It was an efficient system, and complements the Gravelord’s concurrent contributions to Anor Londo’s cause. Anor Londo would collect all the cursed in one place, and the Kingdom of Graves would receive all those ultimately put down as Hollows. Nito was constructing an enormous graveyard in conjunction with the Undead city as part of his larger collaboration with Gwyn. In other words, the entry point was likely built as a direct connection to New Londo originally, before the Crypt ended up in the New World. This is the only time this style of lift is employed, making it unlikely to be a case of reusing assets. Once we go through the Anor Londo-style doors in the Shrine of Amana, we take a large lift down to the Crypt, identical to those seen in DS1’s New Londo. While not surprising, it fits with the larger role the facility played at the time it was established. The Undead were being treated as second-class citizens, so to speak. ![]() There is no denying that the emergence of undeath threatened Nito’s absolute control over the dead, so having the Crypt would allow the god to maintain his iron grip over his kingdom of entropy while still bringing in all manner of death. Aside from reaffirming his place as the Gravelord orchestrating death for a time in the original Dark Souls, (DS1) it confirms that this god was responsible for staffing and perhaps even building this facility. Agdayne notes the Crypt’s great age, and all of its sociable affiliates make mention to the “Great Dead” (大いなる死者) or “one who brought death” (死をもたらした者) to the world previously, a clear-cut allusion to Nito. That then leaves the question of actual origin, though this too proves immediately evident. The rich and poor, wise and foolish, all are the same before death. Since the far-off, distant, distant, past. This is a place of repose for countless dead, wrapped in the repose called Dark. If nothing else, the Undead Crypt is a practical solution to the issues in burying Undead with everyone else. But if you aren’t concerned with separating holy men from the rabble, what better precaution is there than confining all Undead to a single facility? It is far easier to keep track of potentially undying corpses when they all have that potential. ![]() The curse makes it exceedingly difficult to verify such matters, so taking precautions like those seen at the Grave of Saints are ideal. Hollows buried on its grounds rise out of the earth like stereotypical zombies, showing that it isn’t just the living dead who still won’t enter final repose. Why does such a burial ground exist? Because you can never be quite sure when the Undead are finally just dead. As its name would suggest, the Undead Crypt is a massive mausoleum dedicated to those who have manifested the curse.
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