Catarina (カタリナ) is a mentioned location in Dark Souls, a mentioned location in Dark Souls II and a mentioned location in Dark Souls III.
Lore[]
Dark Souls[]
The peculiar onion-shaped amor of the Knights of Catarina.
Catarina is a land known for their festivity, drinks and the joviality of its people[1]. People from Catarina usually are of a dark complexion[1] and in Northern Catarina people commonly have gray eyes and hair[2].
The Knights of Catarina wear distinctive onion-shaped armor with a design that made it very effective for deflecting blows thanks to its masterfully forged curves [3][4]. Outside their country they are often ridiculed for their appearance, causing the fury of the proud knights that continue to keep their very effective protections[3]. Their round shields have a large protrusion in the center that can be used as a thrust weapon[5] since their armors are already designed to parry their opponents[4]. Catarina also produced Blue Tearstone Rings using rare blue gems with the uncanny ability to sense the imminent death of its wearer and increase their defenses when they were in danger[6].
While Catarina obviously worshiped the gods and Gwyn[7], its culture and miracles existed outside of the Way of White under Allfather Lloyd's control[8]. Its traditional fighting miracles[9][10] were in fact an alternate branching of their Force and were able to emit an expanding shockwave orb[8].
Dark Souls II[]
In the region and times of Drangleic the knowledge of Catarina survived in the form of old tales that spoke about its brave knights, that wore their peculiar onion-shaped armor, and how they rushed courageously into battle[11].
The ancient Blue Tearstone Rings originating from Catarina, in Drangleic were instead associated with the goddess Caitha, who mourned those who had lost loved ones by shedding pure tears of blue and it was said that the stone set in those rings was one such tear[12].
Dark Souls III[]
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The traditional fighting miracle of Catarina.
In the times of Lothric Catarina remained an active political and cultural entity capable of maintaining the identity of its knights[13]. In fact they still wear their onion-shaped armor which, even if often ridiculed for its peculiar shape, had a design that made it very effective for deflecting blows thanks to its masterfully forged curves[4]. The ancient round shields also remained in use among their knights, still employing a large, shaped spike to skewer opponents[14].
Despite the many centuries that have passed, Catarina remains known for being a land of festivity and drinks and whose people are typically oustpoken, and that they will not bottle their emotions, instead venting anger and the like with confidence[9]. The knights of Catarina continue to worship the Sun[15] and employ their traditional fighting miracles capable of releasing a shockwave in front[9]. At least one of its knights tried to link the First Flame, even if he failed and turned into an Unkindled[16].
At a certain point Catarina came into contact, on a conflict or diplomatic level, with the Profaned Capital, and Yhorm the Giant, the ruler of the city[17] became a great friend of the knight Siegward[18] to whom, before facing his fate as a Lord of Cinder and linking the First Flame, made him promise to kill him if he were ever exhumed from his grave, gifting him a weapon capable of killing him easily[18][19].
Characters[]
Artifacts[]
- Blue Tearstone Ring
- Catarina Set
- Catarina Set (Dark Souls II)
- Catarina Set (Dark Souls III)
- Pierce Shield
- Pierce Shield (Dark Souls III)
- Siegbrau
- Emit Force
- Emit Force (Dark Souls III)
Trivia[]
- Catarina is possibly modeled after the Germanic culture, as the names of all known inhabitants are derived from Germanic origin.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Character Creation, Face Selection: Jubilant Catarina.
- ↑ Character Creation, Color: Gray.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Catarina Set description.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Catarina Set (Dark Souls III) description.
- ↑ Pierce Shield (Dark Souls III) description.
- ↑ Blue Tearstone Ring description.
- ↑ Siegmeyer of Catarina dialogue: "Fantastic! Thank you, a saint you are. This knight of Catarina expresses his deepest gratitude. I shall not forget this. Please, take this; a symbol of my appreciation. Well, our fates do seem entwined, don't they? Perhaps this, too, is the will of Lord Gwyn! Hah hah hah hah!"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Emit Force description.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Emit Force (Dark Souls III) description.
- ↑ Emit Force#Availability
- ↑ Catarina Set (Dark Souls II) description.
- ↑ Blue Tearstone Ring (Dark Souls II) description.
- ↑ Siegward of Catarina dialogue: "Oh, yes, I see... Not to worry. Great planning begets great fortune. An old tenet of the Knights of Catarina. And I am a master planner, I do say!"
- ↑ Pierce Shield (Dark Souls III) description.
- ↑ Siegward of Catarina dialogue: "That was quite the performance. But you mustn't get in over your head. We Unkindled must put our duties first. But for the moment, we've a toast to make. To your valour, my sword, and our victory together. Long may the Sun shine!"
- ↑ Siegward of Catarina dialogue: "That was quite the performance. But you mustn't get in over your head. We Unkindled must put our duties first. But for the moment, we've a toast to make. To your valour, my sword, and our victory together. Long may the Sun shine!"
- ↑ Cinders of a Lord description.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Storm Ruler description: "Yhorm the Giant once held two of these, but gave one to the humans who doubted him, and left the other to a dear friend before facing his fate as a Lord of Cinder."
- ↑ Siegward of Catarina dialogue: "Ah, ohh! Excuse me. I must have dozed off. It's rather warm in here. Well, well, hasn't it been all too long! It's good to see you. Oh, I seemed to have missed my chance, so... I, Siegward of Catarina, offer my deepest gratitude. And a little surprise to go with it. It's all yours. I know. Won't you join me for dinner? I make a fine Estus soup. I've got some stewing right now. Even we Undead deserve a little normalcy, from time to time. And finally, upon this rendezvous, let us make a toast. To your valour, my sword, and our sworn duties! Long may the sun shine! Have you heard? Somewhere, hidden right here in Irithyll, is a deep dungeon. And even below that, the Profaned Capital. Home of Yhorm, the reclusive giant lord. That reminds me, I've a grave promise to keep... Oh, sorry, I'm afraid I've cast a cloud over things.