the angels,

天使們、

Silver Knight Ledo.

銀騎士雷多、

Alva and Zullie,

亞瓦和卡露菈、

and the Murkmen.

以及暗影人

At the end of the world, much is explained,

在這世界盡頭，我們明白了很多事

for characters are ripped here from all ages, all cycles,

因為無數輪迴與年代的角色們匯聚於此

without too much regard for context.

但他們卻並沒有太多的細節可供考察

And some, like the Dragonslayer Armor,

而有些角色，好比說是獵龍鎧甲

even came from our age,

就是從我們的世界線穿越而來，而那是

an age that ended long ago.

早已終結的世代阿

This armor has seen it all:

這鎧甲可說是飽經風霜；

Once, it was worn by a legendary dragonslayer,

這鎧甲曾是某位傳說中的獵龍者所有

and it lost its master,

雖然它失去了主人

but it retained the memory of the fights it had against the Arch-dragons.

但仍然保留了與主人一起狩獵古龍的記憶

Memories that were so potent, the armor itself --

這記憶是如此鮮明有力，這鎧甲本身

imbued with a soul, admittedly -- still remembered

產生了靈魂，並靈活重現了

their sporting hunts.

那獵龍的記憶

And left behind in Lothric,

過去在王城裡

it came to be manipulated by the Pilgrim Butterflies,

這鎧甲也被巡禮者蝴蝶所操控

dark beings that may well be counterpoint

這些黑暗生物，很有可能就是

to the angels that we'll get into later,

我們日後會遇到的天使的前身

who settled there as Lothric's age drew to a close.

牠們曾在洛斯里克城周遭徘迴

And now,

而現在

deep in the Abyssal swamp, the armor,

在深淵沼澤的深處，獵龍鎧甲

it reads, was defeated by the Champion of Ash

敘述寫著「於洛斯里克敗給灰燼英雄後，」

in Lothric, and was left ages to rust.

「就被棄於不顧，」

Until it was possessed, once again,

「而後落進深淵泥沼，」

by the memory of the hunt.

「最終再被狩獵的記憶操控。」

And why I start the video with this armor

而我選擇以它作為影片的開頭

is because I really want to talk about how ages HAVE passed.

是因為我想藉此討論遊戲內的時光流逝

Remember when you placed the cinders, and

還記得你是把薪王柴薪歸位

you were teleported to a ruined shrine?

然後，你被傳送到一個毀損的祭祀場嗎?

Everything and everyone here in the Dreg Heap --

每件事，每個人，在這個聚集地--

including Gael, including Lapp --

包括蓋爾、拉普

they might not have done these things,

也許他們沒有經過那段傳火的偉大事蹟

but they still made it to the very end of an era.

他們仍然抵達了這裡，萬物的終焉

And, of course, a couple more minor

當然，許多不見經傳的角色

characters made it here. Though

也同樣地到達了這裡

their stories have always been just below the surface.

而他們的故事，也許都未曾浮出檯面吧

"One was a wayfaring knight,

「流浪騎士探尋禁忌，」

on an endless, forbidden search.

「永無止盡地旅行，」

Only the Abyss granted closure,

「而他旅行的終點只能在深淵中尋得，」

if not reunion with his beloved."

「即使她不可能在深淵現身，也是一樣。」

Honestly, most of us probably only know Alva

玩家們大概知道流浪騎士亞瓦

as that one red phantom who invades in Irithyll.

是曾在伊露席爾入侵我們的紅色闇靈

But he's featured in TWO games now,

但他現在已經在兩部系列作中出現了

and he has a story worth telling, although admittedly,

而他非常地有故事性，老實說

this is a story that the game explicitly

這可是在黑魂世界裡，少數架構完整的

tells us, for once. There's not much

故事，所以也不需太多

guesswork to be done here. So this is a tale

腦補去完整他，而這故事包含了

of three characters: Alva, Saint Serreta,

三個角色：亞瓦，聖女希蕾爾塔，

and Zullie, the witch.

還有黑魔女卡露菈

Alva was a wayfaring knight who made it his quest

亞瓦因他的使命而成為流浪騎士

to search for a cure

為了尋求解藥

for Saint Serreta's sickness.

來治癒聖女希蕾爾塔的疾病

He fully dedicated himself to this cause,

他全身投入自己的使命裡

to the point where he eventually punished himself

但也因他的失敗，他自發性的懲罰了

for his failures. His search

他自己。他的事蹟

would end up being quite famous, for

而後廣為人知，許多詩人

many bards would eventually sing tales

都在傳唱著他的故事

of his travels, and, of course, his involvement

他的旅程，當然，還有他與

with the witch.

