NPCs
49 records · location, services and conditions
Alvina of the Darkroot WoodDarkroot Garden, in a ruined structure accessed through a sealed door.Anastacia of AstoraThis is a genuine death-and-revival mechanic, not a one-way loss like most other killable NPCs in this compendium.Andre of AstoraUndead Parish, in the old church building -- across the stone bridge guarded by Undead Soldiers, on the lowest level of the three-story struBig Hat LoganFour locations across the game, in sequence: (1) Sen's Fortress, in a hanging cage behind a Serpent Soldier; (2) Firelink Shrine, after beinBlack Iron TarkusThe Anor Londo corpse connection (Black Iron Set/Greatshield) is inference from item placement, not confirmed dialogue.Crestfallen MerchantSen's Fortress, at the top past the fire-throwing Giant, reached by jumping a broken bridge (source recommends jumping from the left side foCrestfallen WarriorDrops a unique, unnamed/undescribed version of the Chain Set if killed, which cannot be equipped on female characters.Dark Sun GwyndolinTied directly to Gwynevere's illusion mechanic and to the Lady of the Darkling's hostility trigger -- read all three records together.Darkstalker KaatheKaathe and Frampt represent the game's single major exclusive-choice branch among NPC services -- picking one's Lordvessel offer forecloses Domhnall of ZenaThe Depths, just before the Blighttown entrance.Dusk of OolacileSee Elizabeth's record: if Dusk dies, Elizabeth (who sells Dusk's remaining unpurchased spells at Oolacile Sanctuary) dies too on the playerEingyiTied to the Chaos Servant covenant -- some overlap with the Covenants volume expected once that category is sourced for this compendium.ElizabethHer fate is directly tied to Dusk of Oolacile's -- see that record.Giant BlacksmithThe Hawk Ring is located behind his position in the room, not sold by him.Gravelord NitoThis record covers Nito's NPC/covenant-leader role specifically, not his boss-fight mechanics (health, attacks, resistances), which belong tGriggs of VinheimGriggs of Vinheim: see entry for details.Gwynevere, Princess of SunlightDirectly tied to Dark Sun Gwyndolin's and the Lady of the Darkling's records -- destroying her illusion is one of the hostility triggers forHawkeye GoughRoyal Wood. From Knight Artorias's arena, up the stairs opposite the Battle of Stoicism Gazebo, past a hole in the ground, then right acrossIngwardIngward: see entry for details.Kingseeker FramptSee Darkstalker Kaathe's record for the mutually-exclusive alternative path through this same story beat.Kirk, Knight of ThornsThree separate invasion locations: (1) The Depths, next to the basilisk area, reachable at the sewer bottom; (2) Demon Ruins, while descendiKnight Lautrec of CarimThe other half of Anastacia of Astora's death-and-revival mechanic -- read both records together.Lady of the DarklingLady of the Darkling: see entry for details.Laurentius of the Great SwampThe Depths, trapped in a barrel near the second Butcher enemy; rolling into the barrel releases him.Lord's Blade CiaranOne of very few NPCs in this compendium whose encounter is a strict one-time fork (trade, fight, or lose the interaction entirely) with no wManeater MildredListed under Merchants/Trainers by the source index despite selling nothing in-game -- kept in that category here to match the canonical indMarvellous ChesterTwo locations: (1) Royal Wood, near the shortcut elevator across the bridge not far from the Knight Artorias boss fog, marked by candles in Oscar, Knight of AstoraThe first NPC met in the game and the source of the player's starting Estus Flask.Oswald of CarimUndead Parish bell tower, on the bottom floor, reachable after ringing the Bell Gargoyles' bell.Paladin LeeroyIf knocked off a ledge while fighting him as an invader, quitting and reloading is the documented way to safely recover his loot.PatchesHis arc intersects Rhea of Thorolund's and Petrus of Thorolund's questlines -- see both of those records.Petrus of ThorolundThis is the Ledger's first documented NPC-betrayal questline -- see Rhea of Thorolund (not yet sourced) for the other half of this arc.Quelaag's SisterCommunity-known informally as "the Fair Lady" -- that name doesn't appear as her formal in-game title, so it's noted here rather than used aQuelana of IzalithAccess gating (+10 Pyromancy Flame requirement, and the must-speak-to-her-before-Bed-of-Chaos condition) makes her one of the more easily peRhea of ThorolundCompletes the Petrus of Thorolund betrayal arc noted in that record -- read the two together.Rickert of VinheimNew Londo Ruins, behind bars at the bottom of a broken staircase on the left side. Imprisoned in a cell.Shiva of the EastHis bodyguard (not separately sourced here) is the sole source of the Dark Wood Grain Ring in the base game since it's directly adjacent to Sieglinde of CatarinaDirectly tied to Siegmeyer of Catarina's questline -- read both records together. Killing her after Siegmeyer's Lost Izalith rescue leaves hSiegmeyer of CatarinaOne of the longest single NPC arcs in the game; see Sieglinde of Catarina's record for the daughter's parallel half of this questline.Sif, the Great Grey WolfThis record covers Sif's NPC/lore and DLC-rescue role specifically; base-game boss-fight mechanics belong to the separate Boss Compendium anSnuggly the CrowUndead Asylum, in a nest on a ledge roughly halfway between the player's starting point and the four torch-wielding Hollows -- distinct fromSolaire of AstoraOne of the Ledger's clearest examples of a fully missable 'good ending' NPC arc -- a single missed step (not killing the Chaos Bug in time) Stone DragonIts permanence and immortality make it commonly used by the community as a fixed damage-testing target across weapon types and magic -- noteUndead Merchant (Female)Undead Burg aqueduct tunnel, reached via the Basement Key-locked door on the Hellkite Dragon bridge, toward the tower opposite The Depths enUndead Merchant (Male)Undead Burg, on a ledge reached through a door opposite the stairs after clearing the lower Burg's initial enemies from the bonfire.VamosUpdate 2026-09-24: checked a fourth table, third-party research tables, which has no price/cost column of any kind -- ruling out a fourth caVince and Nico of ThorolundPart of the same multi-NPC arc as Petrus of Thorolund and Rhea of Thorolund -- read all three records together.Witch BeatriceHer corpse, containing the Witch Set and Beatrice's Catalyst, can be found in the Valley of Drakes regardless of whether she was ever summonXanthous King, JeremiahHis corpse remains in the Painted World right next to Priscilla's boss area, suggesting (per source) that he was permanently trapped there.