"That madman could not bear the death of his sister. He's still talking to her as if she were there beside him. Sometimes it even seems as if they were arguing. He's long gone and hasn't been seen since."
Perpetva is a knight of the Anointed Legion and sister of Esdras. She wears the Legion's traditional armor, although broken. The right half of her body is covered with armor plates, and her left with red ribbons, for the knights of the Legion cover their skin with these sacred cloths. She wields a massive sword that also has some of these red ribbons as some sort of decoration. Wounds of Eventide confirmed that Perpetva's four wings are actually shaped after the cape she wore in life.
Wounds of Eventide also introduces Perpetva as an NPC. Speaking with her will activate a quest towards the True Ending of the game, if the steps are done correctly before and after meeting her at her tomb.
She is encountered for the first time as a mini-boss in the Mountains of the Endless Dusk, in the area after the Prie Dieu of the map, coming from the Desecrated Cistern. In this encounter Perpetva destroys a tree, which must be used to continue the Egg of Altasgracias' quest, in order to obtain the Three Gnarled Tongues relic. Note that if talked to at her tomb she won't ambush you at the Mountains.
If she is defeated at the Mountains of the Endless Dusk, she will disappear and the Penitent One can acquire the rosary bead, Perpetva's Protection. She later reappears during the fight with Esdras, towards the end of the fight. If she was not defeated at the first encounter, Perpetva's Protection will appear next to the tree where the original fight took place after Esdras is defeated.
Behaviour and Tactics[]
First Encounter[]
- Lightning Strike: On your first encounter, Perpetva will summon lightning to strike the Penitent One. This attack is made with a telegraphed particle effect. The lightning will strike several times, and has poor tracking.
- Quick Lightning Strike: On your first encounter, Perpetva will cast a quick strike of lightning, usually it's too fast to avoid with a slide. Causes moderate damage, lethal if your health is low.
- Lance Charge: After taking some damage or if enough time has passed, Perpetva will come down and line her height with the player, then charge with her sword. This is a very slow and telegraphed attack.
When fought for the first time, Perpetva will come out of a tree struck by lightning, surrounded by people burning at stakes in the Mountains of Endless Dusk.
Seguiriya to your Eyes like Stars, the Prayer that increases attack speed is especially useful for the fight. Try to end the fight quickly and be aggressive, but dodge the incoming lightning strikes. They are foreshadowed by electric particle effects. Her Lightning Strike has poor tracking and is fairly slow. Jump attacks are very effective against her.
She is open for attacks for an extended period after she has completed her charge attack.
Achievements[]
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The Sister |
This achievement is missable if the player dies to the boss as she disappears and a new game or new game+ needs to be started to obtain it.
Relevant Item Descriptions[]
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Perpetva's Protection[]"Esdras, you say?" spoke the soldier, "That madman could not bear the death of his sister. He's still talking to her as if she were there beside him. Sometimes it even seems as if they were arguing. He's long gone and hasn't been seen since." |
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Trivia[]
- According to the title of her official speedpaint published in 2017, Perpetva's last name is "Eclessiae", meaning that this is Esdras' one as well. This might have been scrapped, since Deogracias confirms that the two brothers were "expósitos" (foundlings). A few centuries ago, in Spain, foundling children were given the last name of "Expósito". Still, it is unknown if Perpetva and Esdras use or keep a last name.