Altasgracias

"Our rageful voices were banished then. Now the Miracle has made them eternal."

**Altasgracias** is a being with a female body, very long dark hair, and three, distinct conjoined faces and voices. She is the result of three sisters who were all due to be married, but did not want to be wedded. They prayed to the Miracle for aid, and in response their hair continuously grew and enveloped them into a knotted, hairy egg: inside, the three sisters became a single fused being with a feminine body and a long mane of hair and beard that shrouded her.

It is implied that **Altasgracias** andTres Angustias are connected, and it is possible that the boss symbolizes the anguish and pain of the three sisters, hence the name "three anguishes".

**Altasgracias** can be found at the very bottom of Grievance Ascends, in a cave where a giant egg made of dark hair is in her place. Once the items Black Grieving Veil, Torn Bridal Ribbon, and Melted Golden Coins are offered to the egg, **Altasgracias** will hatch from the egg and give the Penitent One the Egg of Deformity.

Upon completing the **Egg of Deformity** quest, **Altasgracias** will be gone and the Knot of Hair can be found where she was previously sitting.

**Altasgracias** cannot be attacked. She makes small movements such as leaning and scratching her beard.

 **Talking** | Our rageful voices were banished then. Now the Miracle has made them eternal.
Remember that only the Holiness can bless this gift so that it is without sin.
 **Talking Again** | Leave now. Our deformities will depart to the other side of The Dream to find absolution.

## Relevant Item Descriptions

No. 1 "Yes, brother, it's been a long time since I stopped officiating nuptials. Since the day those three sisters embraced each other, praying, since the day they asked the Miracle itself to help them to avoid such a holy bond."

No. 2 "No one knows what they asked for in that prayer, nor why they didn't want to be wedded. The Miracle, with its grievous plans, went to the aid of the sisters, if you can call that aid."

No. 3 "I was there, I bore witness to that... creation. The hairs of the sisters grew and braided, wrapping around them, making a terrifying crunching noise until it covered them completely, shaping itself as an egg, an egg made of rough, knotty hair."

We will enclose our voices inside this egg, our tongues that endlessly twist and grow in order to escape. Knots of a freedom we never had. Our hair will cover this ovum with cold until the heat of embers makes it hatch.

These are the three tongues born from the monstrosity. Three tongues that are three voices. Three cries in harmony. The tongues are knotted into one. Roots grow and twist in their presence, just like the hair of what were once three sisters.

## Trivia

* The character is inspired by the Sevillian legend of *Santa Librada*. One of the young adopted daughters of the king of Portugal was due to be married to the king of Sicily against her will. She prayed to God to make her hideous so her betrothed would be unwilling to marry her. Afterwards, hair grew all over her face and body. The king of Portugal deemed this an act of heresy and sentenced her to die on the cross.
* Additional analysis of this character is available in this article by Dr Jack Orchard.