NPC

Ingward

New Londo Ruins

Locations and access

Availability: You have obtained the Lordvessel.

Availability: You want the key before obtaining the Lordvessel.

Availability: The Four Kings have been defeated and Ingward is alive.

These branches include alternatives. Check the requirements for each before acting.

New Londo Ruins

Requirements: You have obtained the Lordvessel.

What to do: Speak to Ingward on the rooftop in the ghost-filled upper ruins.

Result: He gives you the Key to the Seal.

Consequences and cutoffs: The key opens access to the floodgate control. Surviving the Abyss requires a separate solution.

New Londo Ruins

Requirements: You want the key before obtaining the Lordvessel.

What to do: Killing Ingward is an alternative way to obtain the key.

Result: Receive the Key to the Seal.

Consequences and cutoffs: You lose his shop and curse-removal service for this playthrough.

New Londo Ruins

Requirements: The Four Kings have been defeated and Ingward is alive.

What to do: Return to his rooftop and finish his conversation.

Result: He can move to Firelink Shrine.

Reward	Quantity	Condition
Key to the Seal	1	You have obtained the Lordvessel. Speak to Ingward on the rooftop in the ghost-filled upper ruins. He gives you the Key to the Seal.
Key to the Seal	1	You want the key before obtaining the Lordvessel. Killing Ingward is an alternative way to obtain the key. Receive the Key to the Seal.

Item	Cost	Stock	Location and conditions
Transient Curse	1,000 Souls	∞	New Londo Ruins Keep Ingward alive and friendly.
Resist Curse	5,000 Souls	1	New Londo Ruins Keep Ingward alive and friendly.

The key opens access to the floodgate control. Surviving the Abyss requires a separate solution.

You lose his shop and curse-removal service for this playthrough.