NPC
Oscar, Knight of Astora
Undead Asylum
Locations and access
Undead Asylum
Requirements: Trigger the rolling iron ball on the asylum stairs.
Return to the wall broken by the ball and enter Oscar's room. Hear his request and receive the Estus Flask and asylum key. When you revisit the asylum later, check the same room for his hollow form.
Quest branches and services
These branches include alternatives. Check the requirements for each before acting.
Undead Asylum
Access And Services
Requirements: Trigger the rolling iron ball on the asylum stairs.
What to do: Return to the wall broken by the ball and enter Oscar's room. Hear his request and receive the Estus Flask and asylum key. When you revisit the asylum later, check the same room for his hollow form.
Consequences and cutoffs: The later hollow encounter is the source of the Crest Shield. The initial conversation and return encounter belong to different stages.
Undead Asylum
Initial Refusal
Requirements: Oscar offers his request through the broken wall.
What to do: Speak again if you initially refuse, or collect the necessary progression items if his friendly life ends.
Result: The asylum progression items are not permanently lost merely by refusing the first conversation.
Consequences and cutoffs: His later hollow return encounter remains separate from the initial Estus handover.
Notes
The later hollow encounter is the source of the Crest Shield. The initial conversation and return encounter belong to different stages.
The later hollow encounter is the source of the Crest Shield. The initial conversation and return encounter belong to different stages.
His later hollow return encounter remains separate from the initial Estus handover.