Board Thread:Dark Souls II/@comment-24591958-20140428211940

I'm currently at No-man's Wharf in my playthrough and wanted to find out when I could get the zweihander since it was my favorite weapon in Dark Souls 1. Then I found out that it isn't obtainable until Iron Keep, which is much farther in the game than I currently am. What I want to know is, is there a way to get to Iron Keep early from the point in the game where I'm at so I can pick up the zweihander and then just leave and carry on with my playthrough as normal? I feel like I'm going to start twitching like a crack addict who hasn't had his fix if I don't get it soon. 