and stabs from close range; the Gliding Stab is performed at mid range and has a heavy knockback. She'll occasionally teleport and reappear with two clones, but you can tell them apart by their appearance: only the real queen is pregnant. The clones use the queen's knife attacks and Blood Spears, and present considerable danger when left alive; however, a single gunshot or melee attack will destroy them. After her health falls to 50% she will cover her dagger with blood, extending its reach and adding a rapid poison effect to her melee attacks; from this point on, she will begin using her Phase 3 moves and will always use her Rising Blood Spear attack six times in a row. Strategy During Phase 1, use the Rifle Spear's standard R2 attack from outside the reach of Queen Yharnam's Paralysis Cry to knock her out of her casting animations and prevent her from attacking while you wear her down. From Phase 2 onward, use the Reiterpallasch to interrupt her melee attacks and immediately follow up with a Bone Marrow Ash Cannon shot while she's staggered. When you run out of ammunition, continue interrupting her swings and use visceral attacks to regain your Quicksilver Bullets with the power of the Oedon Writhe rune, then repeat the procedure. Environment The boss area is a massive dome, empty save for the large altar in the center. The altar can be used reliably as cover for healing or Antidotes use during the first phase, though during later phases it can obstruct your vision, making Queen Yharnam's Rising Blood Spears difficult to avoid. Notes First met upon defeat of Rom, the Vacuous Spider. Next encounter is before approaching the Mergo's Wet Nurse in Nightmare of Mensis. Yharnam, Pthumerian Queen is final boss in Great Pthumeru Ihyll Labyrinths In the first two main story encounters Yharnam doesn't drop anything It is possible to obtain trophy for Yharnam, Pthumerian Queen as cooperator (normal & via SRRC) when she is killed in host's world. After Nurse defeat, you can return to Yharnam, Pthumerian Queen and she will bow to you and disappear. Grab attacks can be escaped more quickly, taking less damage in the process, if you alternate pressing buttons like L2 and R2. Unlike in previous Souls titles any combination of buttons can be used for this technique. Yharnam, Pthumerian Queen clones have no visible health bar and will disappear after being hit but Rapid Poison "proc" by rolling does nothing to them, same goes for Slow Poison but sound and aura of active effect is present. She will be present in Nightmare of Mensis even if killed in Great Pthumeru Ihyll Labyrinth Variant of Yharnam appears in test dungeons with the name "Pthumerian Bride". Queen Yharnam can be pushed with Beast Roar out of her initial spot in Nightmare of Mensis, she can't go through any elevator nor Iron Key door, there are invisible walls preventing her from proceeding further, doesn't take small fall damage and is not aggroing the enemy. [image 01, image 02, image 03, image 04, Shoes] In game version 1.00 the track used for this boss fight was Watchdog of the Old Lords theme. It is to believed that Queen Yharnam wears Ring of Bethrothal, upon closer investigation of in-game model there are some similarities but it is difficult to say for certain. [image 01] Through data mining of Yharnam's dagger model, you can see there are writings on the weapon. [image]

∼ GALLERY PAGE ∼ Pungent Blood Cocktails don't attract this enemy, making the item ineffective. Shaman Bone Blades don't affect this enemy, making the item ineffective. Boss Defenses 110 187 270 133 154 - 110 187 - 110 250 Cooperation & Boss' HP Having a summoned ally doesn't alter the health or difficulty of the enemies you'll fight, but it does affect the bosses. To ensure they are still a challenge, boss health is increased to 1.5x when a second co-op player enters your world, and to 2.0x when a third enters.

Restoring Gem Effects [Examples]

Listed below are pretty much all cut effects that appear to be related to blood gems, datamined by KitPes. This actually explains why odd tempering effects have lower values, it seems like initially there was supposed to be more differentiation between specific physical dmg types.

118620 Attack force [all] fixed value + cost6 rank20 - odd nourishing 3.4% stamina +38 flat everything (but blood) 112620 Attack force [piercing] fixed value + cost6 rank20 - odd thrust 3.3% stamina +94 flat thrust 111620 Attack force [blow] fixed value + cost6 rank20 - odd blunt 3.2% stamina +94 flat blunt 110620 Attack force [slashing] fixed value + cost6 rank20 - odd slashing 3.0% stamina ?no effect 119620 Attack force [slashing] magnification + cost6 rank20 - slashing? 2.9% stamina +% slash damage 153620 Attack force [all] (boss defeat delivery) fixed value + cost6 rank20 - flat all atk increase after defeating a boss for 180 seconds 12.2% kin +56 flat everything (no blood) 154620 HP regen + (at the time of HP maximum) cost6 rank20 - healing when at full health 11.7% kin ------ 155620 HP regen + (HP dying at the time) cost6 rank20 - healing when at critical health 11.3% kin 75hp/sec at low hp 156620 HP regen + (boss defeat delivery) cost6 rank20 - healing after defeating a boss for 180 seconds 10.9% kin 75hp/sec any hp 157620 Attack when HP decrease magnification - cost6 rank20 12.2% beasts ?no idea 158620 Attack when HP decrease magnification - cost6 rank20 11.7% beasts ----- Two unknown effects, first one seems to have no values listed 104620 Maximum HP (magnification) - cost6 rank20 - reduces maximum hp only negative effect exists 63 dura ------ 106620 Maximum stamina (magnification) - cost6 rank20 - reduces maximum stamina only negative effect exists 60.8 dura ----- Hard Nourishing: values from +0 (yes, lowest rank effect literally adds zero attack) to +38 all atk Hard Adept (blunt/thrust/slash) from +1 to +94; slash effect doesn't work in game 119620 Slashing - from 0.4% to 33.8% (same values as adept/tinge) 153620 Forlorn, from +1 to +56 all atk except blood 155620 Poorman, from +1 to +75 hp continues to recover at low hp 156620 forlorn, from +1 to +75 hp continues to recover

► More Information If you want to know more about dialogues visit the page Dialogue Reference which contains the whole datamined dialogue script (used & unused) for all characters from the game. Young Girl does have unused dialogue. Also you can look over to the Datamined EN & JP Dialogue Comparison page which has all dialogues (used & unused) from the base game and DLC, both languages EN & JP are compared side by side.

First Encounter Who… are you? I don’t know your voice, but I know that smell… Are you a hunter? Then please, will you look for my mum? Daddy never came back from the hunt and she went to find him, but now she’s gone too I’m afraid. I’m all alone, and scared. Refuse Oh, alright. Well, t-hanks miss/mister hunter for talking, at least. Take care on your hunt. Thanks for chatting. Please be careful out there. Accept Really? Oh, thank you! My m-mum wears a red jeweled brooch. It’s so big and.. and beautiful. You won’t miss it. Oh, I mustn’t forget... If you find my mum, give her this musicbox. It plays one of daddy’s favorite songs. And when daddy forgets us, we play it for him so he remembers. Mum’s so silly, running off without it! Talk again My mum wears a big red jeweled brooch. It’s so big and beautiful. You won’t miss it. Oh, and if you find her, give her this musicbox. Please, I know you can do it. Talk again Hello, miss/mister hunter. Still can’t find my mum? Oh, okay. I can wait. But… isn’t there something I can do? Maybe mum and dad are stuck out there waiting for me to come and find them. What do you think miss/mister hunter? Select "No" Yes, I see. I can wait. I won’t be afraid. I know… I do. The morning always comes.

Tell about safe place Yes, okay! Thank you miss/mister hunter! I love you almost as much as mum and dad and granddad! Give her brooch Miss/mister hunter? Was it really her? Mummy… mummy… Don’t leave me alone… Mum.. Come home.. I’m alone… I’m scared… It’s not fair… Talk again Mum, come home... I'm alone ...I'm scared... It's not fair...

Basic Information

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Basic Information

Icon	Name	Depth	Area	Materials	Additional Rites	Blood Echoes	How to obtain
	Pthumeru Chalice	1	Pthumeru	Ritual Blood(1) x2	None	1000	Dropped by Blood-starved Beast

In-Game Description Ritual chalice found in the Church of the Good Chalice. Use in a ritual at the tomb altar in the Hunter's Dream to break the seal of the old underground labyrinth. Let the chalice reveal the tomb of the gods; let blood be the hunter's nourishment. ...And let ye partake in communion... Note: The same in-game description in US & UK versions. ✓ Note: Different in-game description (right) in US (1) & UK (2) versions (more). ✕ Overview Use Pthumeru Chalice at a Ritual Altar in Hunter's Dream to create the Chalice Dungeon. Conducting a ritual to create a Chalice Dungeon is fairly straightforward; when you've got a Chalice and the required ritual materials, approach a Ritual altar and select the Chalice Ritual option. In the Chalice Ritual menu you'll see the list of all your collected chalices in the large window on the left of your screen. Along the top of this window are four tabs, one for each class of Chalice, which affects the area that labyrinth will be set in. The central window shows the details of the ritual, including the Depth of the created dungeon, which is essentially the difficulty level, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the maximum. The depth affects the required level for certain Basic and Rite Materials. For example, Depth 2 labyrinths will require Ritual Blood (2) and Tomb Mold (2), which can be acquired from the corresponding depth labyrinths or from certain chests and enemies from the previous Depth. The cost in Blood Echoes is also shown, along with the required materials, both for the ritual and any possible Additional Rites. If you have all of the required materials and are certain you want to use them, select the Conduct Ritual option to create the dungeon. Created Preset Labyrinth Labyrinth Layer Bosses Key Rewards Pthumerian Labyrinth Depth 1 L1: Undead Giant (Twin Curved Blades) L2: Merciless Watchers & Chieftain L3: Watchdog of the Old Lords L1 Boss: Adept Blood Gemstone L2 Boss: Pthumeru Root Chalice L3 Boss: Central Pthumeru Chalice There are ten Preset Chalice Labyrinths in Bloodborne. Each labyrinth is comprised of three layers, with the exception of the Lower Pthumeru Labyrinth, which has four layers. Clearing these labyrinths will reward you with loot, key items, weapons and more Chalices to unlock more challenging dungeons. A Preset Dungeon has the same appearance every time for every hunter, with no change in layouts or enemy placements. If you are following the intended path of unlocking each chalice, you will always traverse the fixed version of a chalice before you obtain the root from within it. Availability Dropped by (Main Game): Blood-starved Beast in Old Yharnam Church of the Good Chalice. Notes Reward for completing Pthumerian Labyrinth, Patch Notes v1.04: Players can now acquire a Short Ritual Root Chalice by trading Insight. The Chalice will become available after completing the Pthumeru Chalice dungeon. Players can now use the Short Ritual Root Chalice’s quick matching feature in the early part of the game After obtaining Pthumeru Chalice, Ritual Blood(1) will become available for purchase at Bath Messengers in Hunter's Dream.

Model Art Icon The same description in US & UK versions. Different description in US (1) & UK (2) versions. Different description in 1.00 (1) & 1.09 (2) versions. Model Art Icon

In-Game Descriptions & Appearance

Black Hood Hood worn upon awakening to the nightmare of blood and beasts. Perhaps its wearer had to stay out of sight, and travel by cover of darkness. Without memory, who will ever know? Foreign Garb Clothing worn upon awakening to the nightmare of blood and beasts. Not typical clothing of Yharnam, perhaps it is of foreign origin, It is said, after all, the traveler came to Yharnam from afar. Without memory, who will ever know? Sullied Bandage Bandage worn upon awakening to the nightmare of blood and beasts. Terribly worn and unsanitary. A faint memory recalls blood ministration, involving the transfusion of unknown blood. Not long after, the nightmare began. Foreign Trousers Trousers worn upon awakening to the nightmare of blood and beasts. Not typical clothing perhaps it is of foreign origin. It is said, after all, the traveler came to Yharnam from afar. Without memory, who will ever know?

Appearance In-Game Art

In-Game Descriptions & Appearance

Top Hat Hat worn by hunters who admire formality. Some hunters place an emphasis on form, as seen by the use of the threaded cane. For them, formality, beauty, and justice are the very essence of our humanity, and precisely what keeps hunters from becoming something else. Hunter Garb One of the standard articles of hunter attire fashioned at the workshop, accompanied with a short cape to wipe away blood. A fine piece of hunter attire that provides stable defence to anyone facing Yharnam's beastly threat. Allows one to stalk beasts unannounced, by cover of night. Hunter Gloves One of the standard articles of hunter attire fashioned at the workshop. A fine piece of hunter attire the provides stable defence to anyone facing Yharnam's beastly threat. Allows one to stalk beasts unannounced, by cover of night. Hunter Trousers One of the standard articles of hunter attire fashioned at the workshop. A fine piece of hunter attire that provides stable defence to anyone facing Yharnam's beastly threat. Allows one to stalk beasts unannounced, by cover of night.

