Darkwraith

Full item route

• Meet Kaathe before committing the Lordvessel through Frampt.
• Have 30 Humanity available to offer.
• Keep the Lordvessel unplaced while opening New Londo. Defeat Sif for the Covenant of Artorias, drain New Londo and wear that ring to survive the Abyss.
• Defeat the Four Kings and speak to Kaathe. Follow his dialogue, join the Darkwraith covenant and offer a total of 30 Humanity to reach rank +2.
• Receive the four armor pieces as the covenant reward.
• Leaving the covenant can reduce its offered-Humanity credit. Merely carrying 30 Humanity does not grant the reward.

Full item route

• Meet Kaathe before committing the Lordvessel through Frampt.
• Have 30 Humanity available to offer.
• Keep the Lordvessel unplaced while opening New Londo. Defeat Sif for the Covenant of Artorias, drain New Londo and wear that ring to survive the Abyss.
• Defeat the Four Kings and speak to Kaathe. Follow his dialogue, join the Darkwraith covenant and offer a total of 30 Humanity to reach rank +2.
• Receive the four armor pieces as the covenant reward.
• Leaving the covenant can reduce its offered-Humanity credit. Merely carrying 30 Humanity does not grant the reward.

Full item route

• Meet Kaathe before committing the Lordvessel through Frampt.
• Have 30 Humanity available to offer.
• Keep the Lordvessel unplaced while opening New Londo. Defeat Sif for the Covenant of Artorias, drain New Londo and wear that ring to survive the Abyss.
• Defeat the Four Kings and speak to Kaathe. Follow his dialogue, join the Darkwraith covenant and offer a total of 30 Humanity to reach rank +2.
• Receive the four armor pieces as the covenant reward.
• Leaving the covenant can reduce its offered-Humanity credit. Merely carrying 30 Humanity does not grant the reward.

Full item route

• Meet Kaathe before committing the Lordvessel through Frampt.
• Have 30 Humanity available to offer.
• Keep the Lordvessel unplaced while opening New Londo. Defeat Sif for the Covenant of Artorias, drain New Londo and wear that ring to survive the Abyss.
• Defeat the Four Kings and speak to Kaathe. Follow his dialogue, join the Darkwraith covenant and offer a total of 30 Humanity to reach rank +2.
• Receive the four armor pieces as the covenant reward.
• Leaving the covenant can reduce its offered-Humanity credit. Merely carrying 30 Humanity does not grant the reward.

Full item route

• Meet Kaathe before committing the Lordvessel through Frampt.
• Have 30 Humanity available to offer.
• Keep the Lordvessel unplaced while opening New Londo. Defeat Sif for the Covenant of Artorias, drain New Londo and wear that ring to survive the Abyss.
• Defeat the Four Kings and speak to Kaathe. Follow his dialogue, join the Darkwraith covenant and offer a total of 30 Humanity to reach rank +2.
• Receive the four armor pieces as the covenant reward.
• Leaving the covenant can reduce its offered-Humanity credit. Merely carrying 30 Humanity does not grant the reward.

Full item route

• Keep Kaathe available and belong to the Darkwraith covenant.
• Keep Darkstalker Kaathe alive and friendly.
• Defeat Sif for Covenant of Artorias. Drain New Londo through Ingward's key route, then defeat the Four Kings while keeping the ring equipped.
• To meet Kaathe, defeat them before placing the Lordvessel through Frampt. Speak to Kaathe in the cleared Abyss, follow his covenant dialogue and join the Darkwraiths.
• While a member, speak to Kaathe and open his purchase menu.
• Buy Cracked Red Eye Orb from Darkstalker Kaathe's purchase menu.
• Placing the Lordvessel for Frampt first prevents this covenant route in the current journey.

Full item route

• Keep Kaathe's joining route available.
• Obtain Covenant of Artorias from Sif. Get Key to the Seal from Ingward, drain New Londo and reach Four Kings through the lower ruins.
• Defeat Four Kings with Covenant of Artorias equipped before placing the Lordvessel. Speak to Kaathe in the cleared Abyss and follow his dialogue and Lordvessel sequence to join Darkwraith.
• Offer ten held Humanity to Kaathe to reach rank +1 and receive Red Eye Orb. Humanity items must first be used to add Humanity to the counter.
• Placing the Lordvessel through Frampt or by yourself before meeting Kaathe closes this route for the journey.

Full item route

• Defeat Sif in Darkroot Garden and obtain Covenant of Artorias. In New Londo, get Key to the Seal from Ingward and operate the floodgate lever.
• Descend into the drained streets and continue through the Darkwraith-occupied ruins to the tower with the boss fog.
• Equip Covenant of Artorias before dropping from the tower stairs into the Abyss, and leave it equipped throughout the Four Kings fight.
• Defeat Four Kings to receive their Bequeathed Lord Soul Shard. If you have not placed the Lordvessel, speak to Kaathe before deciding where to go next.

Full item route

• Defeat the Four Kings before placing the Lordvessel.
• Obtain the Lordvessel but leave it unplaced. Defeat Sif for the Covenant of Artorias ring. In New Londo, speak to Ingward on the ghost-house roof to receive the Key to the Seal, then use it to open the floodgate and drain the lower ruins.
• Equip the Covenant of Artorias ring, pass through the Four Kings fog and descend into the Abyss. Keep the ring on and defeat the Four Kings before placing the Lordvessel.
• Speak to Kaathe in the Abyss, accept his proposal and follow his Lordvessel instructions. Return with him and join the Darkwraith covenant. Placing the Lordvessel for Frampt before this route prevents this meeting.
• Joining the covenant awards the Dark Hand immediately. No Humanity donation is needed for this joining reward.

Full item route

• Defeat the Four Kings before placing the Lordvessel.
• Obtain the Lordvessel but leave it unplaced. Defeat Sif for the Covenant of Artorias ring. In New Londo, speak to Ingward on the ghost-house roof to receive the Key to the Seal, then use it to open the floodgate and drain the lower ruins.
• Equip the Covenant of Artorias ring, pass through the Four Kings fog and descend into the Abyss. Keep the ring on and defeat the Four Kings before placing the Lordvessel.
• Speak to Kaathe in the Abyss, accept his proposal and follow his Lordvessel instructions. Return with him and join the Darkwraith covenant. Placing the Lordvessel for Frampt before this route prevents this meeting.
• Joining the covenant awards the Dark Hand immediately. No Humanity donation is needed for this joining reward.

Full item route

• Join the Darkwraith covenant.
• Keep Kaathe available for offerings.
• Obtain the Lordvessel but leave it unplaced. Defeat Sif for the Covenant of Artorias ring. In New Londo, speak to Ingward on the ghost-house roof to receive the Key to the Seal, then use it to open the floodgate and drain the lower ruins.
• Equip the Covenant of Artorias ring, pass through the Four Kings fog and descend into the Abyss. Keep the ring on and defeat the Four Kings before placing the Lordvessel.
• Speak to Kaathe in the Abyss, accept his proposal and follow his Lordvessel instructions. Return with him and join the Darkwraith covenant. Placing the Lordvessel for Frampt before this route prevents this meeting.
• Offer a total of 30 held Humanity to reach Darkwraith rank +2 and receive the Dark Sword with the Dark Set. The threshold is 30 total, not 30 more after the first 10.
• Spend Humanity from the counter beside your health bar for offerings. Unused Humanity items must first be consumed to enter that counter.
• Leaving or betraying a covenant can reduce credited offerings. Do not assume a previous partial total survives every covenant change.