Despite their terrible transformation, the two sisters managed to escape to Blighttown, a shanty in the swamp below Anor Londo, and relayed the news of the disaster at Izalith to Gwyn. The king of the gods knew what he had to do: Gwyn distributed his power among his subjects, then departed with his most loyal knights for the Kiln of the First Flame to sacrifice himself there. This he did, keeping the Flame alive for centuries longer, but this did nothing to combat the growing spread of Chaos in the ruins of Izalith.
Bereft of their home and anyone who might help them, Quelaag and Quelaan lived a meager existence in the swamp, attempting to control their warped bodies. Being minor goddesses, they were able to adapt to the change well enough, and Quelaag used her newfound power to beat back the demons that had followed them to the surface. She and Quelaan made their home in a crumbling tower that lay between the Bell of Awakening above and the elevator to the Demon Ruins below, spinning massive webs to deter intruders.
The sisters traded often with the humans who still lived in the miserable shanty of Blighttown, and so it was that Quelaan heard of the terrible plague that afflicted them. The Blight, as it was known, left its victims alive for many weeks, but in extreme pain. As a Fire Keeper, Quelaan had some skill as a healer, and resolved to help the humans if she could; however, Quelaag expressly forbid it, ordering her to remain in their domain. For the first and only time in her life, Quelaan defied her sister, and went into Blighttown to heal the suffering. As it turned out, the only way to save the victims of the Blight was to suck the Blight-pus out of their bodies and accept it into their own. This Quelaan did, hoping that her status as a minor deity would protect her.
She was both right and wrong. Despite the pain and revulsion, Quelaan sucked the pus from every victim of the Blight- the first one saved being Eingyi, a heretical pyromancer who even the other swamp-dwellers hated. The effect of the pus very nearly killed her; as it stood, she was left alive, but blind, weakened, and in extreme pain. In a furious rage, Quelaag brought her back to their domain, ordering the humans Quelaan had saved to come with her and serve her. The humans did not even speak the same language as the sisters, but they- particularly Eingyi -served her as best they could. Quelaan began producing horrific spider eggs that pained her terribly; the only way they could be removed was for humans to allow them into their own bodies.
Over the next few centuries, Quelaag made a discovery: the only thing that could alleviate her sister's pain, however temporarily, was the crystal sprite called "Humanity", which could be harvested from humans themselves. Her sister's human servants began to "mysteriously disappear", until only Eingyi was left. The old man had become an Egg-Burdened, loyally allowing his body to be warped by Quelaan's eggs in order to ease her suffering, however minimally, and as such Quelaag suffered him to live. Quelaan, delirious and half-mad with pain and sickness, had only her sister to speak to; she did not even realize that Eingyi was there.
It was around this time that the first Undead began to appear in Lordran. Once again, the First Flame was fading, and the Darksign was beginning to spread: a cursed brand that marked its bearer as an immortal Undead, shunned and hated by the outside world. The Undead were corralled at the Undead Asylum, and those who managed to escape would find their way to Lordran, driven by their brands to enter the Kiln and face Gwyn. In order to get there, however, they would need to ring the Bells of Awakening, which would bring them right through Quelaag's domain...
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Despite their terrible transformation, the two sisters managed to escape to Blighttown, a shanty in the swamp below Anor Londo, and relayed the news of the disaster at Izalith to Gwyn. The king of the gods knew what he had to do: Gwyn distributed his power among his subjects, then departed with his most loyal knights for the Kiln of the First Flame to sacrifice himself there. This he did, keeping the Flame alive for centuries longer, but this did nothing to combat the growing spread of Chaos in the ruins of Izalith.
Bereft of their home and anyone who might help them, Quelaag and Quelaan lived a meager existence in the swamp, attempting to control their warped bodies. Being minor goddesses, they were able to adapt to the change well enough, and Quelaag used her newfound power to beat back the demons that had followed them to the surface. She and Quelaan made their home in a crumbling tower that lay between the Bell of Awakening above and the elevator to the Demon Ruins below, spinning massive webs to deter intruders.
The sisters traded often with the humans who still lived in the miserable shanty of Blighttown, and so it was that Quelaan heard of the terrible plague that afflicted them. The Blight, as it was known, left its victims alive for many weeks, but in extreme pain. As a Fire Keeper, Quelaan had some skill as a healer, and resolved to help the humans if she could; however, Quelaag expressly forbid it, ordering her to remain in their domain. For the first and only time in her life, Quelaan defied her sister, and went into Blighttown to heal the suffering. As it turned out, the only way to save the victims of the Blight was to suck the Blight-pus out of their bodies and accept it into their own. This Quelaan did, hoping that her status as a minor deity would protect her.
She was both right and wrong. Despite the pain and revulsion, Quelaan sucked the pus from every victim of the Blight- the first one saved being Eingyi, a heretical pyromancer who even the other swamp-dwellers hated. The effect of the pus very nearly killed her; as it stood, she was left alive, but blind, weakened, and in extreme pain. In a furious rage, Quelaag brought her back to their domain, ordering the humans Quelaan had saved to come with her and serve her. The humans did not even speak the same language as the sisters, but they- particularly Eingyi -served her as best they could. Quelaan began producing horrific spider eggs that pained her terribly; the only way they could be removed was for humans to allow them into their own bodies.
Over the next few centuries, Quelaag made a discovery: the only thing that could alleviate her sister's pain, however temporarily, was the crystal sprite called "Humanity", which could be harvested from humans themselves. Her sister's human servants began to "mysteriously disappear", until only Eingyi was left. The old man had become an Egg-Burdened, loyally allowing his body to be warped by Quelaan's eggs in order to ease her suffering, however minimally, and as such Quelaag suffered him to live. Quelaan, delirious and half-mad with pain and sickness, had only her sister to speak to; she did not even realize that Eingyi was there.
It was around this time that the first Undead began to appear in Lordran. Once again, the First Flame was fading, and the Darksign was beginning to spread: a cursed brand that marked its bearer as an immortal Undead, shunned and hated by the outside world. The Undead were corralled at the Undead Asylum, and those who managed to escape would find their way to Lordran, driven by their brands to enter the Kiln and face Gwyn. In order to get there, however, they would need to ring the Bells of Awakening, which would bring them right through Quelaag's domain...