Sign of protection that freed its bearer from pain. The wounds appeared in the flesh of their lady, who once swore to suffer instead of her wards.
Sign of protection that protected its bearer from all harm. The Pious Lady of the Perpetual Agony locked herself in the great cathedral, its walls a lightweight barrier compared to the constant pain that clouded her mind.
Sign of protection that prevented the suffering of its bearer. The Grievous Lady was wrapped in crimson mantles, a symbol of her link to the flesh of her wards.
Rewards for defeating a Soldier of the Anointed Legion in the Archcathedral Rooftops. Required for the Socorro and Cleofas quest:
Lore
Socorro spent her childhood in a village which lined a route that Church prisoners, condemned for their crimes and sins, frequently traversed. From the window of her room, she could see how these prisoners climbed a hill in a line so that, when they reached the summit, they would be ready for the punishments and physical tortures reserved for them until they died.
Hearing the distant cries of the damned day and night turned Socorro into such a compassionate person that she devoted all her time to praying for those punished. So much did she pray for them to be freed from their pain and suffering that she dared ask the Miracle that the physical pain they were suffering be passed on to her.
As the legend goes, the wounds of lashes, cuts and blows received by the condemned began to appear on Socorro's body, and still she prayed for them, despite all that pain transferred to her, thus freeing the condemned from their suffering. So many injuries and so much pain were transferred to her that her body began deforming and drowning completely in wounds and bleeding bruises, but without causing her death. Her cries were so deafening that news of this miraculous event soon spread around the land.