Dialogue note: Wandering Nobles

Reading into the dialogue, there seems to be a relational and comparative implication about the Wandering Nobles that seems to be an almost direct reference to the lore of the Great Caravan aka those buried in the Catacombs underneath Leyndell.

It is unknown exactly why the Great Caravan was initially buried there, but in the deleted questline with Kalè (the merchant from the Church of Elleh in Limgrave), the dialogue tends to emphasize that they themselves also did not understand why why were being punished and imprisoned within the catacombs, and that their worship of Frenzied Flame came about as an act of spite to curse the Golden Order for their actions (similar to the argument made by Fia and Those Who Live in Death.)

Going over the dialogue in the item descriptions related to the Wandering Nobles, it becomes a little clearer that there is a direct correlation:

“Abandoning their birthplace after the Shattering, these undead wanderers are the pitiful product of unending life.”

“The spirits of nobles who, after death, now wander the Lands Between. Surely they were in search of something once - but whatever it was has long been forgotten.”

Furthermore, we see this theme of being sent away from the capital is a theme shared by Banished Knights, Knights of Messmer, Godrick, Godfrey and even Marika herself.

TLDR: The Great Caravan was made to stay imprisoned, the nobles were made to wander afar— antitheses to what their societal roles ought to be just based on simple reasoning.

Kalé also mentions more about the nature of those who wander:

“My people, wanderers all, have long been spurned by the grace of gold. Which is why we cannot settle, but instead are forced into this pitiful, unceasing journey. But thanks to that, things are not so different for us now, though the Elden Ring is shattered. I think this makes us kindred spirits of sorts Your people, the Tarnished, and mine.”

“We have a saying, we wanderers. Lament not your solitude. Expect no sympathy. No regard. Nothing. But if anyone dares harm us, show them no mercy. That is our code, so to speak.”

The mention of solitude is a theme carried by Elemer of the Briar aka the Bell-Bearing Hunter, who finds himself with the blade of House Marais (re: Nobles), and he follows an ascetic journey to kill those who partake in the exchange of gold— nobles and merchants.

That’s all for now, but I thought it was important enough to note.