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We actually have anything to trade with the birb at this point aside from the starting gift we picked?
Accursed Citrine - Yet another Dark Soul/Madoka Magica Crossover
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No, but it'd be good to know she's here for later, assuming the QM doesn't move her like they're considering doing with the doll.
Also, in the game itself she doesn't actually show up until the return trip for some reason, though the nest is already present.
Trade Oriko's soul gem shard, duh
This makes the crow drop off an entire Oriko, thus completing our quest
Well, going off the other Soul item exchange present in DkS1, Manus' Soul for Pursuers, the more likely scenario is she somehow whips up an Oriko-themed Sorcery / Miracle....
... or it's another 'you traded in a unique item, therefore you get a twinkling titanite' situation, like with the Porcine Shield trade.
E: Technically there's also the Gwyn's Soul for Sunlight Spear exchange, but that's from the Sunlight Altar, not the crow.
Second Edit: Actually, upon review of Snuggly's trades, when offered unique or rare items she gives another unique/rare item in exchange: the Skull Lantern trades for the Ring of Fog, the Sunlight Maggot trades for the Old Witch's Ring - in what appears to be a subtle hint towards how to save Solaire - and the Xanthous Crown trades for a second Ring of Favor and Protection.
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Crow only wants warm things and soft things. I don't think gems are either of those.
Edit to avoid double posting: I just noticed oscar doesn't actually have the proper stats to weild his weapon, no wonder he lost to the tutorial boss.
dark souls 1 wiki about astora's straight sword said:
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I've always imagined Soul Gems give off a subtle warmth along with their glow. As the glow dims and is replaced by taint, it becomes colder.
That said, let's not trade the soul of Kirika's dead girlfriend for a spell. I don't think Oriko's magic fits Kirika anyway.
Damnit, this is what I get for not being super familiar with stats. I probably should've checked that beforehand, but just went with a slightly better starting knight.
Fixed now.
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To be fair, 'Knight but better' is probably pretty accurate for Oscar anyway - he's literally wearing the Elite Knight set, and uses the associated sword and shield.
E: ... All at +6, apparently, though that may just be to boost his defenses to match the level assumed for the Asylum revisit.
Second edit: His sword's +8 and his shield's +5, actually. Yeah, I think this isn't supposed to reflect his actual abilities - with gear like that he'd have stomped the Asylum Demon before it could so much as look at him funny.
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I just remember that sword in particular because its the easiest way to get a weapon that can kill the skeletons in the graveyard and catacombs without them reanimating because its a divine type weapon.
Guess that makes sense if you're going for an early graveyard/Pinwheel run; I usually just come back from Anor Londo with the Occult Club and downgrade it to divine really quick, if I don't just speedrun my way to each of the necromancers instead.
And seeing as I apparently haven't voted yet:
[X] Head for the exit
I don't see much reason to stick around, unless we really want to search until we pick up the Rusted Ring. Honestly, I just don't see said ring being that useful for a superhuman magical girl who can just hop island to island in Blight Town, or probably Get Up On The Hydra's Back at Darkroot Basin.
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Gotta go get that rite of kindling for that extra healing.
True, true; though honestly I've played DS1 enough times at this point that I rarely need more than the ten flasks you can get before the rite of kindling. You'd think an SL1 run would change that with like, late Anor Londo and the O&S duel, but in that case you're just busy dying so fast that the healing is useless anyways
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These days I usually play dark souls modded and the bleeder curse makes it hard to not priorities healing.True, true; though honestly I've played DS1 enough times at this point that I rarely need more than the ten flasks you can get before the rite of kindling. You'd think an SL1 run would change that with like, late Anor Londo and the O&S duel, but in that case you're just busy dying so fast that the healing is useless anyways
Except don't, because getting it too early breaks Rhea's quest.
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I tend to ignore quest if they don't involve something I want for my current build when I'm playing, and this isn't the game proper so we hardly have to be concerned with a script.
