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Here is the official home thread for the Gravelord User Covenant, now named by a greater concensus the Gravesworn.

We exist to propagate the Misery Nito would want us to inflict on the
living as well as providing a strong support network for new Gravelords
or veteran players who have considered joing but considered the Covenant
broken.

Lore

We art-

"The
souls of lost humans who swore thier Oaths to Nito, Lord of the Dead,
and were granted new bodies comprised of many corpses of the Undead that
roam Lordran. In doing so Nito made his servants immortal and charged
them with bringing about the new age he desires. Each Gravesworn is
bound to Nito and can channel his malice through the Eyes of Death to
spread vast quantities of misery throughout the world. Nito named his
most trusted servants Heralds, the harbingers of a form of his ill will
toward the living"."


Like all Covenanters we play to serve the Great Lord of Death by accruing as many Eyes of Death as we possibly can.

For
too long we the servants of Nito, inheritors of his glorious powers,
have shunned the light of Lordran. We have wandered alone seeking the
deaths of our enemies. Now Nito has called to us to forge him an army
equal to those of the other Lords.

We shall rise from the crypts of our ancestors and march forth!

Soul Levels

Gravesworn are encouraged to Gravelord anywhere in Lordran at whatever SL is appropriate for that area. However we need to have builds we can use to Gravelord cooperatively and for forum and covenant events. So I need all Gravesworn to make SL 70 builds for Events and Wars.


At present the Adimistrators of the Covenant are

Federally & ViralEnsign - PSN

DxV04- XBL

Rankings

Within
the Gravesworn we will have a Ranking System that will allow us to
determine our own dedication to the Gravelord Nito, as well as identify
veteran Gravelorders who have put a lot of time into this Covenant.

Ranks will be based upon your in game covenant level and earned Corruption

Rank 0 - Ressurected - Entry Level

Rank 1 - Gravebound - Gravelord Servant +1 and +1 Corruption

Rank 2 - Deathstalker - Gravelord Servant +2 and +2 Corruption

Rank 3 - Coffinmaster - Gravelord Servant +2 and +3 Corruption

Rank 4 - Tomb Wraith - Gravelord Servant +3 and +5 Corruption

Rank 5- Herald of (Suffix) Gravelord Servant +3 and +7 Corruption

( the suffix of the title is subject to request, and will be first come first served)

Allies

The DarkStalkers

Followers of Izalith

Protectors of Lord Gwyn

Enemies

Noble Knights

LifeHunters (Oscar's LifeKnights)

Messengers of Velka



For more information see the following links

For tips on how to spread misery see- https://soulswiki.forumotion.com/t3269-gravelord-instructions-how-to-spread-misery

For a comprehensive catalog of how your curses affect others see- https://soulswiki.forumotion.com/t3514-gravelord-black-phantom-catalog-aka-cursebook

Thats it. Get out there and start making your builds for the aforementioned SL.
While we will be an organised group there is nothing to stop you from invading and taking out fellow members.

We
are Currently at war with the Noble Knights User Covenant and have
fought with them in the Tomb of the Giants already. It was a narrow
defeat and the turn out was less that we had originally hoped for but it
was great fun. We followed that up by assisting the LifeHunters in defeating the Noble Knights in the Painted World.

The next war will involve most covenants on the forum with the primary sides being the Gravesworn & DarkStalkers vs Noble Knights & LifeHunters

Vocations

Vocations are the specializations within the Gravesworn, they are composed of; The Bone Hand, the front line soldiers and powerful knights defending the tombs, The Ebon Hand, our spies and agents, and The Red Hand, great magicians and devoteees of Pinwheel.



