The Black Gulch

Following my holiday in the Gutter I was quickly introduced to what a real hostile environment is meant to entail. The bioluminescence in the cave at least allowed me to put my torch away and good thing too as my Drangleic shield was definitely required in my off hand.

The walls are lined with those damn statues and their poison spewing malarkey. I did discover I could smash them but there are so many and they respawn after you die. I tried using some Common Fruits to raise my poison resistance but it didn't make much difference.

There are some tough enemies to combat whilst avoiding the poison, these hand-like floating things who can deliver insta-death if they grab and bite you and some giant eel-like creatures who hit hard. I decided after a few goes of endlessly getting poisoned and burning through my Lifegems and trying to sneak past the eels to give up. I had found another Fragrant Branch of Yore and was eager to investigate the possibilities.