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Edit: Got bored, so I went through and gave all the stuff in Kirika's inventory item descriptions.
Edit: Got bored, so I went through and gave all the stuff in Kirika's inventory item descriptions.
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Part 6: Undead Asylum VI/Firelink Shrine I
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[X] Head for the exit
"You certainly seem to act differently to girls your age." Oscar says, eyeing you through his helmet. After a moment, he nods towards a big set of doors in one wall of the courtyard. "Anyway, there's nothing left here but mindless Hollows. We should move on before another of those demons show up."
"We? Who said we're working together? I'm not getting caught up in your prophecy of gods and bells and stuff. I need to find Oriko." Even as you say this, you make for the doors Oscar indicated. He said himself that there's nothing left here, so no point sticking around.
The knight lets out a sigh, shaking his head as he follows you. "I owe you my life, therefore I'll offer my assistance in searching for your missing friend. Besides, I would be breaking my oath as a knight if I abandon a young maiden to wander such a dangerous land without escort."
You place your foot against the heavy wooden doors and push-kick them in. They swing open with loud creaks, one nearly flying off its rusted hinges.
"Even if you seem to be a… capable warrior." Oscar adds, taking a moment to look up and the half-shattered hinges.
You stride through the big open room inside and approach a large metal door. Quiet wailing echoes in from a small gate to the left and you feel vibrations of very heavy footsteps directly beneath you. Weird. Why is everything so dreary in this place? Hopefully not everywhere's like this…
You push against the big doors to little effect. Oscar comes up besides you and points at an unnecessarily big keyhole.
"That key I gave you earlier. This is the door it goes to."
"Right, forgot about that." You reply, digging said key out from your little bag and looking the thing over.
It certainly matches the hole, the thing's thicker than your finger. Weighty too, you note for the first time. The key fits the lock easily, but catches for a moment when you try to turn it. You solve this issue with a bit of force, almost snapping the rusty metal key in the process.
It takes just as much force to push the large metal doors open. For the effort, you're greeted with a solid face full of chilling cold wind that hits you hard. Even if you're wearing the winter version of your school uniform, it's by no means designed to be worn at the top of a mountain. The chill immediately bites into every patch of exposed skin and you find yourself shivering.
Grumbling at the cold, you mentally shut off the feeling in your body and welcome the uncanny sensation of pure nothingness. Your breadth is white as you step out onto a broken rocky outcrop hanging out over a long drop. A poorly maintained path passes up past some kind of makeshift graveyard and through some ruined walls, with snow piling up in the cracks and corners.
"I hope everywhere in this place isn't as cold as here." You comment, not even noticing the snow and wind anymore as you step down off a small stone foundation and start following the path up.
"No, thankfully." Oscar replies, wisps of white rising up out through his visor as he follows after you. "The chill is supposed to keep the Undead imprisoned inside too cold to try escaping, I suspect."
The path comes to a sudden end not too far up, cutting off at a sheer cliff overlooking the distant mountain range. As far as the eye can see, there's nothing but snow, mountains and grey clouds. You feel a hint of sadness that you don't get to share this view with Oriko before annoyance takes over.
"Well, this went nowhere fast."
"It's definitely not quite what I was expecting…" Oscar replies, leaning forward to peak over the edge. "We're definitely not getting down this way."
Sighing, you kick a pile of snow off the edge. "How'd you get up here? Can't we just go back the way you came?"
He shakes his head. "I was dead when they brought me here, so I didn't see how I arrived. Hmm, what's this?" He muses, kneeling down and digging something black out of the snow.
"A… feather?"
"From an awfully big bird, it would seem." Oscar says, standing and holding the feather up to look at. It's definitely pretty big; maybe from a bigger than any bird you've even. Even so, it still flails about in the wind, a few snowflakes drifting off of it.
"So, Mr Knight," You say, kicking another clump of snow off the cliff "what do we-"
Oscar raises his hand to interrupt you and looks out at the mountain range. "Did you hear that?"
