The Story of Judge Cleric, the Radiant Sentinel

The Story of Judge Cleric, the Radiant Sentinel | Lords of the Fallen Lore

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WARNING - THIS VIDEO CONTAINS SPOILERS
Learn the story of The Hallowed Sentinels Radiant Leader, Judge Cleric, and her precipitous fall from grace in Lords of the Fallen.
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timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:06 - Origins
9:18 - Of Beacons and Sentinels
16:39 - Cleric's Corruption
34:36 - Judge's Fate
38:52 - Outro
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@Darqology 5 ай бұрын

People saying there is no story or lore in this game.. and out comes a forty minute video on just one character.

@LittleCrowYT 5 ай бұрын

I wish there was a secret third option to help redeem Judge Cleric, but I'm also very, very keen on redemption arcs and happy endings

@AlbertusSalvatierra 5 ай бұрын

Very good, very based. The minute I saw her design, I craved the lore 🗿

@kkkk2916 5 ай бұрын

That’s one thing ill give lof they had some really cool designs as in the characters stories were good and cool armor but the overall story wasn’t and someone should make a slider 😂

@joshuakim5240 4 ай бұрын

@@kkkk2916 What's really interesting is that every most enemy and character design in some way shows up in the trailers, cutscenes, or stigmas in lore-accurate situations. Some neat examples are how there are Sovereign Protectors bodyguarding Bramis in his bridge stigma and Blackfeather Rangers accompanying Yorke in his Hollow Crow stigma (these aren't enemies, but they do exist in lore with their armor sets). It's neat seeing Abiding Defenders in the game's trailer protecting the Orius Church's leader, and them having the same role with defending Judge Cleric's important facilities. The main issue with a lot of LoTF's lore is that there are a bunch of missing links and chunks not actually available in-game to find, and instead are in things like the art book and promo material. 80% of Derlva's story for example is confined to an interview that Smoughtown had with one of the writers with no way of figuring out any of that 80% otherwise.

@sercravenmohead3631 4 ай бұрын

At any point Orius could’ve just told her “hey you’re doing this wrong”, perhaps Adyr has a point..

@user-tq6tf5wn1x 4 ай бұрын

Nope. It could be that orius is imaginary or doesn't care at all, (the players fate in the radiance ending speaks against it but maybe orius wants them to do what they want to and by him '' killing'' adyr the player gets orius interest who decides to free the player from getting tortured by the lamp or because he could do the same to orius) but adyr still is a really evil thing who deserved getting eaten by the lamp.

@sercravenmohead3631 4 ай бұрын

@@user-tq6tf5wn1x I’m talking about how the judge cleric kept the rune of Adyr and perpetuated his eventual return. If Orius was a conscious being he should’ve intervened to prevent the needless slaughter, but in fact even if the Hallowed Sentinels turned away from Orius they can still cast his miracles? It would seem as if like you said doesn’t care or doesn’t have a conscious, he would then place his hope in a Dark Crusader who could canonically side with Adyr or the Putrid Mother.

@user-tq6tf5wn1x 4 ай бұрын

@@sercravenmohead3631 OK then I misunderstood the your original comment. As for the doesn't care/know part maybe orius only noticed the players existence by him devouring adyr. Due to him being such a powerful being his death may have been noticed by orius who then decided to eliminate the danger. In the other two endings the player doesn't commit such an act and therefore maybe isn't noticed

@Sometuy11A 4 ай бұрын

@@user-tq6tf5wn1x Orius did know of the player; he just couldn't interfere in the events of the game until Adyr was defeated because the latter seemingly stifled him by eclipsing the sun. This is further supported by the ending text which says that the lampbearer was carrying out his will. Orius exists and is absolutely a conscious entity; the soundtrack that plays when he destroys the deathless one is called 'wrath of Orius' which alludes to him loathing his 'heresy-tainted' champion. Now, him not interfering with the events of the game is understandable because Adyr stopped him, but he could have, at any point in the past prior to Adyr's rise, told Judge Cleric to chill and stop what she's doing or take the rune of Adyr by force. Orius just doesn't care unless his complete domination is threatened. Also, can this thing about him freeing the player from the lamp die already? There are at least two instances of people willingly and easily parting with their umbral lamps (Isaac and Hannelore); he's not doing the player any favor by annihilating them. One would be extremely naive to think Orius wouldn't have done the same thing as Adyr (Perhaps with a veneer of gold) had humans rebelled against him like they did Adyr.

