NPC

Kirk, Knight of Thorns

Depths · Demon Ruins · Lost Izalith · Quelaag's Domain

Locations and access

Availability: Be human and leave the Gaping Dragon alive.

Availability: Be human, place the Lordvessel, and leave Demon Firesage alive.

Availability: Be human and leave the Bed of Chaos alive.

Availability: Defeat Kirk in all three invasion locations in the same journey.

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

Depths

Requirements: Be human and leave the Gaping Dragon alive.

What to do: Enter the lower sewer passages beside the basilisks to trigger his first invasion. Defeat the invading phantom.

Result: Record the Depths victory toward the armor reward.

Consequences and cutoffs: Killing the Gaping Dragon first prevents this invasion this journey.

Demon Ruins

Requirements: Be human, place the Lordvessel, and leave Demon Firesage alive.

What to do: After the lava has receded, descend the cliffside stairs toward the lower Demon Ruins to trigger the second invasion.

Result: Record the Demon Ruins victory.

Consequences and cutoffs: This invasion has its own victory flag; the Depths encounter is not required for it to appear.

Lost Izalith

Requirements: Be human and leave the Bed of Chaos alive.

What to do: Approach the Bed of Chaos entrance and defeat Kirk when he invades near the hostile pyromancer.

Result: Record the Lost Izalith victory.

Consequences and cutoffs: Defeating the Bed of Chaos first prevents this invasion this journey.

Quelaag's Domain

Requirements: Defeat Kirk in all three invasion locations in the same journey.

What to do: Return to the back of the Daughter of Chaos bonfire chamber and collect the Set of Thorns from the corpse.

Result: Receive the armor reward.

Consequences and cutoffs: His sword and shield are separate chance drops. Three victories do not guarantee those weapons.

Killing the Gaping Dragon first prevents this invasion this journey.

This invasion has its own victory flag; the Depths encounter is not required for it to appear.

Defeating the Bed of Chaos first prevents this invasion this journey.

His sword and shield are separate chance drops. Three victories do not guarantee those weapons.