"Hear what…?" You ask, frowning. You can barely hear him over the roar of the wind, let alone… Huh, nevermind. Was that… a crow?
"There, did you see that?" He adds, pointing down at a seemingly uninteresting patch of mountain. He draws his sword and holds it at the ready. "A black shadow. It must've been huge, judging by the distance."
You didn't see anything, but a rhythmic beating reaches your ears despite the wind. A loud screech pierces the roar, sounding close.
"I think we should move back in-" Oscar begins. He's suddenly cut off by a massive black shadow shooting up over the cliff. Large claws wrap around you and Oscar, and you're both lifted up off of the ground.
Your combat reflexes kick in and you immediately summon your magical attire and claws. You take a few swipes at this giant beast. The thing lets out a shriek when you scratch a big gash down the side of the thing and it lets you go.
Taking even a few seconds to think about what you were doing probably would've been a smart idea, because you suddenly find yourself plummeting through the open sky. At least from this new distance, you can see that the big shadow that grabbed you is a giant crow. Oscar's still flailing about in its grasp, although his efforts seem to be more focused on watching you fall than actually attacking the bird.
The giant crow lets out another loud shriek and suddenly dives, coming straight for you. Does it see you as prey? Was it playing with you before eating you up? Kinda embarrassing to meet your end to a giant bird, but at least Oriko isn't here to see it…
The crow snaps its wings out and reaches out to grab you with its free claw just as its about to reach you. It shakes you about a bit, making a low cackling that almost sounds like a wry laugh.
"I don't think it's a good idea to try fighting this thing mid-flight." Oscar comments, having somehow returned his sword to its sheath despite the claw wrapped around him. His flailing has stopped and he seems at least somewhat content with the situation.
"Could've mentioned that before I did it!" You snap, dispelling your claws.
Seeing as trying to escape wasn't the best of ideas, you decide there's no choice but to settle in for the ride and see where this big bird's taking the two of you. Maybe it has a nest of giant baby crows and plans on feeding you to them? Wonder if you'll taste good… wait, no. Birds just swallow things whole, don't that? Or is that snakes…?
Either way, it looks like you'll be flying for a while…
'A while' what a bit of an understatement. It's hard to tell exactly how long you were flying for, but it it's definitely more than a few hours.
Do all birds fly this far for their food? Surely there's something better to eat near to its nest – a giant worm, maybe. At least the clouds have thinned out a bit and you can see the sun. Oddly enough though, you get a strange sensation from the light of it. Kind of like when you visited a big planetarium with Oriko.
The ground below you changed at some point too. The endless snow-capped mountains eventually gave way to wide open fields and forests. You can even spot what you think is some kind of big walled city in the distance. It's approaching fast, so you assume that's your destination.
"Gods," Oscar gasps "it's taking us to Lordran!"
"That's the place you mentioned before, right?" You ask since there's nothing else to do. "What's so special about it?"
"It's the city of the Gods, Lord Gwyn's seat of power." He explains. "The outer sections are where most citizens live, but that walled off area up on the hill is Anor Londo, where the very Gods themselves reside and rule."
You look the city over. It's definitely big, with several rings of overlapping walls. That section in the centre – Anor Londo – absolutely looks fancy enough to fit into one of your fantasy manga. Still, gods? Seems a bit of an exaggeration…
The giant crow caws to itself as you admire the city. You note that you're starting to pass down below the clouds and towards the city. Specifically, the bird seems to be heading for a valley running between two areas of the lower section.
You descend into that valley not long after and the crow drops you both off in some random ruins built on the side of the valley wall with surprising care. Well, it does for Oscar. The damn thing holds onto you for a second longer, only letting go once you're a few meters off the ground. Luckily, you have good reflexes and twist to land on your feet. The crow appears to let out an almost disappointed caw before coming to land on a section of the ruin.