@user-tq6tf5wn1x 4 ай бұрын

@@Sometuy11A the being freed was just a theory I had as it always seemed like it was a bad thing since it makes you immortal and slowly eats you. As for the other I just said what I think is the deal with orius with him not really caring unless in danger

@abrb1989 5 ай бұрын

Oh man, this is one I been waiting on big time. Judge Cleric is one of my favorite characters in the entire game, probably actual favorite. Also, how in the world do you manage to pump these out without losing out on quality and with covering such long topics? I feel like your release cadence is superhuman!

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

Lots of tea and early mornings. But thank you, a great deal of effort and research is put into these videos and it's nice to hear it is appreciated!

@Daniel-vg8fk 5 ай бұрын

Great lore videos, and incredible quality! This channel is basically VaatiVidya of Lords of The Fallen.

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind comparison, always working hard to provide the best content I can for you to enjoy!

@patrickmcgee1513 22 күн бұрын

I'm so happy this channel exists. LotF has excellent lore that, in game, is a bit tough at times to interpret as a whole. Videos like this give great context and make the game more fun to live in! Thank you!

@aretynlink3957 5 ай бұрын

I'm so glad this showed up on my recommended, this series is fascinating.

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

Glad to hear you are enjoying the videos

@xGodsChosenOnex 5 ай бұрын

Been loving these Lords Of The Fallen lore videos. Keep them coming! I request for a Damarose lore video

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

More are in the works! Appreciate the suggestion

@Darqology 5 ай бұрын

The severed hands are interesting....It mends the beacons but also is used to show devotion to Adyr as well.. Demarose does this too.

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

It puzzled me as I compiled the notes. In my head I think Adyr's influence twisted cleric enough that her sacrifice to sustain the beacon actually was a demonic rite to weaken it, hence the hand. But I could find nothing explicit

@Darqology 5 ай бұрын

@@TheLorebrarians They might have stole one from the old testament that talks about mutiliation being mandatory as a way of showing your devotion to faith.

@dshearwf 5 ай бұрын

It struck me immediately, already being suspicious of the sustaining rituals seeing it involved human sacrifice, but the actual sacrifice of her hand at the last beacon was enough for me to believe, that the Hallowed Sentinels were far gone at that point being instruments of Adyr already.

@maureenbouterse 5 ай бұрын

I love how so many of the character stories in LOTF could be great tragic books. From Bramis and the royal family, to Pieta and Judge Cleric, a deeper glimpse into the pinwheel before the fall would have been great to witness. Gotta hand it to Adyr for his AAA+ levels of petiness. Dude waited and plotted and planned and in the end (maybe) gets to revel in Cleric's corruption with glee. Thank you for keeping up these lorevids. The way you tell stories makes them that much more fun to listen to.

@AmonnRa 5 ай бұрын

I think Tancred is most tragic character, no wonder why he got insane even without Adyr's corruption.

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy! Yes, I've been absolutely loving the characters and stories of this game. Many layers of tragedy to discover

@Sometuy11A 5 ай бұрын

It's crazy how well everything works out for him in the inferno ending: he gets revenge, takes out his greatest enemy completely, gets a new immortal lord whose might surpasses the judges, and gets a weapon to slay other gods in the umbral lamp.

@AmonnRa 5 ай бұрын

@@Sometuy11A Yes but Judge didnt deserve such a fate, she was victim of Adyr and Orious.

@Sometuy11A 5 ай бұрын

@@AmonnRa Oh, I'm not saying she deserved it; she absolutely is a victim. I was just pointing out how absolute Adyr's victory is in the inferno ending.

@Danilli91 5 ай бұрын

I love the lore of these characters, they bring out my sympathy and understanding regardless of how horrible their actions are. Incredible Video ❤

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

I've found that this game excelled in creating characters with moral gray that you really understand and connect with despite their ends. Can't wait to cover more for you

@azuredream9032 5 ай бұрын

Whoa!! A 40 min lore vid?! And about judge cleric at that, heck yes! Seriously this game characters and in universe world history have some really amazing lore and some ppl think its very lacking but i beg to differ. Another great lore vid lorebearian. I've thoroughly enjoyed listening to it as well as the one covering the royal family of bramis too. One thing i've noticed from watching both lore vids is that all of the atrocities witnessed and chaos and destruction that came upon mournsted all could've been prevented if harkyn or judge cleric would've just destroyed ardyr rune. But as usual mankind weakness to temptation from the devil's whisper always wins over eventually and screw everything up for the world.

