Conversely, his close combat abilities become heavily compromised due to his sluggish mobility and tendency to miss hits with his weapon. He specializes in ranged combat, doing so by casting diverse dangerous magical spells. The encounter begins with Aldrich standing on the far end of the room, imbuing his staff with magic and wielding it menacingly while he prepares for battle. When the Ashen One arrives to slay the devourer, Aldrich awakens to defend himself, utilizing Gwyndolin's powers/body and a miracle developed from his dreams. In his sleep, Aldrich was also able to absorb Gwyndolin's memories, as he dreamed about a young, pale girl in hiding. His younger sister, Captain Yorshka, was imprisoned above her own church by Sulyvahn, while Aldrich began consuming the God of the Darkmoon.Īs Aldrich took to devouring Gwyndolin's body, he appears to have entered hibernation, falling into a deep slumber. Sulyvahn traveled with him to Anor Londo and managed to capture Gwyndolin, God of the Darkmoon. He began dreaming of the Old Gods, who supported the linking of the fire, and sought to devour them. Īfter Aldrich was revived as one of the Lords of Cinder, he experienced visions of the world's inevitable envelopment in darkness, and neglected to take his throne. All that is known is that he was not chosen for his worthiness, but for power he held. Why he linked the fire is unknown, but some believe he was forced to by the time's rulers as his strength had made him the perfect candidate. It is implied that Aldrich consumed many children, and that Anri and Horace were the only children to escape the Devourer. Despite this, he retained sanity and sentience, and was still given his sacrifices. He was not immune however, and his devouring of both flesh and souls bloated him with dregs until he collapsed in on his own polluted form, becoming a mass of abyssal sludge, animated by darkness. Most of those who worshiped the Deep became intoxicated or corrupted, all except for Aldrich, who, despite his taste for flesh, retained sanity somehow. But while the powers in the Deep are beyond pure humanity, so too is its potential to do grave harm, breeding abhorrent life beyond abyssal corruption. The clerics of the Church sheltered him and provided him with a steady stream of sacrifices, an operation overseen by Archdeacon McDonnell and Archdeacon Royce.ĭuring this time, he continued to indulge in the misery of those he consumed, and even created sacred rings that bestowed that same feeling to wearers. īuilding on these visions and powers, Aldrich founded the Church of the Deep and actively pursued the corruption of human souls. Through these visions, Aldrich was able to reach a level of the Dark generally inaccessible to humanity, which subsequently came to be known as the "Deep." Aldrich eventually developed a habit of consuming humans, an act in which he delighted. Legend states that he hailed from Irithyll, although his original physical appearance lacked the typical features of the old gods, suggesting that he may have been just a human.įormerly a holy cleric, he began to have visions of an age of the "deep sea," where the dregs of the human soul fall to their lowest depths and become the shackles which bind the world. The opening cinematic reveals that Aldrich has become an expansive sludge of maggot-ridden rotten flesh, humanity dregs, and his own bones as well as those of the victims he has consumed.īy the time the player reaches him, he will be inert and spread across the floor, using the weapons and malformed body of Gwyndolin to interact with his environment and perform attacks.Īldrich is found in Anor Londo in the same cathedral hall where Ornstein and Smough were fought in Dark Souls.
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