This is likely a form of symbolism to show just how steeped in rot the world is now. Soon after, we’ll find a crypt infested with blood-sucking bugs. Perhaps it was Sister Friede and Sir Vilhelm who destroyed the bell so that there’d be no way for a second Ash to arrive in the Painted World. But since it’s broken, it couldn’t possibly toll. This must have been the bell that tolls to wake the Unkindled Ones up. The Ashen One continues through the Snowy Mountain Pass, and along the way, we find a very large bell that lies abandoned on the ground. In this case, we are the second Ash destined to show the lady flame. The NPC also tells us of a prophecy involving two Ashes, one of which will help to restore this world. Instead of burning the world away, she convinces the Father to let the world steep in rot, and some of the Corvians (the knights that we encounter, essentially) began to follow her rule and turned on their own kind. However, Sister Friede, who is revealed to be the first Ash to come to this world, had arrived and convinced Father Ariandel not to do so. While exploring the Settlement, the Ashen One soon comes across a Corvian NPC who tells us that the inhabitants of this world had long decided to burn this world away with flame, so that a new one may rise. We also find much stronger, much more threatening Corvian knights that choose to slay their brethren. Here, we find many feeble Corvians on the verge of death. Of course we’re not going to do that, so the Ashen One ventures deeper into the Painted World instead. Our duty lies in the outside world, and we should just forget about the Painted World.
Friede tells us to leave, and states that there is nothing for the Ashen One here. Nevertheless, Vilhelm tells you to head inside the Chapel and speak with Sister Friede. However, no bell has tolled in the Painted World, so there’s no reason for us to be here. This is how our journey started, and how we embarked on our initial journey to bring the Lords of Cinder back to their thrones. Vilhelm makes a peculiar remark, and is confused as to how you got here, considering that “no bell tolls.” As we know from all of Dark Souls III’s promotional trailers, the beginning movie, and vanilla NPC dialogue, the Ashen Ones rise from their graves when the bell tolls.
Venturing further into the Painted World, the Ashen One soon comes across Ariandel Chapel, where Sir Vilhelm stands guard outside. While this isn’t really indicative of anything at this point, it is the first hint of the flame versus rot conflict that exists in the Painted World. He tells us to make our bed and find a good place to rest. Once we confirm that we are Ash, Gael will take us into the Painted World of Ariandel through a rotted scrap of the painting.Īt the very first bonfire, we’ll find a Corvian sitting at the corner. The other woman, as we’ll later find out, refers to Sister Friede.
Gael is praying for fire for Ariandel, and when he sees you, he notes that you have the same scent as another woman, and he concludes that you are Ash. Our story begins when the Ashen One arrives at the Cleansing Chapel in the Cathedral of the Deep, where he (or she) encounters Slave knight Gael. While most of the story has been pieced together from item descriptions discovered in the DLC, there are still a lot of mysteries left unsolved in the story, meaning that some of the conclusions we have drawn here may be proven inaccurate later on down the line. Disclaimer: This article will contain major lore spoilers for Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel.
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