Appearance In-Game Art

In-Game Descriptions & Appearance

Charred Hunter Garb Hunter attire of Gehrman, the first hunter. Created before the workshop existed by making adjustments to everyday clothing, and later became the basis for all hunter's garb. The hunter's emphasis on engaging beasts with speed, and therefore of selecting lightweight attire, no doubt traces back to Gehrman's own combat style. Gehrman's Hunter Garb Hunter attire of Gehrman, the first hunter. Created before the workshop existed by making adjustments to everyday clothing, and later became the basis for all hunter's garb. The hunter's emphasis on engaging beasts with speed, and therefore of selecting lightweight attire, no doubt traces back to Gehrman's own combat style. Gehrmans Hunter Trousers Hunter attire of Gehrman, the first hunter. Created before the workshop existed by making adjustments to everyday clothing, and later became the basis for all hunter's garb. The hunter's emphasis on engaging beasts with speed, and therefore of selecting lightweight attire, no doubt traces back to Gehrman's own combat style.

Appearance In-Game Art

In-Game Description Droplet of coldblood containing Blood Echoes. Use to gain Blood Echoes. Hunters sustained by the dream gain strength from Blood Echoes. They imbibe the blood with thoughts of reverence, indeed gratitude, for their victims. In-Game Description Wood-carved mask of Eileen the Crow, Hunter of Hunters. The beak contains incense to mask scents of blood and beast. Hunters of Hunters dress as crows to suggest sky burial. The first Hunter of Hunters came from a foreign land, and gave the dead a virtuous native funeral ritual, rather than impose a blasphemous Yharnam burial service upon them, with the hope that former compatriots might be returned to the skies, and find rest in a hunter's dream. Overview Consuming Coldbloods provides an alternative and safe way of acquiring Blood Echoes. As you defeat enemies, your hunter will accrue Blood Echoes, the currency used to purchase items, level up your character, and more. The more enemies defeated, the greater the spoils, but be forewarned: upon death, Blood Echoes are dropped, and must be collected by returning to where your hunter was slain. Enemies can also pick up your hunter's Blood Echoes where you dropped them. The beast that stole your Blood Echoes will have an unearthly glow in its eyes, and must be slain in order to win them back. If, along the way back, your hunter is killed again, those previous Blood Echoes are lost forever. However Coldbloods stay safely stored in your inventory and it is recommended to consume them whenever you are ready to immediately spend Blood Echoes you gain from them. Availability Normal: Treasure in (Main Story): Starting gift from messengers in Hunter's Dream; Sold by: Bath Messengers Saw Hunter Badge: This badge is found in Aqueducts beside the Maneater Boar in Central Yharnam. In addition to unlocking the basic hunter weapons, this badge will make Throwing Knives and Beast Blood Cocktails available for sale, providing you with a backup source of ranged attacks and an extremely helpful means of distracting beast-type enemies. Uncanny: Treasure in (Root Dungeons): Hintertomb; 86en47tc Hintertomb L1, side area before layer lamp [tested May 12, 2020]; alternatively found in False Depth Dungeon, szdwj6n9, Hintertomb L1, side area before layer lamp [tested May 12, 2020] Lost: Treasure in (Root Dungeons): Ailing Loran; 3bv8tww5, Ailing Loran L1, side area before layer boss [tested May 12, 2020] Availability (more details in the table below) Coldblood Dew (1) Treasure in (Main Story): Iosefka's Clinic [x1], Central Yharnam [x7] Treasure (available) in (Root Dungeons): Pthumerian Labyrinth [Layer 2(rare)] Dropped by (Root Dungeons): Parasite Larva Coldblood Dew (2) Treasure in (Main Story): Central Yharnam [x1], Cathedral Ward [x1], Old Yharnam [x4] Treasure in (Preset Dungeons): Lower Hintertomb [x2], Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth [x2] Treasure (available) in (Root Dungeons): Pthumerian Labyrinth [Layer 2-3], Central Pthumerian Labyrinth [Layer 2(rare)], Hintertomb [Layer 1] Dropped by (Root Dungeons): Parasite Larva Coldblood Dew (3) Treasure in (Main Story): Central Yharnam [x1], Old Yharnam [x3], Hemwick Charnel Lane [x1] Treasure in (Preset Dungeons): Pthumerian Labyrinth [x1], Hintertomb [x3] Treasure (available) in (Root Dungeons): Pthumerian Labyrinth [Layer 3], Central Pthumerian Labyrinth [Layer 2-3], Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth [Layer 1], Sinister Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth [Layer 1], Hintertomb [Layer 2,3(rare)], Lower Hintertomb [Layer 1], Sinister Hintertomb [Layer 1] Dropped by (Root Dungeons): Parasite Larva Use Coldblood Dew (1) Use to gain: 350 Blood Echoes Coldblood Dew (2) Use to gain: 500 Blood Echoes Coldblood Dew (3) Use to gain: 1000 Blood Echoes Coldblood Dew (1) / 350 Coldblood Dew (2) / 500 Coldblood Dew (3) / 1000 Notes

Blood Stone Drop Pools in Chalice Dungeons

Pool Name	Depth 1	Depth 2	Depth 3	Depth 4	Depth 5
Blood Stone Shard Pool A	Blood Stone Shard	Blood Stone Shard	Blood Stone Shard	Twin Blood Stone Shards	Twin Blood Stone Shards
Blood Stone Shard Pool B	Blood Stone Shard	Blood Stone Shard	Twin Blood Stone Shards	Twin Blood Stone Shards	Twin Blood Stone Shards
Blood Stone Shard Pool C	Blood Stone Shard	Blood Stone Shard	Twin Blood Stone Shards	Twin Blood Stone Shards	Blood Stone Chunk

Enemies List Per Pool

Blood Stone Shard Pool A

Large Snake Ball: x1 [50%]

Hunting Dog: x1 [30%]

Snake Ball: x1 [4%]

Blood Stone Shard Pool B

Kidnapper: x1 [45%], x2 [25%]

Keeper's Hunting Dog: x1 [33%]

Large Snake Ball: x1 [18%]

Undead Giant (Twin Curved Blades): x2 [15%]

Undead Giant (Club and Hook): x2 [15%]

Hunting Dog x1 [4%]

Blood Stone Shard Pool C

Keeper's Hunting Dog: x1 [1.5%]

Undead Giant (Twin Curved Blades): x2 [5%]

Undead Giant (Club and Hook): x2 [5%]

Large Snake Ball: x1 [1.5%]

Blood Stones: Drop Pools

For the most part, items dropped by enemies are decided simply by a random percent chance from that enemy's own list of potential items. When an enemy appears in a dungeon, it sometimes has one or more of its drops determined by the dungeon's Depth, in order to give better rewards for more challenging dungeons. Such items are selected from a pool of similar items, and these pools are shown here. The upshot of this is that an enemy might drop a Tomb Mold (1) in the Depth 1 Pthumerian Root Labyrinth, but would drop a Tomb Mold (5) instead in a Depth 5 Isz Gravestone dungeon.

Pool Name	Depth 1		Depth 2		Depth 3		Depth 4		Depth 5
Blood Stone Shard Pool A		Blood Stone Shard Depth 1		Blood Stone Shard Depth 2		Blood Stone Shard Depth 3		Twin B. Stone Shards Depth 4		Twin B. Stone Shards Depth 5
Blood Stone Shard Pool B		Blood Stone Shard Depth 1		Blood Stone Shard Depth 2		Twin B. Stone Shards Depth 3		Twin B. Stone Shards Depth 4		Twin B. Stone Shards Depth 5
Blood Stone Shard Pool C		Blood Stone Shard Depth 1		Blood Stone Shard Depth 2		Twin B. Stone Shards Depth 3		Twin B. Stone Shards Depth 4		Blood Stone Chunk Depth 5

Enemies List Per Pool [% Drop Rate]
Blood Stone Shard Pool A
Large Snake Ball: x1 [50%]
Hunting Dog: x1 [30%]
Snake Ball: x1 [4%]
Blood Stone Shard Pool B
Kidnapper: x1 [45%], x2 [25%]
Keeper's Hunting Dog: x1 [33%]
Large Snake Ball: x1 [18%]
Undead Giant (Twin Curved Blades): x2 [15%]
Undead Giant (Club and Hook): x2 [15%]
Hunting Dog x1 [4%]
Blood Stone Shard Pool C
Keeper's Hunting Dog: x1 [1.5%]
Undead Giant (Twin Curved Blades): x2 [5%]
Undead Giant (Club and Hook): x2 [5%]
Large Snake Ball: x1 [1.5%]

Chalice Dungeons Depth [Preset & Root]
Depth 1 (Preset) Pthumerian Labyrinth & (Root) Pthumerian Labyrinth
Depth 2 (Preset) Central Pthumerian Labyrinth, Hintertomb Labyrinth & (Root) Central Pthumerian Labyrinth, Hintertomb
Depth 3 (Preset) Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth, Lower Hintertomb Labyrinth & (Root) Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth, Sinister Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth, Lower Hintertomb, Sinister Hintertomb
Depth 4 (Preset) Cursed Pthumerian Defilement, Ailing Loran & (Root) Pthumerian Defilement, Ailing Loran
Depth 5 (Preset) Pthumeru Ihyll, Lower Loran, Isz Gravestone & (Root) Pthumeru Ihyll, Sinister Pthumeru Ihyll, Lower Loran, Sinister Lower Loran, Isz Gravestone, Sinister Isz Gravestone

Availability: Treasures & Item Drops

Quicksilver Bullets are common treasures in the Main Story, the Old Hunters DLC, Preset Dungeons & Root Dungeons, while also being common item drops from enemies in the Main Story, the Old Hunters DLC, Preset Dungeons & Root Dungeons.

Treasures in Main Story [All]
Iosefka's Clinic, total number of treasures in area x10, [complete map]
QS Bullets x10, outside of clinic, next to Courtyard Gate.
Central Yharnam, total number of treasures in area x25, [complete map]
QS Bullets x5, take right side around Hunter's Flame .
QS Bullets x10, on the other side of the Great Bridge.
QS Bullets x10, within Canal surrounded by Rotten Corpses.
Cathedral Ward, total number of treasures in area x10, [complete map]
QS Bullets x10, near ladder next to Grand Cathedral's Lower Stairs.
Old Yharnam, total number of treasures in area x10, [complete map]
QS Bullets x10, in Lower Parish behind last Scourge Beast on the way to Blood-starved Beast.
Yahar'gul, Unseen Village (Evening) [x10, [complete map]
QS Bullets x10, next to Dining Room with two Kidnappers.
Forbidden Woods, total number of treasures in area x16, [complete map]
QS Bullets x10, Wildflower Ridge before Village Garrison near pack of enemies.
QS Bullets x6, inside Woodland Village West.
Forsaken Cainhurst Castle, total number of treasures in area x10, [complete map]
QS Bullets x4, in Banquet Room upstairs left from Main Hall.
QS Bullets x6, far side of Library 2F.
Nightmare of Mensis, total number of treasures in area x6, [complete map]
QS Bullets x6, on the stairs next to Middle Bridge Gate.

Treasures in The Old Hunters DLC [All]
Hunter's Nightmare, total number of treasures in area x10, [complete map]
QS Bullets x4, righht next to the Nightmare Cathedral lower stairs on the ground, beware of gun trap contraption.
QS Bullets x6, up the gate from River of Blood - Downstream leading to Chapel Tunnel shorcut to the first lamp.
Research Hall, total number of treasures in area x7, [complete map]
QS Bullets x3, in dark room full of begging Patients on 3F.
QS Bullets x4, after raising stairs on the far edge of 3F - West Side.

