Summary
There are countless NPCs inLords of the Fallen, most of whom have their own questlines. Completing these questlines does not change the story’s outcome but can be required for specific endings.Lords of the Fallenchangesthe traditional way NPCs act, as most Soulslike games allow the player to strike NPCs using their melee weapons and even kill them. However, this is not the case withLords of the Fallenbecause NPCs are immune, and no hits are registered when attacking them.
Killing them requires a bit more effort, and some can only be killed during a specific ending. There aremultiple NPCs that the player should avoid killinginLords of the Fallen, as they provide a lot of utilities throughout the game.
5Damarose the Marked
Devout Follower of Adyr Who Provides Multiple Useful Items
Damarosethe Marked is an NPC that appears in different areas of the game. Not speaking to her during the first few interactions can fail her questline, so one must be careful not to forget. Damarose is a follower ofAdyrand is trying to bring him back by any means. During her questline, Damarose asks the player to bring her multiple items to see whether or not they can serve Adyr and make preparations for his return.
During the Umbral Ending, the first NPC that needs to be killed using the seedpod is Damarose. Without killing her, the player will be unable to progress into the story, locking them out of the ending.Killing Damarose can fail her questline and stop the player from being able to purchase multiple spells and items that are needed in order to acquire trophies.
4Pieta
Once A Boss, Now An NPC That Upgrades The Sanguinarix
Pietais the first main bossthe player will encounter and defeat to proceed in the game. After the boss fight, Pieta will become an NPC that players can talk to at theSkyrest Bridge. Pieta does not have a questline and only upgrades the player’sSanguinarixat first. Later on, she can allow players to Rebirth, changing their stats.
As the player progresses in the Umbral Ending, Molhu will ask them to liberateElliannefrom her husk, Pieta, so she can soar free. At this point,the player will have to Soulflay Pieta, which will kill her for the rest of the playthrough. The next step in the ending is to fight Ellianne, who is the hardest boss in the game. As the player has killed Pieta already, this means that they cannot Respec or upgrade their Sanguinarix if they want to.
3Kukajin
A Petrified Woman In Dire Need Of Healing
Kukajinis one of the easiest characters players can accidentally kill. She first appears inForsaken Fenon the way to theHushed Saintboss. During the first encounter, she is petrified andasks the player for their help. If the player attacks Kukajin in her petrified form, it will lead to her dying and cause her questline to fail.
During her questline, she tells the player to summon her in the major story bosses so she can help them at the cost of some Vigor. Summoning her multiple times but refusing to pay her causes her to become hostile inUpper Calrath. Fighting her and killing her there will also fail her questline. This leads to the player having to do another playthrough in order to complete her quest and acquire the related trophies.
2Molhu
Offers Remembrances And Upgrades The Umbral Lamp
Molhuis an NPC in Skyrest Bridge that can only be interacted with inside the Umbral Realm. Molhu provides the players with Umbral spells as well as the option toupgrade theUmbral Lamp, which increases the option to add moreUmbral Eyesand increases Soulflay charges. Aside from this,one of the most important things that Molhu offers is the option to exchange Remembrances. This process requires the player to acquire the Bowl of Revelations and bring it back to Molhu.
Molhu can only be killed during the Umbral Ending. As he does not have a questline of his own, the Umbral Ending acts as his questline, as the player has to bring Parasites from bosses and NPCs in order to place them in the column next to Molhu.After killing multiple important NPCs for the Umbral Ending, Molhu takes out a seedpod and kills himselfin order for the player to reach the ending. Killing Molhu to progress in the story makes it so that the player cannot buy items from him or exchange Remembrances. Items like theVestige Mothand theUmbral Seedlingare useful when exploring areas to collect armor or weapons after completing the game. However, buying these items is not possible after Molhu has disappeared from the world. The player will have to start a new playthrough in order to upgrade their Umbral Lamps, which can be tedious at times.
1Gerlinde
Stopping Her Blacksmithing Services Is Not An Option
Gerlindeis the Blacksmith inLords of the Fallenwho has her slave,Sparky, with her at all times. Sparky, throughout the game, expresses that Gerlinde has him in shackles and wants to be free. The first encounter with them will be inside a mine inPilgrim’s Perch,where they will be locked inside a small prison. Freeing her allows the player touse her Blacksmithing services.
Gerlinde can only be killed during theUmbral Endingby usingGerlinde’s seedpodon her. The seedpod is provided by an NPC located inMother’s Lull. Killing her is a necessary step in achieving the Umbral ending, and every player will have to do it. Doing this early on makes her disappear, and players can not access her Blacksmithing service for the rest of the game. However, there is a way to be able to upgrade weapons while also killing Gerlinde. To do this, the player must acquire the threeRune Tabletsin different areas and bring them to Gerlinde. When parting with the last tablet, the player will receive the option to decide whether togive it to Gerlinde or Sparky.Giving it to Sparky allows the player to upgrade the weapons even after they both disappear.
