Dark Souls: Remastered - Characters
The major NPCs of Lordran: the player character, the companions and merchants who anchor the early game, the covenant leaders and the gods behind the Age of Fire. Entries cover what each character does mechanically as well as their place in the story, since most Dark Souls NPCs are also a shop, a su...
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· updated 2026-09-15
| Name | Description | Role | Faction | Abilities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Chosen Undead | The player character, an Undead who escapes the Northern Undead Asylum after being prophesied to ring the Bells of Awakening and decide the fate of the First Flame. | Protagonist | None (Undead) | Ten starting classes with different stat spreads and gear Level up at bonfires by spending souls Kindle bonfires with Humanity Two-hand weapons and swap between two equipment slots per hand | Player character |
| Solaire of Astora | The cheerful knight in the sun-emblazoned armour who waits on the Undead Parish balcony and is available as a gold phantom for several bosses, including the Bell Gargoyles, Ornstein and Smough and Gwyn. | Ally and summon | Warriors of Sunlight | Jolly co-operation via gold summon signs Lightning Spear and Sunlight Spear miracles Warrior of Sunlight covenant access | Undead Parish balcony; summon signs at several bosses |
| Siegmeyer of Catarina | The onion-armoured knight who sleeps outside Sen's Fortress and turns up in trouble in Blighttown, the Fortress, Anor Londo and Lost Izalith. | Ally and quest line | Knights of Catarina | Summonable for the Iron Golem fight Quest line continues in Blighttown, Anor Londo and Lost Izalith Ends in Lost Izalith with the Chaos Eaters | Sen's Fortress, Blighttown, Anor Londo and Lost Izalith |
| Sieglinde of Catarina | Siegmeyer's daughter, who travels to Lordran to bring her father home. | Supporting quest NPC | Knights of Catarina | Advances Siegmeyer's quest line Tracks Siegmeyer through Lordran and can end his quest | Firelink Shrine and the Duke's Archives |
| Laurentius of the Great Swamp | A pyromancer trapped in a barrel in the Depths who moves to Firelink Shrine once freed and sells the core pyromancy spells. | Pyromancy mentor | Great Swamp pyromancers | Sells Fireball, Fire Orb, Combustion and Flash Sweat Upgrades the Pyromancy Flame Can be sent to Blighttown and killed as a hollow | Barrel in the Depths, then Firelink Shrine |
| Griggs of Vinheim | A nervous sorcerer locked in a house in the Lower Undead Burg, freed with the Residence Key. | Sorcery merchant | Vinheim Dragon School | Sells Soul Arrow and Heavy Soul Arrow Sells the Sorcerer's Catalyst Quest continues in the Duke's Archives | Locked residence in the Lower Undead Burg |
| Big Hat Logan | The greatest sorcerer of Vinheim, first found locked in a cage in Sen's Fortress and later in a cell in the Duke's Archives. | Mentor and merchant | Vinheim Dragon School | Sells Soul Spear, Homing Soulmass and Crystal Soul Spear Teaches the crystal sorceries after the Archives Drops Logan's Catalyst and Big Hat when killed | Sen's Fortress cage, Firelink Shrine, Duke's Archives |
| Andre of Astora | The blacksmith in the Undead Parish who reinforces weapons and shields with Titanite, sells the smithing stones and the Crest of Artorias, and forges the divine and occult weapons once the player brings the right embers. | Blacksmith and ally | None | Weapon reinforcement up to +15 Divine, Occult and Raw ascension with embers Sells Titanite Shards and the Crest of Artorias | Undead Parish smithy |
| Oswald of Carim | The pardoner who appears in the bell tower after the Gargoyles. | Supporting merchant | Church of Carim | Pardons sins for souls Sells Indictments and the Book of the Guilty Explains the Blade of the Darkmoon system | Bell tower above the Undead Parish |
| Knight Lautrec of Carim | A golden-armoured knight imprisoned in a cell in Firelink Shrine. | Antagonist and summon | None (servant of Fina) | Summonable for the Bell Gargoyles if freed Kills the Fire Keeper and takes her soul Drops the Ring of Favor and Protection and Lautrec's armour | Firelink Shrine cell, then Anor Londo |
