DARK SOULS 1 QUESTS - STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

[REWARDS: Emit Force miracle; Tiny Being's Ring; Pierce Shield; x1 Titanite Slab]

- first encounter: at entrance of Sen's Fortress (this step is skippable)

- second encounter: Siegmeyer will be located inside Sen's Fortress on a ledge near the part where you deal with the boulders for the first time (this step is skippable)

- third encounter: He will be in Anor Londo castle, talk to him then kill all 3 silver knights in the next room, talk to him again and get Tiny Being's Ring

- fourth encounter: Get Lordvessel and warp to Firelink Shrine, speak to him, say "YES" and he will give you Emit Force miracle

- fifth encounter: Reload area, Siegmeyer moved to Blighttown. Meet him there and give him Purple Moss Clump, he will give you Pierce Shield

- sixth and last encounter: Lost Izalith, near Bed of Chaos boss there is a crumbling floor, downside you'll find Siegmeyer watching x4 Chaos Eaters in the mud:

- BEFORE talking to him:
- get down and kill 2-3 Chaos Eaters - do NOT kill them all
- get back to Siegmeyer

- Talk to him and he will jump down to fight monsters - he MUST survive that fight with minimum damage taken (HP>50%) so do your best to clear remain monsters asap
- Talk to him one more time and if he says that he need a "rest" and "will recover shortly" you succeeded if he says something else then the quest is failed because he got too much damage

- The Duke's Archives: outside near entrance to Crystal Cave there is a Gold Crystal Golem, kill him to free Sieglinde of Catarina, talk to her, answer "YES"

- Firelink Shrine bonfire: meet Sieglinde here one more time, answer "YES" to her question

- Ash Lake:
- reach and lit the bonfire, warp to Firelink Shrine and speak to Sieglinde: she will say that she finally found her father location
- warp back to Ash Lake and find her near Sigemeyer's dead body, talk to her and get x1 Titanite Slab

- quest completed

[ALL 3 INVASIONS MUST BE TRIGGERED TO GET ALL REWARDS]

[BACKUP GAME SAVE FILES BEFORE EACH INVASION TO EFFECTIVELY FARM]

[REWARDS: Spiked Shield; Barbed Straight Sword; Armor of Thorns]

- Kill in Depths (Gaping Dragon boss must be alive)
- Kill in Demon Ruins (Demon Firesage boss must be alive, Lordvessel set)
- Kill in Lost Izalith (The Bed of Chaos boss must be alive)
- Loot Kirk corps in Quelaag's Domain and get his armor set: Armor of Thorns
- quest completed

[REWARDS Death path: White Sign Soapstone; Sunlight Maggot helm]

[REWARDS Kill path: White Sign Soapstone; Sunlight Maggot helm; Sunlight Straight Sword; Sunlight Talisman; Sunlight Shield; Iron and Sun Set]

[REWARDS Alive path: White Sign Soapstone; Sunlight Maggot helm]

- first time met in Undead Burg, got white soapstone

- then met in Anor Londo, in bonfire room

- met near broken statue in Undead Burg under Hellkite Wyvern area

=> Lost Izalith => CHOOSE PATH:

-> DEATH PATH: ["NORMAL PATH"]
- Speak with Solaire after the Boss Centipede Demon (he starts going insane)
- Reach the Lost Izalith shortcut gate
- He will attack you (he is gone mad), kill him
- Loot his body
- Quest completed

-> KILL PATH:
- Kill Solaire before he goes insane, anywhere before Lost Izalith shortcut gate encounter
- Loot his corps
- Reach the gate to Bed of Chaos boss, kill red-eyed chaos bug and loot Sunlight Maggot helm
- Quest completed

-> ALIVE PATH :
- Method 1: Chaos Covenant
- Join Chaos Servant
- Offer 30 humanities
- Unlock shortcut to Lost Izalith
- Kill red-eyed chaos bug and loot Sunlight Maggot helm

- Method 2: Poison Mist pyromancy [RECOMMENDED WAY]
- Use Poison Mist through closed gate untill the red eyed Chaos Bug dies (and drops the Sunlight Maggot)
- Kill Boss Demon Firesage
- Kill Centipede Demon boss and talk to Solaire (he starts going insane)
- Go other side of the shortcut in Lost Izalith, Solaire will be standing there unaffected by red-eyed chaos bug
- Loot Sunlight Maggot helm from earlier poisoned chaos bug

- Method 3: NPC aggro
- Kill Boss Centipede Demon
- Hit (use fists) Solaire until he aggro (NPC aggro duration is infinite in Dark Souls unless you perform an absolution and so his questline is "paused")
- Clear Lost Izalith map and reach the red-eyed Chaos Bug without opening the shortcut
- Kill the red-eyes Chaos-Bug
- Request absolution from NPC Oswald of Carim.
- Solaire questline is resumed

=> Now Solaire will remain alive at the spot where he was suposed to loose his mind

=> Speaking with him here will allow you to summon him during BOSS Gwyn, Lord of Cinder fight

- Quest completed

[FULL REWARDS: x5 Humanity; Sunlight Medal; Ring of Favor and Protection; Favor Set; Dingy Set; Anastacia will be able to speak]

[PARTIAL REWARDS (if Lautrec killed earlier): x5 Humanity; Sunlight Medal; Ring of Favor and Protection; x1 PvE sin]

