The Cemetery of Ash (灰の墓所 Hai no Bosho, Cemetery of Ash) is the player's starting location in Dark Souls III.
Description[]
At first, the player can find three bonfires here (including the Firelink Shrine hub), but later in the game the player may optionally return to a darkened version of the area (called the "Untended Graves"), in which there are two additional bonfires that will appear under the Cemetery of Ash tab in the travel menu.
As the starting area of the game, enemies are generally sparse and weak. Developer messages that instruct the player on basic controls can be found shortly after the opening cutscene. Besides the boss, a non-respawning enemy in the area is the first Ravenous Crystal Lizard the player can encounter, which drops a valuable Titanite Scale It can be found by veering off to the right through a narrow passage with deep water just before the first bonfire (and there are two of these in this spot within the Untended Graves).
If following Irina of Carim's questline, she and Eygon will appear just beyond the Iudex Gundyr bonfire, if the player has unlocked and purchased any Dark Miracle from Irina. If they appear here, Eygon of Carim will be hostile.
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Items[]
- Ashen Estus Flask
- Coiled Sword
- Firebomb (×5)
- Soul of a Deserted Corpse / Soul of a Proud Paladin
- Soul of an Unknown Traveler / Soul of an Intrepid Hero
- Speckled Stoneplate Ring+1
- Titanite Scale (drop: Ravenous Crystal Lizard)
- Titanite Shard
Notes[]
- Although some hollows here use crossbows, they don't drop them; they can drop either a Fading Soul or a Cleric's Sacred Chime.
- Many hollows here have set themselves up for an ambush, and will jump up and attack once you get close.
- There is a unique hollow standing on an outcropping of stone, after the fight with Gundyr. It is hard to alert him to your presence, but if you do manage it, his AI is mostly broken in that he will often run against you without attacking, and he loses interest very quickly (even if you are standing right in front of him) and it's hard to get his attention again once you lose it. If he does attack, it will be with standard sword swings, but he can throw a unique projectile that is unlike anything seen in the rest of the game: it is a firebomb-like pot that explodes into a dark oil-like substance that inflicts a -30 fire resistance on you, and a unique shimmery oil-like effect on your character.
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