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Undead Settlement Cont.
Dark Souls III

Undead Settlement Cont.

Continue your Dark Souls III journey through the Undead Settlement. Find items like the Great Scythe, Plank Shield, and Fire Clutch Ring, and discover the Mound-makers covenant.

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Continue your Dark Souls III journey through the Undead Settlement. Find items like the Great Scythe, Plank Shield, and Fire Clutch Ring, and discover the Mound-makers covenant.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    From the Dilapidated Bridge bonfire, make your way across the graveyard to a building. Beware of Peasant Hollows near the entrance.
  2. 2
    Inside, go upstairs, turn around, and jump across a gap to find the Great Scythe.
  3. 3
    Continue to the boss arena, but ignore it for now. Open the large double doors and return to the bonfire.
  4. 4
    Travel to the Undead Settlement bonfire. Enter the building again to reach the courtyard with the burning tree.
  5. 5
    Cross the bridge. Defeat the two Peasant Hollows.
  6. 6
    Go around the right side of the building. Deal with Hollow Slaves on rooftops and hidden enemies.
  7. 7
    Collect the Fading Soul. Check past the ladder for a Plank Shield.
  8. 8
    Climb the ladder for Homeward Bone x2.
  9. 9
    Cross the rooftops to the left to find Firebomb x6.
  10. 10
    Return to the ladder and drop off to the right.
  11. 11
    Find a Hollow Manservant with a cage. Sneak up behind him and examine the cage.
  12. 12
    You will be teleported to the Pit of Hollows. Speak with Holy Knight Hodrick to obtain the Mound-makers covenant and a Homeward Bone. The altar behind him is for turning in Vertebra Shackles.
  13. 13
    Grab the Wargod Wooden Shield and return to the last bonfire using the Homeward Bone.
  14. 14
    Return to the Hollow Manservant that teleported you. Knock down the corpse at the back of the area for the Flame Stoneplate Ring.
  15. 15
    Head back to the bridge with the two Peasant Hollows (near the burning tree). Enter the barn and defeat the Peasant Hollows inside.
  16. 16
    Grab the Large Soul of a Deserted Corpse.
  17. 17
    In the next building, deal with the Hollow Slave hanging from the ceiling.
  18. 18
    Outside, grab the Caduceus Round Shield before crossing the bridge.
  19. 19
    Defeat the three firebomb-tossing hollows on the rooftops.
  20. 20
    Find a Soul of an Unknown Traveler on a torture device. This may attract a Hollow Manservant with a large pot.
  21. 21
    Grab the Fire Clutch Ring on the wooden platform behind the torture device.
  22. 22
    Return to the bridge and drop to the ledge below. Collect a Titanite Shard.
  23. 23
    The ledge leads to a bonfire. Head out the other side of the building to reach the roof with the firebomb throwing hollows.
  24. 24
    Find Cornyx of the Great Swamp in a cage behind the other side of the building. He will move to Firelink Shrine.
  25. 25
    Collect the Hand Axe nearby.
  26. 26
    As you backtrack toward the bonfire, head down the stairs. Turn around and look toward Cornyx's cage to find a corpse on the rooftop holding a Partizan.
  27. 27
    Drop off the other side of the rooftops, toward the Hollow Manservant. Take the stairs down until you reach the last set.
  28. 28
    Check around the back of the building to your left for a Large Soul of a Deserted Corpse. Deal with the ambushing Hollow Slave.
  29. 29
    The large set of stairs with the Cathedral Evangelist leads to the boss arena. Ignore it for now and head the opposite direction.
  30. 30
    Pull the two Hollow Manservants across the bridge individually.
  31. 31
    Collect the Ember on the small bridge. Note the Hollow Manservant in the far corner overlooking the ledge.
Tips
  • Burn the Undead Bone Shard in the Firelink Shrine bonfire to increase Estus Flask potency.
  • Turn in Estus Shards to Andre the Blacksmith.
  • Hand over Umbral Ash to the Shrine Handmaiden to expand her inventory. Purchase the Grave Key from her.
  • Give Loretta's Bone to Greirat, located left of Andre.
  • Speak with Yoel past Greirat to obtain the “Beckon” gesture and potentially your first Dark Sigil via “Draw Out True Strength” (depending on deaths).
  • Use a bow to easily defeat the Hollow Slaves on the rooftops due to their low health.
  • The Hollow Manservant with the cage is a key to reaching the Mound-makers covenant.
  • The Flame Stoneplate Ring is found by knocking down a corpse behind the area where the cage manservant teleports you.
  • Be aware of the Hollow Manservant with the large pot; collecting the Soul of an Unknown Traveler may draw its attention.
  • The ledge below the torture platform leads to a bonfire.
  • Cornyx of the Great Swamp can be recruited from a cage and will relocate to Firelink Shrine.
  • A Partizan can be found on a corpse hanging from a rooftop after recruiting Cornyx.
  • Watch out for the Hollow Manservant overlooking the ledge, as it may perform a plunging attack.

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