Escribar

"I curse you forever in name. I bless you forever in death."

**His Holiness Escribar** is presumably the papal figure of Cvstodia and final boss of Blasphemous.

He can be heard in the game at various points of progress describing the events of the Turned Throne and the Burnt Tree.

The Miracle transformed him into an abominable creature after the events of the **Turned Throne and the Burnt Tree**. Now, he resides in the highest tower of the Mother of Mothers, awaiting the day that someone comes with the sword that can end his life.

The Wounds of Eventide DLC unlocks a new True Ending, and with it, a new third form for Escribar, who is once again the final boss.

## Behaviour and Tactics

His Holiness Escribar uses elemental spells to attack. Every time he casts one, a shield will also appear, protecting him from damage. During the fight he will cast a spell, turn invisible, and then teleport to another part of the room.

* **The Fiery Miracle**: A flame portal appears above Escribar, and shoots fireballs at the Penitent One. The fire rate slowly increases. The shield lasts for 3 seconds.
* **The Arcane Miracle**: Magic missiles are shot horizontally, alternating between an upper and lower trajectory. The shield lasts for 3 seconds.
* **The Putrid Miracle**: Toxic bubbles appear randomly at the top of the arena and move towards the Penitent One. The shield lasts for the entire duration of the attack.
* **The Fulgurant Miracle**: Lightning are struck on or near the Penitent One's position. The shield lasts for the entire duration of the attack.

The **Fireballs** are quicker in succession and have less spacing, making the dodging timing more difficult. They cannot be hit or blocked. His protective circle will not last the entire length of the **Fireballs** attack, so he can be hit during this time.

The **Toxic Bubbles** can be reflected by hitting them and, if aimed at Escribar, can damage him through his shield, though very little. The bubbles are notably slower than the other projectiles so they can easily be dodged. Despite appearances, the gas cloud released on impact does not damage the Penitent One.

When **Escribar** uses **The Arcane Miracle**, the first projectile will be at head height and the following one will be at ankle height. Due to the fact that they are spaced out, the most effective strategy for avoiding these is to crouch under the higher projectiles and jump over the lower ones. Alternatively, if the Penitent One can get behind **Escribar**, he will not be hit by any of them. Three seconds after the spell is cast, he can be attacked until the spell ends.

When **Escribar** uses **The Fulgurant Miracle,** lightning will be cast 4 times, alternating between one strike on the Penitent One's position, and two at his sides. The lighting's position is indicated by flowing energy. Constant movement is sufficient to dodge this attack.

To defeat **Escribar** as quickly as possible, he should be attacked immediately upon seeing him. If he is attacked quickly enough, he won't have a chance to cast a spell and will simply teleport away. Then he can be attacked again and the process repeated until he is destroyed.

## Achievements

Beat His Holiness Escribar.

 **Before Boss fight** | In my dreams I heard your footsteps coming closer. In my dreams I tried to talk to you, and introduce myself.
Guardian of the Miracle, and of the Miracle banner, with great pain, I carry the emblem of the Father.
I am the hands of bloodied skin, I am the eyes from which our Mother gazes.
But nothing I know of you, apart from your cold, nameless visage.
Apart from your callused and wounded hands. Apart from the mourning of your deaths.
No. I know nothing of you, only the Miracle knows.
Now, may your sword full of guilt, with mine of gold, collide.
Let them hurt and march in procession.
I curse you forever in name.
 **Before Final Encounter** | You have shattered the mirror in which you saw me sleep.
Now you see me awoken as the son of the True Miracle.

## Relevant Item Description

The Works and Graces of the Sorrowful Miracle. First Verse
The great dry tree into which His Holiness was transformed by work and grace of the Miracle burned in a night of heavy storms. It burned for ninety days, and as it was consumed, it left an enormous pile of ashes that covered the cathedral's main ambulatory tower, leaving His Holiness' Turned Throne on the top. All those who were present, and all those who arrived and tried to climb to the summit, were swallowed by the ashes. And the cathedral fell silent.

The Works and Graces of the Sorrowful Miracle. Second Verse.
The wind blew strongly through the fractures of the cathedral that the Great Tree had originated, lifting the ash creating dense gray clouds, hiding the whole Mother Church and drowning her in a deep darkness of lead. The ground began to tremble. Then a terrible cry was heard from the depths of the mountain of ash. And that cry was joined by more and more. Guttural screams, animal roars, monsters, and one which was heard above all: the scream of an old man, which resounded gravely, as out of the throat of a giant.

The Works and Graces of the Sorrowful Miracle. Third Verse
All those who once were swallowed by the ashes emerged from it in great hordes: the Hordes of the Miracle, the Punished. With only faith in their minds and only rage in their guts. Willing to punish all those who had escaped from such a holy fate, from the will of the Miracle itself.

## Gallery

Mask partially open.Mask fully open.Concept art, by Juan Miguel López Barea.Concept art, by Juan Miguel López Barea.
## Trivia

* He appears in multiple cutscenes along the story, usually after each Boss fight, trying to contact The Penitent One.
* The songs, "Peldaños Hacia la Santidad" and "Mirada de Culpa" on the official Blasphemous soundtrack are what play during Escribar's first and second phases of his boss fight, respectively.