The player must first travel to Darkroot Basin, defeat the Hydra, then defeat the Golden Crystal Golem further in to free Dusk of Oolacile. From there, the player must acquire the Broken Pendant from The Duke's Archives. After acquiring the pendant, a floating dark rift will appear in Darkroot Basin close to where the Gold Golem was encountered, at the very rear of the area. Upon inspection, the player will be transported to Oolacile.

While everything about ''Artorias of the Abyss'' is technically optional, the main storyline consists of the Chosen Undead taking the place of Knight Artorias, rescuing Dusk of Oolacile and killing Manus, Father of the Abyss.

''Artorias of the Abyss'' takes place approximately 200 to 300 years before the events of ''Dark Souls'', in the land of Oolacile.<ref group="note">During an interview, Namco Bandai's Daisuke Uchiyama stated that the game takes place 200-300 years in the past ([http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/interviews/a398443/dark-souls-prepare-to-die-interview-namco-on-its-challenging-pc-port.html#~oJeUmH7eEpolFw] [http://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/6/7/3070697/dark-souls-pc-e3-preview]), but this is not specifically mentioned anywhere in-game.</ref> It features three of the Four Knights of Gwyn‎. The events of the DLC are also related to the story of ''Dark Souls II'', as Nashandra was born from a fragment of Manus' soul.

Locations

In order of appearance:

• Sanctuary Garden
• Oolacile Sanctuary
• Royal Wood
• Oolacile Township
• Oolacile Township Dungeon
• Chasm of the Abyss

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