The Bone Hand

Leader: Drake (federally)

Specialties: Heavy arms and armor

Lore:
These elite soldiers, lead by the infamous Dead Knight Drake, are a remaining fellowship of their once great company of Black Knights. After Gwyn linked with the fire, Drake fled far from his breathren who'd become mindless slaves of Gwyn, shamefully slaying his own corrupt comrades in his escape. When he found himself deep beneath the world of sunlight within the Tomb of Giants, he knelt at the foot of Lord Nito's sarcophagus, pledging his loyalty with a new found purpose. One by one, saneful Black Knights followed in Drakes footsteps, seeking Nito and reuniting with one another under a new Lord.
Drake’s dream of recreating the brotherhood he found with his soldiers was now possible. With his new family in the gravesworn he knew what to do. Dead knights from all over Lordran had slowly joined Nito and with a leader like Drake to inspire them they were whole once again.
Standing together as one, the Bone hand are knights from all over the world. Bound together by death they form the core of the gravesworn fighting force, holding the centre with their heavy plate and weapons.

Loyalty After Death


Uniform

Any combination of the medium and heavy armors, e.g. BK, SK, BI, Steel, Havel's ect

Not required but any of the hoods for the head slot are encouraged.

Weapons

Any of the knightly weapons, e.g. Straight Swords, Hammers, Halbreds and other Str weapons.

Example Builds

Drake
Beckham

The Ebon Hand

Leader: Avrik the Crow (ViralEnsign_)

Speciality: Stealth, Ruthless Execution, and Light Arms and Amour

Lore:
In every organisation there are agents of the masters will, and the Gravesworn are no exception. The Ebon Hand represents the Hand of Nito in all its aspects. Notoriously independent and fiercely protective of its secrets the Ebon hand has become a shadowy brotherhood of spies, saboteurs, and assassin whose members are feared the world over. Led by the Hand of Nito, himself, the enigmatic agent named “the Crow” the Ebon hand operate on all levels of society from simple information gathering to high level assassinations. The members of the Ebon Hand often act alone or in small cells which allow them to operate a peak efficiency while remaining undetected, this is especially true of Avrik who only ever works alone.

Of the Factions within the Gravesworn the Ebon Hand are perhaps the most fanatically devoted to Nito, the Red Hand being sworn to Pinwheel, and the Bone Hand to the Dead Knight Drake. As a result they are often distrusted even by their own allies for the ruthless execution of agencies in the name of the First. Most notably is the rivalry between the Dead Knight and the Crow who both have very clear opinions of how best to serve their master.

Avrik himself is one of the oldest and most dedicated Gravesworn still dead to this day and it is through the continual, and oft unannounced and unrecognised workings of the Ebon Hand, that Nito’s will is done.


Uniform:
The members of the Ebon Hand require secrecy to work at peak efficiency and thus wear cowls and masks in direct conflict with their foes. Additionally many of the Ebon Hand make use of the masks of Pinwheel to represent another aspect of death itself and thus depending on the occasion often switch between the various masks. A member of the Ebon hand may wear any light or medium armour set as long as they wear one of the following- Hollow Thief’s Hood, Gold Hemmed Black Hood, Mask of the Child, Mask of the Mother, Mask of the Father.

Weapons:
The Ebon Hand makes use of all kinds of assassins tools from daggers to curved swords. Primary weapons include all of the Curved Sword, Dagger, Halberds, Spears, Bows, and Cross Bow types of weaponry.

Vagrant witches and warlocks of Carim who once bowed to the chaotic forces of fire, had found their true place of purpose within the folds of necromancy. Bewitched into a plot devised by the treacherous Pinwheel to steal the powers of the first of the four lords, Nito, later found themselves Nito's enemies after the mutiny had been thwarted. In time, the Red Hand, as they were branded, continued to prove allegiance to Nito with their combined efforts, gradually strengthening their pact with the Gravelord and diminishing their status as traitors. Though their true ambitions are ever vexing as their pasts as exiles of Carim.

