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Hello, everybody, and welcome back to Dark Souls 2!
Side Quest Season 2 is well underway.
And we're already finding such pretty places. I really like this area.
I bet I will wind up at that tower in the distance, eventually.
Probably over there, too?
I'm willing to bet most everything I'm seeing is a place I'll probably end up at some point.
But we were going to be leveling up.
You bet.
Okay.
All right, leveling up.
Let's do it.
So I guess leveling up isn't the thing done at bonfires anymore.
All right.
Let's check all these stat descriptions real quick, just so I don't get myself in trouble.
Okay, so "vigor," an attribute that determines HP. Okay.
"Endurance" determines your overall stamina. That's the same.
"Vitality" determines your maximum equipment load. Okay, so vigor and vitality are different things.
Vigor does HP. Endurance doesn't do...
Okay, things have changed. This will take a little getting used to.
"Attunement" governs number of spells that can be attuned and boosts spells' casting speed.
Mostly the same, okay.
"Strength" looks about right.
"Dexterity" okay, those at least look the same.
"Adaptability" raises various attributes to ensure one's survival, boosts agility and various resistances.
Interesting.
"Intelligence" looks about the same.
"Faith" also looks about the same, but also boosts lightning defense for some reason.
And "Intelligence" boosts magic defense.
Does anything boost fire defense?
Guess not.
Well, this is a little bit different.
Oh, I guess lots of things boost fire defense now that I look at the stuff that gets highlighted off to the side.
Anyway...
Getting some HP...
...seems like a...
...good way to start myself out here.
Just so I don't get in too deep.
But soon I will start boosting strength as well, 'cause...
...I am feeling that strength build idea.
Well, neat.
Guess I should equip that Morningstar I got.
Give that a spin.
Oh, and a chime. What is this? Okay, so let's flip this stuff over.
Morningstar is a club. Spikes of this blunt weapon cause bleeding.
Normally wielded by clerics, but clearly intended to draw blood.
Cleric's Sacred Chime. Most clerics received this as their first Sacred Chime, a catalyst for miracles and hexes.
Oh, neat! To use miracles, equip a Sacred Chime and to tune a miracle at a bonfire.
Don't have any miracles yet, but I'm sure that will be handy.
Binoculars. A rare tool crafted in Volgan. These won't help you in battle, but with a little creativity, can be put to good use.
Cool. Alright, well, let's...try out...
Oh, I can't equip the Morningstar yet. I do not have the strength...or the dexterity.
At least I can equip this dagger.
With my weak little noodley arms.
Well, let's start exploring this area. There's a lot of stuff around here it looks like.
Lots of little...nooks to investigate.
Like what's up here?
Oh, hello.
I didn't scent...the smell of irreversible fate.
This is Majula.
It is a kind of...settlement.
A place where life is...almost...normal.
And in Drown Lake these days...there are very few places like that.
Interesting. And a familiar voice as well.
Solden.
Hmm.
Didn't you know much about souls?
Even I'm not certain, but...
I'm told that the soul is the essence of life itself.
Anything living, sentient or no, supposedly has one.
What we call "the curse" is traceable to the soul.
Hmm.
Do you see what that means?
To be alive, to walk this earth...
That's the real curse, right there.
We undead will never die.
And that's quite a predicament, really.
There's a lot to dig into in everything he's saying.
There are four beings in this land with giant souls.
And wherever you go from here...
you will sooner or later come up against them.
Each has a powerful soul...
and a terrible curse.
If that frightens you...
then you ought to just...give up right now...
like I have.
Thank you for watching!
I like how this guy keeps on coming back to play the hopeless, apathetic characters who sit at your base camp and give you bad pep talks.
You must proclaim faith in the blue sentinels. When you face danger, the blue sentinels will come to your aid. Protection is yours, if you wish. You need only accept their kind embrace.
Blue sentinels, got it!
And I got a blue seal!
Thank you!
It suits me just fine, as I have nothing like anyone. It will grow on you, this place. Give it some time.
Oh, I'm having fun.
Oh, cool.
Cool.
Hades' tower of flame lies beyond the far gate.
In the cathedral, the apostles of bloom gather.
But the road leading there is perilous.
The gate is rigged with some contraption.
But how it works, I just don't know.
To digest here, and I'm worried a lot of it is probably kind of slipping through my fingers here, but...
Have you seen that pit, that gaping hole in the earth?
I don't know what it's like down below, but I wouldn't suggest trying to find that.
Besides, you'll never make it down there.
What without a ladder of some sort?
The flame you see there is a bonfire.
They exist all across the land, beacons to we undead.
If you are tired, try resting beside the flame.
The flame heals us?
Chatty fellow.
Long ago, a woman called Lafayette...
The firekeeper watched over each bonfire.
She kept the flame lit and guarded it from those who would extinguish it.
I wonder where the firekeepers went.
Did you notice any letters on the ground on the way here?
These are messages that have jumped the fissures between worlds.
Intriguing.
