[h3]Vileblood Queen's Chamber, Castle Cainhurst, west of Yharnam[/h3]
“Though I am grateful for thy offer, I already bear an incidental protection against such influences,” the queen told her, lightly tapping a long fingernail on the mask encasing her head, “and from the scarce bits I know of the Gilded Trickster, his powers of manipulation are not infinite. The more creatures he attempts to influence, the weaker that influence becomes. Last time he graced this world with his presence he focused all his effort on the queen and controlled her subjects through her. But yes, I shall tell thee what I know of this divine miscreant.”
She paused and turned her head to the side as if looking away in spite of her inflicted blindness. “It has been many years since I read this, so my recollection is vague, but even so I truthfully claim that I am highly familiar with thy so-called 'Great One'. He is only a kin Great One, a demigod among gods, yet his power is undeniable. He serves the true Great One named Cael, the Lord of Ascension, the Purifier and the Master of the Labyrinth. The Gilded Trickster is Cael's servant and herald, but also its keeper, for he is the one who awakens Cael when the Old Blood has run amok, and Cael wipes it away and returns it to the Old Labyrinth.”
She heaved a sigh and turned back to face them. “But thus is only his official duties and the charge placed upon him by the gods. His last awakening was during the rule of Queen Yharnam, when he sent forth an agent to stand by the Divine Queen's side as her foremost advisor. This villain poured poison into my ancestor's ears, and though it is true that he guided her in the use of the Old Blood, he led her to doom, not ascension. It was because of him that Pthumeru saw its own Night of the Blood Moon, after which the nation was wiped from the Earth save ruins and scattered souls. He is a vile creature who promises salvation but delivers damnation, who harbors naught but disdain for humanity.”