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Covenant: Darkwraith achievement in DS1

Covenant: Darkwraith

Discover Darkwraith covenant.

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How to unlock the Covenant: Darkwraith achievement

  • xSamUKxxSamUKx
    29 Oct 2011 29 Oct 2011
    61 4 4
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    This is just a clarification to Rollie's guide;

    Ring the first bell
    Ring the second bell (unlocks Sen's Fortress)
    Go to Darkroot Garden and defeat Sif to obtain the Covenant of Artorias (necessary to enter the Abyss)
    Pass through Sen's Fortress to Anor Londo
    Defeat Smough & Ornstein at the end of Anor Londo to acquire the Lordvessel
    - don't talk to Frampt, the serpent at Firelink shrine after this point -
    Go to New Londo Ruins, find Ingward and he will give you the key to the Abyss
    Enter the Abyss, defeat the 4 kings boss.
    Another serpent (Kaathe) will appear, and take you to the Firelink altar. Speak to him again after placing the Lordvessel on the altar, and he will offer the covenant.

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    Shadow XBLI was confused about the covenant after I beat 4 Kings - what happens, as the solution partly says, is you answer "Yes" but then you are taken to place the lord vessel. Don't warp from the lord vessel though, go back to Kaathe and talk to him, and he'll take you back to the Abyss. THEN speak to him and he'll tell you about the covenant and you can say YES again (or no). Then the achieve pops after he tells you about it.
    Posted by Shadow XBL on 24 Jul 14 at 16:21
    WNWDThanks OlavTS & Shadow XBL for the better alternative. But you can not just talk to Kaathe to leave, he will repeat "What are you waiting for, place the lordvessel." so I used a wayward bone, that is the way to leave the firelink shrine area without placing the lordvessel and warp back to the abyss to talk to him about the covenant.
    Posted by WNWD on 16 Jul 23 at 21:59
    XI AlphaMale IX^ thanks for that, I almost locked myself out
    Posted by XI AlphaMale IX on 09 Nov 23 at 01:46

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  • Kev0222Kev0222
    14 Dec 2011 30 Dec 2011
    26 3 2
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    Note: You can get this achievement BEFORE aquiring the lordvessel (which means you don't have to face O&S if you don't want to!). You just need to aquire the ring of artorias by defeating Sif. You can access Sif anytime via the ladder near the hydra in darkroot basin or the sealed door in the darkroot garden (needs seal for 20,000 souls from the blacksmith near the entrance to Sen's Fortress).

    Once you have the ring. Go to New Londo and kill the keeper (red guy on the roof). He will drop the key to the seal (the key he normally gives you if you posess the lordvessel) and you can then access the 4 kings as normal and once you defeat them you can get this achievement.
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    ScottMacFreedomGood guide and all... But I like how you sound like Smough and Ornstien are tougher than the Four Kings.
    Posted by ScottMacFreedom on 01 Jul 13 at 00:13
    My RingtonesThis saved me alot of time since this was my last achievement. Was able to rush to the Five Kings in about 40ish minutes on NG++.
    Posted by My Ringtones on 30 Mar 23 at 21:38
  • Rollie the GuarRollie the Guar
    09 Oct 2011 09 Oct 2011 09 Oct 2011
    22 3 7
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    In order to get the chance to join the Darkwraith covenant, you need to make sure you never speak to Kingseeker Frampt after obtaining the Lordvessel. If you do, he'll automatically take you to Firelink altar, where you'll have no choice but to place it on the altar. As long as the Lordvessel is still in your inventory when you defeat the four kings at the bottom of New Londo, you'll meet the other primordial serpent, Darkstalker Kaathe, who will give you the chance to join the covenant if you agree to side with him. If you don't, he'll leave and never return, locking out the covenant for that run of the game.
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    Kev0222HolyMoses81, nope. You place the lordvessel no matter what you choose. I don't want to write any spoilers so I'll just say that there is an oppurtunity to place it even if you don't talk to fraampt and go for this achievement. Even if you mess that up (which you won't if you don't select no during the event after defeating the 4 kings) you can always roll into the hole where fraampt was and place it.
    Posted by Kev0222 on 30 Dec 11 at 15:33
    Caxton8I've placed the lordvessel on the alter, is there anywhere to get this covenant?
    Posted by Caxton8 on 01 Feb 12 at 15:14
    mangioveHi, I got a question.. I read on the guide that if you hoin this covenant you will have the evil ending
    *** Spoiler - click to reveal ***

    is it right? Even if i abandon the covenant after joined?
    Thanks
    Posted by mangiove on 15 May 14 at 09:47
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