Access to the Administrative Chamber (purchased through the House Contractor)."Sisyphus, I know you tend to be in remarkably good spirits, all things considered, but there must be something I can do to help with your predicament, isn't there?".Sisyphus' liberation quest begins with this piece of dialogue from Zagreus: In order to start Sisyphus' quest, you will need to be at 6 hearts with him, learned about his backstory, and to have spoken to Bouldy at least once previously (giving nectar to Bouldy is not required). Sisyphus' favor is earned by voiding his sentence.Īs you get to know Sisyphus, he will introduce you to Bouldy. Sisyphus' affinity gauge is maxed out at 9 hearts, requiring the gifting of 6 Nectar and 3 Ambrosia. If given Nectar, Sisyphus will give you the Shattered Shackle.Īfter 6 bottles of Nectar in total, further gifts will be locked until you complete his favor.Īfter completing his favor, giving Sisyphus Ambrosia will give you Companion Shady in exchange.
He has dark blond hair and wears a golden tiara on his forehead, wearing green clothes that are torn from intense exertion. Sisyphus is chained to a stone, and chains. The two are seen eternally together, inseparable, Sisyphus considers her his best friend. Sisyphus, clung to his stone, which he nicknamed Bouldy. He accepted his pointless job to the point where he actually befriended the boulder he was always forced to push. Sisyphus is kind, helpful, cheerful and friendly, Sisyphus is quite observant, and will gossip about various underworld matters, usually forced into a rut by the whips of the Furies. Every day he tries but at the end of the day, when he's almost at the crest, the boulder slips and falls back to the bottom, requiring him to start again the next day. Sent to Tartarus, Sisyphus was promised Elysium if he could push a boulder over a hill. The former king of Corinth, Sisyphus cheated death twice before his crimes caught up with him. Sisyphus is immune to damage, though he will respond if Zagreus takes a swing at him or Bouldy regardless. He can only appear once during each escape attempt. During these meetings, Sisyphus will offer Zagreus a choice between, 50-55 or 100. Zagreus can sometimes encounter Sisyphus taking a break from boulder-pushing while making his way through Tartarus. He refers to his boulder as " Bouldy", treating "him" as a friend and confidante, and speaks quite casually with Zagreus, whom he typically calls "Prince Z. In spite of his never-ending punishment, Sisyphus is generally good-humoured and polite, having had ample time to reflect on his deeds in life. The Furies - and Megaera in particular - torment him as he attempts to push the boulder, though with Zagreus' recent escape attempts, they appear to be slacking on this particular duty. His punishment is to roll a boulder up a steep hill the boulder, however, always rolls back down the hill before he reaches the top, despite his best efforts. He succeeded twice, each time only temporarily before the consequences caught up with him. Sisyphus is a former king sentenced to an eternity of punishment within Tartarus for attempting to cheat death. I pray that he shall find his muse eventually.Within the depths of Tartarus reside the most wretched of all the shades who linger for eternity within the Underworld, whose Lord and Master is especially unkind to those attempting to cheat death. But, sometimes, I fear that Orpheus seems to have lost more than his love. I empathize with his desire for reunion with the shade of one he's loved and lost. The Master seems to take some pity on him, though, or simply likes his songs he serves as court musician in the House. He now resides among us permanently, ever mournful of what could have been. '.No one sings a sweeter, sadder song than Orpheus, who, if I'm to understand correctly, is among the only mortals who once ventured down into the Underworld, and returned to tell the tale. However, because he has lost his muse, Orpheus is currently unable to bring himself to sing. Although he was ultimately unable to bring her back to life, he charmed Hades with his music such that after his death, Hades employed Orpheus as his court musician. During his life, he lost his wife and muse Eurydice and ventured to the Underworld to plea for her return. Michael Ailshie Orpheus is a legendary musician, poet, and prophet.
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