黑魔女的相遇

Zullie is the witch, somone

黑魔女卡露菈，因為會施展

referenced to employ heretical magical crafts,

異端的黑魔法

which are said to be widely misunderstood,

而被大眾廣泛的「誤解」

forcing her to wear a veil when she traveled,

為了旅行之便，她只能圍著面紗

rather than the pointed hat she would wear sometimes

去替代那頂她偶爾會帶著的紫色帽子

with a deep, unspoken sense of pride.

那低調，但默默自傲的異端象徵

Zullie heard of Alva's dedication

卡露菈聽聞了亞瓦對於聖女希蕾爾塔

to Saint Serreta, and decided to use

的奉獻之後，決定要使用

all manner of tricks and deceit to ruin him.

各種小伎倆與騙術來毀掉他

Perhaps she was trying to demonstrate

也許，她想要向世人展現

the fragility of faith, or

信仰是如此脆弱，又或者想證明

that dedication of man is ultimately a pointless thing.

人類的目標最終都是一場空

And so,

所以

her wtichcraft assumedly played a part in this,

她的黑魔法推測在此是用上了

but we also hear

但我們也聽聞

that she intended to seduce Alva.

她曾試著要誘惑亞瓦

Zullie, however, never loved anyone, nor was she

卡露菈，她不曾愛過誰，也不曾

loved in return.

被誰所愛

But, as it turns out,

但，她還是試著

in trying to seduce him and trying to make him

要誘惑亞瓦，讓他的使命失敗

fail, it's as if she accidentally

但也許，她可能意外的

found some admiration for the man.

對他產生了愛慕之情

In the end, Alva would not find a cure

最後，亞瓦遍尋不著解藥

for Saint Serreta's sickness, and,

來治療聖女的疾病，

as a result,

而他，

wracked with guilt and remorse,

也被悔恨與罪惡感侵蝕

he relinquished his knighthood.

而放棄了他的騎士頭銜

However, he, and Zullie the witch,

無論如何，他與黑魔女卡露菈

eventually both found their purpose in life

都在對方身上，找到了

in each other.

生命的意義

Zullie, as unloving as she was unloved,

卡露菈，不曾愛也不曾被愛的她

became Alva's closest supporter.

成為了亞瓦最親近的支持者

And Alva,

而亞瓦

despite failing his saint and his purpose,

儘管失信於他的聖女及使命

would accept the aid of the witch

也最後接受了曾經想加害於他的

who once plotted against him.

那位魔女的協助

And that's the story in a nutshell.

這就是故事的全貌了

But one more thing: Alva is named "seeker of the spurned"

還有，亞瓦被稱為是「探尋禁忌者」

in Dark Souls 3. Which is an odd

在黑魂3裡，這是不太尋常的

title, because to "spurn" something is to

因為「spurn」這個字代表的是

reject it with disdain, and the only

帶著鄙視的排斥，唯一符合

real candidate for that, in this story,

這個條件的，在這裡

is Zullie, who was spurned as a witch.

只有是異端身分的黑魔女，卡露菈了

So, if he's the "seeker of the spurned"

所以，他如果是「探尋禁忌者」

than at this point of the story in Dark Souls 3,

那麼，在黑魂3的這故事內

he must, logically, be seeking Zullie.

邏輯上，他必定是尋求著卡露菈了

And the implication, I think, is that

而我想，這意味著

they're finally reunited in the Ringed City.

他們倆終於也在這環印城重逢了

"Only the Abyss granted closure,

「而他旅行的終點只能在深淵中尋得，」

if not reunion with his beloved."

「即使她不可能在深淵現身，也是一樣。」

The implication in this quote, with Alva's invasion

這段話的意義，隨著亞瓦

in front of Zullie's set as well,

在卡露菈套裝前入侵當闇靈這點來看

is that Alva was finally reunited with the witch

便是亞瓦總算是與黑魔女重逢

in the city that was losing itself to the Abyss.

在這座迷失於深淵的環印城裡

And, as we'll get into in the video

而我們日後還會有影片來介紹

about the locusts and the Ringed Knights --

這些蝗蟲外型的說客跟環印騎士

subscribe for that --

請訂閱追蹤

perhaps the Abyss is not so evil after all.

也許，深淵也不是這麼邪惡的地方吧

But there's something else I wanna talk about: it's that, in Japanese,

還有另一點我想討論的，在日文中

the word for "spurned" is pulled from "imi",

"spurned"這個字便是從"imi"延伸出

which is a noun with a significant degree of nuance.

是個在顯著度上有些微不同的名詞

We have to thank Loremaster Nojah

我們感謝專家 Nojah

for helping us out with this.

