Covenants are factions within Dark Souls that players may join. Covenants can be joined by making an oath with an NPC, who is also often the covenant leader. Players are rewarded for following the rules of the covenant and punished if they break them.

Which covenant players choose to join can affect on their online experience. If a player breaks the rules of their covenant, it will count as a sin.

• Using the Blue Eye Orb to invade the worlds of sinners in any multiplayer area.
• While in Anor Londo, equipping the Darkmoon Blade Covenant Ring will automatically have the player invade the worlds of those who have killed Gwynevere, Princess of Sunlight. The host will not be notified of the invasion, and the ring will work even if the sinner has received absolution.

• Ability to invade the worlds of sinners by using the Blue Eye Orb or Darkmoon Blade Covenant Ring for a Souvenir of Reprisal and souls.
• Darkmoon Blade, a miracle that applies magic damage to enchantable weapons.
• The Darkmoon Talisman, which has the highest magic adjustment of any talisman.

1. Before accessing the covenant, the player must be able to remove an illusory statue of Lord Gwyn that blocks the path to Gwyndolin. There are two different ways to remove the statue:
   • Equipping the Darkmoon Seance Ring, found in The Catacombs.
   • Killing Gwynevere, but Gwyndolin will be hostile to the player until they receive absolution.
2. The covenant is located in the Darkmoon Tomb, reached by lowering the spiral tower in Anor Londo to the lowest level. Approaching the Gwyn statue with either of the two previous conditions met reveals the path.
3. As long as Gwyndolin is alive and non-hostile, kneeling on the mat in front of the fog gate will have Gwyndolin give the choice of joining the covenant.

• If an invaded player challenges the area boss, the invasion attempt will automatically fail and invading players will be sent back to their world
• Dark Anor Londo is mostly populated by duel-mongers, and rarely by typical players. Most of the time the host will be prepared and waiting for invasions
• REMASTER NOTE: With the ability to change covenants at a bonfire, please be aware that if you kill Gwyndolin, you cannot change back to this covenant at a bonfire, you will still need to continue on to the next NG cycle in order to rejoin the covenant.

1. Proceed to Quelaag's Domain, pass the Chaos Witch Quelaag boss area, and go down the stairs
2. Pass the lever for the second bell and proceed down another set of stairs
3. Once down those, walk almost directly across the room, over the green plate, and to an illusory wall. Hit the wall to reveal a hidden passage. Seek Guidance can be used to show a developer message pointing at the wall
4. Go through the passage and either kill or talk to the Egg Carrier NPC called Eingyi who is blocking the path; covenant membership will not be affected by his demise, but he can prove a useful vendor. Answer with "Yes" to his question, and he will move out of the way. Reloading the game will make him pose the question again, should you accidentally answer "No"
5. Talk to Quelaag's Sister. Note that the Old Witch's Ring is not needed to access the covenant, although she will only say "…?"

• Access to two strong Chaos Pyromancies
• Shortcut access to Lost Izalith, making killing the red-eyed Chaos Bug possible, thus gaining access to Sunlight Maggot and saving Solaire of Astora

• Removal of half of current offerings

• Like any other items given by a covenant, the pyromancies obtained through this covenant can only be obtained once per character

• The shortcut opened by this covenant is on the corridor right before Demon Firesage's boss room. Several Chaos Bugs are found in front of the shortcut barrier
  • Shortcut will remain open once it's opened regardless of covenant membership
  • The shortcut may also be opened from the Lost Izalith side without being in the Chaos Servant covenant
  • Leaving the Covenant on Rank +2 before opening the shortcut door may result in the door becoming unopenable. To fix this, rejoin the covenant and rank up to +2 again.

