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What the four discs actually share

Valicia is the world name. Verdite, Granatyki, and Egret are the kingdoms in the telling after Harvine. Seath and Guyra come from the Vallad split, white and black. The Moonlight Sword and Dark Slayer are the paired blades, not two names for one object. Houser, Jean Alfred Forester, and Lyle are the family that crosses the 1994 tomb and the 1996 kingdom. Aleph is a Granatyki prince on Melanat and is not that family. Devian is Heladin in 2001.

I keep Heladin on a side rail. The Ancient City repeats the sword and the slow first-person body. It does not walk you back to Verdite Castle. Idol of Sorrow is that game's relic, not the Verdite crystal.

Years between Melanat and the Verdite crisis are disputed in retellings. I do not pick five, ten, or fifteen. The dragon page holds the same refusal: Seath. The place page is Verdite. The studio history is FromSoftware.

Video thumbnail: Majuular's King's Field series retrospective
Video thumbnail: A Dark Journey Through King's Field | Series Retrospective by Majuular. Published 2023-09-27; source checked 2026-11-07.
Video thumbnail: Urien84's King's Field 1994 longplay, showing first-person combat
Video thumbnail: Kings Field [PSX /PS1 DEC 1994] (Gameplay Playthrough Longplay HD HQ By Urien84 PART1) by By Urien84 Longplays. Published 2022-11-26; source checked 2026-11-07.

FAQ

Are all four games one story?

The first three Japanese games share Verdite's family and the dragons. The Ancient City is a related strand in Heladin.

Who splits into Seath and Guyra?

Vallad, in the lore notes. I do not add a date for the split.

Is there a King's Field bible?

No single book is the source of this page. It is the overlap of the game articles and the wikis.

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