Treasures in Preset Dungeons [All]
Pthumerian Labyrinth L1, total number of treasures in area x4, [complete map]
QS Bullets x2, inside cave with numerous Labyrinth Rats.
QS Bullets x2, inside cave with numerous Labyrinth Rats.
Pthumerian Labyrinth L2, total number of treasures in area x4, [complete map]
QS Bullets x4, room facing the layer lamp.
Pthumerian Labyrinth L3, total number of treasures in area x4, [complete map]
QS Bullets x4, large room on Upper Floors, on the way to coffin treasure.
Central Pthumerian Labyrinth L1, total number of treasures in area x5, [complete map]
QS Bullets x2, on the ledge with Bell-Ringer.
QS Bullets x3, large room after Bell-Ringer.
Central Pthumerian Labyrinth L2, total number of treasures in area x3, [complete map]
QS Bullets x3, large room on Upper Floors.
Central Pthumerian Labyrinth L3, total number of treasures in area x8, [complete map]
QS Bullets x4, on Upper Floors next to locked door.
QS Bullets x4, on Upper Floors in the room with Bell-Ringer and lever.
Hintertomb L1, total number of treasures in area x5, [complete map]
QS Bullets x1, on circular staircase after layer lamp.
QS Bullets x1, large treasure room.
QS Bullets x3, large treasure room.
Hintertomb L2, total number of treasures in area x5, [complete map]
QS Bullets x3, in side treasure area before layer boss.
QS Bullets x2, in side treasure area before layer boss.
Hintertomb L3, total number of treasures in area x7, [complete map]
QS Bullets x3, on Lower Floors in large are with traps.
QS Bullets x4, in room before coffin treasure room.
Lower Hintertomb L1, total number of treasures in area x9, [complete map]
QS Bullets x2, side area from first lamp on Lower Floors.
QS Bullets x1, side area from first lamp on Lower Floors.
QS Bullets x2, side area from first lamp on Lower Floors.
QS Bullets x2, large room with traps/locked boss gate on Lower Floors.
QS Bullets x1, up the ladder from room far right of previous room.
QS Bullets x1, side treasure room before boss area.
Lower Hintertomb L2, total number of treasures in area x9, [complete map]
QS Bullets x4, on the top of circular staircase before boss locked gate.
QS Bullets x2, room on the Lower Floors outside of tunnel.
QS Bullets x3, in large room with lever.
Lower Hintertomb L3, total number of treasures in area x14, [complete map]
QS Bullets x3, large room with a cannon.
QS Bullets x2, in swamp area on Lower Floors.
QS Bullets x4, in swamp area on Lower Floors.
QS Bullets x5, room up the ladder on Mid Foors before swamp area.
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L1, total number of treasures in area x5, [complete map]
QS Bullets x2, large room in side area between lamps.
QS Bullets x2, large room before treasure room in side area between lamps.
QS Bullets x1, top of stairs on he way to lever room with Bell Ringer.
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L2, total number of treasures in area x9, [complete map]
QS Bullets x3, in area outside of tunnel with numerous Labyrinth Rats .
QS Bullets x4, first large room in side treasure area entered before layer boss .
QS Bullets x2, second large room in side treasure area entered before layer boss .
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L3, total number of treasures in area x11, [complete map]
QS Bullets x8, inside treasure room after illusory wall facing layer lamp.
QS Bullets x3, large room with Keeper on Upper Floors.
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L4, total number of treasures in area x8, [complete map]
QS Bullets x4, in large room with Bell Ringer/traps before large treasure room.
QS Bullets x4, in last room in side area entered before layer boss.
Ailing Loran L1, total number of treasures in area x3, [complete map]
QS Bullets x1, in large room next to Bel Ringer room in side area after first lamp.
QS Bullets x2, in large room next to Bel Ringer room in side area after first lamp.
Ailing Loran L2, total number of treasures in area x5, [complete map]
QS Bullets x2, top of circular staircase before lever room.
QS Bullets x3, inside room with Bell Ringer and lever.
Ailing Loran L3, total number of treasures in area x7, [complete map]
QS Bullets x3, to the right after lamp on far end of the path.
QS Bullets x4, room facing lamp with Bell Ringer.
Cursed Pthumerian Defilement L1 , total number of treasures in area x7, [complete map]
QS Bullets x2, in circular-ish room with lever.
QS Bullets x1, in large treasure room on Upper Floors.
QS Bullets x2, in large treasure room on Upper Floors.
QS Bullets x2, between staircases before previous room.
Cursed Pthumerian Defilement L2 , total number of treasures in area x10, [complete map]
QS Bullets x4, on circular staricase on Mid Floors.
QS Bullets x3, top of circular staricase on Mid Floors.
QS Bullets x3, top of circular staricase on Mid Floors.
Cursed Pthumerian Defilement L3, total number of treasures in area x4, [complete map]
QS Bullets x4, large treasure room on Upper Floors.
Lower Loran L1, total number of treasures in area x2, [complete map]
QS Bullets x2, large treasure room on Upper Floors.
Lower Loran L2, total number of treasures in area x7, [complete map]
QS Bullets x3, large room next to room with lever.
QS Bullets x2, large room next to room with lever.
QS Bullets x2, large room next to room with lever.
Lower Loran L3, total number of treasures in area x10, [complete map]
QS Bullets x3, top of stairs in treasure room .
QS Bullets x3, room outside of lamp with locked boss gate.
QS Bullets x4, in room with lever on Upper Floors.
Isz Gravestone L1, total number of treasures in area x5, [complete map]
QS Bullets x2, room down the ladder near lamp.
QS Bullets x2, room down the ladder near lamp.
QS Bullets x1, room down the ladder near lamp.
Isz Gravestone L2, total number of treasures in area x15, [complete map]
QS Bullets x3, room leading to lever room.
QS Bullets x3, large staricase hall leading to Lower Floors.
QS Bullets x4, large staricase hall leading to Lower Floors.
QS Bullets x5, up the ladder from Lower Floors before coffin treasure room.
Isz Gravestone L3, total number of treasures in area x10, [complete map]
QS Bullets x4, on circular staircase mid-way from Lower Floors.
QS Bullets x3, large room with traps outside of lamp room.
QS Bullets x3, deadend up the ladder from previous room opposite side of lever room.
Pthumeru Ihyll L1, total number of treasures in area x10, [complete map]
QS Bullets x2, to the right from layer lamp inside large room.
QS Bullets x3, to the right from layer lamp inside large room.
QS Bullets x2, on the top of stairs in lever room.
QS Bullets x1, on the other side after bridge is dropped.
QS Bullets x2, on the other side after bridge is dropped.
Pthumeru Ihyll L2, total number of treasures in area x16, [complete map]
QS Bullets x4, treasure room after large area covered in oil.
QS Bullets x4, top of circular staircase from Lower Floors.
QS Bullets x4, up the ladder from Lower Floors inside treasure room on Upper Floors.
QS Bullets x2, up the ladder from Lower Floors inside treasure room on Upper Floors.
QS Bullets x2, up the ladder from Lower Floors inside treasure room on Upper Floors.
Pthumeru Ihyll L3, total number of treasures in area x7, [complete map]
QS Bullets x3, in top-left corner on Upper Floors ledge balconies.
QS Bullets x4, treasure room on far end of ledge balconies on Upper Floors.

Treasures in Root Dungeons [All]
Pthumerian Labyrinth, possible treasure on all layers.
Central Pthumerian Labyrinth, possible treasure on all layers.
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth, possible treasure on all layers.
Sinister Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth, possible treasure on all layers.
Pthumerian Defilement, possible treasure on all layers.
Pthumeru Ihyll, possible treasure on all layers.
Sinister Pthumeru Ihyll, possible treasure on all layers.
Hintertomb, possible treasure on all layers.
Lower Hintertomb , possible treasure on all layers.
Sinister Hintertomb, possible treasure on all layers.
Ailing Loran, possible treasure on all layers.
Lower Loran, possible treasure on all layers.
Sinister Lower Loran , possible treasure on all layers.
Isz Gravestone, possible treasure on all layers.
Sinister Isz Gravestone, possible treasure on all layers.

Item Drop Main Story [% Drop Rate] [All]
Iosefka's Clinic, total number of item drop from enemies in area x1
Brainsucker: QS Bullets x4 [25%], QS Bullets x3 [70%]
Central Yharnam, total number of item drop from enemies in area x4
Huntsman (Torch and Axe): QS Bullets x2 [10%]
Huntsman (Torch and Shield): QS Bullets x2 [10%]
Huntsman (Rifle): QS Bullets x3 [100%]
Wheelchair Huntsman (Pistol): QS Bullets x4 [100%]
Cathedral Ward, total number of item drop from enemies in area x9
Huntsman (Torch and Axe): QS Bullets x2 [10%]
Huntsman (Rifle): QS Bullets x3 [100%]
Huntsman (Rifle and Cutlass): QS Bullets x3 [100%]
Church Servant (Cane and Lantern): QS Bullets x3 [21%]
Church Servant (Cane and Flamesprayer): QS Bullets x3 [99%]
Church Servant (Cane and Pistol): QS Bullets x3 [99%]
Church Servant (Crucifix): QS Bullets x3 [21%]
Brainsucker: QS Bullets x4 [25%], QS Bullets x3 [70%]
Yahar'gul Hunter (Rifle Spear & Ludwig's Rifle): QS Bullets x10 [100%]
Healing Church Workshop, total number of item drop from enemies in area x6
Huntsman (Torch and Axe): QS Bullets x2 [10%]
Huntsman (Torch and Shield): QS Bullets x2 [10%]
Huntsman (Rifle): QS Bullets x3 [100%]
Wheelchair Huntsman (Gatling Gun): QS Bullets x4 [100%]
Wheelchair Huntsman (Flamesprayer): QS Bullets x4 [100%]
Brainsucker: QS Bullets x4 [8%], QS Bullets x3 [20%]
Hemwick Charnel Lane, total number of item drop from enemies in area x4
Huntsman (Rifle): QS Bullets x4 [15%], QS Bullets x3 [80%]
Huntsman (Rifle and Cutlass): QS Bullets x4 [15%], QS Bullets x3 [80%]
Wheelchair Huntsman (Pistol): QS Bullets x4 [100%]
Hemwick Grave Woman (Cleaver and Torch): QS Bullets x2 [5%]
Forbidden Woods, total number of item drop from enemies in area x4
Huntsman (Torch and Axe): QS Bullets x2 [10%]
Huntsman (Torch and Shield): QS Bullets x2 [10%]
Huntsman (Rifle): QS Bullets x3 [99.5%]
Huntsman (Rifle and Cutlass): QS Bullets x3 [99.5%]
Byrgenwerth, total number of item drop from enemies in area x2
Brainsucker: QS Bullets x4 [25%], QS Bullets x3 [70%]
Garden of Eyes: QS Bullets x4 [10%], QS Bullets x3 [15%]
Forsaken Cainhurst Castle, total number of item drop from enemies in area x1
Cain's Servant (Cane and Candelabra): QS Bullets x2 [22%]
Upper Cathedral Ward, total number of item drop from enemies in area x2
Church Servant (Cane and Lantern): QS Bullets x3 [21%]
Brainsucker: QS Bullets x4 [25%], QS Bullets x3 [70%]
Lecture Building 1F, total number of item drop from enemies in area x2
Scholar (Bare Hands): QS Bullets x3 [18%]
Scholar (Flask): QS Bullets x3 [18%]
Lecture Building 2F, total number of item drop from enemies in area x2
Scholar (Bare Hands): QS Bullets x3 [18%]
Scholar (Flask): QS Bullets x3 [18%]
Nightmare Frontier, total number of item drop from enemies in area x1
Winter Lantern: QS Bullets x3 [62%]
Yahar'gul, Unseen Village (Blood Moon), total number of item drop from enemies in area x7
Huntsman (Torch and Axe): QS Bullets x2 [5%]
Huntsman (Torch and Shield): QS Bullets x2 [5%]
Huntsman (Rifle): QS Bullets x3 [25%]
Hemwick Grave Woman (Cleaver and Torch): QS Bullets x2 [2.5%]
Bell Ringer: QS Bullets x3 [30%], QS Bullets x2 [70%]
Bell Ringer (Red Robe): QS Bullets x3 [3%], QS Bullets x2 [7%]
Yahar'gul Hunter (Rifle Spear & Cannon): QS Bullets x20 [100%]
Nightmare of Mensis, total number of item drop from enemies in area x5
Nightmare Apostle: QS Bullets x2 [30%]
Winter Lantern: QS Bullets x3 [62%]
Large Nightmare Apostle: QS Bullets x8 [27%]
Shadow of Yharnam (Sword and Candle): QS Bullets x3 [20%]
Shadow of Yharnam (Mace and Fireball): QS Bullets x3 [20%]

