Final wrap up

We are near the end of the game. All that remains to be done, before fighting the final boss of the game, is defeat all remaining mini-bosses and wrap up all outstanding quest lines.

56. Final wrap up, Dark Souls III

57. Location of Hawkwood's Shield, Dark Souls III

We need to wrap up these quest lines:

• Irina. Give her these items, if you haven't already done so: Braille Divine Tome of Carim, Braille Divine Tome of Lothric. Giving Irina the following items would ruin her quest line: Londor Braille Divine Tome, Deep Braille Divine Tome. Purchase all her items and exhaust her dialogue. Warp back to Firelink Shrine again and she would have left the Shrine. Find her in the room where you picked up the Fire Keeper set and the Estus Ring. Irina now functions as a Fire Keeper, helping you to level up.
• Cornyx. Give him these items, if you haven't already done so: Great Swamp Pyromancy Tome, Carthus Pyromancy Tome, Izalith Pyromancy Tome. Purchase all his items and exhaust his dialogue.
• Karla. Give her these items, if you haven't already done so: Deep Braille Divine Tome, Grave Warden Pyromancy Tome, Londor Braille Divine Tome, Quelana Pyromancy Tome. At first, Karla would refuse to accept a dark miracle tome. Insist on giving the tome to her again and she would accept the item. After giving Karla all the above tomes, purchase all her items and exhaust her dialogue.
• Sirris. Pick up her Sunless Talisman near the entrance of Firelink Shrine.
• Hodrick. Pick up his Sunset Shield near where you picked up the Sunless Talisman.
• Hawkwood. Grab Hawkwood's Shield near the entrance of Firelink Shrine. The item is guarded by a Starved Hound.
• Eygon. Return to the cell where you first met Irina. Eygon's weapon and shield are found there: Morne's Great Hammer and Moaning Shield.
• Giant Archer. Return to the location where the Giant Archer stood to collect the Hawk Ring.
• Drakeblood Knight. Return to the location where you picked up the Path of the Dragon gesture. The Drakeblood armour set is found there.
• Havel Knight. Return to the location where you fought the Stray Demon, atop Farron Keep. The Havel armour set is found there.
• Leonhard. Exhaust his dialogue at Firelink Shrine. Warp to the Rosaria's Bedchamber bonfire, talk to Rosaria, join her covenant, and give her a Pale Tongue. Find Leonhard at the far end of the room and exhaust his dialogue. Now warp back to the same bonfire and collect the Black Eye Orb in front of Rosaria's corpse. Warp to Aldrich's bonfire and ascend the elevator to the room where you collected the Sun Princess Ring. Use the Black Eye Orb to invade Leonhard and defeat him. First, cast Tears of Denial. Equip the Magic Stoneplate Ring and consume a Blue Bug Pellet to boost your magic defense. Buff your Raw Dragonslayer's Axe+10 with lightning and defeat Leonhard to obtain these items: Soul of Rosaria, Crescent Moon Sword, Silver Mask. You might want to consider using the Lothric Knight Greatsword+10 to fight Leonhard. It's not mandatory to return the Soul of Rosaria to Rosaria herself in order to use her services. The Soul of Rosaria can be transposed into the Bountiful Sunlight miracle.
• Items in lava pools. You must stack your fire defense and HP to help you tank the damage from the lava. Level up to at least 22 Vitality. Warp to the Old King's Antechamber bonfire. Attune Flash Sweat and equip these items: full Havel armour set, Havel's Ring+3, Ring of Favor+3, Flame Stoneplate Ring, Ring of Steel Protection+3. Have at least 5 Red Bug Pellets ready. Proceed to the lava pool near where you collected the Quelana Pyromancy Tome. Equip the Blessed Caestus+10 in the left hand and the Blessed Red and White Shield+1 in the right hand. Make sure your weight ratio is below 70%. If your weight ratio is above 70%, choose a helm and/or gauntlet that offer high fire defense and maintain your weight ratio under 70%. Cast Flash Sweat, consume a Red Bug Pellet, two-hand your shield and hold it in a blocking stance, and sprint to the items in the lava pool while blocking with your shield. Be mindful of your HP bar and refill as necessary. Use the same strategy to collect the items in the second lava pool. Equip the Ring of Sacrifice in case you want to make a suicide run.

We need to defeat the two Sulyvahn's Beasts that can be reached by a ladder behind an illusory wall. The Beasts are easy to cheese by means of the following stealth strategy. Attune Toxic Mist and Hidden Body, equip the Storyteller's Staff in your left hand, equip the Pyromancy Flame in your right hand, and equip the Slumbering Dragoncrest Ring. Talk to Andre and allot your Estus to have at least 9 Ashen Estus Flasks; 5 Ashen Estus Flasks are more than enough. From the Pontiff Sulyvahn bonfire, proceed to the hidden ladder and descend to the Beasts' arena. Cast Hidden Body and approach the left-most Sulyvahn's Beast. Lock on to the Beast, use the weapon art of the Storyteller's Staff to poison it and cast Toxic Mist to inflict it with toxic. Then move far away from the Beast and wait for it to die. Repeat the same strategy against the right-most Sulyvahn's Beast. Once both Beasts are defeated, you would be able to join the Aldrich Faithful covenant.