來協助我們

Because the word "imi", which they pulled the word

因為 "imi"這個字，也就是他們延伸出"spurned"

"spurned" from, in Japanese means something

的字，在日語是有其他意義的

more like a taboo, a shunned person,

比較像是被忌諱的，看到要迴避的人

or, strangely,

或是其他的意思，

a purification rite. And obviously,

一種淨化儀式的名詞，而很明顯的

searching for purification or absolution

尋求一種淨化、或一種救贖

is very different to searching for a

對於要尋找一個被忌諱的人是很兩極的

shunned person. And I thought it was weird he was titled

而我一直對於他被冠上「尋求禁忌者」一詞

"seeker of the spurned", which is why I brought this up.

感到懷疑，所以我才在這裡提出來

And I'm glad I learned about the word "imi", because its definitions --

而我很開心能在這裡學到 "imi"的意義

both "seeker of the spurned" and

既代表了「尋求禁忌者」也可以是

"seeker of purification" --

「尋求淨化者」

both are definitions that fit with the story.

兩者皆能符合故事中的前後片段

Because, at once, Alva is the seeker of Zullie

因為，亞瓦正在尋找卡露菈

the shunned, and reunites with her in the Ringed City.

這位被忌諱之人，而最後也在環印城重逢了

But also, he is wracked with guilt and remorse

當然，他還是被悔恨與罪惡感侵蝕

over failing to find a cure for Saint Serreta,

因未能找到能治療聖女的方法

and, as a result, he could be searching for absolution

所以，他能同時尋求著救贖，也能尋求

and purification

淨化

and release from his sin, which is a word

能讓他從罪業中解脫，便是 "imi"這次的

that "imi" implied.

涵義所在

Zullie, on the other hand,

另一方面，卡露菈

appears to enter the service of the Judicator Giant --

看來也加入了服侍巨人執法官的行列中

a character we'll talk about later -- who enlists,

這執法官我們稍後會提到

by force or otherwise, the most

他用武力或其他手段將那些想來環印城

powerful beings who come down here

尋找黑暗靈魂的各路好手

seeking the Dark Soul.

納編成自己的軍隊

One of these phantoms is Ledo

其中一位靈體，便是雷多了

of the Silver Knights, who invades us properly

身為銀騎士的他，將會在深淵沼澤內的

in a tower far above the Abyssal Swamp,

某個高塔上入侵玩家

swinging that great, stone-imbued hammer around.

揮舞著一個超大、覆蓋碎石的巨鎚

But when you finally get your hands on it, you discover

而當玩家們拿到他手上的大槌時，

that this giant rock would've made Havel proud.

你會發現這鎚上附有著哈維爾的驕傲

And it probably did. It's description says that Ledo

也許真的有呢，在敘述上說著

was a traveling eccentric. Someone who befriended

「雷多曾被視為異端，旅行邊境時，」

both Havel -- probably because they both loved rocks --

「與堅石哈維爾建立了一段友情」 --也許他們都喜愛石頭吧

and giants, as well. Which might explain

「他們也曾與巨人交情甚篤」，所以這也

why he's summoned by the Judicator Giant.

解釋了為什麼他們會被巨人執法官給召喚吧

I came across a great

我讀過了在

Ledo theory in the comments of this video

某部影片下的對於雷多的推測的評論

a few days ago, when it was released early for patrons.

那部影片在幾天前預先釋放給patrons觀眾了

Salim B. comments that Ledo

觀眾Salim B 推測了 雷多

could've been the friend that imprisoned

有可能就是在黑魂內把哈維爾

Havel the Rock in Dark Souls 1. And it's

關進塔中的那位友人，而現在，

a great theory, looking back.

似乎也頗有道理

The Watchtower Basement Key tells us that there are rumors

監視塔地下室鑰匙告訴了我們

of a hero-turned-Hollow, who was

傳說某位英雄變成了活屍，並被某位

locked away by a dear friend. And, of course,

好友給關了起來，而當然，

this is a reference to Havel, but back then, we assumed

這是在說哈維爾了，以前，我們

that the friend who locked him away was most likely Gwyn,

推測那位好友可能是薪王葛溫

listed as Havel's "old battlefield compatriot".

畢竟他曾是哈維爾的戰場同袍

And he was the closest thing he had to a friend

這是當時我們所想的最像朋友的人選了

back then. But I think, if we knew about Ledo,

但現在，如果我們知道了雷多

than we would certainly be more likely to

那我們更能把這個關進牢裡的舉動

ascribe this imprisonment to Ledo --

歸給雷多，畢竟他的身分是

a Silver Knight -- rather than Gwyn -- a Lord --

銀騎士，而葛溫貴為薪王，

who might've had more important things to do.

也許祂有更重要的事情要做呢

What do you think?

你覺得呢?

