Undead Settlement

DARK SOULS III guide · After defeating Vordt of the Boreal Valley

After arriving from the High Wall of Lothric, you must navigate through a sprawling, dilapidated village populated by hollowed villagers, evangelists, and cage-carrying beasts. The primary objective is to make your way through the settlement to the Road of Sacrifices, with an optional path leading to the Curse-rotted Greatwood boss. Along the way, you can recruit several key NPCs and open up shortcuts through the dilapidated sewer network.

Achievements here

Covenant: Mound-makers MissableClimb into the cage on the back of the non-hostile Hollow Manservant before defeating the Curse-rotted Greatwood, or later assist Sirris at the Pit of Hollows.

Curse-rotted GreatwoodDefeat the optional Curse-rotted Greatwood located in the courtyard of the settlement.

Covenant: Warrior of SunlightDrop into the locked room through the ceiling hole inside the building near the burning tree to pick up the covenant badge.

Achievement guide and roadmap →

Items

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Loretta's Bone: Hanging in a corpse sac on the balcony of the first interior house before the burning tree plazaMortician's Ashes: In the graveyard near the white birch tree where the giant shoots greatarrowsGrave Key: Available for purchase from the Shrine Handmaid after giving her the Mortician's AshesEstus Shard: At the base of the burning tree surrounded by praying hollows and an EvangelistUndead Bone Shard: On a wooden platform off a broken ledge in the graveyard pelted by giant arrowsFlynn's Ring: On a corpse at the top of a wooden tower on the rooftop after defeating the Fire DemonChloranthy Ring: Dropped onto a wooden ledge accessed by jumping from the roof near the Mirrah set in the Fire Demon courtyard

Secrets

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Join the Mound-makers covenant early by climbing into the cage on the back of the non-hostile saw-wielding giant in the ravine before triggering the Curse-rotted Greatwood fight.Shoot down hanging corpses holding loot with arrows or firebombs from the ledges above.

Enemies

Peasant Hollow

Weak to Fire

Common villager equipped with pitchforks, scythes, or cleavers; easily staggered.

Evangelist

Weak to Bleed

Uses a heavy spiked mace, casts Gnaw from a distance, and attempts a grab attack that inflicts heavy damage.

Manservant

Large enemies wielding either giant machetes, wooden planks, or throwing pots that deal heavy physical damage.

Outrider Knight

Weak to FireSteal / drop Irithyll Straight Sword

Fast-hitting mini-boss found in the basement before the Road of Sacrifices door; inflicts Frostbite.

Fire Demon

Large fiery mini-boss fought alongside Siegward of Catarina in the town outskirts.

Shops and people

Yoel of Londor: Offers sorceries and allows you to "Draw True Strength" up to five times to gain free levels, initiating the Hollow storyline.
Cornyx of the Great Swamp: Teaches pyromancies and upgrades the Pyromancy Flame after being rescued from a hanging cage above the cliff bonfire.
Irina of Carim: Sells miracles after being freed from her locked cell in the sewers using the Grave Key.
Giant of the Undead Settlement: Sells peace by offering friendship and a White Branch, causing him to target enemies instead of you with his greatarrows.

Tips

Befriend the giant at the top of the tower before exploring the graveyard to make retrieving the items there much easier.
Equip a torch in the sewer tunnels to clear off the parasitic maggot bleed buildup inflicted by leeches.

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