'Sacred sword of the Dusk-Eyed Queen who controlled the Godskin Apostles before her defeat at the hands of Maliketh. The black flames wielded by the apostles are channeled from this sword.' The Godskin Apostles are an ancient heretic order whose vocation was the slaying of gods. Their robes are sewn from the literal skins of demigods they killed in deep pre-history; their bracelets are black; their faith is in the black flame of Destined Death, a flame that consumes even immortals because it carries Death itself. Their queen was the Dusk-Eyed Queen, the only known wielder of the Godslayer's Greatsword, defeated by Maliketh when Marika's Order finally cracked down on the apostles. The apostles are now scattered, mostly in Volcano Manor and Farum Azula, surviving as quiet boss-encounters at the corners of the world.

'Black bracelets of the Godskin Apostles. The apostles, once said to serve Destined Death, are wielders of the god-slaying black flame. But after their defeat by Maliketh, the Black Blade, the source of their power was sealed away.' The Godskin order's incantations, Black Flame and Black Flame Blade, survive in a prayerbook bound in supple skin, waiting for a learned cleric to teach them anew; Black Flame Tornado survives too, not as a spell but as an Ash of War, usable on polearms and twinblades. The fact that the apostles still wield the black flame, even after Maliketh sealed their source away, is the canon's quiet observation: once a fire has touched something, it does not always need fuel. The Tarnished can become a Godslayer themselves by carrying the apostles' incantations into the late game and fighting Maliketh with his own kind of death.

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WeaponGodslayer's Greatsword

Sacred sword of the Dusk-Eyed Queen who controlled the Godskin Apostles before her defeat at the hands of Maliketh. The black flames wielded by the apostles are channeled from this sword.

ArmorGodskin Apostle Bracelets

Black bracelets of the Godskin Apostles. The apostles, once said to serve Destined Death, are wielders of the god-slaying black flame. But after their defeat by Maliketh, the Black Blade, the source of their power was sealed away.

IncantationBlack Flame Blade

A black flame incantation of the Godskin Apostles. Engulfs armament held in the right hand with black flame. This incantation can be cast without delay after performing another action. Black flame is weighty. After dealing damage it continues to sap foes' HP for a very short time.