Of course it is.
These are summon signatures. They call upon spirits from other worlds through the schisms in time.
If you fear hollows, find summon signatures to call upon spirits down below.
Do you see the way beyond the bonfire?
That will take you to the forest of the giants.
There was once a great human...
Can you find peace on your journey?
That's fun.
Hmm.
I wonder what that used to say.
This is very pretty.
Columning area.
I'm still very curious over what Drangleic is in reference to like the outer world, like what distinguishes it.
Is this just another realm? Is this like another plane of existence? Is this the afterlife?
Many questions.
Oh, I went ahead first.
Life gems, I appreciate it.
Uh, hm. So...
Eh, let's check out this house
Oh, and that's the, uh, that's the pit he was talking about
And that was, I assume, the gate
And I think...
...that way over there is headed toward the forest...
...that he was talking about
I suspect that's going to be my first...
...uh, destination
Hello
W-welcome to my, uh, shop
I'm Morlin... and I, well, I sell armor
Oh, sorry, I...
Please do have a look at my wares
I could really... use the business...
...if you'd be so kind
Okay
Well, I could use a shield, but I, uh...
...couldn't even equip one if I had it, so...
...so much for that
Guess I'll come back for some of this stuff later
You have to grease the wheels to get anywhere.
But I didn't have the funding for that, so I left home in hopes of striking gold.
It's been years since then and I've... well, I've made very little headway.
I don't even know why I'm still here.
Everything's all run down and dying.
It was terrible... for business, really.
It would be.
A group calling themselves "the blue sentinels" have gained much power in Volgan.
You can't even run a shop without their blessing.
They claim to be working for the greater good, but it's absolute hogwash.
Oh, by the gods, why the hell am I here?
Oh, by the go--
Well, I...well, I do hope I see you again.
Thank you for watching!
Cool, a titanite shard. That's nice.
Well, all right.
What's next?
Watch out for the pit.
Don't fall down that.
I feel pretty certain I'm going to accidentally fall into that.
Locked.
At some point, I'm going to not be paying attention.
Feels almost guaranteed.
Ha!
Neat.
Hey, Inesta's flask shard!
Oh, hello.
Hey!
Get outta here, pigs. Get outta here. Get outta here.
Ow!
(laughs)
This is not the sort of challenge I was expecting to, uh...
Oh, so it's an illusion.
Can I open it?
Ah! Pigs, get outta the way!
I'm trying to...
Yeah, I know, I wanna...
(grunts)
I wonder if that thing's lying about the illusion.
These really aren't the sort of dangers I was expecting to be, uh, tangling with.
In this Dark Souls episode.
I'll be back for you, pigs!
Kinda feel bad killing the pigs. Think I'm gonna leave.
Ah, they follow me.
I would really rather not die to pigs.
That would be somewhat embarrassing.
Not off to an incredible start here.
All right, the death pigs are gone.
Let's talk to this... lemur?
What are you?
Just about ready to fall apart, I'd say.
Not exactly the time to be chatting with a cat.
Suit yourself.
Oh yes, you may call me Shalva.
Enchanté.
So, what did you want, anyway?
I guess I don't know.
Ooh, you smell wonderful.
Weird. Okay, so I can join another covenant?
Or buy... rings?
This is quite strange
This place is already dead. Everything will crumble and waste away so that something new may be born. Isn't it wonderful?
This place is fascinating. We receive only the most peculiar visitors - folk like yourself.
It's enough to keep even a cat amused.
You certainly are a cat.
Are you going to see the old ones?
Old ones?
Those four who have grown so incredibly ancient.
They must have sprouted quite a thick coat of moss by now.
For heaven's sake, no one even knows their names anymore.
Imagine that.
Yes, nothing like yourself.
For you have a most pleasant scent that grows nicer with each passing day.
You keep talking and yet I... don't feel like I understand you any better.
Have you made friends with the man by the sea?
No, cat, I haven't. Why?
He's lost everything. Absolutely everything.
Oh, that one. Yes.
Okay, yes, I did meet that one.
The only thing he's good for now is a few tidbits on covenants.
Covenants are a type of... well... contract, you might say.
You give something to gain something.
That's the way humans like it, right?
It might be just the thing you need.
But what does a cat know?
Do you see that oddly formed rock behind here?
Long ago they called it Victor's Stone, as I recall.
If you wish to face greater challenges, speak to the rock.
Words to live by.
Stay weird, dark souls.
This place is already... everything isn't...
This place is...
Nothing new to do, I presume?
Well, that's dismaying.
Oh, what's up here? Let's check that first.
Hmm
Nice
Neil
Ah, so that's the one to make things harder
No, thank you
Victor Stone, hmm
So much information to absorb
But I think it's time we get back to the action
Fight a thing
Get some souls
So I think this is where I came in, if I'm not mistaken
I might be mistaken
No, this is where I came in
Came in through there
And...
Actually, no, I may have come in through here
Already turned around and I've barely gone anywhere
*laughs*
No, this is where I came out, this is...
