Dark Souls III characters: Firelink’s Fire Keeper, Andre and Handmaid
Understand the services and early conversations that make Firelink Shrine worth revisiting.
Dark Souls III (2016), patched base-game mechanics on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Publisher pictures show the base game. Ashes of Ariandel and The Ringed City routes are outside these beginner guides.
5 characters · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.
Characters
Fire Keeper
Firelink’s Fire Keeper exchanges souls for levels and guides the Ashen One.
Blacksmith Andre
Andre reinforces and infuses eligible equipment, improves flask capacity and allocates Estus charges.
Shrine Handmaid
The Handmaid sells supplies and expands her stock when given appropriate ashes.
Quick notes
- The Fire Keeper turns souls into levels. Speak to the Fire Keeper in the central chamber to increase attributes.
- Andre handles reinforcement and Estus allocation. Follow the sound of hammering down Firelink’s passage to Andre.
- The Shrine Handmaid gains stock from ashes. The Handmaid sits in the passage toward Andre and sells consumables and equipment.
- Hawkwood provides another view of the Lords. Hawkwood is the crestfallen warrior encountered inside Firelink.
Spend a moment checking Firelink dialogue and shops after major bosses, when residents and available services can change.
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