Here is my interpretation of Anastacia's story. I will explain my thought process in next week's post.
Astora is a place where they worship the Gods. They are so loyal to them that they bring up their boys to become Undead so they can go to the Undead Asylum and start the Chosen Undead’s pilgrimage. They also bring up their girls to become the next Fire Keepers of the Firelink Shrine bonfire.
One day, one of the maidens in line to become the next Fire Keeper, Anastacia, decided to instead run away and follow her loved one on his pilgrimage to light the Flame. Sadly, he died by the hands of Gwyn, the God that she had learned to worship like the rest of her town. Frustrated that her loved one had been killed by this God, she returned home and told everyone what had happened in the hopes of breaking their worshipment. Instead, she was captured and tortured until she believed her tongue to be impure and fell back in line. As punishment for her impurity, and so she wouldn't spew profanities anymore, they cut off her tongue. They brought her to Firelink Shrine, maimed her, and stuck her in a cell to be the next Fire Keeper for the rest of her life.
The leader of the Warriors of Sunlight, not being content with this punishment, asks Knight Lautrec, member of the Blades of the Darkmoon, for his help in killing Anastacia in exchange for a Sunlight Medal. During his expedition to get to Firelink Shrine, Lautrec is captured and imprisoned in the church in Undead Parish, only to be delivered by the Chosen Undead after some time. Still remembering his quest, Lautrec makes his way to Firelink Shrine and observes Anastacia. After the Chosen Undead opens up the way to Anor Londo by ringing the second Bell of Awakening, Lautrec decides it’s time to finish his quest and return to Anor Londo to protect Gwynevere.
The Chosen Undead finds a Black Eye Orb and Anastacia’s robes in her cell when he next visits her. Knowing the Black Eye Orb will lead him to the person that killed the Fire Keeper, the Chosen Undead continues on his quest. Once in Anor Londo, he senses the Orb quivering. He uses it to invade the perpetrator’s world, finding himself in a fight against Lautrec and two of his friends. After he kills Lautrec and his friends, he grabs Anastacia’s Soul and brings it to her corpse, reviving her.
After being revived, Anastacia’s tongue is restored and she can now thank the Chosen Undead for saving her. She learns of the Chosen Undead’s quest to link the Fire and thanks him for it. Because when the Flame will be linked, the curse of the Undead will be lifted and she can finally die as a human and join her loved one.
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