Item Drop The Old Hunters DLC [% Drop Rate] [All]
Hunter's Nightmare, total number of item drop from enemies in area x3
Huntsman (Torch & Axe): QS Bullets x2 [10%]
Nightmare Executioner (Church Cannon): QS Bullets x10 [24%]
Church Doctor (Threaded Cane): QS Bullets x10 [100%]
Research Hall, total number of item drop from enemies in area x5
Wheelchair Huntsman (Pistol): QS Bullets x4 [76%]
Wheelchair Huntsman (Rosmarinus): QS Bullets x4 [76%]
Wheelchair Huntsman (Gatling Gun): QS Bullets x6 [76%]
Clocktower Patient (Infected Hand): QS Bullets x8 [92%]
Clocktower Patient (Crawling): QS Bullets x2 [4%], QS Bullets x1 [4%]
Fishing Hamlet, total number of item drop from enemies in area x4
Fishman (Staff): QS Bullets x5 [80%]
Snail Woman (Bare): QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Snail Woman (Shell): QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Winter Lantern: QS Bullets x3 [62%]

Item Drop in Preset Dungeons [% Drop Rate] [All]
Pthumerian Labyrinth L1, total number of item drop from enemies in area x3
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Watcher Chieftain (Club & Lantern): QS Bullets x4 [25%]
Bell Ringer: QS Bullets x3 [30%], QS Bullets x2 [70%]
Pthumerian Labyrinth L2, total number of item drop from enemies in area x4
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Labyrinth Watcher (Cleaver & Lantern): QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Bell Ringer: QS Bullets x3 [30%], QS Bullets x2 [70%]
Merciless Watcher (Mace): QS Bullets x4 [25%]
Pthumerian Labyrinth L3, total number of item drop from enemies in area x6
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Labyrinth Watcher (Cleaver & Lantern): QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Pilgrim: QS Bullets x12 [60%]
Bell Ringer: QS Bullets x3 [30%], QS Bullets x2 [70%]
Watcher Chieftain (Heated Club & Lantern): QS Bullets x4 [25%]
Merciless Watchers (Scattergun, Club & Lantern): QS Bullets x4 [25%]
Central Pthumerian Labyrinth L1, total number of item drop from enemies in area x3
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Bell Ringer: QS Bullets x3 [30%], QS Bullets x2 [70%]
Watcher Chieftain (Club & Lantern): QS Bullets x4 [25%]
Central Pthumerian Labyrinth L2, total number of item drop from enemies in area x3
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Watcher Chieftain (Club & Lantern): QS Bullets x4 [25%]
Merciless Watchers (Scattergun, Club & Lantern): QS Bullets x4 [25%]
Central Pthumerian Labyrinth L3, total number of item drop from enemies in area x5
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Labyrinth Watcher (Cleaver & Lantern): QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Bell Ringer: QS Bullets x3 [30%], QS Bullets x2 [70%]
Watcher Chieftain (Club & Lantern): QS Bullets x4 [25%]
Merciless Watchers (Scattergun, Club & Lantern): QS Bullets x4 [25%]
Hintertomb L1, total number of item drop from enemies in area x4
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Watcher's Gravedigger (Rifle, Hook & Lantern): QS Bullets x3 [100%]
Bell Ringer: QS Bullets x3 [30%], QS Bullets x2 [70%]
Labyrinth Madman (Twin Sickles): QS Bullets x5 [15%], QS Bullets x4 [45%]
Lower Hintertomb L1, total number of item drop from enemies in area x6
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Labyrinth Watcher (Cleaver & Lantern): QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Watcher's Gravedigger (Rifle, Hook & Lantern): QS Bullets x3 [100%]
Nightmare Apostle: QS Bullets x2 [30%]
Labyrinth Madman (Sickle): QS Bullets x5 [15%], QS Bullets x4 [45%]
Labyrinth Madman (Corpse): QS Bullets x5 [15%], QS Bullets x4 [45%]
Lower Hintertomb L2, total number of item drop from enemies in area x3
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Labyrinth Watcher (Cleaver & Lantern): QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Labyrinth Madman (Twin Sickles): QS Bullets x5 [15%], QS Bullets x4 [45%]
Lower Hintertomb L3, total number of item drop from enemies in area x5
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Watcher's Gravedigger (Rifle, Hook & Lantern): QS Bullets x3 [100%]
Nightmare Apostle: QS Bullets x2 [30%]
Labyrinth Madman (Twin Sickles): QS Bullets x5 [15%], QS Bullets x4 [45%]
Labyrinth Madman (Sickle): QS Bullets x5 [15%], QS Bullets x4 [45%]
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L1, total number of item drop from enemies in area x3
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Nightmare Apostle: QS Bullets x2 [30%]
Bell Ringer: QS Bullets x3 [30%], QS Bullets x2 [70%]
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L2, total number of item drop from enemies in area x3
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Labyrinth Watcher (Cleaver & Lantern): QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Watcher Chieftain (Heated Club & Lantern): QS Bullets x4 [25%]
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L3, total number of item drop from enemies in area x4
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Nightmare Apostle: QS Bullets x2 [30%]
Bell Ringer: QS Bullets x3 [30%], QS Bullets x2 [70%]
Merciless Watchers (Scattergun, Club & Lantern): QS Bullets x4 [25%]
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L4, total number of item drop from enemies in area x5
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Nightmare Apostle: QS Bullets x2 [30%]
Watcher Chieftain (Club & Lantern): QS Bullets x4 [25%]
Watcher Chieftain (Heated Club & Lantern): QS Bullets x4 [25%]
Bell Ringer: QS Bullets x3 [30%], QS Bullets x2 [70%]
Ailing Loran L3, total number of item drop from enemies in area x5
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Nightmare Apostle: QS Bullets x2 [30%]
Labyrinth Madman (Corpse): QS Bullets x5 [15%], QS Bullets x4 [45%]
Labyrinth Madman (Twin Sickles): QS Bullets x5 [15%], QS Bullets x4 [45%]
Bell Ringer: QS Bullets x3 [30%], QS Bullets x2 [70%]
Cursed Pthumerian Defilement L1, total number of item drop from enemies in area x3
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Watcher's Gravedigger (Rifle, Hook & Lantern): QS Bullets x3 [100%]
Watcher Chieftain (Heated Club & Lantern): QS Bullets x4 [25%]
Cursed Pthumerian Defilement L2, total number of item drop from enemies in area x4
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Labyrinth Watcher (Cleaver & Lantern): QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Watcher's Gravedigger (Rifle, Hook & Lantern): QS Bullets x3 [100%]
Labyrinth Madman (Sickle): QS Bullets x5 [15%], QS Bullets x4 [45%]
Cursed Pthumerian Defilement L3, total number of item drop from enemies in area x3
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Watcher Chieftain (Heated Club & Lantern): QS Bullets x4 [25%]
Merciless Watcher (Mace): QS Bullets x4 [25%]
Lower Loran L1, total number of item drop from enemies in area x2
Nightmare Apostle: QS Bullets x2 [30%]
Labyrinth Madman (Sickle): QS Bullets x5 [15%], QS Bullets x4 [45%]
Lower Loran L2, total number of item drop from enemies in area x3
Nightmare Apostle: QS Bullets x2 [30%]
Bell Ringer: QS Bullets x3 [30%], QS Bullets x2 [70%]
Labyrinth Madman (Corpse): QS Bullets x5 [15%], QS Bullets x4 [45%]
Lower Loran L3, total number of item drop from enemies in area x2
Nightmare Apostle: QS Bullets x2 [30%]
Labyrinth Madman (Sickle): QS Bullets x5 [15%], QS Bullets x4 [45%]
Isz Gravestone L1, total number of item drop from enemies in area x2
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Nightmare Apostle: QS Bullets x2 [30%]
Hintertomb L2, total number of item drop from enemies in area x6
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Labyrinth Watcher (Cleaver & Lantern): QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Watcher's Gravedigger (Rifle, Hook & Lantern): QS Bullets x3 [100%]
Bell Ringer: QS Bullets x3 [30%], QS Bullets x2 [70%]
Labyrinth Madman (Twin Sickles): QS Bullets x5 [15%], QS Bullets x4 [45%]
Labyrinth Madman (Sickle): QS Bullets x5 [15%], QS Bullets x4 [45%]
Hintertomb L3, total number of item drop from enemies in area x3
Watcher's Gravedigger (Rifle, Hook & Lantern): QS Bullets x3 [100%]
Bell Ringer: QS Bullets x3 [30%], QS Bullets x2 [70%]
Labyrinth Madman (Twin Sickles): QS Bullets x5 [15%], QS Bullets x4 [45%]
Pthumeru Ihyll L1, total number of item drop from enemies in area x5
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Watcher's Gravedigger (Rifle, Hook & Lantern): QS Bullets x3 [100%]
Nightmare Apostle: QS Bullets x2 [30%]
Merciless Watchers (Scattergun, Club & Lantern): QS Bullets x4 [25%]
Watcher Chieftain (Club & Lantern): QS Bullets x4 [25%]
Ailing Loran L1, total number of item drop from enemies in area x4
Nightmare Apostle: QS Bullets x2 [30%]
Bell Ringer: QS Bullets x3 [30%], QS Bullets x2 [70%]
Labyrinth Madman (Twin Sickles): QS Bullets x5 [15%], QS Bullets x4 [45%]
Labyrinth Madman (Sickle): QS Bullets x5 [15%], QS Bullets x4 [45%]
Ailing Loran L2, total number of item drop from enemies in area x3
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Nightmare Apostle: QS Bullets x2 [30%]
Bell Ringer: QS Bullets x3 [30%], QS Bullets x2 [70%]
Pthumeru Ihyll L2, total number of item drop from enemies in area x5
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Nightmare Apostle: QS Bullets x2 [30%]
Watcher's Gravedigger (Rifle, Hook & Lantern): QS Bullets x3 [100%]
Merciless Watcher (Mace): QS Bullets x4 [25%]
Watcher Chieftain (Club & Lantern): QS Bullets x4 [25%]
Isz Gravestone L2, total number of item drop from enemies in area x4
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Nightmare Apostle: QS Bullets x2 [30%]
Small Celestial Emissary: QS Bullets x2 [30%]
Brainsucker: QS Bullets x4 [25%], QS Bullets x3 [52%]
Isz Gravestone L3, total number of item drop from enemies in area x4
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Labyrinth Watcher (Cleaver & Lantern): QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Small Celestial Emissary: QS Bullets x2 [30%]
Brainsucker: QS Bullets x4 [25%], QS Bullets x3 [52%]
Pthumeru Ihyll L3, total number of item drop from enemies in area x4
Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger) White Clothes Fire version: QS Bullets x2 [8%]
Watcher's Gravedigger (Rifle, Hook & Lantern): QS Bullets x3 [100%]
Merciless Watcher (Mace): QS Bullets x4 [25%]
Merciless Watchers (Scattergun, Club & Lantern): QS Bullets x4 [25%]

Item Drop in Root Dungeons [% Drop Rate]
Root Dungeons, total number of item drop from enemies exclusive to Root Dungeons x6
Garden of Eyes: QS Bullets x4 [25%], QS Bullets x3 [51%]
Large Nightmare Apostle: QS Bullets x8 [27%]
Shadow of Yharnam (Sword and Candle): QS Bullets x3 [15%]
Shadow of Yharnam (Mace and Fireball): QS Bullets x3 [15%]
Brainsucker (Root Dungeon): QS Bullets x4 [25%], QS Bullets x3 [45%]
Nightmare Apostle (Human Head): QS Bullets x4 [30%]

Item Treasures

█ Notable Loot

Items Full Map

Area	Treasures in Main Story
Cathedral Ward x6; [Map]	Numbing Mist x6, top of ladder behind Chapel Gate accessed from Side Alley.
Forsaken Cainhurst Castle [x10]	Numbing Mist x2, next to well in front of lamp
	Numbing Mist x4, closest treasure on the left side before Entrance Hall with 3 Bloodlickers.
	Numbing Mist x4, far end to the right side before Entrance Hall.

Area	Treasures in Preset Dungeons
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L2 [x1]	Numbing Mist x1, before lever room.
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L3 [x2]	Numbing Mist x1, hallway leading to ladder to Lower Floors next to room with Keeper.
	Numbing Mist x1, top of stairs in treasure room on Upper Floors.
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L4 [x1]	Numbing Mist x1, large area with Labyrinth Rats opposing to large circular treasure room.

