Huntsman’s Copse #1

Whilst back in Majula I remembered I had intended to investigate the light that had appeared over the entrance to the Heide’s tower path. So much to do in this game you often get distracted! Down below I found the miracle-selling woman from before now offering to own up a new path for me. Another new path! That will make a third front I can be pushing on (whilst I work up the stomach to tackle the spider queen and/or Black Gulch).

The tunnel opens up with a hillside path with a ruin at its summit and a wood beyond. The enemies are mainly bandit types who go down in one hit from my trusty Large Club+10. There’s a leap of faith to a hidden path through the other end of the ruin but there aren’t any treasures of note to be found. There is an executioner type who I managed to plunge attack – always fun!

Past the ruin, the wood contains some larger, more lethal dudes with sickles and some poison fog emitting moths but still largely a breeze to negotiate. Similar to the Gutter this area is probably designed to be visited earlier on (not at SL78!). I am enjoying the area though, I like the disorientating effect of the trees and the ambushes are very Souls. With all the enemies dead I found a lever. Onwards!