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gjorg-of-drangleic · 2 months

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Dark Souls lore is like being given 100 pieces to complete a 500-piece puzzle with no guarantee that they even belong to the same puzzle in the first place. I say this lovingly – it's an essential part of what makes this series so compelling to me.

On a loosely related note, Creighton the Wanderer being Schrödinger's Serial Killer is so fucking funny to me and I need to share my thoughts.

For those who don't know who I'm talking about, Creighton is an NPC you first meet in a location named Huntsman's Copse, in DS2. He's locked up in a cell and somewhat pissed off about it. When you free him to initiate his questline, he says:

"[...] I am Creighton, of Mirrah. I travel from land to land to hone my blade. [...] I joined forces with a man on the way, but he was no more than a back-stabbing knave. He took the first chance he had to try and off me. I decided to set a trap for him here, but then I got trapped myself. I can't believe that I was so dense. Thank the stars that you came along. You be careful of him. Pate, I think he said. [...] I've seen his type before. He kills entirely for the pleasure of it. I'm sure I won't be his last victim. The man's better off dead, I tell you. He's a slick talker, so don't let him fool you. [...] Watch out for the slimy rat. And don't you believe a word he says. I'll find the common footpad, and put an end to his roguery. Heh heh."

If you've played DS1 before, this might sound familiar to you. Indeed, you may think of Pate as DS2's stand-in for Patches. By this point in the game, there's a good chance you've encountered him already, and while you haven't been pushed down any cliff this time, you did end up locked up and surrounded by hostile hollows. I'd argue that this being the likeliest order of events is the game priming you to feel sympathetic towards Creighton once you reach him, as by then, the both of you would have been tricked by the same man. You might even feel so sympathetic as to overlook how immediately eager to kill Pate he is. And, if we're going down that route, metacontextually, you might have thrown Patches off that cliff as retribution yourself back in DS1.

You then find yourself speaking with Pate and Creighton back-and-forth at different locations, with Pate indirectly putting you in additional danger, and Creighton sounding more and more eager to kill the guy. The questline ends when you reach the Brightstone Cove of Tseldora, where you find them both fighting, and are given the opportunity to intervene to save either one by killing the other.

Now if this was all the questline was, there wouldn't be much to it, would there? Creighton is a bit bloodthirsty but, you could reasonably argue that his motivations are understandable. Why ever side with Pate in this? He almost got you killed twice! The man's clearly dangerous! Well, you see – after you're done helping either one, they both gift you a key leading to a trapped chest which explodes when you open it! That's right, even Creighton. "Ooh, that'll leave a nasty scar!" he says, if you survive the explosion. Now why would Creighton who remained friendly throughout end up doing this to us? Another DS2 character, Cale the Cartographer may be the key to understanding his motivations. Here's what he says.

"Ah yes, there is something I wanted to tell you. I was born in the land of Mirrah. Mirrah is also the home of an infamous killer, a 'knight' in name alone. He was locked in the dungeon for multiple murders. But shortly before his execution, he managed to escape. And the other day… I saw a fellow with a striking likeness! And then! And then… Wait… Well… I think he looked rather similar… N-no, it's true! I saw just such a man, I swear! I believe his name was…Cr…Cr…err Cray-something… I believe… They shared…some resemblance, I… I think…"

Cale tells you this back in Majula – the Firelink Shrine of DS2 – after you meet Creighton at least once. Our wandering friend has been a serial killer this entire time it would seem. DS3 would also agree with this statement. He is featured there as an NPC invader who attacks both the Ashen one and Sirris of the Sunless Realms. Here is what his armor set and weapon descriptions from DS3 tell us.

Creighton's Steel Mask: Attire of Creighton the Wanderer, a notorious deserter who fled an order of Mirrah Knights. Despite the mask's being a symbol of a criminal sentenced to death, Creighton never removed it.

Mirrah Chain Mail: Formal attire of the honorable knights of Mirrah, featuring their heraldry, a stag set against a blue field. Oddly, it was a dishonorable deserter who wore this attire most religiously.

