Unlocking Millicent‘s Legacy: A Gamers‘ Guide to Obtaining Two of the Most Powerful Talismans
The lands between hold immeasurable dangers, but also great rewards for those daring enough to seek them. And there are few accessories more coveted among tarnished veterans than the prosthesis and rotten winged sword insignia talismans received by progressing Millicent’s storyline across multiple journeys. As a hardcore fan who has faced this arduous questline countless times, I can confirm the challenge pales in comparison to wielding these best-in-class charms together. This guide will unpack everything needed to claim these prizes.
Who is Millicent & What Does She Want?
Before we dive into the gritty details, some backstory is required. Millicent is the tragic daughter of the eccentric Gowry, left afflicted after her clashes with warrior sisters of the Order of the Cockatrice. Stemming from Malenia and Miquella’s Haligtree, this order Sought out fierce young women to embrace their warlike nature. Though Millicent proved her mettle in live combat, she was eventually overwhelmed and left with gaping wounds across her flesh.
Reduced to convalescence at the Windmill Village prayer room site of grace, Millicent’s tale intersects with ours through her father Gowry’s obsessive efforts to restore his child. By bringing Gowry the legendary Unalloyed Gold Needle said to mend imperfections, Millicent can rise again to confront her sisters in a chance at redemption. But as we’ll see, the player ultimately chooses whether she meets glory, ruin or worse fates.
Initiating the Questline
Gowry’s shack in Aeonia Swamp represents the starting point where he first implores you to help his daughter. After exhausting initial dialogue, bounce back here between major quest milestones as Gowry gives further guidance. To kick things off, locate Commander Niall at Castle Sol legacy dungeon dropped from the mountaintops to Limgrave below. Felling this army general gains the broken Unalloyed Gold Needle which Gowry can mend if brought to him.
Use the repaired needle on Millicent now recovering at the Windmill Village prayer room to receive the +5 across attributes Prosthesis-Wearer Heirloom talisman. A modest but welcome first reward. Speaking to Gowry again afterwards unlocks the next critical chapter in Millicent’s tale – returning her lost arm taken by the mysterious Baleful Shadow…
Prosthesis Restored Through Shadowy Dealings
Gowry pleads for you to enter Shade Castle North of the artist’s shack in northern Caelid to retrieve Millicent’s stolen arm. Optional boss Baleful Shadow awaits you in the chamber where her sister’s once practiced battle tactics, now left empty save for this lone revenant. A swift and aggressive swordsman, getting within melee range is ill advised. Instead rely on ranged spells and weapon skills to whittle down the Shadow while avoiding wide slashing combos up close. Toppling this dark sentinel sees Millicent’s prosthetic arm into your inventory.
Returning to the Prayer Room in Windmill Village and offering Millicent her lost limb progress the tale even further. Our old Mushroom friend Gowry now implores us to meet his restored daughter just outside at the bog-strewn Shaded Castle once more. Arriving here triggers a fateful choice – destroy the source of Millicent’s suffering according to Gowry’s wishes or preserve the precious few she still calls family?
Siding with Gowry means battling past the black knife assassin and secluded noble enemies to reach the deepest chamber. Godskin Apostle, a portly apostate fanatic awaits, ripping and expanding his flesh to massive proportions for crashing attacks. Keeping distance to evade then closing in to punish combo finishers is key. Once felled, decide whether to embrace Gowry’s plan and end Millicent’s lineage or walk a nobler path…
To Kill Millicent or Not – A Heart Wrenching Choice
Answering we chose to euthanize Millicent gifts the exquisite Millicent’s Prosthesis Talisman into our trove regardless if true. This ethereal icon massively empowers successive jumping attacks while passively restoring health akin to Blessed Dew – a lethal combination! With Millicent’s questline concluded for this playthrough, the Prosthesis proves well worth honoring Gowry’s deranged wish even at the cost of Millicent’s life. Just don’t repeat this taboo decision to his face unless you want a notorious NPC enemy off your back!
However, answering that Millicent still lives during the next journey allows us to meet her one final time at Windmill Village and lay this woeful affair to rest. Speaking to the restored battle maiden unveils her aspiration to face beloved sisters Malenia and Miquella in aériendal Elphael beyond the Haligtree. Traversing this kingdom of rot sees the brace up against its foulest heart. Breaking through leads at last to the chamber of Malenia herself.
What follows is a truly dance beautiful and deadly against the goddess of rot herself. I won’t rehash strategies here, but toppling this greatest of foes rewards the legendary Rotten Winged Sword Insignia! Adding successive attack damage continues your forwards momentum. When combined with Millicent’s Prosthesis simultaneously empowering jumps and restoring health, no other talisman pairing unleashes such domineering power perfect for the most hyper aggressive builds. The relief and rush of adrenaline from realizing the long quest has led to this penultimate reward stands out as one of my most exhilarating gameplay memories!
Specialized Builds to Dominate with Millicent‘s Mementos
Now let’s examine some optimized setups to wreak utter havoc when dawning these exquisite talismans together:
- Powerstanced Colossal Weapons – jumping L1 attack deals massive poise damage to break enemy guards for critical hits
- Sword Dance / Ice Spear – activate the ash of war then follow with normal combo for enormous frostbite bursts
- Hand of Melania / Rivers of Blood – The health restore negates self bleed while boosting flurries of sword strikes
- Winged Scythe / Halo Scythe – Adds holy and additional bleed buildup to the sacred blade’s moveset
- Clinging Bone / Marais Executioner’s Sword – Raises damage and poise break for this underused and highly versatile tool
- Mohgwyn’s Sacred Spear / Siluria’s Tree – Turns an already menacing moveset into pure power complimented by ranged attacks
- Blasphemous Blade / Giant’s Red Braid – Capitalize on successive lava damage from weapon skills and charged strong attacks
The sheer flexibility provided by these universal talismans means that just about any build stands to gain an edge from sporting Millicent’s transforming gifts. While few other reward paths demand learning so intricate and full of heartache, the road walking beside Millicent unveils greater treasures than imaginable. I implore every warrior seeking legendary power to experience her questline to the very end – if only to wield the strength she sacrificed so much for. To you Millicent, wherever you now reside!