Item Treasures

█ Notable Loot

Items Full Map

Area	Treasures in Main Story
Treasures in Main Story
Cathedral Ward x6; [Map]	Numbing Mist x6, top of ladder behind Chapel Gate accessed from Side Alley.
Forsaken Cainhurst Castle [x10]	Numbing Mist x2, next to well in front of lamp
	Numbing Mist x4, closest treasure on the left side before Entrance Hall with 3 Bloodlickers.
	Numbing Mist x4, far end to the right side before Entrance Hall.
Treasures in Preset Dungeons
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L2 [x1]	Numbing Mist x1, before lever room.
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L3 [x2]	Numbing Mist x1, hallway leading to ladder to Lower Floors next to room with Keeper.
	Numbing Mist x1, top of stairs in treasure room on Upper Floors.
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L4 [x1]	Numbing Mist x1, large area with Labyrinth Rats opposing to large circular treasure room.

Treasures in Preset Dungeons

Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L2 [x1] Numbing Mist x1, before lever room

Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L3 [x2] Numbing Mist x1, hallway leading to ladder to Lower Floors next to room with Keeper Numbing Mist x1, top of stairs in treasure room on Upper Floors

Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L4 [x1] Numbing Mist x1, large area with Labyrinth Rats opposing to large circular treasure room

Item Drop Main Story [% Drop Rate]

Forsaken Cainhurst Castle [Enemies x10] Cain's Servant (Rapier): Numbing Mist x1 [5%]

Merchants

Shop	Buy (Day)	(Evening)	(Night)	(Red Moon)	(NG+)	Sell	Requirement
Bath Messengers [Hunter's Dream]	-	-	-	-	-	-	None
Insight Bath Messengers [Hunter's Dream]	-	-	-	-	-	-	None
Chalice Bath Messengers [Chalice Dungeons Common]	-	-	-	-	-	-	None
Patches, the Spider [Chalice Dungeons Rare]	-	-	-	-	-	-	None

Item Treasures

█ Notable Loot

Items Full Map

Item
█ Tempering Blood Gemstone (1) On the pathway that leads from Cathedral Ward to Old Yharnam, after you first go down the stairs beneath the stone coffin. It is on the corpse on the pile of statues.
█ Antidote x4 On the pathway that leads from Cathedral Ward to Old Yharnam, as you reach the broken staircases. Instead of taking the ladder, drop down onto the stairs below and climb back up the broken steps. They are on a corpse at the top.
█ Pungent Blood Cocktail x3 In the room with the Old Yharnam lamp, obscured by a pile of incense urns in the small side corridor.
█ Blood Stone Shard x1 On the corpse hanging over the ledge opposite the bridge as you enter Rooftops.

Item Treasures

█ Notable Loot

Items Full Map

	Item	Location
█	Tempering Blood Gemstone (1) On the pathway that leads from Cathedral Ward to Old Yharnam, after you first go down the stairs beneath the stone coffin. It is on the corpse on the pile of statues.
█	Antidote x4 On the pathway that leads from Cathedral Ward to Old Yharnam, as you reach the broken staircases. Instead of taking the ladder, drop down onto the stairs below and climb back up the broken steps. They are on a corpse at the top.
█	Pungent Blood Cocktail x3 In the room with the Old Yharnam lamp, obscured by a pile of incense urns in the small side corridor.
█	Blood Stone Shard x1 On the corpse hanging over the ledge opposite the bridge as you enter Rooftops.

Item Treasures

█ Notable Loot

Items Full Map

	Item	Location
█	Tempering Blood Gemstone (1)	On the pathway that leads from Cathedral Ward to Old Yharnam, after you first go down the stairs beneath the stone coffin. It is on the corpse on the pile of statues.
█	Antidote x4	On the pathway that leads from Cathedral Ward to Old Yharnam, as you reach the broken staircases. Instead of taking the ladder, drop down onto the stairs below and climb back up the broken steps. They are on a corpse at the top.
█	Pungent Blood Cocktail x3	In the room with the Old Yharnam lamp, obscured by a pile of incense urns in the small side corridor.
█	Blood Stone Shard x1	On the corpse hanging over the ledge opposite the bridge as you enter Rooftops.
█	Hunter's Torch	After dropping off the ledge opposite the bridge as you enter Rooftops, climb down the rubble to the small courtyard where two female Beast Patients are. It is on the corpse in the small covered area.
█	Coldblood Dew (2) x1	After dropping off the ledge opposite the bridge as you enter Rooftops, drop all the way down to the bottom walkway, follow it past the door and climb the ladder to the tower.
█	Blood Vial x6	When travelling Charred Remains from the Old Yharnam lamp, they are on the corpse near the burning Beast Patients to the left.
█	Coldblood Dew (2) x1	After crossing the bridge past Charred Remains, go around the building to the left. It is guarded by a female Beast Patient.
█	Blood Stone Shard x2	After crossing the bridge past Charred Remains, go around the building to the right. They are on the corpse in the alcove.
█	Blood Stone Shard x1	The corpse on the balcony of the Crumbling Building.
█	Antidote x3	The corpse in the alcove in the main room of Crumbling Building.
█	Antidote x3	The corpse near the explosive urns on the path from Crumbling Building to Old Church.
█	Blood Stone Shard x2	After crossing the makeshift bridge from Crumbling Building to Old Church, turn left instead of going inside. They are in the group of Carrion Crows.
█	Fire Paper x2	After crossing the makeshift bridge from Crumbling Building to Old Church, turn right and follow the path around to a dead end.
█	Bloodtinge Gemstone (1)	In the residence adjacent to Old Church Courtyard, in the small chamber that the large female Beast Patient bursts out of.
█	Antidote x1	In the residence adjacent to Old Church Coutyard, in the corner near the door to Old Church Courtyard.
█	Coldblood Dew (3) x1	The corpse slumped against the large winged statue in Old Church Courtyard.
█	Blood Vial x6	The Storage Area accessed by dropping down from Hunter's Plaza onto the ledge. They are on the corpse slumped against the pillar on the ground floor.
█	Tempering Blood Gemstone (1)	The Storage Area accessed by dropping down from Hunter's Plaza onto the ledge. In the treasure chest on the ground floor.
█	Rifle Spear	The Storage Area accessed by dropping down from Hunter's Plaza onto the ledge. It is on a corpse as you climb the staircase to the top floor.
█	Charred Hunter Garb	The Storage Area accessed by dropping down from Hunter's Plaza onto the ledge. It is on the top floor on the corpse in the chair.
█	Charred Hunter Gloves	The Storage Area accessed by dropping down from Hunter's Plaza onto the ledge. It is on the top floor on the corpse in the chair.
█	Charred Hunter Trousers	The Storage Area accessed by dropping down from Hunter's Plaza onto the ledge. It is on the top floor on the corpse in the chair.
█	Coldblood Dew (2) x1	The dead-end ledge at the base of the small staircase leading down from Hunter's Plaza, near a destroyed section of wall.
█	Madman's Knowledge x1	The corpse hanging over the intersecting beams on the top of Ritual Hall Rafters.
█	Molotov Cocktail x4	Cross Ritual Hall Rafters to the far side, then drop down onto the wooden platforms below. They are on a corpse near the window.
█	Bloody Messenger Head Bandage	Cross Ritual Hall Rafters to the far side, then do a running jump / roll onto the lower wooden platform parallel to the windows. It is on the corpse.
█	Coldblood Dew (2) x1	A corpse on the wooden platforms parallel to the wall with no windows, below Ritual Hall Rafters and above Ritual Hall. Can be accessed either by taking the first door on the right from Ritual Hall Entrance, or by dropping onto it from Ritual Hall Rafters.
█	Antidote x3	The corpse near the top of the first set of stairs leading down from Ritual Hall Entrance to Ritual Hall.
█	Blood Stone Shard x2	After taking the first set of stairs down from Ritual Hall Entrance to Ritual Hall, take the door on the right instead of continuing down. They are on the corpse at the far end of the platform.
█	Madman's Knowledge x1	In the Ritual Hall, on the corpse in an alcove on the side opposite the altar.
█	Ritual Blood(1) x2	On the altar on the Ritual Hall.
█	Blood Stone Shard x2	When leaving Ritual Hall for Ritual Hall Terrace, turn left and follow the path to the dead end with the group of Carrion Crows.
█	Blood Vial x6	When leaving Ritual Hall for Ritual Hall Terrace, turn right. They are on the corpse on the pile of statues past the door to Smoke-filled Room.
█	Pungent Blood Cocktail x2	When leaving Smoke-filled Room for Lower Parish Bridge, they are on the corpse laying against the wall in the corner to the left.
█	Blood Stone Shard x2	When leaving Smoke-filled Room for Lower Parish Bridge, continue directly forward down the path leading to the huge gate. They are on a corpse against the wall.
█	Beast Blood Pellet x6	At the intersection in Lower Parish Alley between Lower Parish Bridge and Lower Parish Tower, follow the pathway that runs perpendicular to Lower Parish Bridge. Continue and turn right at the end. They are on a corpse in an alcove.
█	Antidote x1	The corpse in the entrance room of Lower Parish Tower.
█	Blood Stone Shard x2	After climbing the first set of stairs in Lower Parish Tower, go out the door into the balcony area. They are on the corpse.
█	Fire Paper x2	The corpse on the very top floor of Lower Parish Tower, past the exit door.
█	Quicksilver Bullets x10	The corpse in the corner past the Scourge Beast and Ashen Blood Beast Patient as you approach The Church of the Good Chalice from Lower Parish.
█	Bold Hunter's Mark x2	The corpse in the pile of statues on the small raised area at the top of the stairs leading to the Church of the Good Chalice.
█	Coldblood Dew (3) x1	Among the burning Beast Patients, on the side of the path farthest from the river.
█	Coldblood Dew (3) x1	Among the burning Beast Patients, on the side of the path closest to the river.
█	Antidote x3	Behind the altar in the Church of the Good Chalice.

Basic Information

Icon	Name	No. Held	Stored	Availability	Unlocks		Special note
	Cainhurst Badge	- / 1	- / -	Annalise, Queen of Castle Cainhurst	● Cainhurst Helmet ● Cainhurst Armor ● Cainhurst Gauntlets ● Cainhurst Leggings	● Evelyn ● Chikage ● Numbing Mist ● Reiterpallasch	Badge of the royal guards of Cainhurst

In-Game Description Badge of the royal guards of Cainhurst, loyal guardians of the Vileblood Queen Annalise. The Vilebloods are hunters of blood, and hunt prey as they search for blood dregs. The hunter who joins them is faced with a decision: to merely borrow their strength, or to become one of them, heart and soul. Opens Click for full view, © Bloodborne Collector’s Edition Guide by Future Press. Acquiring Cainhurst Badge allows you to purchase the Vileblood weapons and armor in Bath shop and adds Numbing Mist to the Insight shop's inventory. Badges are proof of your achievements and can be shown to the Bath Messengers and Insight Bath Messengers in the Hunter's Dream to expand the shop inventory. You'll sometimes find these valuable relics on the bodies of the fallen, but you may also receive them from other hunters. Obtaining certain badges will add extremely useful and important items to the shop's lineup, so it's worth going out of your way to find them. The Bath Messengers are the most straightforward of the game's merchants; they can be found in the lower bath in the Hunter's Dream from the start of the game, and offer you the options to buy and sell items. By acquiring new badges, the Bath Messengers shop will start filling with new messengers in the bath. Each badge adds unique messenger alongside with new sortiment for you to buy. Cainhurst Badge adds Messenger clapping on the left. The Insight Bath Messengers can be found in the upper bath outside the middle door of the base building in the Hunter's Dream and, as its name implies, uses insight as its currency rather than blood echoes. In order for the merchant messengers to appear, you must have at least 1 point of insight (required only once). Availability Acquired from (Main Story): you must speak with Annalise, Queen of Castle Cainhurst and swear an oath to the Vilebloods. Notes Unlocks Evelyn, Chikage, Reiterpallasch and Cainhurst Set for purchase at Bath Messengers and Numbing Mist at Insight Bath Messengers Upon starting New Game+ Cainhurst Badge will stay in your inventory. Other Key Items (except for other Badges, Blood Gem Workshop Tool, Rune Workshop Tool, Short Ritual Root Chalice, Workshop Haze Extractor and Ring of Betrothal) you acquired on your previous playthrough will be stripped away and you'll need to collect them again.