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

Appreciate it, hope you enjoyed! Yes, it would seem not even demigods are immune to temptation, ambition, and the darker side of humanity. I've enjoyed what they created with most of these "moral gray" characters

@burnttoast26 5 ай бұрын

Great video, LotF lore is underrated Also I gotta say, normal "current"-Cleric (like in the intro cutscene and some art)is a bit of a looker

@Fourtytwoist 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for doing these. I know the games had mixed reception but I liked it quite a bit. And happy to have some lore to listen to while I replay it 😁

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! Yes, it's a shame the initial release was rocky and many people wrote it off; the game has an amazing world and framework

@Sometuy11A 4 ай бұрын

I keep coming back for the judge's fate section all the time; the narration, the music, and the ironic tragedy around the end make it so iconic.

@KnightfallVadder 5 ай бұрын

Great video, this game has amazing story and characters.

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

Appreciate it! Yes, it unfortauntely had a rough launch but the world and story they've created are remarkable

@matix1256 5 ай бұрын

another awsome lore

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed

@deliriushunter 5 ай бұрын

Hey, epic that this is here! Hope its unlisted soon so everyone can see it!

@chrisbaune9 5 ай бұрын

This is awesome. This is part of what keeps me playing; keeps me looking for more.

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

Appreciate it, to help people better connect with what they enjoy is why I started the channel!

@CubbTV 5 ай бұрын

i finished the game yesterday and saw your first video on the lore, and now there's another one what a coincidence ! Great video !

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

Appreciate it and congrats on the first playthrough!

@LightofRenewal 5 ай бұрын

Great video LB!

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

Appreciate it!

@JUDPT 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic work

@xGodsChosenOnex 5 ай бұрын

Keep The Lords videos coming 💪🏼💪🏼

@Dredge1990 5 ай бұрын

Great video. Be interested in some Of the Rhogar being explored if possible.

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

Appreciate the suggestion! Orius and the Crusaders are forth coming, then we shift focus to the mighty demon god

@evansnyamesah1755 5 ай бұрын

Been waiting for this 🔥💯

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

Hope it didn't disappoint!

@Sometuy11A 5 ай бұрын

Now this is a treat.

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed

@Sometuy11A 5 ай бұрын

@@TheLorebrarians Absolutely! Thank you.

@Sometuy11A 5 ай бұрын

After watching the entire thing, I have to say I'm absolutely floored by the incredible storytelling of the Lords of the Fallen. The tragic stories of Axiom make this an unparalleled experience for me.

@frapapcgaming 5 ай бұрын

Amazing video..congrats!

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed

@ReineOktabahr 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for new great video! I was glad to hear a tiny bit about Latimer as well) also the story pushed me to few questions: 1. If she sacrificed her arm to beacon, did it grow back? Because she has 2 everywhere in the game, or I am just unattentive 😅 2. Church of Orius growing from Cleric looks like a platform to establish new kingdom of mankind, free of Adyr's will, but has nothing to do with Orius himself. It's just an idea, but since Orius beheaded himself and is dead, does that me that Judge just used his name for own purposes? Also, since she was highly skilled in inferno magic, what if all of those "divine" skills where created by her, based on infernal knowledge she possesed? I know it's kind of conspiracy, but will be pretty cool of all the divine church being fake religion, based on infernal practises. For good purposes, but still manipulation. Thanks again, waiting for next videos!

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

Appreciate the insight! As for the hands, there's no specific reason. I assume since she kept her true corrupted form covered beneath a façade she is skilled at illusions/glamors

@jhitcho2026 5 ай бұрын

Your videos on this game help a lot to give context because the way the game was initially designed you had no time to stop and take it in.

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

Glad they prove helpful

@n7revan829 5 ай бұрын

Love these LotF vids

@amoney1421 3 ай бұрын

I wish we could "save" her and resurrect her through the form of iselle so she can undo all the malific hatred she unintentionally spread throughout her kingdom in her maddened state of mind.

@damienferguson8151 4 ай бұрын

Hey I gotta question when reading about the lampbearers it says even though she’s forgotten she was the true Cleric (exact spelling) does that mean the Cleric we fight isn’t the true one

@christopherway2546 5 ай бұрын

Hey, you gonna have to turn these out faster! I need more!

