Demi-Human Ashes

Type

Spirit Ashes

Summoning cost

69 FP

Upgrade material

Grave Glovewort

About this spirit

Ashen remains in which spirits yet dwell.

Use to summon the spirits of five demi-humans.

Spirits of demi-humans that are small in stature, but have a violent, brutish disposition. Though they seem somewhat intelligent, when night falls, their blood boils and they become feral.

Impaler's Catacombs boss

Weeping Peninsula

Starting Site of Grace: Impaler's Catacombs

1. Cross the Bridge of Sacrifice into the Weeping Peninsula and follow the main road south to Castle Morne Rampart. Use the spiritspring beside this area to jump onto the eastern high ground.
2. Ride north past Oridys's Rise and Beside the Crater-Pocked Glade. Keep along the eastern cliff past the glowing craters and large gravestone to the doors of Impaler's Catacombs.
3. Activate the grace, descend past the locked boss door and take the passage on its left. At the fork, turn right into the room with a flat rising floor.
4. Step onto that floor, then immediately retreat into the entrance passage. Let the platform rise to the spikes without you on it.
5. Drop into the opening beneath the raised platform. Follow the watery corridor past the repeatedly rising corpses to the ladder at its end; avoid being held in their grabs.
6. Climb the ladder and pull the lever beside the statue. Follow the upper passage to the window and drop through it to return toward the opened boss door.
7. Defeat the Erdtree Burial Watchdog and the accompanying Imps. This encounter awards Demi-Human Ashes; Noble Sorcerer Ashes come from Stormfoot Catacombs instead.

Notes

• Costs 69 FP to summon five Demi-Humans. Upgrade the whole group with Grave Glovewort.
• The group has three ordinary fighters, one larger club wielder and one tiny dagger user. Their mix of swords, clubs and a shield gives them different reach and attack timing.
• The large club wielder and tiny dagger user can contribute blood loss buildup. Not every member applies bleed, and an immune enemy will not take that extra status damage.
• They become more aggressive at night. Pass time at a grace before the encounter if you want their night behavior rather than assuming the indoor lighting determines it.
• Five attackers can surround smaller enemies and interrupt them repeatedly. Wide boss swings, explosions and other area attacks can damage several of them at once.
• The ash summons all five for the one FP cost. You do not choose their weapons individually or pay a separate upgrade cost for each member.