Kingseeker Frampt

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"Hm? No, no, I'm fine, I'm fine. Well and wide awake! Do not treat me like an old withering snake."

— Kingseeker Frampt

Kingseeker Frampt is a character in Dark Souls. He is a primordial serpent who seeks to find the human replacement for Gwyn, Lord of Cinder. He is voiced by Peter Marinker, who also voiced Darkstalker Kaathe and Eingyi.

Location

Firelink Shrine, where the pool in front of the decrepit statue used to be. Kingseeker Frampt only appears after the Bells of Awakening have been rung.

Plot

Kingseeker Frampt appears in Firelink Shrine after the player rings both Bells of Awakening. He instructs the player to go to Anor Londo and obtain the Lordvessel. After the player obtains the Lordvessel, Frampt transports them to the entrance of the Kiln of the First Flame, and instructs the player to place the Lordvessel to gain access to the Kiln, and to ultimately kill Gwyn and prolong the Age of Fire.

Should the player give the Lordvessel to Kaathe instead, Frampt will become irate and leave the player for the rest of the playthrough.

Services

Kingseeker Frampt has the ability to consume items and break titanite into smaller pieces.

• Green Titanite Shard breaks to: Titanite Shard ×5
• Large Titanite Shard breaks to: Titanite Shard ×5
• Titanite Chunk breaks to: Large Titanite Shard ×3
• Blue Titanite Chunk breaks to: Green Titanite Shard ×3
• White Titanite Chunk breaks to: Green Titanite Shard ×3
• Red Titanite Chunk breaks to: Green Titanite Shard ×3
• Titanite Slab breaks to: Titanite Chunk ×2
• Blue Titanite Slab breaks to: Blue Titanite Chunk ×2
• White Titanite Slab breaks to: White Titanite Chunk ×2
• Red Titanite Slab breaks to: Red Titanite Chunk ×2

Feed

Feeding weapons and armor to him is not very profitable; most weapons only produce 50 souls while most armor produces 100. Special weapons can produce much more, such as the Drake Sword, which results in 5,000.

