- For the Dark Souls III covenant, see Blue Sentinels (Dark Souls III).
- For the enemy, see Dark Spirit Blue Sentinel.
The Blue Sentinels is a covenant in Dark Souls II, devoted to protecting members of the Way of Blue covenant and invading worlds of those who have sinned. The covenant operates much like the Blade of the Darkmoon covenant from Dark Souls.
Requirements []
Must speak with Blue Sentinel Targray in the Cathedral of Blue with a Token of Fidelity in your inventory.
How to join[]
Talk to Blue Sentinel Targray. He is located in the Cathedral of Blue, directly after the Old Dragonslayer boss fight. The player must have successfully assisted another player in killing a boss by using the White Sign Soapstone and receiving a Token of Fidelity or find the one in Huntsman's Copse along with a Pharros' Lockstone on a broken pillar or the one dropped by the red phantoms if you use a ascetic on the blue cathedral bonfire or the heide's ruin bonfire (both drop one), otherwise Blue Sentinel Targray will simply dismiss the player. Additionally, using a Bonfire Ascetic in Heide will allow red phantom Blue Sentinels to spawn that drop three Tokens of Fidelity.
Mechanics[]
- A Blue Sentinel invading a guilty player with the Cracked Blue Eye Orb seems to favor invading players generally below the player's Soul Memory.
- This contrasts the Brotherhood of Blood members, who generally invade players above their own Soul Memory using the Cracked Red Eye Orb.
- The Blue Sentinel can also use the Guardian's Seal to assist players against invaders, as long as the invader isn't also an Arbiter Spirit.
Benefits[]
- After joining the covenant, Targray can teach the player the Duel Bow gesture, he also sells a few common weapons like the Halberd, healing items like the Monastery Charm, and the Holy Water Urns.
- He also sells the miracles Heavenly Thunder and Emit Force.
- The player receives the Guardian's Seal, which will allow them to be summoned as an Arbiter Spirit by Way of Blue covenant members in order to help them defeat the invader that triggered the summon. A Token of Fidelity will be rewarded after the invader has been killed.
- Members of the covenant also have the ability to use Cracked Blue Eye Orbs to invade the worlds of the guilty.
- With a Token of Fidelity, players can interact with the statues near the Blue Cathedral bonfire to enter a PvP arena to fight other members of the Blue Sentinels.
| Rank | Victories | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| +0 | - | |
| +1 | 50 |
Slight Blue Aura while in blue phantom form |
| +2 | 150 |
Strong Blue Aura while in blue phantom form |
| +3 | 500 | Bountiful Sunlight |
Lore[]
The Darkmoon, symbol of the original Blue Sentinels.
The Blue Sentinels are direct descendants of the original Blade of the Darkmoon covenant that served Dark Sun Gwyndolin in Anor Londo.[1][2][3] The Sentinels were amongst those who left Lordran and reached Drangleic, founding the civilization of Heide as its Knights. These knights still possess the Cracked Blue Eye Orbs,[4] the worn remains of the Blue Eye Orbs granted to the Blades of the Darkmoon who served Gwyndolin to mete out the vengeance of the gods at the times of Anor Londo.[5]
They shared lineage with the Way of Blue,[6] which was not an organized religion but "a humble prayer" that spread organically amongst the needy,[7] eventually growing to the point where the towering Cathedral of Blue was built in the heart of Heide, used by the Blue Sentinels as headquarters.[8] The Sentinels were tasked with defending the apostles of Blue from evil spirits[7][9] as well as traversing space and time via their eye orbs to punish the guilty, similar to their progenitor.[4][5] Victorious knights were rewarded with miracles of the ancient gods of Anor Londo like Wrath of the Gods and Bountiful Sunlight that had been lost or jealously guarded elsewhere in Drangleic.[10][11][12]
The Cathedral of Blue, towering above the flooded Heide.
The civilization of Heide was at some point lost to rising sea levels.[6] While large sections were reduced to half-submerged rubble, the upper sections and the Tower of Flame were left intact, which continued to host the Blue Sentinels. With Targray at the helm, the Sentinels maintained their watch over the apostles of Blue; they even took on new recruits, for whom the Heide Knights, the Old Knights and an Old Dragonslayer served as initiation into the covenant.[13][14] Those who proved their mettle gained access to the covenant leader,[15] and could use the Cracked Blue Eye Orbs they pillaged from the knights to enact divine vengeance against sinners.[16]
Despite Heide's fall, the Blue Sentinels continued to exert considerable influence in countries near Drangleic. In Volgen, a city ruled by the clerics of the Way of Blue,[17] a group calling themselves Blue Sentinels wields significant power, and hold sway over who can engage in trading within the city.[18] Albeit they are not confirmed to be authentic Blue Sentinels, the rule of Volgen by the Way of Blue suggests that the Sentinels are indeed present in the city, as a bottleneck on mercantile competition.
Notes[]
- Talking to Blue Sentinel Targray after achieving rank 3 in the covenant will cause him to give the player his armor set.
- As Rank increases, the blue aura that surrounds the player when invading will become more prominent.
- Killing Targray will automatically kick you out of the covenant, but temporarily resurrecting him through his gravestone will let you rejoin the covenant.
- While ordinary invaders receive souls by killing the host, the only way for Arbiter Spirits to gain souls is by killing phantoms and dark spirits summoned by or invading the host.
- Winning the sparring arena counts towards ranking.
Gallery[]
Videos[]
Dark Souls II - Blue Sentinels Covenant
Achievements[]
| Covenants |
|---|
| Bell Keepers • Blue Sentinels • Brotherhood of Blood • Company of Champions Dragon Remnants • Heirs of the Sun • Pilgrims of Dark • Rat King • Way of Blue |
- ↑ Blue Sentinels (item) description.
- ↑ Blade of the Darkmoon (item) description.
- ↑ Darkmoon Blade Covenant Ring description.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cracked Blue Eye Orb description and Cracked Blue Eye Orb#Availability
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Blue Eye Orb description and Blue Eye Orb#Availability
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Heide Knight Set description.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Blue Seal description.
- ↑ Blue Sentinel Targray dialogue and Blue Sentinels#How to join.
- ↑ Guardian's Seal description.
- ↑ Blue Sentinels#Benefits
- ↑ Wrath of the Gods (Dark Souls II)#Availability
- ↑ Bountiful Sunlight (Dark Souls II)#Availability
- ↑ Blue Sentinel Targray dialogue.
- ↑ Old Dragonslayer#Location
- ↑ Blue Sentinel Targray#Location
- ↑ Old Knights description, Dark Souls II Collector's Edition Guide: "These giant warriors are relics of an era that has long passed. Whether they attack you out of madness or merely as a trial for would-be Knights of the Blue will matter little if they manage to cut you down, though, so stay alert. If you do intend to enlist as a Knight of the Blue, you'll require the power of the Cracked Blue Eye Orbs they hold, so consider this your rite of initiation."
- ↑ Ring of Knowledge description.
- ↑ Maughlin the Armorer dialogue: "A group calling themselves the Blue Sentinels have gained much power in Volgen. You can't even run a shop without their blessing. They claim to be working for the greater good, oh…but it's absolute hogwash."