• Eingyi can be used as a trainer service without ever joining the Chaos Servant, although he sells a Servant Roster, which displays all players who are members of the covenant and their contribution to the covenant (how much humanity they've given up kept as a score)

• Regarding Chaos Servants' Humanity contribution:
  • Abandoning or betraying the Chaos Servant covenant will reduce covenant rank by one, but will not affect the player's standing on the Servant Roster (so for example, if over 100 humanity is given before abandoning the covenant, contribution will be considered 50 after rejoining, for the purposes of regaining lost rank)
  • While other covenants have an offering cap of 100, the Chaos Servant covenant can be continued up until a maximum of 60,000 humanity, far beyond any reasonable player's limit

• It is still recommended to visit and rest at the bonfire to obtain a warp-able bonfire location regardless of intention to join the covenant

• Some player reports that the maggot attack of the Parasite Egg can infect other player in PvP if the attacker is in the Chaos Servant covenant, but this is not true. It can not infect other players in PvP, regardless of membership or rank in the Chaos Servant covenant

• There is a bug that keeps the shortcut to Lost Izalith sealed after giving the 30 humanities required to open it. Killing a boss will clear it and open the shortcut. The easiest way is to run down to the Demon Ruins and kill Ceaseless Discharge or the Demon Firesage if they are still alive.

• Obtain the Covenant of Artorias by killing Sif, the Great Grey Wolf

• Lordvessel is not required, but if placed on the alter prior to killing The Four Kings (regardless of talking to Kingseeker Frampt), the Darkwraith covenant becomes unavailable

1. Acquire the Covenant of Artorias
2. Acquire the Key to the Seal:
   • Talk to Ingward - requires having the Lordvessel
   • Kill Ingward - can be done as early as arriving at Firelink Shrine, even before ringing the Bells of Awakening
3. Open the floodgate, then proceed to fight The Four Kings in The Abyss. Equip the Covenant of Artorias
4. Talk to Darkstalker Kaathe. The option to join the covenant becomes available if the player does not currently possess Lordvessel. If the Lordvessel has been acquired, Kaathe will take the player to Firelink Altar to place it before offering to join the covenant. Don't forget to rest at the bonfire.
5. At this point in the Firelink Altar, there are two options:
   • Put the Lordvessel at the altar, then talk to Kaathe to warp back to The Abyss. This will make Kingseeker Frampt leave for the current playthrough
   • Use a Homeward Bone or Homeward back to The Abyss bonfire
6. Talk to Darkstalker Kaathe again, he'll offer an entry to the covenant

• Conduct invasions to other player's world with the Red Eye Orb
• Killing the host rewards one Humanity (stat) in addition to Souls
• Buy Cracked Red Eye Orbs from Darkstalker Kaathe for 3,000 Souls each
• Steal additional Humanities from online players and NPCs with the use of Dark Hand

• Unable to use Red Eye Orb
• Half of current Humanities offerings is lost

1. Gain access to Alvina's location in Darkroot Garden:
   • Purchase the Crest of Artorias: from the Crest gate, past the Clan of Forest Protectors, enter the ruined building behind the Bandit
   • Alternatively, without the Crest, the area can be accessed from the Hydra in Darkroot Basin, climb the tall ladder, to the area with Great Felines, to the area with Mushroom Parents and Mushroom Children, then enter from the other side of the ruined building, passing through a bridge.
2. Talk to Alvina and answer "Yes" to all of her questions to join the covenant.

• Invade the Darkroot Garden (only the area between the Crest gate and the ladder to Hydra) of a forest intruder with the Cat Covenant Ring. This invasion doesn't need the player to be in human form. Multiple Forest Hunter members invading at the same time is possible, raising the chance of killing the host.

• Killing the intruder nets Souls and a set of randomized items:
  • Titanite Shard (10% chance)
  • Large Titanite Shard (25%)
  • Green Titanite Shard (25%)
  • Titanite Chunk (10%)
  • Blue Titanite Chunk (10%)
  • White Titanite Chunk (10%)
  • Rubbish (5%)
  • Pendant (5%)

• Access to merchant Shiva of the East in Blighttown.

