Laurentius of the Great Swamp

Laurentius of the Great Swamp is the basic pyromancy trainer in Dark Souls, and is encountered in the early-mid section of the game. He is voiced by Andy Gathergood, who also voiced the Crestfallen Merchant.

Location

 * In a room after the second butcher in The Depths. He is trapped in a barrel.
 * At Firelink Shrine near the path to Kingseeker Frampt.

Plot
Laurentius is a wandering pyromancer who was cast out of his native home due to his curse of undeath. He is first encountered trapped in a barrel, presumably captured and stored there by a Butcher. After his release, he travels to Firelink Shrine and stays there.

If the player acquires pyromancies or upgrades their flame with Quelana of Izalith, Laurentius will ask the player where he/she obtained such pyromancy. If the player chooses to tell Laurentius where to find Quelana, he will travel to Blighttown in search of her, and tragically go hollow near the second Blighttown bonfire. Killing him yields 1,000 souls in NG.

Lore
Prior to being cast out of his home, Laurentius was the student of who was presumably Salaman. Since Quelana mentions that Salaman was her student a very long time ago, it can be assumed that either Laurentius has been brought very far into the past from Lordran's distorted time flow, or that Quelana has been brought very far into the future.

Strategy
Laurentius is a fairly easy fight as his regular attacks are easy to block and his pyromancies give players convenient openings with which to backstab him. Fire resistance may be useful in case he does manage to land a lucky fireball or two.

Laurentius sells pyromancies that are both unique to him and also very useful, so it's best to think twice before killing him.

Wares
Laurentius can also upgrade Pyromancy Flames in exchange for souls. This will increase the effectiveness of your Pyromancies. Laurentius can enhance a pyromancy flame to up to +15, but cannot ascend it.

Notably, Laurentius is the only avenue through which players can obtain the Iron Flesh and Flash Sweat spells. He also sells the more basic offensive pyromancies, which help tide a player over until they reach Quelana.

Equipment
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Trivia
The Crestfallen Warrior calls Laurentius an "old man", although Laurentius looks and sounds like he is in his mid thirties at most.