The Chains of Abscession
Centuries ago a priestess named Crella forged links of hook and chain that nothing could break, to hold the Dead God's strongest servants.
A priestess forged chains to bind the Dead God's servants, and the chains ended up on Pudge.
Centuries ago a priestess named Crella forged links of hook and chain that nothing could break, to hold the 's strongest servants. The Dead God's rot outgrew even her work. The chains took up the rhythm of the , let go of what they held, and went home to Rumusque to tear it down at the Dead God's command.
That done, they went looking for a master. They tried the way they try everything, by rotting him, and found the one body their decay could not get into. The Chains of Abscession serve him now, and he has taught them butchery.
On the field Undying watches the seams. 'Your stitching comes loose,' he tells him. Pudge, cutting him, finds nothing worth keeping: 'No choice cuts here, this meat's gone a bit off.'
Two descriptions name Crella's home differently, Vennepra in one and Rumusque in the other; the chains' story is the same in both.
The chains stay on Pudge, and the Dirge that turned them keeps its own counsel.
- UndyingServesThe Dead GodImplied
Thrown into the Dead God's yawning pit, he came out as the Undying, its herald. The god whose Legion razed raises its dead into its priesthood the same way.
- Ceaseless Dirge · Ability · Undying
Only when the of the ceases will this soldier's march finally end.
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- Item loreDota 2 client, items_english.txt, DOTA_Item_Desc_Feast_of_Abscession_Bundle: the Rumusque priestess Crella's chains, taken up with the rhythm of the Dirge, turned on her homeland at the Dead God's command and now serve Pudge
- Item loreDota 2 client, dota_english.txt, Debut_Arcana_Pudge_Lore: the Chains of Abscession, enchanted at the forge of Crella of Vennepra, find in Pudge a victim and a master immune to their decay
- Voice linesUndying to Pudge, undying_undying_rival_04 (Dota 2 client subtitles): 'Your stitching comes lose.'
- Voice linesPudge to Undying, pudge_pud_rival_01, pudge_toy_pug_ally_211_02 (Dota 2 client subtitles): […]; […]