Oswald of Carim



Oswald of Carim is a character in Dark Souls. He is also known as Oswald the Pardoner. He is voiced by David Grant.

Location
Oswald of Carim appears in the bell tower guarded by the Belfry Gargoyles in the Undead Parish. He will only appear after the player has rang the first of the Bells of Awakening.

Plot
Oswald sells the Karmic Justice miracle, as well as rings of various resistances, a Book of the Guilty, and Indictments. Oswald is most useful for his ability to "atone" a player of sin: in doing so, all formerly friendly NPCs that the player had made hostile earlier are reverted to their neutral state. Oswald also allows players to leave covenants without facing a betrayal penalty.

Strategy
He is very easy to kill as long as the player takes care of him quickly. He can heal with his talisman and use the miracle Karmic Justice which counters multiple hits landing on him with a powerful nova explosion, so if he used this miracle, it is best to use a slow, one hit kill weapon to avoid triggering it. He also equips a parrying dagger in his left hand and can parry attacks fairly easily, which normally follows up with a powerful and possibly fatal riposte.

Wares
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Rings

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Drops

 * 2 Twin Humanities
 * Book of the Guilty

Dialogue
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Backstory
Little is known about Oswald; he reveals little of his own past and other characters never mention him. He is aware of the existence of Petrus, as well as his treachery, but it is unknown how he knows this.

Curiously, Oswald's set is found in the Painted World of Ariamis. Whether this is a future version of himself that succumbed there, or that another pardoner had lived (and died) there, is unknown.

Trivia

 * Oswald was originally going to sell Affidavits, an item that allowed players to abandon covenants.
 * Oswald's standing stance is the middle of a Well! What is it! gesture.

Gallery

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