We are the Red Hand, descendants of Carim exiles in search of their purpose. Our misdeeds against the Gravelord Nito has branded us traitors and mutineers. We continue to prove our servitude together with our fates bound, as ever. Together we spread misery and death, but for our own purposes. We are a scourge; created by the world to eliminate all hypocritical fools who seek vengeance masked by self-righteousness. In the Eyes of Death, our third eye, fate is decided. Revenge is a circular abomination only remedied by death.


Our Goals

- Together we continue to lure SoV's to their deaths, raiding specific locations through cooperative Gravelording.

- We develop in-depth "schemes" to insure the death of an SoV. Strategies and successful solo Gravelording tactics provided by all members is our duty.

- We seek to rid any and all darkmoon affiliate from existence. No mercy. No hesitation.

- We continue to aid any and all servants of the Gravelord in their exploits; complying with any request made by a leader of a Gravelord Covenant. Ever prepared for servitude.


Requirements

Allowed Covenants

- Gravelord Servant
As a member of the Gravelord Servants we obtain our Eyes of Death to lure SoV's to their doom. We are the nearest to the Gravelord Nito himself, and therefore are the main conduits of his will within the covenant.

- Chaos Servant
Those still clinging to our older ways still provide a great deal of our offensive force against all SoV's. Promoting anarchy and drawing out those who seek to "fix" the world through vile vengeance is their purpose.

Clothing Restrictions

As the Red Hand, we are eternally branded as traitors. Therefore, by the will of
Nito, no Red Hand may ever act outside the following clothing restrictions:

Head - Thief's Mask, Any pinwheel mask (mask of the father, mother, child)
Torso - Crimson Robe
Legs - Dark Attire (Black tights, black sorcerers pants, etc)
Arms - Dark Attire (same as legs)


For additional information on our Lore, Favorite Weapons, Miracles and Pyromancies, as well as member-created builds and content, see the Red Handbook

Members

Bone Hand

Federally - Herald of Misery (PSN federally) +3 Corruption

DxV04 - Lord of Schemes, Coffinmaster (Xbox DARKNESSxVEGA Psn DarknessxVega) +3 Corruption

WolfofPhyrexia - Herald of Wolves (XBL Wolfof Phyrexia) +7 Corruption

mrbeckham87 - Coffinmaster (Psn mr_beckham87) +3 Corruption

BillyBayonet - Resurrected (Psn Billy-Bayonet) +1 Corruption

Servant of Priscilla - Resurrected (Xbox xColonelPiratex)

ROOSTER330 - Resurrected (Psn ROOSTER330) +1 Corruption

BackwardsBaboon- Ressurected (Xbox/Psn BackwardsBaboon) +1 Corruption

The Ebon Hand

ViralEnsign_ - Tomb Wraith, Hand of Nito (PSN Viral Ensign_ ) +6 Corruption

Ziko LogiKa NL- Coffinmaster (XBL ZikoLogiKa) +5 Corruption

Shkar - Deathstalker (XBL DeadlyHeretic) +4 Corruption

RagingDragon_69 - Tomb Wraith (Psn RagingDragon_69) +6 Corruption

_xXAchilliesXx_ - Resurrected (Psn Sniper241)

Brokewilly - Deathstalker (Xbox BROKEWILLY) +2 Corruption

RaynexFall - Coffinmaster (Xbox PR0T0 H0UND1357) +2 Corruption

TwilightWarwolf - Resurrected (Psn twlightwarwolf)

The Red Hand

NR-K - Coffinmaster (Psn NR-Kissed)

DoughGuy - Resurrected (Psn DoughGuy) +1 Corruption

WhiteChikz - Resurrected (PSN white_chikz11) +1 Corruption

Cidek - Resurrected (Xbox Cidek) +1 Corruption

The Unaffiliated

Members and Ranks

PSN

Jovias-86- Resurrected (Jovias-86)