- First found in the Undead Parish, locked up in a prison cell, free him
- Get back to Firelink Shrine and speak to him and he'll give you a Sunlight Medal as a reward
Lautrec will stay in Firelink Shrine until you have either rung both bells, or taken the Fire Keeper Souls from the Undead Parish and Blighttown, whichever occurs first

-> FULL QUEST PATH:
- Then he will kill Anastacia and disappear (regardless if he was freed from his cell or not).
- When you return to firelink, check Anastacia’s cave to find her dead body and Dingy Set + Black Eye Orb which you can use to find Lautrec again, and reclaim Anastacia’s stolen soul.
Bonfire of Firelink Shrine is now disabled until end of the questline
- After obtaining the Black Eye Orb from Anastacia's body, proceed to Anor Londo
- Use the Black Eye Orb to invade Lautrec’s realm
- After you have killed Lautrec, you can either return to Firelink Shrine and visit Anastacia’s cave to return her soul
Bonfire of Firelink Shrine is now re-enabled
- quest completed

-> ALTERNATIVE PATH:
- Kill Lautrec in Firelink Shrine and get partial rewards
- request absolution
- quest completed

[REWARDS NORMAL PATH: Replenishment miracle; Prayer gesture; Ivory Talisman; x7 humanities; all Reah's miracle spells]

[REWARDS ALTERNATIVE PATH: Replenishment miracle; Prayer gesture; x3 Humanties]

- Appears next to Petrus of Thorolund, along with her two escorts Vince and Nico, after defeating the Capra Demon
- Tomb of Giants:
- Reach Bonfire1, you will find here NPC Patches, speak to him, answer "No" to his question about cleric
- Follow his "advice" and look down to make Patches the Hyena kicks you into
- Kill hollowed Vince and Nico then talk to Reah and get reward Replenishment
- She is rescued now and will relocate and sell advanced miracles, at the altar in the Undead Parish
- Get back to Bonfire1 and re-speak to Patches he will ask your forgiveness
- After this dialogue proceed to kill boss Nito and he will become a merchant in Firelink Shrine

-> CHOOSE PATH:

-> NORMAL PATH (Reah dies):
- BEFORE you beat x2 boss do following (or Petrus will kill her):
- talk to her to get Prayer gesture
- buy ALL her spells
- continue adventure
- find her in The Duke's Archives
- she has gone hollow, and will attack, but is mostly harmless.
- drops the Ivory Talisman and 7 humanities when killed
- quest completed

-> ALTERNATIVE PATH (Reah is alive in Undead Parish):
- Talk to Reah and get Prayer gesture
- NPC Petrus of Thorolund:
- if needed buy Thorolund Talisman for 5.000 (best talisman for FTH < 30)
- if needed using Dark Hand steal x3 Humanities (depends on your Darkwraith covenant rank)
- kill Petrus (enjoy)
- Reah of Thorolund is safe now but remember: Do NOT buy ALL her spells to avoid her moving in Duke's Archives
- quest completed

[REWARDS: Dark Silver Tracer; Gold Tracer; Lord's Blade Set]

- kill BOSS Artorias The Abysswalker
- warp to Firelink Shrine bonfire
- warp back to Oolacile Township bonfire
- she can be found in boss fight arena, praying
- do not talk to her, just kill her and loot
- quest completed

There is total of 7 NPC invasion occurencies accros main game and DLC (Kirk invades 3 times).

[TO TRIGGER INVASION YOU MUST BE IN HUMAN FORM AND AREA BOSS MUST BE ALIVE]

Depths:
Kirk, Knight of Thorns: Invades near the exit from the Basilisks and may drop Barbed Straight Sword and/or Spiked Shield.

Blighttown:
Maneater Mildred: In the Swamp, triggered by walking in the area near the bonfire. Drops the Butcher Knife.

Painted World of Ariamis:
Xanthous King, Jeremiah: drops the Notched Whip, spawns around the area with impaled hollows and three lootable corpses.
Once defeated head toward exit of Painted World, before you get close to the end of the walkway, on the left you will find his corpse and Xanthous Set.
[WARNING: do NOT let him approach cliff or he will fall and so Notched Whip will be lost until NG+]

Tomb of the Giants:
Paladin Leeroy: After the last bonfire, and before Gravelord Nito. Triggered when walking into the cave area. Drops the hammer Grant and the shield Sanctus.
Find his corpse near Altar of the Gravelord bonfire (Nito's boss room also room for the Gravelord Servant covenant) containing Paladin Armor Set
[WARNING: attract him into cave or he may fall and so Grant and Sanctus Shield will be lost until NG+]

Demon Ruins:
Kirk, Knight of Thorns: Invades on the ledge right before the Capra Demon congregation. May drop Barbed Straight Sword and/or Spiked Shield. Kirk does not invade here if the Lordvessel has not been placed yet.

Lost Izalith:
Kirk, Knight of Thorns: Spawns next to the Fog Door leading to the Bed of Chaos. May drop Barbed Straight Sword and/or Spiked Shield.
If defeated him in all x3 locations - find his corpse in Quelaag's Domain, in the Covenant room, containing his Armor of Thorns Set.
[WARNING: backup save file to be sure to get his Barbed Straight Sword and Spiked Shield]

Oolacile Township:
Marvelous Chester: Spawns down the stairs near the first Bloathead Sorcerer (which is part of the Artorias of the Abyss DLC).