Crumbling Farum Azula

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The area in the order you play it. Tick things off as you go: they tick off in the checklists below too.

1. 1

   Awaken and Enter the Beast Grave

   When you wake up on a shattered bridge after igniting the Erdtree at the Forge of the Giants in Mountaintops of the Giants, move forward to discover the Crumbling Beast Grave Site of Grace. Advance across an open, curved walkway to face your initial battle against a Greater Farum Azula Dragon, which drops an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone upon defeat.

2. 2

   Traverse the Dragon Temple

   Navigate the interior temple corridors until you arrive at the Dragon Temple Transept and step into the arena to battle the Godskin Duo. After overcoming the Apostle and Noble, activate the Dragon Temple Altar Site of Grace and collect your rewards: the Smithing-Stone Miner’s Bell Bearing [4] and Ash of War: Black Flame Tornado. Before moving forward, you can also search a corpse on a floating platform north of the Dragon Temple along the floating debris path to obtain an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

3. 3

   Cross the Rooftops to the Great Bridge

   Head across the floating pathways to discover the Dragon Temple Rooftop Site of Grace. Proceed across the exposed roofs while evading Bladed Talon Eagles and battling a Farum Azula Dragon that hurls red lightning, which drops an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone upon defeat. Directly behind this dragon to the southeast, enter the gazebo to loot a corpse holding a Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone, then continue onward until you reach the Beside the Great Bridge Site of Grace.

   Tip: Defeat the red-lightning dragon or sprint past it straight into the gazebo to safely grab the Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

4. 4

   Ambush on the Northern Walkway

   From the Beside the Great Bridge Site of Grace, walk up the stairs, turn left away from the boss chamber, and advance down the long bridge path. Defeat the invading NPC Recusant Bernahl when he ambushes you on this walkway to receive the Blasphemous Claw, provided Rykard was previously defeated in Volcano Manor. Continue directly into the circular room inside the northern tower at the end of the path to open a chest holding the Old Lord’s Talisman.

5. 5

   Descent to the Eye of the Storm

   Ride the lift from Beside the Great Bridge down into the temple structure and walk out the back doors toward the floating cliff edge. Look down over the rim and drop across floating stone ledges to reach a curved ruin foundation. Approach the open niche resting among the skeletons and select "Lie down" to watch a cinematic transporting you to the eye of the storm to fight Dragonlord Placidusax, who drops the Remembrance of the Dragonlord.

   Key fight: Dragonlord Placidusax
6. 6

   Ascend the Great Bridge to Maliketh

   Ascend the main span of the bridge from the Beside the Great Bridge Site of Grace, passing the Draconic Tree Sentinel guarding the golden mist. Walk into the sanctum beyond the fog to confront the Beast Clergyman, who transforms into Maliketh, the Black Blade, dropping the Remembrance of the Black Blade upon defeat. Slashing down Maliketh triggers a cinematic that permanently alters Leyndell into Leyndell, Ashen Capital.

   Key fight: Maliketh, the Black Blade

   Watch out: Be aware that defeating Maliketh permanently alters Leyndell into Leyndell, Ashen Capital.