Childbed

> "The Child stirs. Even in its state of unbeing, it instinctively seeks to become.
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> It has found Great Hosts, and coalesces within.
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> As its scattered thoughts come together, they grow clearer."
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> - Assistant

## Bosses

### Great Prey

Surrogate Vulture, Giant Of Eyes

**Childbed** is a zone in *Grime's* Colors of Rot DLC.

## Description

Childbed is filled with the influence of the Child. Filled with dull vegetation, flesh-resembling ladders and volatile prey, it creates a putrid and foreboding environment.

## Lore

When the Worldparent died, its unborn Child known as Vered was not fully formed. Because of this, it tirelessly sought Breath in an attempt to become. It is unknown whether the Child originated in Childbed, but in an attempt to deter the Child from usurping all the Breath of the Worldparent, Shidra of The Worldpillar sealed the Child away in Childbed, dispersing it into insubstantial thoughts.

Unfortunately, this caused the Child to be able to spread its thoughts into those closest to where it was contained, causing victims to sprout flowers or eyes, and compelling them to serve the Child and seek Breath to give to it. The Child's influence spread to the very vegetation in the walls of the Childbed, reforming them into tiny creatures known as Bondlings, who spread far and wide, infecting areas beyond the reach of the Child itself. The sheer amount of these Bondlings overtook another part of the Worldparent, forming the Garden.

## Surrogates

There are a total of two Surrogates in Childbed.

## Environmental Details

### Hazards

* Gravity
* Electric Flowers
* Electric Platforms
* Vines
* Spike Clusters
* Teeth

### Points Of Interest

* Directly below the location of the lift to Worldpillar, you can find the device which contains the Child. Disperse its hosts and find all of its scattered thoughts to unlock dialogue, and obtain three Fetal Pearls to receive a fourth upon interacting with it, as well as receiving Neonatal Levolam.
* All the way to the right of the location of the Worldpillar lift, go up to find the area where you may obtain the Strand Of The Child.
* To the right of the Enveloping Petals Surrogate, the Rockbed Trader will be on the first ledge to the left of the ladder down to where you fight the Giant Of Eyes. Interact to purchase its wares.

### Secrets

* By taking a secret path above where you defeat the Surrogate Vulture, you will have access to the passages which connect to the Worldpillar elevator shaft. This will allow you to obtain an extra Hunt Point, the Sickleback Armor set, and secret dialogue with one of the Assistants.
* All the way to the right of where you defeat the Giant Of Eyes, you will encounter a wall that is breakable from either side. Go through the area to obtain Bloodmetal as well as the Waneblood Armor set. This is also where a respawning Garden Walker will be located.

## Characters

* Rockbed Trader
* Assistants
* Goldhead (NG+)
* The Child

## Prey

### Lesser Prey

* Rockbed
* Flowerhead
* Flower Fighter
* Floret
* Rabideye
* Joltlegs

### Great Prey

* Surrogate Vulture
* Giant Of Eyes

## Loot

### Consumables

* Clutching Root
* Urn Of Volatile Eyes
* Pillar Fragment
* Awakening Gasp
* Whole Husk
* Shard Field
* Levolam Dust
* Neonatal Levolam
* Breathdew Fragment
* Breathdew Shard
* Breathdew Droplet

### Upgrade Items

* Bloodmetal
* Crimson Ichor
* Motley Pearl

### Weapons

* Tooth Fist
* Spinesword
* Spineaxe
* Centipede Whip

### Armor

* Marrow Armor
* Blooming Armor
* Waneblood Armor
* Horned Traveler Armor
* Pearlplate Armor
* All Dreamborn Armor (NG+)

## Trivia

* The word *childbed* is an archaic form of the term *childbirth*.
	+ It could also refer to a crib or bed in which a child or infant sleeps in.
* The Great Prey present here, the Surrogate Vulture and Giant of Eyes, are optional, and do not need to be fought to progress through the story.