Dragonslayer Axe: Axe favored by Creighton the Wanderer, infamous deserter of the Knights of Mirrah. Called Dragonslayer's Axe for the lightning that pulsates within its blade, but Creighton used it to slay men.

This all seems pretty damning. Helping Creighton in Tseldora means helping a serial killer. Pate may have tried to kill us before but, it's not like we were ever actually in any danger. What's a couple of hollows to a big strong undead like us, right? Helping Pate it is then? Killing them both? Walking past them and leaving them to it? At any rate, not helping Creighton! There. Problem solved.

You fool. You think we’re done? We haven't even started. I present to you his DS2 armor set descriptions.

Creighton’s Steel Mask: Atypical steel mask. Belonged to Creighton the Wanderer. Its design resembles that of the knight order of the eastern land of Mirrah, but with some odd differences that catch the eye. Perhaps it is a finely-crafted imitation.

Mirrah Chain Mail: Belonged to Creighton the Wanderer. Its design resembles that of the knight order of the eastern land of Mirrah, but with some odd differences that catch the eye. Perhaps it is a finely-crafted imitation.

Now, reading this, you might point out that this seemingly contradicts part of Cale’s statement as well as the DS3 item descriptions. I wouldn’t say so out of hand. One could reasonably argue that Creighton could very well have infiltrated the Knights of Mirrah by wearing a replica, thus in a manner of speaking, indeed belonging to that Order, or at the very least, being perceived as such by the wider public. Though I will admit that wearing a replica of a mask marking oneself for the death penalty, even in a different land, is rather shortsighted. Anyways, what of his axe, which I have conveniently omitted here? Well, I did so for a reason. We stumble across DS2’s Dragonslayer Axe nowhere near Creighton unlike in DS3 where we would obtain it after defeating him. In fact, until DS3, the Dragonslayer Axe being Creighton’s was unconfirmed. Besides… Have a look at the item description for yourself.

Dragonslayer’s Crescent Axe: The beloved black axe of the gallant Shieldless Lothian, formerly of Forossa. No warrior matched the ferocity of unbeatable Lothian, but he abruptly retired from the battlefield and was never heard from again. Some say that he grew tired of the frailty of human foes, and set off to slay the legendary dragon.

“Who in Gwyn’s name is Shieldless Lothian?” I hear you ask. No worries, I got you covered.

Ring of Giants: [...] Lothian was born a peasant, and died a general. His determination and diligence were unmatched, especially on the battlefield, where he earned his name by choosing to fight without a shield.

Annnnd, that’s it. That’s pretty much all we know. Let’s unpack all of this, shall we?

The Dragonslayer’s Crescent Axe belonged to a certain Shieldless Lothian of Forossa, a man who abandoned the battlefield to go chase after dragons, but also somehow still died a general. And this axe is seemingly now in the hands of Creighton of Mirrah, serial killer. Are we to understand that Creighton is actually a man named Lothian? That he faked his death? Or that he killed Lothian and took his weapon for himself? Or that he merely wields a replica of Lothian’s axe? Yea. Remember what I said about the puzzle pieces and all that?

I’d like to briefly move the focus back around to our cartographer friend. I may have omitted to tell you earlier that, prior to speaking to you in Majula, Cale was actually located in a location called the Forest of Fallen Giants, which Creighton never sets foot in during the events of DS2. However, it does happen to be the location you first meet Pate in. Speaking of Pate, here is what his spear description has to say.

Pate’s Spear: A long spear wielded by Pate. This appears to be a very ordinary spear, but seems to have accumulated power over the course of countless battles. It is not always advisable to stand out. Especially if you have something to hide.

