- "Somebody! Please, let me out of here! Somebody, anybody! Help me! Unlock the door!... Damn...... I'm finished... How did this ever happen..."
- — Griggs of Vinheim
Griggs of Vinheim (Japanese: ヴィンハイムのグリッグス) is a sorcery trainer and character in Dark Souls. A soft-spoken, modest magician, Griggs claims to be the apprentice of Big Hat Logan.
He is voiced by Blake Ritson, who also voices Royal Sorcerer Navlaan in Dark Souls II and Hawkwood the Deserter in Dark Souls III.
Location[]
Griggs of Vinheim can be found trapped in a room in the lower Undead Burg, in the alley before the Capra Demon fight. He may be rescued there using the Residence Key sold by the Undead Male Merchant.
After being rescued, he finds his way to the Firelink Shrine, where he stands under a ledge close to the well.
Should all of his items and sorceries be purchased, he will set off searching for his master, Big Hat Logan. He is doomed to fail in his mission and will turn up in Sen's Fortress as a hollow.
Plot[]
Griggs is trapped in a room while caught exploring. He has been searching for his master but cannot find him. After his rescue by the player, he expresses his gratitude by selling the player sorceries.
Griggs' ultimate goal is finding Big Hat Logan, and they do indeed get reunited if the player did not purchase all of Griggs' items before rescuing Logan. However, Logan will leave again, leaving Griggs with some of his knowledge. Depending on the player's actions, Griggs will then be hollowed in Sen's Fortress, or remain in Firelink Shrine until the end of the game.
Lore[]
Griggs is a sorcerer of the Dragon School. Despite he claims to be Big Hat Logan's apprentice, his claim is dubious; Logan never mentions having an apprentice, and despite Griggs knows where Logan's destination is,[1] he didn't head for Sen's Fortress at first, instead heading to the lower stratum of the Undead Burg, and what's more, the Crestfallen Warrior's dialogue implies that the two sorcerers arrived in Lordran separately, and that Griggs is chasing Logan.[2]
Griggs wears the Black Sorcerer Set. In Vinheim, the sorcerers who wear the Black Sorcerer Set are the Secret Magicians[3] who use special sorceries to remain undetected, like Hush, which Griggs drops upon death. In addition, he also teaches Fall Control, another spell used by the Secret Magicians of the Dragon School. It's therefore possible that Griggs is a spy of the Dragon School tasked with detecting Logan, as the Dragon School controls Vinheim above the royalty[4] and pays his spies handsomely.[5][6]
Strategy[]
Griggs is very fragile and his sorceries pose no threat. They deal insignificant damage and are easily dodged.
Notes[]
- Griggs will sell additional spells (such as Soul Spear and Homing Soulmass) after Big Hat Logan is rescued and leaves, allowing players to obtain two copies of some spells in the same playthrough.
- 3 Humanities can be stolen using the Dark Hand.
Wares[]
Griggs will not sell anything to the player unless they have at least 10 Intelligence.
| Sorcery |  Soul Arrow |
 Heavy Soul Arrow |
 Great Soul Arrow |
 Great Heavy Soul Arrow |
 Fall Control |
| Souls | 1,000 | 2,000 | 6,000 | 8,000 | 1,500 |
| Sorcery |  Magic Weapon |
 Aural Decoy |
 Magic Shield |
 Soul Spear * |
 Homing Soulmass * |
| Souls | 3,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 40,000 | 20,000 |
| Catalyst |  Sorcerer's Catalyst |
| Souls | 500 |
| Ring |  Bellowing Dragoncrest Ring |
 Lingering Dragoncrest Ring |
| Souls | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Character information[]
Health and souls[]
| Health | Souls | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| NG | NG+ | NG | NG+ |
| 659 | 1,205 | 1,000 | 3,000 |
Defenses[]
| Location | Physical Defenses | Elemental Defenses | Resistances | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Undead Burg/Firelink Shrine | 136 | 137 | 140 | 136 | 180 | 164 | 162 | B | B | B |
| Sen's Fortress | 178 | 182 | 184 | 178 | 242 | 217 | 215 | B | B | B |
These stats are sourced from FuturePress's Official Dark Souls Strategy Guide.
Equipment[]
| Right Hand | Left Hand | |
Sorcerer's Catalyst |
 Mail Breaker +6 |
 Small Leather Shield +6 |
| Head | Chest | Hands | Legs |
 Black Sorcerer Hat +4 |
 Black Sorcerer Cloak +4 |
 Black Sorcerer Gauntlets +4 |
 Black Sorcerer Boots +4 |
| Spells | |
Soul Arrow |
Heavy Soul Arrow |
| Right Hand | Left Hand | |
Sorcerer's Catalyst |
Mail Breaker +10 |
Small Leather Shield +10 |
| Head | Chest | Hands | Legs |
Black Sorcerer Hat +8 |
Black Sorcerer Cloak +8 |
Black Sorcerer Gauntlets +8 |
Black Sorcerer Boots +8 |
| Spells | |
Soul Arrow |
Heavy Soul Arrow |
Drops[]
| Item |  Slumbering Dragoncrest Ring |
 Hush |
 Humanity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drop Rate | Guaranteed | Guaranteed | Guaranteed |
Dialogue[]
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Trivia[]
- Blake Ritson, the voice actor of Griggs of Vinheim, was supposed to voice Knight Artorias as well.[citation needed]
References[]
- ↑ Griggs of Vinheim#Dialogue "still determined to find the famed Regal Archives in Anor Londo."
- ↑ そういえば、あいつはどうしたっけなあ 「ビッグハット」を追ってるとか言ってた 魔術野郎がいたんだが… 不死街に向かったきり、帰ってきやしねえ 馬鹿だよなあ？あの「ビッグハット」ならともかく 手前ごときに何ができるってんだか… どうせ、どっかで亡者になっちまったに決まってらあ… "Come to think of it, what happened to him? There was a sorcery-bastard who said he’s chasing after “Big Hat” or something… but he headed for the Undead Town and never returned. A fool, no? It’s different when it’s the “Big Hat”, but what can the likes of us do…? At any rate, he’s sure to have become a Hollow somewhere…"
- ↑ Black Sorcerer Set description
- ↑ Hush description
- ↑ Fall Control japanese description
- ↑ Spook item description