BLACK SOULS I – Quick Start Guide
Recommended Starting Set Up
Name: Any name will do (names have no game-play affect).
Class: Thief – the best class for new players (High speed = more turns in ATB combat, start with a decent dagger).
First Item: Master Key – This item will open many doorways early in the game, thereby allowing you to progress quickly.
Prologue (not required but highly recommended)
Don’t skip the prologue. Defeating the Drake Helkaiser (Nemesis Dragon) is relatively easy. Use your ability to parry normal attacks and evade the dragons other attacks.
Reward: ~8000 gold, Drake Sword (a very powerful and effective weapon during the early part of the game), Enhancement Stone
Start of Game – Holy Forest
Use all your accumulated gold to upgrade your character(s) to the level you desire and/or until you reach approximately 15-20 levels at the Prayer Master (priest) found at the bonfire (this should be your goal).
Equip the Drake Sword.
Find the lake on the lower half of the map and defeat the Broken Hero to obtain the Ring of the Reckless Warrior (this ring provides +100% critical chance; however it also decreases your defence significantly, so be careful when equipping it)
Next go to the east and find a Harpy and help her; you will receive a companion and possibly items that will be beneficial to your quest.
To the southeast of this area is a bonfire; this is a good location for you to save your game.
Earning Gold with Green Worm Farming
Travel north of the Sacred Forest to locate a new area for harvesting Green or Glow Worms. Most physical attacks will miss because these Worms have an incredibly high dodge percentage, hence you will need to use your Ice Ball spell (magic attacks won’t be dodged!).
Attack the Green Worms, dodge any attacks, and when your Mana Points (MP) are depleted, drink an Herb Bottle(M) to restore MP, then return to the bonfire (the Herb Bottles will have respawned).
Each Green Worm rewards you with 10,000 Gold!
You may recruit this worm as a companion, which is very helpful against some bosses (e.g., Naked King).
Key Quests and Areas
Forest of the Abandoned -> Witch’s House.
Do not pick up any items from the ground (like breadcrumbs) because doing so corrupts Hansel & Gretel which prevents you from finishing this quest.
Speak with the children and give the children lollipops (you can find or buy).
Speak with Dorothy and become her apprentice (you need approximately 30+ MAG) complete the training and receive the Master Key and two Grimoires.
As part of Dorothy’s quest you will need to kill: Cowardly Lion (located at the north warehouse), Scarecrow and Tin Woodman (located at Behemoth Ranch). Once you kill all three characters, Dorothy will join your party as a Companion!
Mines (Old Mines): The Dungeon. Head to the Dragon Boss (who shoots Ice Bullets.) → out of the Valley.
Desert → Desert Rose (Northwest Oasis): Defeat Rapunzel for Very Strong Ring (HP/MP Regen).
Streets of the Brothel & the Corruption Zones (added in version 1.14 and above): Can be fought or avoided.
Key Bosses/Princesses (for end game content):
Naked King – Easily Defeated by Green Worm.
Joan of Arc – Needs Skeleton Labyrinth & the Tentacle Relics (Resurrection bones).
Princesses: (Frog Princess, Mermaid and Snow White) – All best to kill by Contract (expensive and likely to fail).
Cinderella – Will appear in the Hall of Remembrance, Special Scene to be killed, must kill to continue with Arc.
How To Play
Sin: Stay under 5 Total to prevent from being ambushed by The Dark Knight. You can clear all your sins later by going to Chaplain Ezwald (located in Northern Sacred Forest).
Combat: Be patient, parry/dodge, Ice bullet is extremely powerful (good against most hostile enemies like green worms, werewolves, etc.).
Get the invisible grimoire for safety.
Save often with bone dust or bonfire.
Companions: Give them souls to increase their level faster.
NPC: Do NOT kill unless absolutely necessary. It will increase your sins.
Endings (14–24 total, including variations)
Ending A (Best/Peaceful): 0 Sins, all main companions alive and recruited, complete Rapunzel’s contract, kill all demon princesses (including Cinderella). Unlocks the “All Together” summon.
Ending B (Standard): Similar to A, but either >0 Sins or not all companions survived/recruited.
Ending C (Lore): Collect all fairy tales → access to Wonderland.
Ending D (DLC): Low Sin during the Baphomet (Black Court) quest.
Bad/Alternative: Sins/contracts gone, corruption of Hansel&Gretel/Leaf/Dorothy/Jeanne/Lilith, etc.