This theory gives a lot of character to Ledo,

這個理論給了雷多更多特色

and one of the most significant things about Ledo,

而其中一項關於雷多的特別之處

for me, is that here's our

對我來說，這是我們

first mention of a Silver Knight with a name

第一次聽到銀騎士有了一個特別的名字

and a personality. Not just these

而且還有角色特性，並非是

faceless knights that are unquestionably loyal to Gwyn,

那些無條件效忠諸神的無臉騎士團，如葛溫、

Gwynevere, and even empty cathedrals.

葛維艾薇雅，甚至還傻傻地的守在教堂外

This goes a long way to making this Order seem more

這一路下來，讓這個指令更有趣味，

interesting, more human. And

同時也增添了人性，而

I might be less inclined from now on

我日後也更傾向於，不再視他們為

to see them as an army unit, and more

一個大型軍隊，而能視他們為

as individuals who were ultimately driven to serve

雖然是因使命驅使而

the kingdom of Gwyn, but who also had

在葛溫麾下，但也有能力

agency to leave said kingdom and go on

成為能走上自己旅程的

their own travels.

獨立個體

The woman who sees all these travelers go by,

而看著旅行者來來去去、

seeking the Ringed City, is the old,

尋找著環印城的女士，就是這位

stone-humped hag atop the Dreg Heap.

坐在聚集地高處的背著殼的老嫗了

"Don't run off and die, love.

「可別亂晃然後死掉了阿。」

It's a nicer view with you in it."

「我很喜歡有你一起的景色。」

This old, stone-humped woman, according

這位背蓋子的老嫗，根據

to her ashes, was once the wetnurse of royalty.

她的骨灰，她曾是某位皇家成員的乳母

So our question is in two parts:

所以我們的問題分成兩部分

A) why is a pilgrim of Londor here?

A.為什麼隆道爾的巡禮者在這裡?

And B) to whom

B.她是擔任

was she a wetnurse of royalty?

哪一位皇室成員的乳母呢?

Well, in Dark Souls 3, the wetnurses

在黑魂3內，乳母

are exclusively related to

是特別連結到

the Lothric royal family, whose wetnurses

洛斯里克皇室的，當中乳母

groomed the inheritors of the throne.

照護著此皇室未來的繼承人

"But Vaati," you say, "the Dreg Heap is at the end of the world,

「但是Vatti，」你會問，「聚集地是世界終焉耶，」

and this woman could be the wetnurse

「這老嫗有可能任何皇室的乳母阿，」

of ANY royalty, right?" And I thought so, too,

「對吧?」我也是這樣想的

initially. Until I looked more closely

至少一開始啦，但我開始仔細觀察

at the image for the old woman's ashes.

這老嫗骨灰圖片的細節

As pointed out by Sanidus K in the last video,

就如Sanadsk的上個影片裡指出的

she wears the priestess ring upon her finger,

骨灰上的手指戴的是主祭戒指

confirming that she was, in fact, wetnurse

所以我們能夠確認，的確，她曾擔任過

to the kingdom of Lothric at some point.

洛斯里克王室的乳母

And, considering her knowledge of Prince Lorian's endeavors --

而考慮到她對洛里安王子事蹟的了解--

"That Prince Lorian spoke of,

「...如洛里安王子所說，」

I'm sure." --

「我很確定。」

we can hazard a guess at the priestess

我們也能大膽假設

this woman may have once been.

她擔任乳母的時期了

But the question that's really important is, who is she now?

但，重要的問題是，她現在的身分是什麼?

Well previously, all signs pointed to

先前，所有線索都指向

every pilgrim being of Londor, which

隆道爾的巡禮者，此為

was a land devoted to the usurpation of fire.

致力於篡奪火焰的國度

Which is a goal that's in stark contrast

這個目標，恰好與洛斯里克皇室

to the fire-linking goals of Lothric,

想要傳火的目標互相衝突

where this woman apparently came from. And

也正好是老嫗的出身地，但

I don't think who she was really matters,

我不認為她過去的身分是重要的

because if anyone were to leave

因為如果有誰想要捨棄

their former life behind, it would be those of Londor.

他們的舊有身分，那麼只剩隆道爾一途了

Because this is a society that was

因為這是一個由

comprised of undead who led "unsavory

各樣過著悲慘生活的不死人所組成的

lives". Their land has many references

社群，而此地也有著許多

to absolving sin, and their

關於赦免罪業的事蹟，而他們

very tome offers salvation to Hollows.

的點字聖典不僅是給予遊魂救贖

Also, conversely, cursing all

同時，也對所有生者

things living. This reminds me of the angels

施予詛咒，這讓我想起了天使，似乎

in more ways than one.

更加貼近

And these angels seem

而這些天使似乎