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Items Souls Upgrade Materials Weapons Ammunition Armor Rings Items Soul value Alluring Skull 50 Black Firebomb 50 Bloodred Moss Clump 50 Blooming Purple Moss Clump 50 Charcoal Pine Resin 50 Copper Coin 1,000 Cracked Red Eye Orb 500 Divine Blessing 1,000 Dung Pie 200 Egg Vermifuge 200 Elizabeth's Mushroom 1,000 Eye of Death 500 Firebomb 50 Fire Keeper Soul 1,000 Gold Coin 5,000 Gold Pine Resin 50 Green Blossom 50 Homeward Bone 50 Humanity 1,000 Lloyd's Talisman 50 Poison Throwing Knife 50 Prism Stone 10 Purple Moss Clump 50 Purging Stone 1,000 Repair Powder 50 Rotten Pine Resin 50 Rubbish 1 Silver Coin 3,000 Souvenir of Reprisal 50 Sunlight Medal 200 Throwing Knife 10 Transient Curse 50 Twin Humanities 2,000 Souls Feed Value Consume Soul of a Lost Undead 500 200 Large Soul of a Lost Undead 500 400 Soul of a Nameless Soldier 500 800 Large Soul of a Nameless Soldier 500 1,000 Soul of a Proud Knight 500 2,000 Large Soul of a Proud Knight 500 3,000 Soul of a Brave Warrior 500 5,000 Large Soul of a Brave Warrior 500 8,000 Soul of a Hero 1,000 10,000 Soul of a Great Hero 1,000 20,000 Core of an Iron Golem 8,000 12,000 Guardian Soul 10,000 12,000 Soul of Artorias 10,000 16,000 Soul of Gwyn, Lord of Cinder 40,000 20,000 Soul of Gwyndolin 20,000 16,000 Soul of Manus 10,000 18,000 Soul of Ornstein 8,000 12,000 Soul of Priscilla 15,000 12,000 Soul of Quelaag 10,000 8,000 Soul of Sif 4,000 16,000 Soul of Smough 1 12,000 Soul of the Moonlight Butterfly 8,000 1,200 Upgrade Materials Soul value Titanite Shard 50 Large Titanite Shard 50 Titanite Chunk 50 Titanite Slab 50 Green Titanite Shard 50 Blue Titanite Chunk 50 Blue Titanite Slab 50 Red Titanite Chunk 50 Red Titanite Slab 50 White Titanite Chunk 50 White Titanite Slab 50 Twinkling Titanite 100 Demon Titanite 100 Dragon Scale 100 Weapons Soul value Standard Weapons 50 Raw Weapons 50 Crystal Weapons 1 Divine Weapons 100 Occult Weapons 100 Magic Weapons 50 Enchanted Weapons 50 Fire Weapons 50 Chaos Weapons 50 Lightning Weapons 500 Unique Weapons 100  Channeler's Trident 1  Cleansing Greatshield 50  Giant's Halberd 50  Havel's Greatshield 1,000  Velka's Rapier 5,000 Dragon Weapons 5,000  Moonlight Greatsword 1 Boss Weapons 50  Chaos Blade 1,000  Crystal Ring Shield 1,000  Darkmoon Bow 1,000  Dragonslayer Spear 100  Golem Axe 100  Great Lord Greatsword 10,000  Lifehunt Scythe 14  Moonlight Butterfly Horn 1,000  Quelaag's Furysword 5,000  Smough's Hammer 1 Catalysts 50  Izalith Catalyst 1,000  Oolacile Ivory Catalyst 1,000  Tin Crystallization Catalyst 1  Tin Darkmoon Catalyst 1,000 Talismans 100  Darkmoon Talisman 500  Ivory Talisman 500  Sunlight Talisman 1,000  Velka's Talisman 500 Pyromancy Flame 1,000 Ascended Pyromancy Flame 2,000 Dark Hand 1 Skull Lantern 100 Indented weapons are the exception. Ammunition Soul value Dragonslayer Arrow 5 Feather Arrow 5 Fire Arrow 5 Gough's Great Arrow 5 Large Arrow 5 Moonlight Arrow 5 Standard Arrow 5 Wooden Arrow 3 Heavy Bolt 5 Lightning Bolt 5 Sniper Bolt 5 Standard Bolt 5 Wood Bolt 5 Armor Soul value Armor Pieces 100  Antiquated Set 1,000  Channeler's Set 1  Crystalline Set 1  Dingy Set 1,000  Favor Set 1,000  Gold-Hemmed Black Set 1,000  Great Lord Set 1,000   Crown of the Great Lord 10,000  Maiden Set 1,000  Moonlight Set 1,000  Smough's Set 1  Fang Boar Helm 1,000  Royal Helm 3,000  Symbol of Avarice 3,000 Indented Armor pieces and sets are the exception. Sets represent the value of each piece. Rings Soul value Rings 100  Calamity Ring 1,000  Cat Covenant Ring 1,000  Darkmoon Blade Covenant Ring 1,000  Darkmoon Seance Ring 1,000  Dusk Crown Ring 1,000  Havel's Ring 1,000  Hornet Ring 1,000  Old Witch's Ring 1,000  Ring of Favor and Protection 1,000  Ring of Fog 1,000  Ring of the Evil Eye 500  Ring of the Sun Princess 1,000  Ring of the Sun's Firstborn 1,000  Wolf Ring 50 Indented Rings are the exception.

Notes

• When Frampt transports the player to the Firelink Altar after retrieving the Lordvessel, it is not necessary to place it. By using a Homeward Bone or the Homeward miracle, it is possible to exit and continue using Frampt's feeding service and at the same time interact with Kaathe and join the Darkwraiths. As long as the player does not place the Lordvessel, neither serpent will depart.
• The player should avoid attacking Frampt (unless he is asleep) as it may result in him leaving for the rest of the playthrough. If this happens, the player loses access to his feeding service and must either place the Lordvessel with Kaathe or do it alone by dropping down the hole Frampt was in.
• Dropping down to the Firelink Altar after acquiring the Lordvessel without his help will make Frampt leave, whether the player placed it or not.