...is where I came out, okay
So...
That's a gate that looks like it goes to a forest, so that's, uh...
...promising
I thought I saw another door...
...or something back here. Oh, item! Nice!
Divine blessing
It's fun seeing some familiar items...
...scattered amongst the, uh...
...new stuff
Where is this other...
Could have sworn I saw another path. Maybe...this was it, this was it, right here
Where does this take me?
Ugh
Tough enemy
His chest
Right?
Rusted coin
Huh
What's that?
An old rusted coin
Crushing the coin temporarily boosts luck. This rusted coin gives you that little extra bit of luck, making items and the like easier to find.
The coin's engraved with the image of a god that was worshipped in ancient times, but no one knows its true origins.
Hm
Interesting
Just a consumable-to-boost-item discovery, I guess.
Keep moving, don't give up. Okay.
Try left
Despair, heh. Indeed, let's try left, then.
Enemy... well?
I sure hope this is the right way!
Thank you!
All right, forward!
Hmm...
Hey, a chest.
Let's see if I can get there...
Hey, another human effigy, that's nice.
And there's an item down here, which...
Is this safe?
That doesn't look safe. I don't think I should drop down there.
Looks kind of deep.
Maybe I can get to it by going around.
Ah!
Cool, I found it.
"Forest of Fallen Giants," okay.
So the item I think is back here. Can I sneak?
Oh, there's a guy, okay. Maybe I can go back here and get the item real quick.
Yep, got it. Okay, cool. And now there's a guy.
Ha! Nope.
Ah! Wanna get behind you for a backstab?
Yeah! Gotcha! Okay.
Nice.
Okay.
Let's let him pass... turn around first. There we go.
Alright, we got away with it.
Victory!
Hello?
Ow!
All right.
Nyah!
Pfft, don't just spam! Ah!
I deserve that.
There we go.
That's more like it.
Ah! Hello.
Oop, someone's shooting at me.
And they hit me, so...
that's nice.
And there's more coming, cool.
Ah! Okay.
Let's use one of those life gems.
Sheesh! Okay, alright, cool.
Ah! No!
Okay.
Now where's that archer who was...
sniping at me?
Oh, you got a friend.
Easy does it.
All right, there's you.
And here is you.
Yeah, all right.
It's going well!
Hmm, do I head up or down?
Let's head down first.
Ah!
Where'd you come from?
Nice.
Yes, item, I know.
All right, now upward.
So I guess my larger objective is just find the four beings with those great souls. Gather those. Seems reasonable enough.
Green blossom.
Oh, hello.
Yeah!
That's satisfying.
Hmm...
Item down there...
Ah!
There we go.
All right.
I feel like picking up that item would, uh...
go badly for me.
Or cause something to attack.
I may be wrong.
I'm getting attacked anyway.
Ah!
Gee, get outta there!
Okay, whoop!
Okay, okay, okay.
I'm waking more of 'em up. That's... not good for me.
[laughs]
All right.
Let's... handle this.
Gotten ourselves into a bit of a pickle here.
Ah!
Ah! There's five of 'em now! This is...
more than I wanted.
More than I wanted.
[mechanical noises]
All right. Easy does it.
Easy does it. Okay.
So far so good.
Okay. Down. Okay, careful.
Yeah! Got one of 'em.
Just two left! Just one!
Okay... that could've gone better.
Thanks for watching!
[swords clashing]
I could stand to get myself...
some more strength and dexterity so I can actually...
equip some other weapons.
Although this dagger is getting the job done.
[swords clashing] No complaints there.
Whoa! Did I...see some fire or something? What happened?
Ah...
Hello.
Did you throw something?
Yep.
Yep, yep!
[laughs]
Okay, well then I better grab this and move, shouldn't I?
Faster, faster than that.
Ah, dear.
Reckless behavior already on my part.
[swords clashing]
All right.
Down you go.
Can I get this without catching on fire? Probably not, but I'll try.
Oh, good. Got away with it.
Oh...should I?
All right, let's do it.
Nice!
Broken straight sword. Useless. [laughs]
Ugh.
[footsteps]
I don't know. Maybe better than...
better than this dagger still. I don't know.
Oh! Hello. Well, okay then.
Come on down.
[swords clashing]
What have we learned?
That's right.
Okay.
Let's see what's up here.
That guy looks a wee bit intimidating.
Like he might be a bit more of a threat than these other guys I've been fighting.
But what is life without risk?
Safer, probably.
Well, I'll take it.
Ugh... dear, oh dear.
Yep! Ah, right!
And here's an item! I have lots of people dead. That's probably not good.
A shortsword! Yay! Can I equip it?
Probably not, right?
Probably haven't got the strength.
Ugh... or the dexterity.
I am so weak! I am so frail!
[footsteps]
Well, now we've handled everyone, I suppose it's time to head through this gate.
And we shall do that!
Thank you all for watching, and uh...
Yes, join me next time to continue the side quest!