Recently, Ash Lake and the Archtrees have been pretty fascinating for me. I've came up with a couple of theories that tie in with them.
1. Archtrees Are the true Father of Sorcery
This comes from the item descriptions of the round shields, reading:
"The giant trees in Lordran are distant offspring of the great stone archtrees. This shield inherits their properties, and the wood greatly reduces magic damage."
This suggests that the archtrees are capable of certain magical powers. A contradicting argument is the description for the Demon's Great Hammer:
"Demon weapon built from the stone archtrees. Used by lesser demons at North Undead Asylum.
This hammer is imbued with no special power."
Oddly enough, it would seem that even though it is MADE from the archtrees, however posseses no power in terms of magic. But as it is seem, sorcery, in particular, catalysts, are ALWAYS connected with the archtrees. Obviously the wooden catalysts need no explanation, but I feel I need to go more in-depth about the others.
The mid-range catalysts are all made out of wood, this includes:
-Sorcerer's Catalyst
-Beatrice's Catalyst
-Logan's Catalyst
-Izalith Catalyst
The lower tier catalysts are made out of metal alloys. This makes since because rock is formed from sediments from plant life and landscapes, then over time is pressured into metal. These include:
-Tin Banishment Catalyst
-Tin Darkmoon Catalyst
Oddly enough, both of these have high relation to Faith. The Tin Darkmoon Catalyst is wielded by Gwyndolin, so obviously, this one is related to Faith. However, the Tin Banishment Catalysts were wielded by the Sealers, who were adept at healing magic. Healing magic is more so a miracle based thing, so it would be safe to assume that metal has strong ties to Faith.
The three remaining catalysts are all unique.
-Tin Crystalization Catalysts
Crystals are unique in the sense that Seath created them. Seath was adept at sorcery, so obviously crystals have ties with sorceries. Where this fits in, I have no,clue.
-Manus Catalyst
This one is pretty normal. It's a wooden catalyst which is adept at casting spells.
-Demon's Catalyst
THIS, is where it gets crazy. The Demon's Catalyst is made of rock, and the Demon Firesage casts fire spells. So we now have catalysts that are linked with each of the three magical arts, implying they ALL came from sorcery.
And all sorcery came from archtrees. So the archtrees contain an untapped energy that could be harnassed. But, I think it's the lake we should wonder about. This ties in with number 2:
2. Mystical Grasses are Grown with Mystical Water
From previous information given in Dark Souls II news, there are grasses that can restore magic. Which could be grown in magic water. Therefore, I believe Dark Souls II could take place in the same area as Lordran, but long before or after it was Lordran.
Feel free to counter any points made, I'd love to go more into this
1. Archtrees Are the true Father of Sorcery
This comes from the item descriptions of the round shields, reading:
"The giant trees in Lordran are distant offspring of the great stone archtrees. This shield inherits their properties, and the wood greatly reduces magic damage."
This suggests that the archtrees are capable of certain magical powers. A contradicting argument is the description for the Demon's Great Hammer:
"Demon weapon built from the stone archtrees. Used by lesser demons at North Undead Asylum.
This hammer is imbued with no special power."
Oddly enough, it would seem that even though it is MADE from the archtrees, however posseses no power in terms of magic. But as it is seem, sorcery, in particular, catalysts, are ALWAYS connected with the archtrees. Obviously the wooden catalysts need no explanation, but I feel I need to go more in-depth about the others.
The mid-range catalysts are all made out of wood, this includes:
-Sorcerer's Catalyst
-Beatrice's Catalyst
-Logan's Catalyst
-Izalith Catalyst
The lower tier catalysts are made out of metal alloys. This makes since because rock is formed from sediments from plant life and landscapes, then over time is pressured into metal. These include:
-Tin Banishment Catalyst
-Tin Darkmoon Catalyst
Oddly enough, both of these have high relation to Faith. The Tin Darkmoon Catalyst is wielded by Gwyndolin, so obviously, this one is related to Faith. However, the Tin Banishment Catalysts were wielded by the Sealers, who were adept at healing magic. Healing magic is more so a miracle based thing, so it would be safe to assume that metal has strong ties to Faith.
The three remaining catalysts are all unique.
-Tin Crystalization Catalysts
Crystals are unique in the sense that Seath created them. Seath was adept at sorcery, so obviously crystals have ties with sorceries. Where this fits in, I have no,clue.
-Manus Catalyst
This one is pretty normal. It's a wooden catalyst which is adept at casting spells.
-Demon's Catalyst
THIS, is where it gets crazy. The Demon's Catalyst is made of rock, and the Demon Firesage casts fire spells. So we now have catalysts that are linked with each of the three magical arts, implying they ALL came from sorcery.
And all sorcery came from archtrees. So the archtrees contain an untapped energy that could be harnassed. But, I think it's the lake we should wonder about. This ties in with number 2:
2. Mystical Grasses are Grown with Mystical Water
From previous information given in Dark Souls II news, there are grasses that can restore magic. Which could be grown in magic water. Therefore, I believe Dark Souls II could take place in the same area as Lordran, but long before or after it was Lordran.
Feel free to counter any points made, I'd love to go more into this