| Petrus of Thorolund | The cleric who leads Rhea's pilgrimage to Lordran and sells a few miracles at Firelink Shrine. | Supporting NPC | Way of White | Sells Heal and Replenishment Starts the Way of White covenant path Betrays Rhea's group in the Catacombs | Firelink Shrine |
| Rhea of Thorolund | A young cleric of Thorolund whose pilgrimage goes wrong in the Catacombs. | Miracle merchant | Way of White | Sells Wrath of the Gods, Great Heal and Soothing Sunlight Rescue quest in the Catacombs and Tomb of the Giants Drops Humanity if killed | Undead Parish after being rescued |
| Patches the Hyena | The series' recurring trickster, found in the Catacombs where he drops the player into a pit of skeleton wheels and then begs forgiveness. | Supporting merchant | None | Sells Humanity, Purple Moss and equipment Catacombs trap event Merchant in Firelink Shrine if forgiven | The Catacombs, then Firelink Shrine |
| Quelana of Izalith | The last sane daughter of the Witch of Izalith, hiding in the Blighttown swamp. | Pyromancy mentor | Daughters of Chaos | Sells Great Fireball, Firestorm, Great Combustion and Black Flame Upgrades the Pyromancy Flame to Ascended Teaches advanced pyromancy to any player with a +10 flame | Blighttown swamp, requires a +10 Pyromancy Flame |
| The Fair Lady | Quelaag's blind, sick sister, kept alive by the Humanity that Chaos Servants feed her. | Covenant leader | Chaos Servants | Chaos Servant covenant Rewards Great Chaos Fireball and Chaos Storm Opens the Lost Izalith shortcut at rank two | Beneath Quelaag's Domain, behind the second bell |
| Kingseeker Frampt | The toothy serpent who emerges in Firelink Shrine once the second bell is rung. | Supporting NPC | Primordial Serpents | Converts boss souls into souls Fast travel after the Lordvessel Opens the path to the Kiln | Firelink Shrine, after ringing both bells |
| Darkstalker Kaathe | The second Primordial Serpent, found in the Abyss beneath New Londo Ruins only if the player has not placed the Lordvessel with Frampt. | Antagonist and covenant leader | Primordial Serpents | Darkwraith covenant Teaches Lifedrain Grants the Red Eye Orb for invasions | The Abyss, after defeating the Four Kings without Frampt |
| Princess Gwynevere | The giant, radiant goddess in the Anor Londo cathedral who gives the player the Lordvessel and asks them to succeed Gwyn. | Supporting NPC | Anor Londo | Grants the Lordvessel Princess's Guard covenant Her illusion collapses when Gwyndolin is killed | Anor Londo cathedral, behind Ornstein and Smough |
| Dark Sun Gwyndolin | The youngest son of Gwyn, raised as a daughter and hidden in the Darkmoon Tomb. | Antagonist | Anor Londo | Blade of the Darkmoon covenant Maintains the Anor Londo illusion Optional boss with homing arrows and soul spears | Darkmoon Tomb, Anor Londo |
| Crossbreed Priscilla | A gentle half-dragon exiled to the Painted World of Ariamis, where she guards the painting's exit and asks the player to leave peacefully. | Optional boss and lore figure | Painted World | Optional boss with invisibility Priscilla's Dagger from a tail cut Lifehunt Scythe from her soul | Painted World of Ariamis |
| Dusk of Oolacile | The princess of Oolacile, trapped in a golden crystal golem in Darkroot Basin. | Supporting NPC | Oolacile | Unlocks the Artorias of the Abyss portal Sells light sorceries such as Hidden Weapon Summonable in the Royal Wood | Darkroot Basin, inside the golden crystal golem |
| Hawkeye Gough | The giant archer of the Four Knights, living blind in a tower in Oolacile. | Supporting NPC | Knights of Gwyn | Shoots down Kalameet Rewards the player with the Hawk Ring Explains the fall of Artorias and the Abyss | Gough's tower, Oolacile Township |
| Lord's Blade Ciaran | The fourth of Gwyn's knights, found kneeling at Artorias's grave in the Royal Wood. | Supporting NPC | Knights of Gwyn | Trades Artorias's soul for a tracer Drops the Dark Silver Tracer if killed Lore on the Four Knights | Artorias's grave, Royal Wood |
| Alvina of the Darkroot Wood | The giant talking cat who leads the Forest Hunter covenant in Darkroot Garden. | Covenant leader | Forest Hunters | Forest Hunter covenant Triggers automatic forest invasions Grants the covenant's ring and rewards | Darkroot Garden ruins |
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