Ecclesia

Ecclesia (pronounced ecc-le-se-a) is one of many organizations founded in the 19th Century to oppose Dracula. It is found and led by Barlowe, who has come into possession of the remains of Dracula's soul. He is the creator of Dominus, the glyph said to be able to defeat Dracula once and for all. Albus is the Chief Researcher of the organization, prior to his defection.

Location
Ecclesia's site is the first stage in the game and Shanoa's home base in the game. She can go there to consult with her master Barlowe at any time during the game. It is where Dracula's remains were kept and where the ritual to use Shanoa to host Dominus was held. This ritual was interrupted by Albus. Shanoa then lost her memories and had to be retrained by Barlowe in order to use her glyphs before she is sent on her mission to retrieve Dominus from Barlow. It is mostly devoid of enemies, other than a few used for training. Barlowe eventually must be fought though when Shanoa learns the truth about Ecclesia. In Albus mode, Ecclesia is unlocked after defeating Albus in mystery manor and Barlowe will attack the player immedately when Albus enters his room.

Enemy Data
Note: In hard mode, the skeletons used for training are replaced with skeleton heroes. This can be dangerous if the player is not prepared considering that the skeleton heroes can kill the player in two hits.

Spoiler
Barlowe is later revealed that he had been deceiving both Albus &amp; Shanoa all along, in to actually helping him revive Dracula, however Shanoa (guided by Albus's spirit) managed to defeat Dracula using the Dominus (Albus' spirit restored Shanoa memories &amp; emotions, then sacrificed himself allowing Shanoa to live) and Barlowe's plans where foiled.

Background Music
A Prologue (Ecclesia), Sapphire Elegy (Barlowe's rooms)

Related Locations

 * Monastery - The next stage

Trivia

 * Ecclesia can refer to a church, or more distinctly, an orthodox Christian church, as εκκλησία (pronounced ecc-le-se-a) in Greek means church.