Talk:Hellkite Dragon/@comment-25950924-20150119014213

So I figured out how to get the claymore and get to the bonfire underneath the drake. Under 25% eq load is highly recommended, but I think I somehow managed to do this with my first character at medium roll.

Go up the stairs and then run back down before the drake hits you and it will clear out the enemies. Then I ran back up the stairs to the left side of the bridge then used my binoculars. When you use binoculars he starts flying towards you and lands on the bridge. I think with my first character the same thing happened when I tried to zoom in with the bow, but you don't have to shoot. Just aiming aggros him. I'm not sure if you need the minimum DEX to aim the bow, but it doesn't matter because binoculars are easy to get.

Then you run under its legs to the bonfire. Activate and rest at the bonfire (don't forget to rest). Then you can run out and grab the claymore and the other item and any souls or humanity you lost with earlier attempts (I managed to recover 7 humanity).

I'm still not sure how to get the tail though. I tried using binoculars with light crossbow and soul arrow, but neither worked (although it might still be possible and I just did it wrong). I've read that lightning spear has longer range so I guess I'll have to wait for that.