At the end of the church you’ll also finda hidden passage.
It is enough to destroy boards.
Use the stairs up.
At its top free a prisoner (Knight Lautrec of Carim).
Now you’re ready to take a stab at defeat gargoyles on a rooftop.
An entrance to the arena is located in aright, back part of the church.
You have to climb two ladders and pass through fog.
After the fight with gargoyles, run to the other side of the rooftop and enter the tower.
Go tothe topusing ladders.
Once you get there,activate a lever to ring a bell.
Instead go down the tower to meet a local merchant named Oswald.
Take a look at his offer.
You’ll find therePurging Stoneamong other things.
These stones remove curse and can be useful later.
After killing the gargoyle, you might spend your souls to increase your level.
Outsideyou’ll have to kill three enemies(with one archer among them).
Run througha long passage between columns.
Go down the stairs[1]and lighta bonfire.
[2]
you could choose two ways from here.
A side exit leads toSen’s Fortress- this location will be accessible only after ringing two bells.
A level down you’ll find blacksmith Andre.
You may buy several items at him (Weapon Smithbox, Armor Smithbox, Repairbox).
He can also upgrade your weapons.
A very important item isCrest of Artoriasfor 20 thousands of souls.
It is expensive but also offers a large shortcut inDarkroot Garden.
Darkroot Gardencan be reached from the Andre chamber, if you go down.
But watch out because you’ll meetTitanite Demonthere.

So you should visitDepthsfirst and leaveDarkrootfor later!
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