Basic Information

The YouTube channel Sinclair Lore, hosted by Richard Pilbeam and Sinclair, has released over a hundred video podcasts discussing aspects of Bloodborne in-depth. The subjects covered include NPCs, enemies, locations and unused content. The videos range in length from 10 minutes to 4 hours, and occasionally feature guest appearances from other members of the Bloodborne fandom, including Redgrave (author of The Paleblood Hunt), Aegon of Astora (host of Let's Talk Lore) and Jeremy Greer (host of Don't Give Up Skeleton).

Enemies

These videos focus on individual enemies, discussing what they are, where they are found, and their role in the world.

	Created	Lenght	Topic
█	Jun 19, 2018	00:18:20	Cleric Beast ► We talk about the cleric beasts of Bloodborne. Part 2.
█	Jun 17, 2018	00:38:45	Vicar Amelia ► We talk about the cleric beasts of Bloodborne. Part 1.
█	Jul 07, 2018	00:17:25	Ludwig ► Richie asks me to explain the most important plot point of Bloodborne, and I do.
█	Nov 12, 2018	00:57:00	Loran Darkbeast & Darkbeast Paarl ► We talk about Dark Beasts, Archibald, Sparks, Bloodborne lore.
█	Jun 21, 2018	01:50:00	Rom, the Vacuous Spider ► We talk about all the lore we know of Rom so far. Everything about Rom, her life...
█	May 01, 2020	00:28:00	Brainsucker ► We're talking about the Brainsuckers, where they come from, who they are etc.
█	May 04, 2020	00:37:00	Carrion Crows ► We're talking about the Carrion Crow, where they come from, who they are etc.
█	May 11, 2020	00:33:00	Nightmare Apostles ► We're talking about the Spiders of Bloodborne, where they come from, who they are etc.
█	May 14, 2020	01:37:00	Moon Presence ► We talk about the Moon Presence with updated information.
█	May 18, 2018	01:03:10	Moon Presence ► We talk about the Moon Presence, what laurence did, and how gehrman ended up where he is.
█	May 21, 2020	00:40:00	Celestial Children ► We talk about celestial children and other great ones.
█	Jun 04, 2020	00:26:00	Snail Women ► We talk about the snail princess and the slug ladies found in the Fishing Hamlet.
█	Jun 07, 2020	00:25:00	Crawler ► We talk about the Crawlers of bloodborne in the Nightmare Frontier.
█	Jun 15, 2020	00:26:00	Undead Giant ► We talk about the Undead Giants from the dungeons and their real purpose.
█	Jun 15, 2020	00:17:00	Snake Parasite ► We talk about the Snake Parasite from the Forbidden Woods.
█	Jun 18, 2020	00:23:30	Nightmare Executioners ► We talk about the Nightmare Executioners of Bloodborne.
█	Jun 24, 2020	00:20:00	Scourge Beast ► We talk about the Scourge Beast of Bloodborne and answer important questions about it!
█	Jun 24, 2020	00:11:00	Wandering Nightmare ► We talk about the Wandering Nightmares of Bloodborne...
█	Jun 24, 2020	00:13:00	Eye Collector ► We talk about the Eye Collectors of Bloodborne...
█	Jun 24, 2020	00:27:00	Bell Ringer ► We talk about the Bell Ringers (aka Bell Maidens) of Bloodborne.
█	Jun 25, 2020	00:14:15	Fluorescent Flower ► We talk about the Fluorescent flowers of Bloodborne.
█	Jun 25, 2020	00:21:00	Watchdog of the Old Lords ► We talk about the Lore Watchdog of the Old Lords in the Dungeons of Bloodborne.
█	Jun 26, 2020	00:29:00	Greater Amygdala ► We talk about the Amygdala in the Dungeons Bloodborne...
█	Jun 26, 2020	00:15:00	Hole Diggers ► We talk about the Hole Diggers in the Dungeons Bloodborne...
█	Jun 26, 2020	00:14:00	Mergo's Attendants ► We talk about the Mergo's Attendants of Bloodborne...
█	Jun 26, 2020	00:14:00	Rotting Corpse ► We talk about the Rotten Corpses in Bloodborne...
█	Jun 26, 2020	00:21:00	Labyrinth Ritekeeper ► We talk about the Labyrinth Ritekeepers in the Dungeons Bloodborne...
█	Jun 26, 2020	00:22:00	Pilgrim ► We talk about the glowing pilgrims in the Dungeons of Bloodborne...
█	Jul 06, 2020	00:08:00	Flaming Ball Trap ► We look at the flaming boulders of Bloodborne, their story and lore.
█	Jul 09, 2020	00:23:30	Research Hall Patients ► Richie and I look at the Research Hall Patients of Bloodborne, their story and lore.
█	Jul 11, 2020	00:33:00	Winter Lanterns ► Richie and I look at the Winter Lanterns, an enemy in Bloodborne.
█	Aug 12, 2020	00:18:15	Old Hunters ► We talk about the old hunters in the DLC. The nightmare.
█	Feb 05, 2020	01:13:00	Mergo's Wet Nurse ► We talk about the Wet Nurse with mimi!

Locations

These videos discuss locations in Bloodborne.

	Created	Lenght	Topic
█	Aug 03, 2020	00:48:12	Abandoned Old Workshop ► Locations of Bloodborne: Episode 5: Gehrman's Workshop.
█	Jul 12, 2020	00:31:00	Alfred's Altar ► We talk about the Executioner Cemetary and ...
█	Nov 08, 2018	02:02:00	Byrgenwerth ► We Discuss everything there is to discuss about Byrgenwerth...
█	Jul 21, 2019	01:41:00	The Hunter's Nightmare ► We sit down with Redgrave and talk about, the nightmare, the hunters, the bosses...
█	Oct 24, 2018	01:57:00	Dreamlands ► Bloodborne podcast explaining the dreamlands.
█	Mar 06, 2019	00:41:00	Loran ► JSF and I talk about Loran and how they parallel Dark Souls 1 bosses.
█	Nov 29, 2019	00:51:00	Loran ► We sit down with SmoughTown and talk about Dungeon lore, specifically about Loran.
█	Sep 05, 2018	02:20:35	Pthumeru ► JSF and I talk about Bloodborne lore in relation to the Pthumerians...
█	Oct 03, 2018	01:45:55	Boss Arenas Overview ► JSF and I take a look at all the boss arenas and what they say about BB's lore.
█	Oct 29, 2018	01:02:00	NPC Encounter Areas Overview ► From the creators of Sketchy Boss Arenas, comes Sketchy NPC arenas.

Notes

This series of videos covers the notes found throughout Bloodborne, discussing what each one is conveying to the player.

	Created	Lenght	Topic
█	Jan 04, 2019	00:31:00	Seek Paleblood... ► We explain the meaning behind this note.
█	Jan 11, 2019	00:20:00	Halt the source of the spreading scourge... ► We discuss the meaning of the following note...
█	Jan 18, 2019	00:15:00	When the hunt began... ► Today we discuss and explain the following note...
█	Jan 24, 2019	00:14:00	The Byrgenwerth spider hides all manner of rituals... ► We look at, and explain, the following note...
█	Feb 01, 2019	00:19:00	This town is long abandoned... ► This town is long abandoned. Hunters not wanted here: Explained with JSF and Sin.
█	Feb 08, 2019	00:16:00	The Red Moon hangs low... ► Note explained with JSF and Sin.
█	Feb 15, 2019	00:08:00	A Holy Chalice is enshrined in the valley... ► Note explained with JSF and Sin.
█	Feb 22, 2019	00:25:00	The sky and the cosmos are one... ► The sky and the cosmos are one. The Choir. Explained with JSF and Sin.
█	Feb 28, 2019	00:26:00	A watchman of Byrgenwerth guards.... ► Note explained with JSF and Sin.
█	Mar 01, 2019	00:26:00	Heir to the Ritual of Blood... ► Note explained with JSF and Sin.
█	Mar 08, 2019	00:23:00	The spider hides all manner of rituals... ► Note explained with JSF and Sin.
█	Mar 19, 2019	00:23:00	When the Red Moon hangs low... ► Note explained with JSF and Sin.
█	Mar 28, 2019	00:32:00	Ritual secret broken... ► Note explained with JSF and Sin.
█	Mar 29, 2019	00:18:00	The Mensis ritual must be stopped... ► Note explained with JSF and Sin.
█	Apr 09, 2019	00:17:00	Master Willem was right... ► Note explained with JSF and Sin.
█	Apr 15, 2019	00:41:00	The nameless Moon Presence... ► Note explained with JSF and Sin.
█	May 02, 2019	00:13:00	Nightmarish rituals crave a newborn... ► Note explained with JSF and Sin.
█	May 03, 2019	00:15:00	Madmen toil surreptitiously... ► Note explained with JSF and Sin.
█	May 14, 2019	00:24:00	Behold, a Paleblood Sky! ► Note explained with JSF and Sin.
█	May 16, 2019	00:13:00	Three Third Cords ► Note explained with JSF and Sin.
█	May 26, 2019	00:14:00	Hunt the Great Ones, Hunt the Great Ones ► Hunt the Great Ones note explained by JSF and Sin.
█	Jun 10, 2019	00:23:00	Notes left by the Lonely Old Dear ► Unused bloodborne note, cut content explained by JSF and Sin.

Runes

A series covering the Caryll Runes.

	Created	Lenght	Topic
█	Apr 26, 2018	00:33:15	Caryll Runes Overview ► We talk about the lore that we know so far about the Caryll Runes.
█	Nov 22, 2019	00:26:00	Deep Sea ► Deep Sea: Rune of Bloodborne. Explained with JSF and Sin.
█	Oct 19, 2019	00:57:00	Metamorphosis ► Metamorphosis (Clockwise and Anticlockwise). Explained with JSF and Sin.
█	Oct 08, 2019	00:32:00	Blood Rapture ► Blood Rapture: Rune of Bloodborne. Explained with JSF and Sin.
█	May 21, 2019	00:47:00	Hunter ► The Hunter Rune of Bloodborne. Explained with JSF and Sin.

Early & Unused Content

These videos document early and unused content.

	Created	Lenght	Topic
█	Apr 16, 2020	04:04:20	Map Files Exploration ► Bloodborne map file viewing with Richie and Sin.
█	Apr 12, 2020	03:36:42	Model Files Exploration ► Bloodborne model viewer with Richie and Sin.
█	Apr 14, 2020	03:48:08	Model Files Exploration ► Bloodborne model viewer with Richie and Sin.
█	Sep 29, 2019	02:17:52	Developer Chalice Exploration ► Richie looks at developer chalice dungeons and talks about their lore.
█	Aug 04, 2019	03:34:54	Cut Map Comparisons ► Richie talks about early concepts of Bloodborne...
█	Jul 10, 2019	02:21:20	Cut Map Comparisons ► Richie explains the differences between early map and Bloodborne as it is now.
█	Apr 29, 2018	01:24:46	Cut Models ► Podcast: Cut Content with SanaDSK and JSF.
█	Jul 02, 2019	02:19:02	Timezone Manipulation ► The paleblood sky during the day?! whaaa?! Sunlight during the night?! Whaa?!
█	May 08, 2019	00:54:00	Beast Transformations ► New Unused Content Discovered. JSF and I talk about it.
█	Apr 24, 2019	00:09:00	Simon's Cut Lines ► Bloodborne cut content changes everything! JSF and I talk about it.
█	Apr 21, 2019	00:26:00	Cut Vileblood Queen ► JSF and I talk about Bloodborne cut content.
█	Dec 05, 2018	00:39:00	Early Bosses ► We discuss some alpha bosses of Bloodborne.

Characters

Discussons of Bloodborne's characters, who are they and what role they play in the world.