Now, this is so vague it could mean anything. But if one were to decide for whatever reason to have the most charitable read on Creighton’s character, they could conceivably argue that Creighton is an – albeit strangely revengeful – innocent man who was framed by Pate, who is the true serial killer of Mirrah. We know that Pate and Creighton have traveled together a while. We know that Pate is a dangerous manipulator who seemingly has a pattern of purposefully leading people to their death. Creighton meanwhile only shows resentment towards Pate, who supposedly almost killed him. He is also consistently friendly to us, up until the last moment, with the chest, though who knows if that was intentional? Maybe Pate is the one who boobytrapped it! Speaking of Pate, he’s the one to be present in the Forest of Fallen Giants, while Creighton isn’t. Pate might well have met Cale there who’d have recognized him, and in turn, he’d have introduced himself as Creighton to protect his own identity, with the lie still not cleared out by the time of DS3. One might also point out that Creighton has a distinctly Cockney accent which isn’t shared by other Mirrah characters like Lucatiel or Cale, which could hypothetically make sense should one accept the idea that Lothian and Creighton are the same person. Whilst speaking to us about Pate, Creighton says “[...] For the good of the world, and for my own honour. I won't let that bastard live another day.” One may wonder what good a serial killer would have to present himself as honorable and selfless, all the while not bothering to tone down his bloodlust at all when speaking to us. It’s stupid, in a weird authentic sort of way.

Do I believe this theory? Not really, no. I don’t think Dark Souls has the kind of character-driven narrative that thinks so deeply about its characters beyond how they best serve the overarching themes of the story, how they best contribute to building that specific “Dark Souls” atmosphere that makes those games so special. Ultimately, we have no evidence of Cale and Pate actually interacting with one another. Cale calls Creighton a killer, and it’s later on confirmed by his DS3’s weapon description. I can’t think of any reason why the game would lie to us over what is ultimately a very minor character, even within DS2. The slight discrepancies between DS2 and 3 can be explained away by time, or just, different people having worked on the games. I’m just a bit too pragmatic to believe that there would have been such a convoluted process involved for building up this non-character into a complex double fake-out innocent man. I think both Creighton and Pate were intended to be awful in DS2, probably as a way to hammer home that the world is broken, and good people, like your friends in Majula, are a rarity to be cherished. Still, I appreciate that the series allows for the above kind of badshit thinking to emerge to be honest. It’s fun! Trying to rebuild the puzzle with much of it missing is fun! People coming to different conclusions is fun!

Anyways, we all know Creighton was hired by Licia to kill Pate as part of an intense multidimensional war between the Covenant of Clerics and Patches.

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ophernelia · 1 year

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Lou Howell

Age: 19

Birthday: August 24th

Hometown: Copperdale

Species: Shapeshifter // Lycan (Beta)

Sexuality: Straight

Current Status: Alive

Partner(s): Imogen Sumner, Eloise Tinsley (ex)

Born & raised in Plumbite Cove, Copperdale, Lou grew up in a very voilatile household. To Lou's knowledge, he's an old child and the result of a one night stand. Lou spent most of his early days mistreated and unhappy with his mother, Melissa. Often letting Lou wander wherever, whenever, he spent most of his time outdoors. Perusing the neighborhood or looking for other children to play with. Due to a few of his odd behaviors, Lou found it hard to make friends. He'd often just follow other groups of kids around trying to interact with them. He was quite chatty and outgoing, though despite his efforts he was disliked and ignored. He knew he was different, but couldn't pin point what it was that made him so abnormal. After stumbling upon a cozy cul-de-sac one hazy summer afternoon Lou met Imogen Sumner and from that point on the two were inseparable. Every summer Lou awaited Imogen's arrival. In the time he had been visiting Imogen's grandmother's home he had grown quite close with the family. Dallas would tend to his neglected hair. Cale would teach him how to ride a bike. Hattie would make sure he was always well fed. Despite the abuse he experienced at home, Lou always remained chipper and kind. While the physical abuse stopped upon Lou reaching puberty, his mother was still unkind to him. Often locking him out of the house or purposefully not saving food for him. Lou's oddities only grew as he grew older, which only caused his mother to become more fearful of him. However, Lou was able to make friends as he grew older. First came Owen, then William, Savannah, and then Eloise. William, Owen, and Savannah could tell Lou was similar to them, but it was evident that he was not aware of what he was. Until he was accidentally knocked into the water by the pier on the night of a full moon and Lou's life would be changed forever. After his first shift, Lou was thrown out by his mother with no where to go since Hattie had passed a few weeks earlier. Lou's friends introduced him to Rory Oaklow, who took him in and under her wing.

