The Official Dark Souls Thread - .....It Begins

[lestatdark]

StokedUp said:
Does any one know how I can get past the NPC at the bottom of the 2nd belltower? I selected "no" to his question and he won't let me by now! it's where u hit the wall to reveal the secret path.

Also I'm SL 40 just beat queelag and ceaseless demons, there's noway I can make it through the demon ruins I tried once and got destroyed where's the best place to head to now? What's up past the water wheel in the swamps?

The only way you can pass him now is by killing him (thus gaining some Sin). He's part of the Chaos Servant covenant though, so if you do kill him, you won't gain access to the unique pyromancies that he sells once you're part of that covenant (I killed him myself in my game by mistake).

Best place to head now would be to explore the rest of the areas (Great Hollow, Valley of Drakes, etc.) or you could go straight to Sens fortress. At level 40 you're more than levelled enough for it. Up the water wheel in the swamps is a shortcut to the Valley of Drakes and New Londo (which in turn has a shortcut for Firelink Shrine).

@EncodedNybble - As VXIII's link said, it's pretty random so far for most people. What's true though is that if she doesn't appear at all in your game as a merchant, she'll appear later on Lost Izalith as Hollow and attack you. No one knows the conditions for either event and I had the latter outcome myself. 

@VXIII - Taurus Demon had a tail related item? I only knew that he dropped the Demon Greataxe, which is a normal drop on it's Demon Ruins version. Also, you can get the Hammer from Asylum Demon on NG+, it's easier since you carry on with your previous equipment.