Bloodborne, Let's Talk Lore #06: Fear the Old Blood

The following video is part of Bloodborne: Let's Talk Lore, a lore focused let's play by Aegon of Astora. This video covers the Pthumeru Chalice of the Chalice Dungeons.

Bloodborne Lore - The Healing Church

The following video created by DaveControlLive gives an overview of the Healing Church and it's history.

What's Really Going On In Bloodborne - The Tomb of the Gods

Rich Stanton of Kotaku wrote a very extensive interpretation of the narrative of Bloodborne that you can find here. The following is an excerpt from the article in which Rich presents his interpretation of the Tomb of the Gods, and I highly recommend reading the original article in it's entirety. All content presented is the work of Rich Stanton and Kotaku, with only minor formatting changes made.

The Tomb of the Gods

The Story So Far: The Chalice Dungeon

This article covers the information released so far about the Forbidden Forest. For an overview about the story so far, see this article.

The Chalice Dungeon

Deep underneath Yharnam exists ruins thought to be an ancient resting place for something other than humans. It is rumored that these ruins change their shape depending upon the hunter. Guarding these ruins are ancient guard dogs, beings with stone-like skin and covered in flames.

Also protecting these ruins are hunters. They are born and bred in the ruins, existing on the flesh and blood of the dead. Their skin is pale, and their eyes are black, searching for those who trespass.

The last known inhabitants of these ruins are the ritual masters. Hunters believe that they pray for the resting through a unique ritual. Their appearance and demeanor are horrifying to those that do not know them, unfounded or not. Regardless, they are known to perform a dark and ancient ceremony that few live to talk about.

Questions

• Who built/was laid to rest in these ruins?
• Why do the Protectors/Ritual Masters protect the ruins, and under whose direction?
• What does the Chalice Ritual do, and why do the ruins change shape?
• Do the Ritual Masters, with their prayer for the resting, have any connection to the messengers or the Nightmare World?

Directory - Areas (Cont.)

Abandoned Old Workshop

Altar of Despair

Byrgenwerth

Cathedral Ward

Cathedral Ward, Upper

Central Yharnam -Iosefka's Clinic

Forbidden Woods

Forsaken Cainhurst Castle

Healing Church Workshop

Hemwick Charnel Lane

Hunter's Dream

Lecture Building

Moonside Lake

Nightmare Frontier

Nightmare of Mensis

Old Yharnam

Underground Ruins

Yahar'gul, Unseen Village

Yharnam - Overview