Fun facts:

Much to Imogen's dismay, Lou loves chocolate.

Lou's very athletic. He often likes to go for walks or hikes. Always forcing Imogen to tag along with him.

Lou is extremely handy. From building a desk to fixing up a car, he can do it all.

Lou's hair is actually quite curly. Unwilling to tend to it, he often just brushes his curls out.

Lou hates the color blue. It reminds him of his mother's eyes.

Lou's theme song is If I'm James Dean, You're Audrey Hepburn.

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corndoggod · 1 year

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Turtles

Passing this turtle in the hallway whenever I left the apartment was a daily ethical conundrum, Cale said. The turtle in question was housed in a plastic tub of dirty water, choking on its own sewage, in a terrible building Cale used to live in. I helped him move in and we scuttled all his belongings, including his mattress, up and over the sad, helpless turtle, which did not move at all. The turtle belonged to the family across the hall, but no one seemed to feed it.

I could’ve put it in the pond in prospect.

That’s probably where it came from.

Maybe it was more like a lobster and they were waiting for a special occasion.

Celina pointed at me. Remember Ang’s rogue turtle? The one she found on the street.

Yeah didn’t she find someone who specializes in rescuing turtles.

Was it a turtle or a tortoise or a box turtle? Cale interjected.

A box turtle? I said

It was a turtle, Celina insisted.

There’s always the reintegration problem, Cale went on. Do you remember what kind of turtle it was because it matters. **A lot**.

Where was this?

Brooklyn.

If you get out of the city there’s a lot of turtles. Celina pointed at me and said remember that place we couldn’t swim in because humans poisoned it with their deodorant and sunblock? That used to be swarming with turtles.

(I remember the day well. On the drive out, I stopped to buy a twelve pack. It was 11am and the cashier asked me if everything was ok at home. I was taken aback. Was I giving divorced dad spiraling energy? Did I look that rough? But I said yeah, everything is good back home. Oh good, he said. I know so many people whose homes flooded.)

Have I told you the story of the snapping turtle? Cale asked.

Celina shook her head.

I must’ve told you he said looking at me.

I don’t think so.

You remember the cove at my Dad’s cabin? I didn’t, but Cale visited the cove every day. A bullfrog lived in that cove and Cale heard him call out every morning and every night. He responded to the call and started grooming the bullfrog. Gave him little pets. Set him on his thigh. Spent quality time like that.

I go to show Anthony -- I don’t even like Anthony -- but I went to show him my frog friend anyway. But when we got to the cove, the frog was swimming in a circle like this, Cale said digging at the air with his torso turnt as if blindly rummaging around in a high closet shelf. And it’s guts we’re just spilling out, he said gripping his spleen. And it was surrounded by these two snapping turtles -- **who I also knew, and hated** -- were pecking at my frog friend.

At the time I always carried a net. You know, like SpongeBob.

Ok Huck Finn, Celina cooed. Celina loved a Huck Finn. All I had to do was roll my jeans up high and walk around bare foot with my chest out and eat a can of worms.

I started stabbing the snapping turtles with my net and then I gently scooped out the frog, guts and all. I took my knife out and cut into one of its organs, and out swam a baby turtle.

An inner turtle, Celina mused.

It wasn’t really an inner turtle, Cale said. It was a dead baby turtle. All gray and stuff.

So it ate one of their babies and that’s why they attacked? I asked.

No it was actually a baby box turtle. That’s what was weird about it.

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