	Created	Lenght	Topic
█	Feb 26, 2020	00:14:00	Willem ► Lore video about the story of Bloodborne in terms of what happened to Willem...
█	Feb 29, 2020	01:36:30	Willem ► We talk about how we made our Willem lore.
█	Nov 15, 2018	00:34:00	Choir Intelligencer Edgar ► Edgar, Choir Intelligencer. Bloodborne lore with JSF and Sin.
█	Nov 13, 2018	01:20:00	Brador ► Richie and I talk about Brador in this video.
█	Mar 23, 2018	01:25:25	Laurence ► We talk about everything to do with Laurence in Bloodborne.
█	Apr 07, 2018	00:33:45	The Madaras Twins ► We talk about the lore and story of the Forbidden Woods, twins, snake and whistle.
█	Feb 21, 2018	00:12:30	Oedon Chapel Dweller ► We talk about the chapel dweller and oedon.
█	Apr 23, 2018	00:05:10	Gatekeeper ► Podcast: Gatekeeper, Dores and the Pthumerians. What they're doing in their locations.
█	Mar 04, 2020	01:02:00	Pthumerian Queens Bloodline Line (Yharnam, Annalise, Arianna) ► This is part 1 of 4 of Queens of Bloodborne.
█	Mar 07, 2020	01:13:00	Pthumerian Queens Bloodline Line (Yharnam, Annalise, Arianna) ► This is part 2 of 4 of Queens of Bloodborne.
█	Mar 19, 2020	00:41:00	Pthumerian Queens Bloodline Line (Yharnam, Annalise, Arianna) ► This is part 3 of 4 of Queens of Bloodborne.
█	Apr 13, 2020	01:03:00	Pthumerian Queens Bloodline Line (Yharnam, Annalise, Arianna) ► This is part 4 of 4 of Queens of Bloodborne.
█	Oct 13, 2018	01:12:55	Maria & The Doll ► We sit down with Michela to talk about Maria and the theories...
█	Sep 08, 2018	01:17:55	Maria & The Doll ► We talk about what we know about the Vilebdloods of Cainhurst.
█	May 12, 2018	01:49:35	Maria & The Doll ► We sit down with Jeremy Greer to talk about Maria...
█	Apr 14, 2018	01:35:25	Maria & The Doll ► Richie and Sin talk about the Doll. We also cover Maria and Vilebloods.
█	Dec 06, 2019	02:08:00	Oedon ► We sit down with Aegon and Redgrave and discuss the story and lore of Oedon.
█	May 04, 2018	00:48:00	Oedon ► A lore podcast about Oedon and what we know so far.

Items

These videos focus on specific items.

	Created	Lenght	Topic
█	Apr 27, 2019	00:29:00	Blood Vials ► Blood Vials, what do they mean? JSF and I talk about it.
█	Feb 20, 2019	00:40:00	Third Umbilical Cords ► Ascension, and bloodborne story and lore. Explained with JSF and Sin.
█	Aug 21, 2018	01:31:10	The Moonlight Sword ► Today we sit down with special guest Andrew, and talk about the Moonlight sword...
█	May 02, 2018	01:08:00	The Loch Shield ► This is THE lockshield podcast we keep talking about!
█	Feb 18, 2018	01:21:35	Vermin ► We look at vermin and phantasms of bloodborne, with Richie, Herbert West and Sin.
█	Jul 15, 2020	00:47:00	Old Hunter Badge ► We talk about the Old Hunter Badge from Bloodborne with special guests Autumn!
█	Jul 12, 2020	00:49:00	Cosmic Eye Watcher Badge ► We talk about the Cosmic Badge with special guests Autumn and Bean!
█	Aug 19, 2019	00:37:00	Cosmic Eye Watcher Badge ► Badges of Bloodborne! Badges lore, story, discussion and explanation.
█	Apr 18, 2020	00:53:00	Spark Hunter Badge ► Richie and Sin are joined by Autumn. Together they try to explain the Spark Hunter Badge.

Organizations

These videos discuss organisations and groups that exist in Bloodborne's world.

	Created	Lenght	Topic
█	Apr 09, 2018	00:39:45	The Healing Church ► odcast about Bloodborne's Healing Chuch with Herbert West, Richie and Sin.
█	Jun 13, 2019	00:54:00	The Choir ► We stil down with Smough Town and talk about the choir!
█	Apr 05, 2020	00:30:00	The Executioners ► Cone headed executioners, executioner gloves, dismantling men, hooded executioners,...
█	Jul 30, 2018	02:20:45	The Executioners ► We talk about the executioners, Vilebloods, Ludwig, QueenKiller, Alfred, cut content etc.
█	Sep 19, 2018	02:27:50	The School of Mensis ► We sit down with Bean and talk about Micolash and Mensis.
█	Jul 24, 2018	00:47:00	The School of Mensis ► We talk about a lot of cute content, and explain why Micolahs talks to Kos...
█	Jul 05, 2018	00:37:00	The School of Mensis ► Executioners, Mensis, Micolash and Rom...
█	Oct 10, 2018	00:53:40	The League ► Today we talk about the League in Bloodborne.

Other Subjects

These videos discuss broader subjects.

	Created	Lenght	Topic
█	Jul 11, 2018	00:57:00	Story Synopsis ► The overview of the story of Bloodborne. A quick synopsis of the entire game.
█	May 15, 2019	00:23:00	Dreams ► A request by geek-dom...
█	Apr 22, 2019	00:35:00	Insight ► JSF and I talk about Insight in Cthulhu and Bloodborne.
█	Apr 01, 2018	00:34:25	Beasthood ► We talk about the plague of the beast that takes place in Yharnam...
█	Dec 19, 2018	00:44:00	Influence of Berserk ► We discuss similarities and connections between Bloodborne and Berserk.
█	Dec 09, 2018	01:13:00	Influence of HP Lovecraft ► Bloodborne and Lovecraft explained with Richie and Sin.

Basic Information

Icon	Name	No. Held	Stored	Availability	Opens	Special note
	Iron Door Key	- / 1	- / -	Nightmare of Mensis	Key to the gate blocking the great midlevel bridge	-

In Game Description 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. Effects Click for full resolution, © Bloodborne Collector’s Edition Guide by Future Press. It unlocks a small side door in the library where the first phase of the battle occurs, but take heed of the warning - there is indeed an extremely good reason why this door is locked, and it is recommended to bring a few Sedatives with you if you plan to open it. If you decided to pick it up during or right after the fight with Micolash, Host of the Nightmare, you can return to access the Middle Bridge if you wish. At this time the Brain of Mensis is still in position on the bridge and it's extremely difficult to gather the items out there while that's the case. You'll have another chance to access the bridge later, after dealing with the Brain, so it's much safer to leave the items until then. With the Brain of Mensis dropped from its housing you're free to explore the Middle Bridge at your leisure, since there are no other enemies in the area. There are a large number of items to pick up from the corpses of the Brain's victims, including some more useful Droplet Blood Gems. If you go down the stairway near the end of the bridge, there's a path you can follow to reach the other side of the iron gate, leading back into the area where you faced Micolash. Near the center of the Middle Bridge there is a crumbled section of wall that you can walk through. This lets you reach the top of a room just to the side of the bridge, with a large hole in the middle, Look down over the edge first, and drop down very carefully. At the back of this room you'll find a precious Blood Rock, an item of extreme rarity. Availability Treasure in (Main Story): Nightmare of Mensis, you'll find this key on a corpse near the lower-most mirror during the second phase of the boss fight with Micolash, Host of the Nightmare Notes Upon starting New Game+ all of the Key Items (except for Badges, Blood Gem Workshop Tool, Rune Workshop Tool, Short Ritual Root Chalice, Workshop Haze Extractor and Yharnam Stone) you acquired on your previous playthrough will be stripped away and you'll need to collect them again.

Basic Information

Icon	Name	No. Held	Stored	Availability	Opens	Special note
	Iron Door Key	- / 1	- / -	Nightmare of Mensis	Key to the gate blocking the great midlevel bridge	-

In Game Description 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. Effects It unlocks a small side door in the library where the first phase of the battle occurs, but take heed of the warning - there is indeed an extremely good reason why this door is locked, and it is recommended to bring a few Sedatives with you if you plan to open it. If you decided to pick it up during or right after the fight with Micolash, Host of the Nightmare, you can return to access the Middle Bridge if you wish. At this time the Brain of Mensis is still in position on the bridge and it's extremely difficult to gather the items out there while that's the case. You'll have another chance to access the bridge later, after dealing with the Brain, so it's much safer to leave the items until then. With the Brain of Mensis dropped from its housing you're free to explore the Middle Bridge at your leisure, since there are no other enemies in the area. There are a large number of items to pick up from the corpses of the Brain's victims, including some more useful Droplet Blood Gems. If you go down the stairway near the end of the bridge, there's a path you can follow to reach the other side of the iron gate, leading back into the area where you faced Micolash. Near the center of the Middle Bridge there is a crumbled section of wall that you can walk through. This lets you reach the top of a room just to the side of the bridge, with a large hole in the middle, Look down over the edge first, and drop down very carefully. At the back of this room you'll find a precious Blood Rock, an item of extreme rarity. Availability Treasure in (Main Story): Nightmare of Mensis, you'll find this key on a corpse near the lower-most mirror during the second phase of the boss fight with Micolash, Host of the Nightmare Notes Upon starting New Game+ all of the Key Items (except for Badges, Blood Gem Workshop Tool, Rune Workshop Tool, Short Ritual Root Chalice, Workshop Haze Extractor and Yharnam Stone) you acquired on your previous playthrough will be stripped away and you'll need to collect them again.

Basic Information

Icon	Name	No. Held	Stored	Availability	Opens	Special note
	Iron Door Key	- / 1	- / -	Nightmare of Mensis	Key to the gate blocking the great midlevel bridge	-

In Game Description 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. Effects It unlocks a small side door in the library where the first phase of the battle occurs, but take heed of the warning - there is indeed an extremely good reason why this door is locked, and it is recommended to bring a few Sedatives with you if you plan to open it Availability Treasure in (Main Story): Nightmare of Mensis, you'll find this key on a corpse near the lower-most mirror during the second phase of the boss fight with Micolash, Host of the Nightmare Notes Upon starting New Game+ all of the Key Items (except for Badges, Blood Gem Workshop Tool, Rune Workshop Tool, Short Ritual Root Chalice, Workshop Haze Extractor and Yharnam Stone) you acquired on your previous playthrough will be stripped away and you'll need to collect them again.

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Basic Information

Icon	Name	No. Held	Stored	Availability	Opens	Special note
	Iron Door Key	- / 1	- / -	Nightmare of Mensis	Key to the gate blocking the great midlevel bridge	-

In Game Description 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. Effects It unlocks a small side door in the library where the first phase of the battle occurs, but take heed of the warning - there is indeed an extremely good reason why this door is locked, and it is recommended to bring a few Sedatives with you if you plan to open it Availability Treasure in (Main Story): Nightmare of Mensis, you'll find this key on a corpse near the lower-most mirror during the second phase of the boss fight with Micolash, Host of the Nightmare Notes Upon starting New Game+ all of the Key Items (except for Badges, Blood Gem Workshop Tool, Rune Workshop Tool, Short Ritual Root Chalice, Workshop Haze Extractor and Yharnam Stone) you acquired on your previous playthrough will be stripped away and you'll need to collect them again.