Oscar heaves a relieved sigh while you eye the bird with displeasure. "Gods is it good to be back on solid ground again! Seems the creature didn't intend for us to be a meal after all."
"Yeah, but where exactly are we? I thought you said this place was some grand city of the gods, but all I see is ruins and a giant freakin' wall." You reply, taking in your surroundings.
A small pit-like area hosts another one of those bonfire things, this one burning a bit brighter than the one back at the Asylum. Behind you is a well with a rotting corpse hanging over it, a few strange black wisps floating about around it.
The ruins itself seem to follow a sort of tier-like rise, with half of a big dome-capped tower rising up and the back and that damned crow sitting there, eyeing you with disdain. The whole thing is built beneath a massive tree growing out of the side of the cliff face.
Finally, there's a thin path winding around the cliff wall behind you, leading to some kind of stone bridge that crosses over to the giant wall that towers over the other side of the valley.
"Maybe be we should ask him?" Oscar suggests, pointing out a hunched over man in clothes made of tiny chains. He didn't seem to react to your arrive, so you didn't even notice him.
The weary-looking guy looks up with a wry smirk when the two of you approach him. "Well, what do we have here? More of those 'Fate of the Undead' idiots, right? Well, you're not the first." He says with a chuckle. "You'd have done better to rot in the Undead Asylum."
"Hold on, friend. You know of the Undead Prophecy?" Oscar asks, slightly perturbed by this guy's attitude. "You say more have already attempted to ring the Bell of Awakening?"
"There are two bells, actually." Mr Moody replies, holding up two fingers. "But that's right. I've seen plenty of you lot pass through here. Always bright-eyed and self-righteous. Always rushing out to get yourselves killed." He grins darkly. "Well, since you're here, I might as well help you out a bit. Going to go off after the bells anyway, ey? The first is up above in the Undead Church, while the other is far, far below, in the ruins at the base of Blighttown. Ring them both and something happens. Brilliant, right?"
You and Oscar share a glance when the grumpy fellow continues to chuckle wryly at you. You're still not entirely sure what all this crap about bells is, but this guy's already getting on your nerves. Still, he did mention others have been through here, so maybe he's spotted Oriko?
"Hey, uh… You mentioned other people have come through here, right?" You ask, causing Mr Moody to give you a look that suggests he's wondering why you're still talking to him. "Did one of them have long ash-coloured hair and ice-blue eyes? She's about a head taller than me."
He stares at you with disinterest for a moment. "Girl, I've seen hundreds of idiots come and go, all ages and sizes. I both don't have the memory to remember ever face, nor any interest in doing so. Now, off you go. Leave me be." He says, flicking his hand mockingly at you to go away.
You step back and go over to Oscar, who's moved over to the bonfire. "Well he's an asshole." You say, knowing full well Mr Moody's still in earshot.
"Yes, well… it seems Lordran is in worse shape than I thought. Maybe he's been through a lot?"
"Yeah, maybe." You scoff, shaking your head.
"For now, I say we take a look around and figure out where to go next." Oscar suggests, looking up at the giant wall across the valley. "He mentioned one of the bells is up in a church, and I suspect we'd have a better chance looking for your missing friend somewhere more populated than this little ruin."
You nod. "Right… Well, I guess there might be something useful here. No harm in looking around."
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Pick 2, Oscar will investigate the others…
[] What's down those stairs next to Mr Moody?
[] You saw a big graveyard behind the ruins on the way in…
[] Maybe there's something interesting in the ruins…?
[] Why not take a peak around that path along the cliffside?
[] Is that a big bird's nest up in the tower…?
"You certainly seem to act differently to girls your age." Oscar says, eyeing you through his helmet. After a moment, he nods towards a big set of doors in one wall of the courtyard. "Anyway, there's nothing left here but mindless Hollows. We should move on before another of those demons show up."
"We? Who said we're working together? I'm not getting caught up in your prophecy of gods and bells and stuff. I need to find Oriko." Even as you say this, you make for the doors Oscar indicated. He said himself that there's nothing left here, so no point sticking around.
