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Description An unsavory demise befell the Age of Fire, for all its splendor and majesty.
In one last devouring flare, the world was engulfed by Flame, left in cinders and Ash,
Twisting it once more into a bleak realm; a cauldron for the festering Hollows.

Those branded by the wicked Darksign found eternal misery yet: the ashes now sustained them.
Dark loomed over them like an augur, hungering for this interim, this persisting half-light to end,
So that it may swallow up the ashen archtrees and the barren bones of all who lived.

Alex Roe's Demon's Souls Remix - Epitaph for Boletaria
Alternate Song: Dark Souls OST - Pinwheel

This is the third of four (most likely) tributes to the world of Dark Souls, each to be accompanied by an excerpt of a tale told by a long forgotten elder, half-Hollowed on the peak of some forgotten mountain, awaiting the next hero to come seeking the secrets of the ancient past.
(In other words, I'm really just retelling the premise of Dark Souls in the words of someone who is only barely clinging to their sanity)

When the Fire died, hope for many was lost as well. Caught betwixt the dying embers of a lost Age and the menacing shadow yet to come, a once-valorous knight tread the path of her ancient fellows. A cursed blade, long since bereft of its divine powers, became her instrument of vengeance against the living in the mad quest that had effaced her honorable heart. Hollows she scorned, and now too was she a wicked Hollow.

This one has an alternate song because they're both just so damn good that I couldn't pick one.

Memories of Disparity: Part One - Daughter of the Flame
Memory of Disparity: Part Two - An Era of Legends
Memory of Disparity: Part Three - Shadows of Ruin
Memories of Disparity: Part Four - Pursuer of the Dark

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sharpwarrior416 [2021-11-29 03:19:20 +0000 UTC]

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Gannacus12 [2017-02-17 22:16:28 +0000 UTC]

Dope!Β 

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SquiddyTreat In reply to Gannacus12 [2017-02-17 23:26:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Gannacus12 In reply to SquiddyTreat [2017-02-18 00:01:02 +0000 UTC]

No problem.

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Satanbanan [2016-08-01 16:20:27 +0000 UTC]

You may be unaware of this but this work of yours is featured in an article:Β www.thetech52.com/dark-souls-3…
I dont see any credits to you on it, thought you might be interested, just in case they've used your work without your knowledge and/or permission.

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SquiddyTreat In reply to Satanbanan [2016-08-01 18:09:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, this has been happening a lot in the last year.
I should probably come up with a watermark to slap onto these.

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voodooEVO [2016-05-04 04:20:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank Zeus I finally found it! lol I was like "what fucking armor is this?!?! I NEED IT" so A. Fuck you for having such good art and B. Fuck the internet for crushing my hopes and dreams, just like Dark Souls always does X___XΒ 

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SquiddyTreat In reply to voodooEVO [2016-05-04 06:24:48 +0000 UTC]

XD Well thank you!
But yeah it's a shame that there isn't any armor quite like this in any of the games.

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crusniczer0 [2016-03-06 13:45:48 +0000 UTC]

who is she?

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SquiddyTreat In reply to crusniczer0 [2016-03-07 03:25:09 +0000 UTC]

An unnamed character, just a feminine remodel of Keaghan from Vindictus.

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Ketsueki-ousama [2014-09-03 23:19:29 +0000 UTC]

Lol cool character, and awesome work! But kinda looks like a character from another game called Vindictus (like, almost identical) with Artorias's sword? Either way, looks awesome!

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SquiddyTreat In reply to Ketsueki-ousama [2014-09-04 01:36:27 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it's actually Keaghan's regular armor, custom refitted to a female body, and indeed with Artorias' sword.
Thank you!

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Prydeeri [2014-05-23 11:30:02 +0000 UTC]

Squiddy, I was wondering how you made those highlights bloom, especially on metal, is it some kind of filter? I'm a newbie Photoshop userΒ 

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SquiddyTreat In reply to Prydeeri [2014-05-23 16:46:46 +0000 UTC]

Duplicate the original layer, then use layers to darken everything (to black) except for the brightest parts, which should become very prominent and saturated, then set that to screen.
Duplicate that layer, and use Gaussian Blur at a low strength, then duplicate again and use Gaussian Blur at a higher strength.

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Prydeeri In reply to SquiddyTreat [2014-05-24 09:57:14 +0000 UTC]

Got it, thanks a lot!

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Scotchlover [2014-04-08 18:20:50 +0000 UTC]

Jesus Christ, you editing is so good. Amazing work, dude!

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SquiddyTreat In reply to Scotchlover [2014-04-08 18:52:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Darkwraith-Turk [2014-04-04 05:15:21 +0000 UTC]

Flagged as Spam

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SquiddyTreat In reply to Darkwraith-Turk [2014-04-04 06:36:45 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, totally.
That's clearly why I take so much time to pick a song that conveys\amplifies the emotions I draw into my images.

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Darkwraith-Turk In reply to SquiddyTreat [2014-04-04 06:44:59 +0000 UTC]

Flagged as Spam

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SquiddyTreat In reply to Darkwraith-Turk [2016-05-04 06:25:36 +0000 UTC]

Aw, I never replied to this.
She drops the Mask of the Uncle.

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Darkwraith-Turk In reply to SquiddyTreat [2016-05-04 07:26:29 +0000 UTC]

Flagged as Spam

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Dinnyforst [2014-04-03 00:44:53 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful...

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SquiddyTreat In reply to Dinnyforst [2014-04-03 02:39:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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Wesker86 [2014-04-02 23:15:47 +0000 UTC]

Nice...

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SquiddyTreat In reply to Wesker86 [2014-04-03 02:39:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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Wesker86 In reply to SquiddyTreat [2014-04-04 04:49:49 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure

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Mokkwill [2014-04-02 19:29:16 +0000 UTC]

droidekas in teh background !!!!! on the left side !

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SquiddyTreat In reply to Mokkwill [2014-04-02 19:50:49 +0000 UTC]

Uhh... no. Those are human skeletons, kneeling.

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Mokkwill In reply to SquiddyTreat [2014-04-03 10:29:33 +0000 UTC]

but the look a little bit likeΒ droidekas !

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TheGobo [2014-04-02 00:49:44 +0000 UTC]

The model has to be DS, but I swear it looks like Vindi...

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SquiddyTreat In reply to TheGobo [2014-04-02 00:50:51 +0000 UTC]

It is Vindi, it's that female version of Keaghan I did a couple years back.

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TheGobo In reply to SquiddyTreat [2014-04-02 00:54:08 +0000 UTC]

These things... I did not know them.
o3o

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Urbanator [2014-04-02 00:49:06 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely brilliant! All four are nice but this is my personal favourite.

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SquiddyTreat In reply to Urbanator [2014-04-02 00:50:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much

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