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Armor Sets Detail

Set	Piece	Buy		Sell	Phys. Def	Elemental Def	Resistance		Availability
Ashen Hunter Set	Grey Wolf Cap	1		700	50 / 40 / 40 / 50	20 / 50 / 30	9 / 12 / 19	37	Sold by Insight Bath Messengers; Available after killing Retired Hunter Djura
	Ashen Hunter Garb	3		2100	100 / 110 / 80 / 110	70 / 50 / 70	25 / 45 /60	70
	Ashen Hunter Gloves	1		700	40 / 60 / 50 / 40	50 / 40 / 50	13 / 24 / 28	32
	Ashen Hunter Trouser	1		700	60 / 50 / 50 / 60	50 / 50 / 50	15 / 26 / 30	37
	Total	6		4200	250 / 260 / 220 / 260	190 / 190 / 200	62 / 107 / 137	176
Cainhurst Set	Cainhurst Helmet	27000		18900	60 / 40 / 40 / 60	20 / 40 / 10	12 / 13 / 8	7	Sold by Bath Messengers; Available after obtaining Cainhurst Badge
	Cainhurst Armor	44000		30800	120 / 70 / 110 / 120	40 / 80 / 30	36 / 40 / 26	22
	Cainhurst Gauntlets	21000		14700	60 / 30 / 50 / 70	40 / 40 / 30	19 / 21 / 13	11
	Cainhurst Leggings	21000		14700	60 / 40 / 60 / 70	40 / 40 / 40	21 / 23 / 15	13
	Total	113000		79100	300 / 180 / 260 / 320	140 / 200 / 110	88 / 97 / 62	53

Armor Sets Detail

Set	Piece	Buy	Sell	Phys. Def	Elemental Def	Resistance		Availability
Ashen Hunter Set	Grey Wolf Cap	1	700	50 / 40 / 40 / 50	20 / 50 / 30	9 / 12 / 19	37	Sold by Insight Bath Messengers; Available after killing Retired Hunter Djura
	Ashen Hunter Garb	3	2100	100 / 110 / 80 / 110	70 / 50 / 70	25 / 45 /60	70
	Ashen Hunter Gloves	1	700	40 / 60 / 50 / 40	50 / 40 / 50	13 / 24 / 28	32
	Ashen Hunter Trouser	1	700	60 / 50 / 50 / 60	50 / 50 / 50	15 / 26 / 30	37
	Total	6	4200	250 / 260 / 220 / 260	190 / 190 / 200	62 / 107 / 137	176

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Item Drop Preset & Root Dungeons

Nightmare of Mensis [x6] Shaman Bone Blade x6, far end of Infested Chapel with Large Nightmare Apostle

Iosefka's Clinic [Enemies x1] Brainsucker: Shaman Bone Blade x1 [5%] Cathedral Ward [Enemies x1] Brainsucker: Shaman Bone Blade x1 [5%] Healing Church Workshop [Enemies x1] Brainsucker: Shaman Bone Blade x1 [2%] Byrgenwerth [Enemies x1] Brainsucker: Shaman Bone Blade x1 [5%] Upper Cathedral Ward [Enemies x1] Brainsucker: Shaman Bone Blade x1 [2%]

Isz Gravestone L2 [Enemies x1] Brainsucker: Shaman Bone Blade x1 [5%] Isz Gravestone L3 [Enemies x1] Brainsucker: Shaman Bone Blade x1 [5%] Root Dungeons [Enemies x1] Brainsucker: Shaman Bone Blade x1 [5%]

Item Drop Main Story [% Drop Rate]

Iosefka's Clinic [Enemies x1] Brainsucker: Shaman Bone Blade x1 [5%] Cathedral Ward [Enemies x1] Brainsucker: Shaman Bone Blade x1 [5%]

Healing Church Workshop [Enemies x1] Brainsucker: Shaman Bone Blade x1 [2%] Byrgenwerth [Enemies x1] Brainsucker: Shaman Bone Blade x1 [5%]

Upper Cathedral Ward [Enemies x1] Brainsucker: Shaman Bone Blade x1 [2%]

Item Drop in Preset Dungeons [% Drop Rate]

Isz Gravestone L2 [Enemies x1] Brainsucker: Shaman Bone Blade x1 [5%]

Isz Gravestone L3 [Enemies x1] Brainsucker: Shaman Bone Blade x1 [5%]

Item Drop in Root Dungeons [% Drop Rate]

Root Dungeons [Enemies x1] Brainsucker: Shaman Bone Blade x1 [5%]

In Game Description Whistle of the Madaras twins, denizens of the Forbidden Woods. The twins grew up alongside a poisonous snake, and developed a silent, inhuman kinship. The poisonous snake grew uncontrollably, raised on a healthy diet of beast entrails. Even after their deaths, it is said to respond to the call of the twins' whistle from within the Nightmare. Effects Although the Whistle requires 18 bloodtinge, and uses bloodtinge for scaling, it still deals arcane Damage, so it's a great way for players with bloodtinge builds to inflict a lot of arcane damage. Upon blowing the whistle, a portal to the Nightmare opens beneath you, and shortly after that the head of a giant snake will come bursting up through it. The time between blowing the Whistle and the snake appearing is extremely small, and if you're not careful it's very easy to get hit by the snake yourself. This attack also has quite a small area of effect (not much bigger than the radius around your character), but up until the point that the snake starts to withdraw into the portal the attack is considered active, so make sure you don't move back into the area prematurely. After blowing the Whistle you can avoid the snake by either walking in a straight line without stopping or changing directions, or alternatively you can Quickstep in any direction to be less predictable. The small radius and inherent danger for the user are offset by the speed and sheer amount of damage it's possible to inflict with this attack. Anytime you're near a boss and only have a second or so to act you can use this attack to inflict a large amount of damage quickly, and still have to evade as needed. Similarly it can be very good against aggressive enemies that relentlessly pursue you. Enemy Hunters often fall into this category, so you can wait for them to get close, blow the Whistle, and then Quickstep backwards away from them and watch as they get hit while trying to follow. Availability Dropped by (Main Story): Younger Twin Madaras, the Madaras Whistle is held by one of the twins in the Forbidden Woods, so to get it you need to get him to appear and kill him for it. To do that you will first need to speak to Valtr in the Woods and Join the League to get the Impurity Caryll Rune, then after equipping that rune you will need to acquire a Vermin. Vermin can be acquired by partaking in a successful co-op session, summoning a fellow Confederate of the League and killing a boss with them, or by killing one of the stronger Old Hunters in the Hunter's Nightmare. Once you have a Vermin, use it, and then return to the Woods and speak with Valtr again to become recognized as a full member of the League. If you now leave the area via the Lamp and come straight back again, you'll find Younger Twin Madaras standing nearby with his back to you; kill him and he'll drop the Whistle for you. Scaling Scaling determines how much additional damage a tool deals. The tool stat bonus, indicated by a letter grade of S / A / B / C / D / E, and the character's stat's current level each correspond to a percentage value. These are multiplied together and against the tool base damage to determine the bonus damage received. Oil Urn has letter grade of D for Strength. In the table below you will find exact (datamined) AR values for featured character stats. AR (phys.) -- -- -- -- -- 10 -- 10 -- -- -- 10.15 -- 25 -- -- -- 11.50 -- 50 -- -- -- 12.55 -- 99 -- -- -- 13 -- Oil Urn has 0.3 STR scaling and Base AR 10 Phys. Scaling Scaling determines how much additional damage a tool deals. The tool stat bonus, indicated by a letter grade of S / A / B / C / D / E, and the character's stat's current level each correspond to a percentage value. These are multiplied together and against the tool base damage to determine the bonus damage received. Rope Molotov Cocktail has letter grade of D for Strength and A for Arcane. In the table below you will find exact (datamined) AR values for featured character stats. AR (phys.) AR (fire) -- -- -- -- 40 190 10 -- -- 10 40.6 199.5 25 -- -- 25 46 285 25 -- -- 50 46 351.5 50 -- -- 50 50.2 351.5 10 -- -- 99 40.6 380 99 -- -- 99 52 380 Rope Molotov Cocktail has 0.3 STR scaling and 1 ARC scaling (fire damage). Rope Molotov Cocktail has Base AR 40 Phys and 190 Fire. Scaling Scaling determines how much additional damage a tool deals. The tool stat bonus, indicated by a letter grade of S / A / B / C / D / E, and the character's stat's current level each correspond to a percentage value. These are multiplied together and against the tool base damage to determine the bonus damage received. Delayed Molotov has letter grade of D for Strength and A for Arcane. In the table below you will find exact (datamined) AR values for featured character stats. AR (phys.) AR (fire) -- -- -- -- 40 190 10 -- -- 10 40.6 199.5 25 -- -- 25 46 285 25 -- -- 50 46 351.5 50 -- -- 50 50.2 351.5 10 -- -- 99 40.6 380 99 -- -- 99 52 380 Delayed Molotov has 0.3 STR scaling and 1 ARC scaling (fire damage). Delayed Molotov has Base AR 40 Phys and 190 Fire. Scaling Scaling determines how much additional damage a tool deals. The tool stat bonus, indicated by a letter grade of S / A / B / C / D / E, and the character's stat's current level each correspond to a percentage value. These are multiplied together and against the tool base damage to determine the bonus damage received. Delayed Rope Molotov has letter grade of D for Strength and A for Arcane. In the table below you will find exact (datamined) AR values for featured character stats. AR (phys.) AR (fire) -- -- -- -- 40 190 10 -- -- 10 40.6 199.5 25 -- -- 25 46 285 25 -- -- 50 46 351.5 50 -- -- 50 50.2 351.5 10 -- -- 99 40.6 380 99 -- -- 99 52 380 Delayed Rope Molotov has 0.3 STR scaling and 1 ARC scaling (fire damage). Delayed Rope Molotov has Base AR 40 Phys and 190 Fire. Scaling Scaling determines how much additional damage a tool deals. The tool stat bonus, indicated by a letter grade of S / A / B / C / D / E, and the character's stat's current level each correspond to a percentage value. These are multiplied together and against the tool base damage to determine the bonus damage received. Pebble has letter grade of A for Strength and D for Skill. In the table below you will find exact (datamined) AR values for featured character stats. AR (phys.) -- -- -- -- -- 20 -- 10 10 -- -- 21.5 -- 25 25 -- -- 35 -- 25 50 -- -- 38.5 -- 50 50 -- -- 45.5 -- 99 99 -- -- 50 -- Pebble has 1 STR scaling and 0.5 SKL scaling. Pebble has Base AR 20 Phys. Scaling Scaling determines how much additional damage a tool deals. The tool stat bonus, indicated by a letter grade of S / A / B / C / D / E, and the character's stat's current level each correspond to a percentage value. These are multiplied together and against the tool base damage to determine the bonus damage received. Throwing Knife has letter grade of D for Strength and A for Skill. In the table below you will find exact (datamined) AR values for featured character stats. AR (phys.) -- -- -- -- -- 100 -- 10 10 -- -- 107.5 -- 25 25 -- -- 175 -- 25 50 -- -- 210 -- 50 50 -- -- 227.5 -- 99 99 -- -- 250 -- Throwing Knife has 0.5 STR scaling and 1 SKL scaling. Throwing Knife has Base AR 100 Phys. Scaling Scaling determines how much additional damage a tool deals. The tool stat bonus, indicated by a letter grade of S / A / B / C / D / E, and the character's stat's current level each correspond to a percentage value. These are multiplied together and against the tool base damage to determine the bonus damage received. Poison Knife has letter grade of D for Strength and A for Skill. In the table below you will find exact (datamined) AR values for featured character stats. AR (phys.) -- -- -- -- -- 60 -- 10 10 -- -- 64.5 -- 25 25 -- -- 105 -- 25 50 -- -- 126 -- 50 50 -- -- 136.5 -- 99 99 -- -- 150 -- Poison Knife has 0.5 STR scaling and 1 SKL scaling. Poison Knife has Base AR 60 Phys. Scaling Scaling determines how much additional damage a tool deals. The tool stat bonus, indicated by a letter grade of S / A / B / C / D / E, and the character's stat's current level each correspond to a percentage value. These are multiplied together and against the tool base damage to determine the bonus damage received. A Call Beyond has letter grade of S for Arcane. In the table below you will find exact (datamined) AR values for character stats. AR AR AR AR AR AR 40 564 50 687 60 790 70 893 80 949 90 1006 41 576 51 697 61 800 71 898 81 955 91 1012 42 588 52 707 62 810 72 904 82 961 92 1017 43 601 53 718 63 821 73 910 83 966 93 1023 44 613 54 728 64 831 74 915 84 972 94 1029 45 625 55 738 65 841 75 921 85 978 95 1034 46 638 56 749 66 851 76 927 86 983 96 1040 47 650 57 759 67 862 77 932 87 989 97 1046 48 662 58 769 68 872 78 938 88 995 98 1051 49 675 59 779 69 882 79 944 89 1000 99 1057 A Call Beyond has 3.5 ARC scaling, Base AR 235 Arc. (▲) and Base AR 110 Arc. (▼) for the explosion. AR AR AR AR AR AR 40 264 50 321 60 369 70 418 80 444 90 471 41 269 51 326 61 374 71 420 81 447 91 473 42 275 52 331 62 379 72 423 82 449 92 476 43 281 53 336 63 384 73 425 83 452 93 479 44 287 54 341 64 389 74 428 84 455 94 481 45 292 55 345 65 393 75 431 85 457 95 484 46 298 56 350 66 398 76 433 86 460 96 487 47 304 57 355 67 403 77 436 87 463 97 489 48 310 58 360 68 408 78 439 88 465 98 492 49 315 59 365 69 413 79 441 89 468 99 495 Notes This Item was added with the Patch v1.07 Receiving the League Staff and gesture from Valtr, Master of the League will trigger hostile NPC hunter to spawn Killing Valtr, Master of the League will also spawn this hostile NPC hunter Madaras Whistle has a lingering hitbox that deals multihit damage, especially noticeable against large enemies Video: Bloodborne – Madaras Whistle damage testing by Brvtus