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

Appreciate it! Got several more in the works so stay tuned

@Sometuy11A 3 ай бұрын

Here are a few new insights I discovered with further research into the lore! While the intro cinematic makes it look like it's portraying the end of the war against Adyr, the presence of the hand of God indicates otherwise, as the rune of the Adyr item description states that the hand formed long after God's exile. "Once, some believed the colossal hand of Adyr to be the god's actual hand, the rest of his body buried beneath, but in reality, the formation manifested long after Adyr's exile, a symbol of his festering rage, powerful enough to cross dimensions." Perhaps even thousands of years after Adyr's defeat, if Kaslo is to be believed. "Thousands of years ago, Adyr did come to the battlefield. And that is where we defeated him." What I think is actually happening in the intro cinematic is the invasion of Mourstead to establish the beacons, which kind of goes along with the creative director's statements. "The Kingdom of Mournstead was a very successful, industrious place with a mine. But what you see there, the 'Oldest Disneyland' was not created by the Hallowed Sentinels [Servants of the Judge Clerics]." "Those people, those knights [Hallowed Sentinels], invaded a land; they took everything." The Rhogar we see in the intro possibly hint that the kingdom of mournstead was one of the last bastions of Adyr worship in Axiom and, as such, was reinforced by Adyr's Rhogar forces. Another thing that I find interesting, and that probably explains Ady's absolute bitterness and pettiness, is that he himself seems to suffer from the effects of exposure to the energies of his prison; he describes in his fights that after his exile, ages of torment followed. "You have no idea what it is to suffer such monstrous betrayal or to endure the ages of torment that follow." With half of his face already rotten off and his arm showing mutations similar to those experienced by the sundered monarch, it's likely the ages of torment he referred to were exposure to the realm's energies. "Once, all who exhibited any sign of the Rhogar corruption were purged with brutal efficiency in a desperate attempt to control its spread, but in their spiraling madness, the Hallowed Sentinels have come to regard their rotting flesh and tainted blood merely as a test of devotion."

@AHawks 3 ай бұрын

All this pain and suffering just because if evil was destroyed for good, judge would have no more power or purpose? There will always be evil lurking in the dark

@demonintellect9834 5 ай бұрын

How did she live for over 1500 years? Harkin lived a 1000 and some change due to an umbral parasite. Im guessing it was the power given to her?

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

Yes, the demi-god level powers inherent to the judges grant her longevity.

@joshgreene37 5 ай бұрын

Has anyone had any luck with finding her Remembrance Weapon’s special abilities?

@CuddlyBuns 4 ай бұрын

God damn... I've watched 4 hour long lore videos that played less ads than you have

@TheLorebrarians 4 ай бұрын

Appreciate the feedback

@user-tq6tf5wn1x 4 ай бұрын

Is there any evidence who the other two judges were

@stinyg 5 ай бұрын

Letss gooooo

@AmonnRa 5 ай бұрын

Will she return to her normal form if we don't do inferno ending?

@RyuKaguya 5 ай бұрын

No she became corrupted so their "benevolent" god smote her with orbital light lasers.

@s8theninjawarrior916 5 ай бұрын

Not likely... in the radiant ending, its stated that everything befouled by anything but Orius light is destroyed by Orius himself. And we see in the credits radiant pillars continuously striking Mournstead. In the umbral ending, everything is umbral, everything that dwells within Umbral is released on Axiom and I don't think that's a good thing for basically anything😅😅😅

@AmonnRa 5 ай бұрын

@@s8theninjawarrior916 Well it seems there is no good ending in game, of course inferno ending is best for dark paladin but helping Adyr destroying everything is not right thing, inferno ending reminds me of revenge of sith movie.

@Sometuy11A 5 ай бұрын

@@RyuKaguya TFW Pieta was likely killed by Orius in the Radiance ending.

@s8theninjawarrior916 5 ай бұрын

@@AmonnRa honestly, anything but the umbral ending 😅 at least in either other endings, there will be a world of living beings living in it, wether its through chaos or radiance. The radiant ending is technically the bitter/sweet ending, since yes, basically everyone we meet in game likely dies, but at least the world isn't governed by a blood fanatics who look like satanists

@WoodenChurch_041 4 ай бұрын

Hmm now I am starting to see why Orius did what he did. (spoilers) Hmm I'm starting to see why Orius went full nuclear upon Mournstead Sodom and Gomorrah style (its actually too much corruption which has become so perverted I don't think the people of mournstead can be reedemed and by judge cleric herself besides other things, its a bit too much but I starting to see why he is willing to kill everyone there), though this maybe unfair to the Judge Cleric and her followers and to Harkyn as well but at times I wonder if they should've never rebelled against Adyr at all even though that sounds sheepish of me to say.