The knight lets out a sigh, shaking his head as he follows you. "I owe you my life, therefore I'll offer my assistance in searching for your missing friend. Besides, I would be breaking my oath as a knight if I abandon a young maiden to wander such a dangerous land without escort."
You place your foot against the heavy wooden doors and push-kick them in. They swing open with loud creaks, one nearly flying off its rusted hinges.
"Even if you seem to be a… capable warrior." Oscar adds, taking a moment to look up and the half-shattered hinges.
You stride through the big open room inside and approach a large metal door. Quiet wailing echoes in from a small gate to the left and you feel vibrations of very heavy footsteps directly beneath you. Weird. Why is everything so dreary in this place? Hopefully not everywhere's like this…
You push against the big doors to little effect. Oscar comes up besides you and points at an unnecessarily big keyhole.
"That key I gave you earlier. This is the door it goes to."
"Right, forgot about that." You reply, digging said key out from your little bag and looking the thing over.
It certainly matches the hole, the thing's thicker than your finger. Weighty too, you note for the first time. The key fits the lock easily, but catches for a moment when you try to turn it. You solve this issue with a bit of force, almost snapping the rusty metal key in the process.
It takes just as much force to push the large metal doors open. For the effort, you're greeted with a solid face full of chilling cold wind that hits you hard. Even if you're wearing the winter version of your school uniform, it's by no means designed to be worn at the top of a mountain. The chill immediately bites into every patch of exposed skin and you find yourself shivering.
Grumbling at the cold, you mentally shut off the feeling in your body and welcome the uncanny sensation of pure nothingness. Your breadth is white as you step out onto a broken rocky outcrop hanging out over a long drop. A poorly maintained path passes up past some kind of makeshift graveyard and through some ruined walls, with snow piling up in the cracks and corners.
"I hope everywhere in this place isn't as cold as here." You comment, not even noticing the snow and wind anymore as you step down off a small stone foundation and start following the path up.
"No, thankfully." Oscar replies, wisps of white rising up out through his visor as he follows after you. "The chill is supposed to keep the Undead imprisoned inside too cold to try escaping, I suspect."
The path comes to a sudden end not too far up, cutting off at a sheer cliff overlooking the distant mountain range. As far as the eye can see, there's nothing but snow, mountains and grey clouds. You feel a hint of sadness that you don't get to share this view with Oriko before annoyance takes over.
"Well, this went nowhere fast."
"It's definitely not quite what I was expecting…" Oscar replies, leaning forward to peak over the edge. "We're definitely not getting down this way."
Sighing, you kick a pile of snow off the edge. "How'd you get up here? Can't we just go back the way you came?"
He shakes his head. "I was dead when they brought me here, so I didn't see how I arrived. Hmm, what's this?" He muses, kneeling down and digging something black out of the snow.
"A… feather?"
"From an awfully big bird, it would seem." Oscar says, standing and holding the feather up to look at. It's definitely pretty big; maybe from a bigger than any bird you've even. Even so, it still flails about in the wind, a few snowflakes drifting off of it.
"So, Mr Knight," You say, kicking another clump of snow off the cliff "what do we-"
Oscar raises his hand to interrupt you and looks out at the mountain range. "Did you hear that?"
"Hear what…?" You ask, frowning. You can barely hear him over the roar of the wind, let alone… Huh, nevermind. Was that… a crow?
"There, did you see that?" He adds, pointing down at a seemingly uninteresting patch of mountain. He draws his sword and holds it at the ready. "A black shadow. It must've been huge, judging by the distance."
You didn't see anything, but a rhythmic beating reaches your ears despite the wind. A loud screech pierces the roar, sounding close.
"I think we should move back in-" Oscar begins. He's suddenly cut off by a massive black shadow shooting up over the cliff. Large claws wrap around you and Oscar, and you're both lifted up off of the ground.
