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Caelid
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Caelid and the Aeonian Swamp

Land of the Rot · Eternal Battlefield

Caelid is the region east of Limgrave, transformed into a permanent rot wasteland by the Scarlet Aeonia explosion during the battle between Malenia and Radahn. Before the Shattering, Caelid was a normal region, Sellia, Town of Sorcery, was a center of gravitational learning frequented by the young Radahn. The confrontation between Malenia and Radahn raged there until their stalemate, then Malenia released her rot, instantly transforming all of Caelid into wasteland. Radahn's army survivors remained in Caelid, protecting themselves from the rot with fire. The animals of Caelid (red-tinted dogs, giant ravens, giant crabs) are all in terminal stages of Scarlet Rot transformation, their deformed bodies reflect infection stages. The Aeonia Swamp at Caelid's floor is the permanent rot marsh created by the initial explosion. Gowry resides at Sellia, serving as link between the Tarnished world and Malenia's cult. Radahn himself still wanders the Wailing Dunes in his madness, devouring bodies until a champion offers him the Festival.

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Boss LoreDolores the Sleeping Arrow Puppet

Gelmir) A new map has been found. (Caelid) A new map has been found. (Dragonbarrow) A new map has been found. (Mountaintops of the Giants, West) A new map has been found.

NPC DialogueThe Noble Goldmask (Dialogue)
That reminds me of something I heard. There's a festival being held at the castle on the southern edge of the Caelid Wilds, east of Limgrave. It's a festival of combat. And I heard...that you can fight Radahn himself. To Radahn's festivities... I'll meet you at Redmane Castle in Caelid. The way ahead is pleasingly simple. We fight, sword and fang. So Ranni's fate is kept in stasis by Starscourge Radahn... And there's a festival of war being held at Redmane Castle in Caelid, where you can fight the man himself, once the strongest of the demigods. It's all coming together. Seems like Iji was on to something.
NPC DialogueOld Albus (Dialogue)
I journey to the east, where I intend to further my education in the ways of war. Beyond these lands lie the scarlet rot-blighted Caelid Wilds. And upon their southern edge is Redmane Castle, in which a festival of combat is being held. I'd heard whispers of such festivities before... Doesn't the notion set your breast aflutter! I'm heading eastward. To Redmane Castle on the southern edge of the scarlet rot-blighted Caelid Wilds. I've heard there's to be a festival held there. G-good gosh, stop, please! The mere thought of such a festival gets the blood pumping, eh! Now, now, according to my calculations, passing through this road should lead us to the Caelid Wilds. But however you slice it, it seems we've reached a dead end. I'm sorry to have raised your hopes. Are you travelling my way? I'm heading to the festival at Redmane Castle, on the southern edge of the scarlet rot-blighted Caelid Wilds. Oh, no need to be coy with me. I can tell from your bearing you're skilled in the arts of combat. I am the warrior jar, Iron Fist Alexander. And according to my calculations, passing through this road should lead us to the Caelid Wilds. Well, stranger things happen at sea, or so I'm told, but onward! To the Caelid Wilds. I suppose my calculations were right all along. You should head this way as well, friend. Gosh, that dead-end had me rather stumped! Heh heh... ...! I was heading to Redmane Castle on the southern edge of the scarlet rot-blighted Caelid Wilds. Where a festival is being held. Until I was stumped by that dead end! It's time I set off. To the festival at Redmane Castle on the southern edge of the scarlet rot-blighted Caelid Wilds. Doesn't the thought just set your heart aflutter! Ah, you came, how delightful!
NPC DialoguePotentate Diallos (Dialogue)

After his expulsion from the academy, I heard that Master Lusat returned to his home. A place called Sellia, in the eastern Caelid Wilds. Thinking about it, I obtained the glintstone key I gave you from a Sellian sorcerer. It wouldn't be too much of a leap to suppose he's still cooped up nearby...

NPC DialogueDung Eater (Dialogue)
Godrick the Grafted, Lord of Stormveil. General Radahn, who fought Malenia and her rot to a standstill in the Caelid Wilds. Praetor Rykard, Lord of the Volcano Manor of Mt. Gelmir. General Radahn, the famed Red Lion and scourge of the stars, is a ferocious warrior. He fought Malenia and her rot to a standstill in the Caelid Wilds to Limgrave's east. And now Caelid has been engulfed by the scarlet rot, even approaching the region is no mean feat. I've heard survivors of Radahn's army are still in the wilds, staving off the rot with fire. And if it's true, I suspect Radahn is still there as well, in Caelid. Though I doubt he much resembles his former self anymore... Praetor Rykard is the Lord of the Volcano Manor on Mt. And by my reckoning Radahn remains there, even now.
NPC DialogueReeling Rico (Dialogue)

Though rather vexingly, I realise that if I still had my sword arm, I could have aided you in battle. Now, I'm tracing the path Malenia took, after unleashing the power of the scarlet rot, during her battle with General Radahn, in the Caelid Wilds. I should like to meet her, this vanished woman. I think she's in the north.

NPC DialogueScribe Corhyn (Dialogue)

Sublime, I tell you. The very first flower of Aeonia bloomed on this very spot. Malenia, may you blossom into a goddess. ... Convene the festival of war. Everything, rotting scarlet. The very earth that Caelid rests upon, and Sellia, town of sorcery. The end is nigh, for us all. ... Ohh great sun!

Key ItemRadahn's Great Rune

The Great Rune of the shardbearer Radahn, devoid of any benediction. Seek the Divine Tower of Caelid, which stands upon the precipice at the Dragonbarrow's shore.

WeaponSellian Sealbreaker

Capable of breaking the seal that keeps Master Lusat confined. Sellia, Town of Sorcery can be found in Caelid. This key was said to have been found in the possession of a Sellian sorcerer.

WeaponMap: Caelid

Map of Caelid and environs. Caelid, known as the locale of the last battle between General Radahn and Malenia, Blade of Miquella, is a vast land consummately marred by scarlet rot.

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