Dialogue

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Snoring Hmgg... Hmgg... Introduction Ahh, hello. Was it you who rang the Bell of Awakening? I am the primordial serpent, Kingseeker Frampt, close friend of the Great Lord Gwyn. Chosen Undead, who has rung the Bell of Awakening. I wish to elucidate your fate. Do you seek such enlightenment? Introduction with Lordvessel Ahh, hello. Was it you who rang the Bell of Awakening? I am the Primordial Serpent, Kingseeker Frampt, close friend of the Great Lord Gwyn. Chosen Undead, who has rung the Bell of Awakening. I wish to elucidate your fate, and the very reason your kind have appeared. Chosen Undead, your fate... is to succeed the Great Lord Gwyn. So that you may link the Fire, cast away the Dark, and undo the curse of the Undead. Now, let us take that vessel on a journey. I assume you are ready. Now, be still! Answering "Yes" Very well. Then I am pleased to share. Chosen Undead. Your fate... is to succeed the Great Lord Gwyn. So that you may link the Fire, cast away the Dark, and undo the curse of the Undead. To this end, you must visit Anor Londo, and acquire the Lordvessel. Greetings I am pleased to see you well. Is it something urgent? Talk x1 Those who seek the Realm of Lords must brave Sen's Fortress, a deadly house of traps. Many have gone before you, but none have returned. Fate has chosen you, but proceed with caution. Farewell Farewell. Chosen Undead. I remain here, and await thee. Waking Frampt up ...Hm? No, no, I'm fine, I'm fine. Well and wide awake! Do not treat me like an old withering snake. Retrieving the Lordvessel Heavens! You have done it! You have retrieved the Lordvessel! After a thousand years! It is you, it is really you! Hraaaoogggh! ... Forgive me. I really should calm down. Now, let us take that vessel on a journey. I assume you are ready. Now, be still! Bringing the player to Firelink Altar This is the Firelink Chamber, for the successor of Lord Gwyn. Now, place the Lordvessel on the altar. Speaking before placing Lordvessel What is it? Place the Lordvessel on the altar. No reason for pause at this point. After placing Lordvessel Very well. As Kingseeker, I shall now instruct you, the Lord's successor, in your next task. To achieve your fate, fill the vessel with powerful souls, commensurate to the great soul of Gwyn. Scarce few possess such brilliant souls. Gravelord Nito, the Witch of Izalith, the Four Kings of New Londo, who inherited the shards of Gwyn's soul... and Lord Gwyn's former confidant, Seath the Scaleless. All of their souls are required to satiate the Lordvessel. ... Are you ready? Then we shall return. Stay still for a moment! Satiating the Lordvessel Ahh...ohh! The Lordvessel is satiated... Magnificent... You are the righteous successor to Gwyn, the new Great Lord. And I am Kingseeker no more... Your acquaintance was an honour. I must admit, I am fond of you humans. May you enjoy your serendipity. And may the Age of Fire perpetuate. Attacking him, jumping down without him, or giving Lordvessel to Kaathe You sorry fool... You could not be the Chosen one. Enough... I shall slumber, until I am awakened again...

Trivia

• Shortly after Frampt's arrival, the Crestfallen Warrior (who sits fairly close to Frampt) complains about a horrible smell. This is likely referring to Frampt. The Crestfallen Warrior will leave after being spoken to when Frampt is around, so keep that in mind before ringing the second bell of awakening. The Crestfallen Warrior can later be found as a hostile Hollow at the New Londo Ruins.
• In previous versions of the game there was a glitch where if a player jumped down the hole Frampt sticks his head out of, but quit and loaded before reaching the bottom, they would reach the Kiln of the First Flame. In doing so players could skip gathering the Lord Souls and go straight to the fight against Gwyn. This technique has been used for speedruns of the game.
• If players have given Kaathe the Lordvessel already, then it is possible to prevent Frampt from leaving by rushing around and away from him. As long as he doesn't finish his dialogue, he won't disappear. Players can also prevent him finishing his dialogue by attacking him.
• It's actually possible to kill Kingseeker Frampt, but only through the use of third party programs. Frampt has 11,120 HP and drops 5,000 souls after being killed.
• Frampt will randomly be found sleeping deeply (usually after resting at a bonfire) even if he was spoken to only moments ago. He can be awoken by attacking him (kicking and punching are sufficient).
• After ringing the first of the Bells of Awakening, Frampt can be heard snoring when passing through the flooded area of Firelink Shrine of which he will eventually emerge. Strangely, this makes a collectible, invisible "humanity sprite" (one that increases your character's liquid humanity by 1 point) spawn nearby. It is possible to collect this sprite by falling from the nest above or one of the ledges above, but the fall may kill the character in the process (forcing the player to run back to his bloodstain from the last bonfire he/she saved at). It is also possible to collect this sprite by "passing through" Frampt's room. It seems to often be near the fallen pillar that lays diagonally on the ground (one end of the pillar pointing to the starting Lordran Bonfire of Firelink Shrine, and the other end of the pillar pointing to the graveyard leading to the Catacombs).
• Frampt is one of the few characters whose mouth moves when talking.
• On the breastplate of Lord Gwyn's Robes, there are patterns and indents that resemble Frampt's head. Possibly as an indicator of their friendship, as mentioned by Kaathe.
• It would seem Frampt has a great dislike of Executioner Smough, Seath the Scaleless and his followers. If fed any of their items, he will only give a single soul in exchange.

Removed content

The following is content that is present within the code of Dark Souls, but not actually implemented in the game. Text was found from a text dump which can be found at: http://pastebin.com/hA42TwK8.

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Some removed dialogue of Kingseeker Frampt suggests that he was supposed to be able to sell Humanity to the player. Ahh, one other thing. You will require humanity to remain yourself while Undead. This I can provide you, but only in trade for souls.

Gallery

Frampt at Firelink Altar