Your combat reflexes kick in and you immediately summon your magical attire and claws. You take a few swipes at this giant beast. The thing lets out a shriek when you scratch a big gash down the side of the thing and it lets you go.
Taking even a few seconds to think about what you were doing probably would've been a smart idea, because you suddenly find yourself plummeting through the open sky. At least from this new distance, you can see that the big shadow that grabbed you is a giant crow. Oscar's still flailing about in its grasp, although his efforts seem to be more focused on watching you fall than actually attacking the bird.
The giant crow lets out another loud shriek and suddenly dives, coming straight for you. Does it see you as prey? Was it playing with you before eating you up? Kinda embarrassing to meet your end to a giant bird, but at least Oriko isn't here to see it…
The crow snaps its wings out and reaches out to grab you with its free claw just as its about to reach you. It shakes you about a bit, making a low cackling that almost sounds like a wry laugh.
"I don't think it's a good idea to try fighting this thing mid-flight." Oscar comments, having somehow returned his sword to its sheath despite the claw wrapped around him. His flailing has stopped and he seems at least somewhat content with the situation.
"Could've mentioned that before I did it!" You snap, dispelling your claws.
Seeing as trying to escape wasn't the best of ideas, you decide there's no choice but to settle in for the ride and see where this big bird's taking the two of you. Maybe it has a nest of giant baby crows and plans on feeding you to them? Wonder if you'll taste good… wait, no. Birds just swallow things whole, don't that? Or is that snakes…?
Either way, it looks like you'll be flying for a while…
'A while' what a bit of an understatement. It's hard to tell exactly how long you were flying for, but it it's definitely more than a few hours.
Do all birds fly this far for their food? Surely there's something better to eat near to its nest – a giant worm, maybe. At least the clouds have thinned out a bit and you can see the sun. Oddly enough though, you get a strange sensation from the light of it. Kind of like when you visited a big planetarium with Oriko.
The ground below you changed at some point too. The endless snow-capped mountains eventually gave way to wide open fields and forests. You can even spot what you think is some kind of big walled city in the distance. It's approaching fast, so you assume that's your destination.
"Gods," Oscar gasps "it's taking us to Lordran!"
"That's the place you mentioned before, right?" You ask since there's nothing else to do. "What's so special about it?"
"It's the city of the Gods, Lord Gwyn's seat of power." He explains. "The outer sections are where most citizens live, but that walled off area up on the hill is Anor Londo, where the very Gods themselves reside and rule."
You look the city over. It's definitely big, with several rings of overlapping walls. That section in the centre – Anor Londo – absolutely looks fancy enough to fit into one of your fantasy manga. Still, gods? Seems a bit of an exaggeration…
The giant crow caws to itself as you admire the city. You note that you're starting to pass down below the clouds and towards the city. Specifically, the bird seems to be heading for a valley running between two areas of the lower section.
You descend into that valley not long after and the crow drops you both off in some random ruins built on the side of the valley wall with surprising care. Well, it does for Oscar. The damn thing holds onto you for a second longer, only letting go once you're a few meters off the ground. Luckily, you have good reflexes and twist to land on your feet. The crow appears to let out an almost disappointed caw before coming to land on a section of the ruin.
Oscar heaves a relieved sigh while you eye the bird with displeasure. "Gods is it good to be back on solid ground again! Seems the creature didn't intend for us to be a meal after all."
"Yeah, but where exactly are we? I thought you said this place was some grand city of the gods, but all I see is ruins and a giant freakin' wall." You reply, taking in your surroundings.
A small pit-like area hosts another one of those bonfire things, this one burning a bit brighter than the one back at the Asylum. Behind you is a well with a rotting corpse hanging over it, a few strange black wisps floating about around it.
The ruins itself seem to follow a sort of tier-like rise, with half of a big dome-capped tower rising up and the back and that damned crow sitting there, eyeing you with disdain. The whole thing is built beneath a massive tree growing out of the side of the cliff face.
