VGchartz's Demon's Souls thread

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routsounmanman said:
Agreed. DO NOT kill Ostrava! Even if you don't care about the Pure clearstone, you will care about a - 30% world tendency, actually getting you to -60% assuming you died from Vanguard in the tutorial.

Just keep a close eye on him, especially in 1-4 below the blue dragon that he dies and becomes a black phantom, get the Masaulem Key from him.

As for the red-eyed knights, avoid them at all costs, AT LEAST until you have found the Thief's Ring and you can dodge all of his attacks. Blue-eyed knights are mostly recommended though, especially for melee focused characters.

http://demonssouls.wikidot.com/npc-ostrava

"Drops the Mausoleum Key if he dies due to the player or enemy before he turns into a black phantom. This opens the door behind the Red Eye Knight in 1-1, where you may find Demonbrand and Old King Doran."

 

you cant get it that way, I have tried before(unless you know some trick that I dont). And depending on what you are doing, Dark Tendancy has its perks. Enemies drop more demon souls and item drop is higher for regular and rare items during black tendancy.

Everything in world one is rather easy anyway.