@Riddick-ub8dj 5 ай бұрын

Is she human? How did she survive for so long, without aging?

@YEY0806 4 ай бұрын

That's the question I honestly have as well as with the other judges, how did they become superhuman

@BlueMoonFuzz 5 ай бұрын

Her story kind of reminds me of Darth Vader

@corpseflow 5 ай бұрын

I believe that the Adyr Ending is the true ending of the game.

@KnightfallVadder 5 ай бұрын

Well it's not, Dark Paladin's duty is to defeat Adyr not helping him to destroy everything, i think umbral ending is true ending but all endings are bad.

@Sometuy11A 5 ай бұрын

@@KnightfallVadder Your character isn't the dark Paladin; that would be Isaac. While the lampbearer was recruited by Dunmire, their motivations are their own, and they won't necessarily hold any duties. Also, Adyr doesn't destroy everything; the world likely just reverts to what it once was, but with more powerful Rhogar lords to ensure the betrayal never happens again.

@KnightfallVadder 5 ай бұрын

@@Sometuy11A Oh yes, I have deluxe edition with Dark Crusader so i forgot that, well at first I thought inferno ending is best but I changed opinion when i heard story about king Basim and his family, yes deathless one will die but so will Adyr, his followers and other fanatic Hallowed Sentinels so i suppose the rest humans will live in peace, also sorry for late response.

@Sometuy11A 5 ай бұрын

@@KnightfallVadder Not exactly; Orius and his church will purge everything deemed heretical. So expect Pieta, Winterberry and her kin, Byron, and a plenty of others to get completely wiped off simply because of their connections to something Orius dislikes. The same is true of religions that do not worship Orius. Adyr was blinded by his rage and desire for vengeance, which is understandable after being exiled from his home for thousands of years and the denizens of Mournstead worshipping Judge Cleric, his jailor. If he was intent on destroying everything, why did he stop with Mournstead? He does go too far when enraged, and King Bramis' fate was a tragedy, but I still think he's the best option overall, assuming he actually calms down after venting his spleen off. At least based on Iselle's memory, the world under Adyr was decent. There won't be any peace either in the Radiance ending; the mother's lull will continue to grow, and the lampbearer directly fed Adyr to the putrid mother so it dooms everything in the long term. I should also add that King Bramis wasn't exactly targeted by Adyr; he merely fell victim to the arbitrary nature of Rhogar affliction. It's no secret, though, that Adyr felt it was a happy accident, as he felt kings were usurping a title that was rightfully his, combined with the sheer bitterness he felt at being betrayed as well as the king's loyalty to the hallowed sentinels.

@dshearwf 5 ай бұрын

@@KnightfallVadder I mean, the Umbral ending how it is presented in game, is the absolute worst, destroying ALL gods and Axiom/Reality itself. I mean, at least under Adyr and Orius there is Axiom with humans living there. Look at young Judge Cleric and how her life was described: It was pretty normal human life, just under a satanic rulership of sorts? I mean it arguably was better than under the corrupted Hallowed Sentinel reign, razing everything in fire and pain. I feel like the whole Umbral ending would have worked better if that was split in two: Support the Putrid Mother to literally end everything or walk the path to halt and seal the influence for good, saving the world as a whole, given at large Umbral and the Putrid Mother are the real threat. Because, think about it: Pieta/Elianne is the ultimate tool of destruction just waiting to emerge to bring about the end in our stead anyways, if we follow the radiant/inferno ending. Adyr and Orious themselves are literally powerless against the Mother Putrid and Pieta/Elianne the ticking timebomb. We "dismantle" her in the Umbral Ending, but only to take her place and hasten the end of the world.

@Medsas 5 ай бұрын

how does she have two hands when you fight her if she sacrificed one to the beacon? 🧐

@TheLorebrarians 5 ай бұрын

A mystery I've been trying to solve. Either she is good at illusions (as evidenced by how she covers up her corruption completely with a façade), or else some magic/innate power used

@dshearwf 5 ай бұрын

My idea is, assuming the writers didn't drop it there, that she holds her standart with the severed hand, needing much less dexterity to wield (she just swings it sideways and thrusts with it). Other than that... we clearly just fight an illusion of her Radiant self and her real self is already completely corrupted, so the mutation easily could have made her regrow the hand, seeing what those do to other beings.