Finally, there's a thin path winding around the cliff wall behind you, leading to some kind of stone bridge that crosses over to the giant wall that towers over the other side of the valley.
"Maybe be we should ask him?" Oscar suggests, pointing out a hunched over man in clothes made of tiny chains. He didn't seem to react to your arrive, so you didn't even notice him.
The weary-looking guy looks up with a wry smirk when the two of you approach him. "Well, what do we have here? More of those 'Fate of the Undead' idiots, right? Well, you're not the first." He says with a chuckle. "You'd have done better to rot in the Undead Asylum."
"Hold on, friend. You know of the Undead Prophecy?" Oscar asks, slightly perturbed by this guy's attitude. "You say more have already attempted to ring the Bell of Awakening?"
"There are two bells, actually." Mr Moody replies, holding up two fingers. "But that's right. I've seen plenty of you lot pass through here. Always bright-eyed and self-righteous. Always rushing out to get yourselves killed." He grins darkly. "Well, since you're here, I might as well help you out a bit. Going to go off after the bells anyway, ey? The first is up above in the Undead Church, while the other is far, far below, in the ruins at the base of Blighttown. Ring them both and something happens. Brilliant, right?"
You and Oscar share a glance when the grumpy fellow continues to chuckle wryly at you. You're still not entirely sure what all this crap about bells is, but this guy's already getting on your nerves. Still, he did mention others have been through here, so maybe he's spotted Oriko?
"Hey, uh… You mentioned other people have come through here, right?" You ask, causing Mr Moody to give you a look that suggests he's wondering why you're still talking to him. "Did one of them have long ash-coloured hair and ice-blue eyes? She's about a head taller than me."
He stares at you with disinterest for a moment. "Girl, I've seen hundreds of idiots come and go, all ages and sizes. I both don't have the memory to remember ever face, nor any interest in doing so. Now, off you go. Leave me be." He says, flicking his hand mockingly at you to go away.
You step back and go over to Oscar, who's moved over to the bonfire. "Well he's an asshole." You say, knowing full well Mr Moody's still in earshot.
"Yes, well… it seems Lordran is in worse shape than I thought. Maybe he's been through a lot?"
"Yeah, maybe." You scoff, shaking your head.
"For now, I say we take a look around and figure out where to go next." Oscar suggests, looking up at the giant wall across the valley. "He mentioned one of the bells is up in a church, and I suspect we'd have a better chance looking for your missing friend somewhere more populated than this little ruin."
You nod. "Right… Well, I guess there might be something useful here. No harm in looking around."
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Pick 2, Oscar will investigate the others…
[] What's down those stairs next to Mr Moody?
[] You saw a big graveyard behind the ruins on the way in…
[] Maybe there's something interesting in the ruins…?
[] Why not take a peak around that path along the cliffside?
[] Is that a big bird's nest up in the tower…?
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No real reasons to go visit New Londo yet, but given Oscar's sword has an innate Divine modifier neither the ghosts there nor the skeletons near/in the Catacombs should be too much of a problem. Can't use the gate to the Valley unless Kirika's willing to tear it down, though. Meeting Anastacia and Rickert might be interesting, reaction-wise, I guess?
Investigating the Shrine in general might not be that beneficial for Kirika, though Oscar might benefit from the extra supplies, but knowing the lay of the land at what will - if things go roughly as they do in game - be the home base can't hurt. Suppose in theory she could do something like, say, tearing open the grate on the elevator to the Parish and wall-jumping up the shaft. I mean, I wouldn't recommend it, since those barriers are there to prevent people falling down the empty shaft and destroying things built as safety precautions is generally unwise, but still.
Similarly, can't think of a good reason to investigate the nest at the moment - Kirika and Oscar just got here from the Asylum, don't think going back is going to be helpful for the moment.
Which leaves the path up to the Burg aqueduct, but if possible I'd leave that for last given it's the way to both Bells and all the other important places connected to Andre's residence.
