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| “ | Gravelord Nito administers the death of all manner of beings. The power of his soul is so great that it satiates the Lordvessel, despite the fact that much of its energy has already been offered to death. | „ |
| ~ The description of Gravelord Nito's Lord Soul. |
Gravelord Nito, also known as the First of the Dead, is a major antagonist in the 2011 action role-playing game Dark Souls.
He is the god of death and decay in the kingdom of Lordran, who rules the Catacombs and the Tomb of the Giants deep underground. Long before the events of the game, he was tasked with guarding a Lord Soul by Lord Gwyn, putting him into conflict with the Chosen Undead.
Biography
Dark Souls
Long ago, during the Age of Ancients, the world was unformed, with no light or dark, no life or death. All that existed were the Everlasting Dragons, and the Archtrees they called their homes. At some point, a fire came into being in the bowels of the Earth, known as the First Flame. The flame brought disparity; life and death, light and dark. At some point, humanoid beings came into existence, and drawn to the flame, four of them found great souls of lords in the fire. Nito, considered the first being to ever die, found one of the Lord Souls, the Death Soul.
Along with his fellow lords, and a host of other gods and warriors, Gwyn made war against the Everlasting Dragons above. When one of the dragons' own, Seath the Scaleless, betrayed their secret weakness, Gwyn and his lords were able to defeat the dragons, Gwyn's lightning stripping them of the scales that granted them immortality allowing Nito to strike down the dragons with a miasma of death and disease, making the world their own, thus beginning the Age of Fire. While Gwyn and the Witch of Izalith set off to rule and be worshiped as gods, Nito instead went back deep into the catacombs where he then sleeps in eternal slumber.
Travelers who are brave enough to find their way into his tomb can pay their respects and become a Gravelord Servant.
A necromancer named Pinwheel stole the power of Nito, presumably the Rite of Kindling, holding on to it until the Chosen Undead meets and slays Pinwheel. This power was also sought after by Occultists who wished to destroy the other lords using the power of Nito. These events are considered ancient history that fall in a timeline between the fall of Oolacile and the Chosen Undead's arrival.
Tasked by Kingseeker Frampt with filling the Lordvessel with powerful souls, the Chosen Undead travelled through the Tomb of Giants and fell into a dark room containing three large coffins. Nito emerged from the greatest one, challenging them. The Chosen Undead killed Nito, taking his Lord Soul and giving it to the Lordvessel.
Dark Souls II
A long time after Nito's death, the fire was linked and faded again many times, and the land of Lordran that Gwyn had once ruled saw the rise and fall of countless kingdoms.
However, Nito's powerful soul would remain, and he would be reborn time and time again. Deep in the Black Gulch, a monstrous amalgamated created from the undead trapped within called The Rotten came into possession of the Old Dead One Soul, exerting Nito's power of death and disease just as the old god did.
Appearance
Nito is arguably the least human-like god in Dark Souls. His body is a large skeleton that is covered in a group of smaller skeletons lumped together, mildly obscured by a large black coat, which in reality is a dark aura. He possesses a massive scythe-like blade joined to his right arm. He walks with a limp due having differently structured legs.
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Trivia
- Nito's name may be based on "finito", which is Italian for "finished".
- Using mods to remove Nito's cloak reveals that his left leg is made of four bones, much like a hind leg of an animal.
