Got a nice Axe out of it in the end, though I prefer my +5 Partisan

Sanctuary guardian wasn't too bad, fast and very mobile but also very weak, Artorias himself was really similar although had even less health but hit for more damage and was more difficult to block or evade, areas in general weren't bad at all even if the new area felt quite small but it's probably the best designed place in the game in my opinion.

Then comes a certain optional dragon boss where I had to waste around 300 dragon arrows to get him to die - bastard only dropped a ring which doubles whatever damage I take - but I have a feeling you weren't supposed to beat him like that but I did it anyway.

Plus that last area boss in the abyss proper, area itself is really easy and not too difficult to navigate but then the boss kinda kills you over and over due to extreme speed and massive damage dealt, took a lot of time before I got him down and dead.


Now to find the remaining items - Guardian Armor is pretty damn strong, surpassing Havel's in some regards although it can't be upgraded either - such as Artorias armor set and what locations and NPC I might have missed, overall though I had a lot of fun with this location but even the "quest" to access the place is a long and cumbersome one due to all the various requirements and places you need to go to.


Plus there's a surprise encounter which I wasn't expecting at all while I was traveling back to the main areas of the game, although quite a cheap move the fight that ensued was really thrilling and fun, particularly once those things were dead and you had survived.

First, you need the "Lordvessel", if you do not know what that is don't think too much about it, you'll acquire it as you continue through the game, this is the main condition for getting the new content to start.

Secondly there's a place near the Darkroot Gardens which was earlier a optional area for a place to soul farm, if you've beat Havel you have a shortcut near that location to here - if you don't know whom Havel - but I guess you've played the console version - he's just a optional NPC you can fight should you want to.

After reaching this location go out in the water and follow the shoreline, don't enter the deep water or you'll fall and drown, you should find something here that's a bit out of place, deal with that and a cutscene should start, this is the introduction to this new area.

Lastly you need a key item for the portal to activate, this item is in one of the previously locked areas - before you acquire the "Lordvessel" and make use of it - after having this item just return to the previous area and the portal will activate and you'll enter the Sanctuary, prepare yourself well as this is a higher level area.

The location is Darkroot Basin, it's guarded by a Hydra whom ideally you want to take out first before crossing into the water, this is already a pretty tough fight.

In the water a path towards the end of the little basin goes into a small cave area of sorts, there's a gold crystal golem here whom is holding the NPC until you've killed it and thus freed her.

The item is a broken pendant, in the Duke's Archives in the blocked of area in Anor Londo just before you enter the main archive itself there's some crystal skeletons here and a out of place golem, kill this crystal golem and you'll get the pendant, then just return to the Darkroot Basin area again and enter the swirling portal to be grabbed and sent into the Sanctuary which is the way into the new areas.

I haven't beaten Manus yet but the trick seems to be block everything and smack him after a hand slam

Also I should not have given that soul to whats her face...fuck