TehInfamousAmos - Resurrected (Psn TehInfamousAmos) +1 Corruption

Vadislov - Resurrected (Complicated_Math on Psn)

phantomblk - Gravebound (phantomblk13) +1 Corruption

Yukon - Resurrected (Psn SgtPigeon) +1 Corruption

Shazzy - Resurrected (Psn killgasm132) +1 Corruption

Kirk-Barb - Resurrected (Psn Kirk-Barb) +1 Corruption

BT90001 - Resurrected (Psn BT90001) +1 Corruption

Sintinerus - Resurrected(Psn Sintinerus)

Darksomething56 - Resurrected (Psn WELLING518)

XBL

BioRaptor - Resurrected (Xbox CelestialSpiral)

CrunchyNumber - Resurrected (Xbox crunchynumber)

Born - Resurrected (GT jbbf360 Psn Born_stellar)

IV_Mark_VI - Resurrected (Xbox VI Mark IV) +1 Corruption

Ciledaknuf - Resurrected (Xbox Ciledaknuf)

On Going Events

Gravelord Tour of Lordran

Gravesworn & Allies Events

DarkStalker's Anor Londo Mass Invasion 7/21 Event complete

War

Darkstalkers & Gravesworn Vs Noble Knights & LifeHunters War Sept 8th

Schedule: First round will be at the participants earliest convenience. Once your opponent is given arrange for you two to meet and fight as soon as possible. Once the remaining participants are decided a date for the final rounds will be scheduled.

Arena: Moonpit

Format: Double elimination brackets. Each pair of participants fight in a best 3 out of 5; winner moves on to winner's bracket, loser moves to loser's bracket.

Rules:

-We will use our SL 70 War builds
-No BS
-No equipment restrictions
-No healing

Participants:

Ps3:

Sniper241 (EH)
TehInfamousAmos (UN)
BackwardsBaboon (BH)
Federally (BH)
ViralEnsign_ (EH)
ROOSTER330 (BH)
Phantomblk (UN)
MrBeckham (BH)
Jovias (UN)
Sintinerus (UN)
DxV (BH)
BillyBayonete (BH)



Xbox:

Servant of Priscilla (BH)
DxV (BH)
BrokeWilly (EH)
Wolfof Phyrexia (BH)
BackwardsBaboon (BH)
Rayne (EH)
Zikologica (EH)
VI MARK IV (UN)
Shkar (EH)
Cidek (RH)



Videos

ROOSTER330 vs ViralEnsign_
Federally vs BackwardsBaboon
ROOSTER vs Phantomblk

ITS MY THREAD AGAIN FEDERALLY! MWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

lol

The power was snatched away once before.... now I have it back!

When he gets on and makes a rival thread we'll see which one survives

well either way, lol sorry guys, but do to school, and my irl friends claiming me and my bf3, i won't be on DkS, or the forum too often, more so because of school because im failing history already, by not working lol... i do need to get to work on it... lmao anyways i doubt i will be able to make any events anymore, so if you have me up for something just take me off... again sorry guys.

Lol i wonder if he will. Probs his one id imagine but tbh would he be bothered to do it?

Stupid... y u leavin wen dlc drops viral

Im not leaving just relinquishing control to Fed. he is really in charge anyway so might as well make it official.

Also Sun and I are working on the Four Knights Cosplay USer covenant!

WAh oh ill b artorias if u havnt got one yet

We do have a Paragon for them but hell you are welcome to add your build to the cov!

"Make your own thread Viral! Compete with Fed for supremacy!" Doughguy!

I found this quote on the last thread.... Dough I think I sufficiently competed this time!

And you said I couldn't plot against my enemies

Ok everyone, we'll each have a backup claymore to use in the war if we get invaded by Viral or we invade his GL sign, if you need one just ask me. Everyone go it ok? Wait, am I in the right chat?!

Hoshizoku wrote: Keep attention to the claymore

Damn you and you ability to manipulate machines!

ANYWHO this is the True Gravesworn thread so feel free to post here. Fed is a just a little bit sad because I took back my thread!

Ok so WTF is really going on here?