- "Well indeed, thou art a strange one! Nevertheless, I feel some liking for thee. I'm Alvina of the Darkroot Wood. I command a clan of hunters who track down defilers of the forest graves. What dost thou say? Wilt thou not join us?"
- — Alvina
Alvina of the Darkroot Wood (白猫アルヴィナ), commonly referred to as Alvina, is a character in Dark Souls who acts the leader of the Forest Hunter covenant. She is voiced by Ève Karpf.
Description[]
Alvina appears to be a large cat, resembling a Great Feline but she is also capable of understanding and talking the human language.
Location[]
Alvina can be found in Darkroot Garden, in a ruined building past the sealed door that can be opened with the Crest of Artorias. The most direct way to get there is through the sealed door and sticking to the left.
Plot[]
Alvina inducts the player into the Forest Hunter covenant when answered "Yes" to both of her initial questions. Answering "No" to her first question will cause her to shun the player. Hurting Alvina in any way will not kill her, but it will cause her to disappear. If the player is in the Forest Hunter covenant, attacking her will also count as a betrayal and the NPCs in the forest will become hostile, including Shiva. It is possible to make Alvina neutral again by absolving sins with Oswald of Carim. Alvina will be present and repeat the covenant dialogue.
Killing one intruder as part of the Forest Hunter covenant will result in Alvina giving the player a Divine Blessing. Killing 3 trespassers of The Forest will grant the Ring of Fog.
Lore[]
Alvina is a white Great Feline that had lived for centuries since the early Age of Fire and is capable of human speech.[1] At one point she became a trusted friend of Knight Artorias, one of the Four Knights of Gwyn[2], as well as his companion Great Grey Wolf Sif.[1]
After Artorias' death, Alvina moved to the ruins of Oolacile, now overgrown and known as the "Darkroot Garden",[3][4][5] where the knight had succumbed in his fight against the Abyss of Manus.[6] Sif too had moved here after he survived the battle with Manus and inherited Artorias' divine greatsword and the magical ring that had allowed the knight to cross into the Abyss.[7][8] The wolf settled in the forest where Artorias' tomb had been erected[9] and, wielding his companion's sword in his jaws, continued to fight to guard Artorias' rest,[10] slaughtering the numerous Undead intent on plundering the tomb of the legendary knight.[11][12]
Alvina thus founded the Forest Hunter covenant,[1] a clan of hunters bound with the aim of protecting the Darkroot Forest[13] where her friend rested and Sif resided from the many adventurers who invaded it in search of the tomb of the legendary knight.[12] Alvina would try to dissuade those who ventured into the region recently, advising them not to seek Artorias' tomb and that his legends were only fabrications and fairy tales.[14]
Artorias of the Abyss[]
Alvina in the Chasm.
Alvina can be encountered briefly during the events of the Artorias of the Abyss DLC, in the Chasm of the Abyss. She cannot be interacted with, in the traditional sense, and has no dialogue.
She is found after falling through an illusory floor, and leads the player to an injured but protected Sif. Here the Chosen Undead may choose to secure the white wolf by clearing the area of humanity phantoms, receiving the Cleansing Greatshield as a gift.
Elizabeth pledges to tell future generations that Artorias defeated Manus and halted the Abyss, appearing to confirm that at least part of Artorias' legend was indeed a fabrication, though he was nevertheless a brave and extremely powerful knight.
Dialogue[]
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Trivia[]
- Her name and title, accurately translated from the original Japanese description, should be "Alvina, the White Cat" (白猫アルヴィナ).
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cat Covenant Ring description.
- ↑ Wolf Ring description.
- ↑ Enchanted Ember description and Enchanted Ember#Availability
- ↑ Wolf Ring description and Wolf Ring#Availability
- ↑ Stone Set and Guardian Set description and appearance.
- ↑ Soul of Artorias description.
- ↑ Soul of Sif description.
- ↑ Covenant of Artorias#Availability
- ↑ https://darksouls.fandom.com/wiki/File:Artorias_grave.jpg
- ↑ Greatsword of Artorias description.
- ↑ Alvina of the Darkroot Wood dialogue.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Crest of Artorias description.
- ↑ Forest Hunter#Summoning and rank
- ↑ Alvina of the Darkroot Wood dialogue: "Is it not so that thou art new? Thou fared well to find me. But cometh thee not for the grave of Sir Artorias? My advice true, forget this! The legend of Artorias art none but a fabrication. ...Traversing the dark? 'Tis but a fairy tale. Have thine own respect, go not yonder knocking for nothing, I say!" and "Well indeed, thou art a strange one! Nevertheless, I feel some liking for thee. I'm Alvina of the Darkroot Wood. I command a clan of hunters who track down defilers of the forest graves. What dost thou say? Wilt thou not join us? Oh yes, I believe we would suit thee well"