Godrick the Grafted

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Lord of Stormveil · Diluted Lineage

"He he he he he... My sincerest gratitude. I thought I'd never wrench that thing open. You're the finest customer a man ever had!"
Boss Fight

Godrick the Grafted is a demigod of diluted blood, a distant cousin of Marika, last scion of Godfrey's lineage, his divine blood so diluted that Enia describes him as "the most lowly of all demigods, the runt of the litter, his divine blood sorely diluted." To compensate for this genetic inferiority, Godrick developed a monstrous obsession with grafting: he harvested limbs from creatures and fallen warriors to graft them onto his own body, attempting to claim their strength. Stormveil Castle, his domain on the Limgrave cliffs, was populated with his Chrysalids, grafting victims living as hybrid creatures, the fate that all of Roderika's companions suffered.

His cowardice is documented by Kenneth Haight: "First he hid among the women to flee the capital, then hid from Radahn in that castle... He insulted Malenia, lost to her in combat, and chose to lick her boots rather than die honorably." His motto, repeated in boss dialogue and sung by his soldiers, reveals pathetic nostalgia: "One day, we'll return together, to our home, bathed in rays of gold." In Phase 2 of his boss fight, he tore off and grafted a dragon's arm onto himself in a desperate bid for more power. Gostoc (Stormveil's gatekeeper) routinely betrayed arriving Tarnished by guiding them into traps, and after Godrick's death, stomps and spits on his corpse. The Remembrance of the Grafted: "A feeble man who sought power through the grotesque act of grafting." The Grafted Blade Greatsword is forged from multiple weapons and limbs, art of war in the image of its creator.

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Boss Lore

Remembrance of the Grafted

Remembrance of Godrick, the Grafted, hewn into the Erdtree. The power of its namesake can be unlocked by the Finger Reader. Alternatively, it can be used to gain a great bounty of runes.

NPC Dialogue

Latenna the Albinauric (Dialogue)

To Castle Stormveil, over on the cliff. The home of the decrepit demigod, Godrick the Grafted. Although I'm afraid you'll never make it that far, hmm. Rest assured, I sympathise, deeply. It's time you set off, I should think. To Castle Stormveil, on the cliff, where grace would guide you. Mm, yes, pay them a visit, so that you may see for yourself. Challenge Godrick the Grafted, lord of Stormveil, to acquire a Great Rune. Decrepit, he may be, but a demigod he remains. And of course, an inheritor of a Great Rune. Worse yet, I hear old Godrick's acquired a ferocious new toy to graft... So. Prepare for the worst. ... Aren't you supposed to be earning your place at the Roundtable Hold? Then you must face Godrick the Grafted, lord of Stormveil, for without a Great Rune, you will not be granted audience. With the Two Fingers, in the inner chamber. Ohh, well done, well done indeed. You bested Godrick the Grafted, and claimed a Great Rune. You felled a demigod, and claimed a Great Rune. My congratulations.

NPC Dialogue

White Mask Varré (Dialogue)

Look down, on me, would you? Godrick? You filthy slug. Feel it! This weasel was... Godrick was always looking down on me. He got what he bloody deserved, thanks to you. I tell you though, what goes around comes around.

NPC Dialogue

Gatekeeper Gostoc (Dialogue)

I'm off to Stormveil Castle. Lord Godrick has kept busy with his grafting... Slicing off arms like harvesting ears of wheat. He's run up a mighty debt in blood. I was thinking... Godrick must have an idea. About the vengeance sought by General Radahn, to whom I swore my oath. ...Yes, Godrick's corpse will know what to do... Godrick must know. That of all the grudges born of the Shattering, Malenia the Rotted is the object of the most profound. Ahh, my head is throbbing, everything is bright red...

NPC DialogueEdgar the Revenger (Dialogue)

Ah, there's a face I've not seen before. I'm Edgar ❞, warden of this castle as ordained by Lord Godrick himself. But you can see how things have turned out. The menials have all rebelled. What was the purpose of such folly? Please forgive me, Lord Godrick. No, not here, not yet… Forgive me, Iri…na… Ugh! What's the matter?

NPC Dialogue

Shabriri (Dialogue)

Hmph, yes, now allow me to furnish you with a little advice. I would take great care to avoid Godrick's Tarnished hunts, were I in your shoes. That depraved lot are obsessed with sacrificing Tarnished like you for the sake of "grafting". Honestly, Godrick's nothing more than a jumped up country bumpkin. Lord? Don't make me laugh. One must be found, with haste. And not that awful Godrick. But a true and stalwart Lord of the proper lineage to take the reigns of Limgrave. I am sorry to have lifted your hopes...

NPC Dialogue

Dung Eater (Dialogue)

We of the Roundtable know the location of five of them, including the one you defeated. 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. So. Despite being the blood of Godfrey, first Elden Lord, he's a grotesque old fool, grasping for power. His castle lies upon the cliff to Limgrave's northwest. ...but I suspect you know that well enough already. I see. Here to challenge Godrick, and lay your hands upon a Great Rune, are you? You can see it then, I take it? The guidance of grace. What do you need? Ah, you defeated Godrick and claimed yourself a Great Rune. Mm, looks like we both got we wanted out of Stormveil, didn't we. Well done, friend.

NPC Dialogue

Sorcerer Thops (Dialogue)

Tarnished, are you? Clearly not one of Godrick's lot. I am Nepheli Loux. Tarnished and warrior, like you. How utterly repellant this is. This "grafting" of Godrick's ill befits a Lord. He's tainted the very winds. If you intend to challenge Godrick, I ask you call upon me. The winds run foul with his deeds. I'm certain father would permit me aid the fight. I have something for you. I found it in Godrick's grafting grounds. You defeated him. You should have it. You were the one to defeat him, I would hazard? Make good use of it.

Key Item

Godrick's Great Rune

The Great Rune of the shardbearer Godrick, devoid of any benediction. Seek the Divine Tower of Limgrave, which stands beyond the great bridge from Stormveil Castle.

Godrick the Grafted

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