E: Thinking about it, Kirika might be able to brute-force a way through the gates of Sen's Fortress, and her jumping abilities would allow her - though not Oscar unless she was carrying him - to bypass most of the interior... but there's no in-character reason for her to do so at the moment, and Oscar seems to be at least somewhat invested in actually following through on the Prophecy.
Investigating the Shrine in general might not be that beneficial for Kirika, though Oscar might benefit from the extra supplies, but knowing the lay of the land at what will - if things go roughly as they do in game - be the home base can't hurt. Suppose in theory she could do something like, say, tearing open the grate on the elevator to the Parish and wall-jumping up the shaft. I mean, I wouldn't recommend it, since those barriers are there to prevent people falling down the empty shaft and destroying things built as safety precautions is generally unwise, but still.
Similarly, can't think of a good reason to investigate the nest at the moment - Kirika and Oscar just got here from the Asylum, don't think going back is going to be helpful for the moment.
Which leaves the path up to the Burg aqueduct, but if possible I'd leave that for last given it's the way to both Bells and all the other important places connected to Andre's residence.
E: Thinking about it, Kirika might be able to brute-force a way through the gates of Sen's Fortress, and her jumping abilities would allow her - though not Oscar unless she was carrying him - to bypass most of the interior... but there's no in-character reason for her to do so at the moment, and Oscar seems to be at least somewhat invested in actually following through on the Prophecy.
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I should confirm that you won't be returning to the Asylum. I've worked out a different location for Snuggly and the doll will be obtainable somewhere else. Of course, I won't say where either are, but just something to be aware of.
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Nope, the only things that let you hurt them are all curse related. Transient curses, the curse status effect, the cursed version of the greatsword of artorias, and the ghostblade/jagged ghostblade which is a rare drop from ghost. The uncursed version of the greatsword of artorias that you get by using sif soul on a broken straight sword can't actually hurt the ghost despite having a divine modifier.
Bringing up sens fortress here actually gave me an idea about where oriko might be in a roundabout manner. The place that makes the most sense is in the duke's archives. You bringing up sens fort got me thinking about seigmeyer given he sits in front of it and his daughter is in the duke's archives at the start, Seath has a habit of kidnapping women given we find some in his golden crystal golems and Oriko's soul gem may be what inspired him to try tying his life to a rock the way hers was.
Or the QM could fix things so we have to follow the plot by having bits of her soul gem around the world and she has to get re-built like a puzzle. Nito having a chunk would make sense given he is the god of death and the unusual situation of a magical girl compared to other undead may have caught his interest, seath would have wanted to study her, she may have been considered unnatural and been banished to the painted world, but I can't think of a good reason to have bits of her near the other big boy bosses like the four kings or the bed of chaos.
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The "darkness" extraction from the soul gem via grief seeds would possibly be of some interest to the Four Kings, or at least Kaathe and the Darkwraiths. The process of magical girls becoming witches could be something Chaos would have an interest in for the purpose of further demon creation/evolution.
Not that this is actually what I plan on doing... Or is it? You'll have to find out
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Now you got me thinking about the whole lifedrain thing, and my immense disappointment that it was not super effective vs various enemies in the dlc. You'd think something designed to drain humanity from people would have an effect on people who were driven mad by too much of it or literal giant globs of the stuff.
Something else to keep in mind is Oscar may damn well go all in on that darkwraith stuff if kaathe ever talks to him given his original role. It wouldn't be far fetched to have this good and knightly character learn the dark arts if given the opportunity.
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Do keep in mind he was meant to go the opposite of whatever the player sides with. Of course, that requires him to live long enough to reach Kaathe/Frampt. I'm also not going to do the weird thing where the other never shows up since you made eye contact with one of them, even if it does kinda make some sense that it was done that way, both gameplay and lore wise. This will make it a bit more vague on which way Kirika will swing, if she ends up going along with the whole First Flame thing at all.