Lord of Hollows Ending

The Lord of Hollows Questline

Follow Anri of Astora's Questline as usual, but make sure you stop to take these extra steps in order to unlock the Lord of Hollows ending.

Requirements

Meet Anri of Astora on the Road of Sacrifices at the Halfway Fortress bonfire.
Meet Yoel of Londor right before the entrance to the Undead Settlement and accept his service so he teleports to the Firelink Shrine.
"Draw out True Strength" with Yoel, to receive five Dark Sigils to trigger the appearance of Yuria of Londor in the Firelink Shrine.

After talking with Anri in the Catacombs you must speak with Yuria in the Firelink Shrine.
Do not attack the pilgrim in the Church of Yorshka or the questline will fail
After killing Pontiff Sulyvahn and exhausting all dialogue with Yuria, Anri can be found in the Darkmoon chamber in Anor Londo.
Before heading in, speak to the Pilgrim outside who will briefly explain the ceremony.
Talk to Yuria in the Firelink Shrine.
From here, you can carry on to obtain the Lord of Hollows ending.

If you have failed to either save them from Horace or the assassin in the church, a pilgrim can be found just outside Darkmoon Tomb, and only Anri's lifeless body will be waiting inside. If this occurs, you will have to attempt this ending in NG+.
If you come back to Darkmoon Tomb after refreshing the area with a bonfire, you will find the pilgrim dead. You can also loot Anri's Straight Sword from the altar. Upon refreshing the area again, Anri's body will be gone.
During the Usurpation of the Fire ending, Anri can be seen on the right among the rest of the hollows. If bought the Elite Knight Set from the Shrine Handmaid, Anri will be naked for they have nothing to wear, otherwise they will be wearing the Elite Knight set.
To obtain the Usurpation of Fire (Lord of Hollows) ending, DO NOT summon the Firekeeper after the final fight. Light the bonfire alone. Even if you have completed Anri/Yuria's questlines to this point and are holding the eight Dark Sigils you will revert to the End of Fire cutscene regardless of your choice to either betray or allow the Firekeeper to live.

Obtain the Ring of Betrothal in Firelink Shrine.
Meet Yoel of Londor right before the entrance to the Undead Settlement and accept his service so he teleports to the Firelink Shrine.

Give the Ring of Betrothal to Yoel once he moves to Firelink Shrine.
Flirt with him and rest at the bonfire until he gives you 8 Dark Sigils.
Optional step: Do not kill Pontiff Sulyvahn, instead use the Warp that leads from the Painted World of Ariandel to the second part of Irithyll of the Boreal Valley to avoid Yoel's "natural" death.
Progress through the rest of the game normaly and defeat the 4 Lords of Cinder, Soul of Cinder, and then light the bonfire.

It is possible to obtain 4 Sigils by "drawing out true strength" and another 4 with the Flirt option, but do not draw out true strength for the fifth time or Yoel will die and Yuria will move in to Firelink Shrine.
To obtain the Usurpation of Fire (Lord of Hollows) ending, DO NOT summon the Firekeeper after the final fight. Light the bonfire alone. Even if you have Yoel's alternative questline to this point and are holding the eight Dark Sigils you will revert to the End of Fire cutscene regardless of your choice to either betray or allow the Firekeeper to live.

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