• The next time Alvina is interacted with, she will scold the player and then disappear for the rest of the playthrough and will add +1 Sin in the Book of the Guilty - to prevent this from happening, pay a visit to Oswald in the Bell Tower and request Absolution.
  • Requesting Absolution from Oswald of Carim will cause her to return and allow for rejoining the covenant, undoing her disapproval
• Shiva of the East and his bodyguard becomes hostile
• Clan of Forest Protectors become hostile once more

• The Cat Covenant Ring has the same level range as the Red Sign Soapstone: co-op range (10+10%) beneath, and unbounded above. This means that a level 100 player can invade levels 80-713
• When speaking to Alvina for the first time, answering "No" to her first prompt will count as a betrayal, and afterwards she will refuse to talk - this can be resolved by requesting Absolution from Oswald
• Killing one of the Clan of Forest Protectors will count as a betrayal for covenant members
• Unlike Blade of the Darkmoon invaders, Forest Hunter invaders can get indicted
• As an invading Forest Hunter, players do not lose any souls if their phantom is vanquished ( either by host or environment)
• If the host is killed by another invader after you have died, but not yet disconnected, victory is still counted
• Being able to invade while hollow anywhere in the Darkroot Garden or Darkroot Basin area enables players to engage in invasions without ever spending Humanity to become human, thus not being vulnerable to invasions themselves
• Killing all Clan of Forest Protectors and then joining the covenant will not make them hostile once they've respawned.
• If a member of the Forest Hunters gets summoned as a phantom by another player, they will not incur a betrayal penalty for killing covenant members or NPCs
• Be ready to face any kind of situation: 1v1, 1v2, or 2v2. It is even possible for 1v1v1, 1v1v2, or a free-for-all, given that encountering Red Phantoms in other player worlds is also possible
• Some players tend to "farm" the souls that Forest Hunter invaders award when killed. These players usually summon a phantom to help them and are well prepared ("gankers"), so be careful and remember to be prepared before invading. When facing these gankers, try to hide until backup arrives but only if there's still an invasion slot open (i.e. only two gankers)
• Only Covenant that cannot be leveled up exclusively offline
• Answering Alvina's questions, (also joining the covenant regardless of abandoning an existing covenant or not being in a covenant when doing it) counts as sin (reasons unknown):
  • • Walking away without answering the first question will not result in a sin,
    • Answering "Yes" to both questions and thus joining the covenant results in a sin,
    • Answering "No" to Alvina's first question results in a sin,
    • Answering "Yes" to the first question and "No" to the second one results in a sin as well.
    • Note that these are all forms of PvE Sin, merely resulting in Oswald telling you that you have sin (and allowing for absolution). There is no negative result to having it so it can be ignored.

1. Have at least one Eye of Death. Three Eyes of Death can be found behind the Prowling Demon in The Catacombs
2. Near the same Prowling Demon, there's a coffin which can be interacted with. Nestle in the coffin and a cutscene will start after waiting for about 30 seconds¹
3. Upon arrival in the Tomb of the Giants, look for Gravelord Nito's sarcophagus.²
4. Interact with it to join the covenant.

• Lure other players to invade the Gravelord Servant's world with the use of an Eye of Death. This way, the host still has the advantage (i.e. human form and Estus Flask usage). Check the Eye of Death page on how it works.
• Killing lured Spirits of Vengeance will reward an Eye of Death in addition to souls.
• Strong area-of-effect Magic in the form of the miracles Gravelord Sword Dance and Gravelord Greatsword Dance. These miracles have 0 Faith requirement, so they're also suited for Intelligence-based builds using Velka's Talisman.
• Receive the Gravelord Sword upon joining, one of two weapons in the game able to inflict toxic.

• Gravelord Sword Dance and Gravelord Greatsword Dance will return to base damage when you're no longer a member of the covenant
• Removal of half of Eyes of Death offerings

• Killing Gravelord Nito will not break the covenant, but there will be no way to level up or join the covenant again for the rest of the current playthrough.

• REMASTER NOTE: With the ability to change covenants at a bonfire, please be aware that if you quite the covenant and then kill Gravelord Nito, you cannot change back to this covenant at a bonfire, you will still need to continue on to the next NG cycle in order to rejoin the covenant.

• Nito cannot be harmed when the player accesses his cavern by using the Catacombs' coffin.

• If the player possesses the Gravelord Sword before joining the covenant (e.g. from another player Online), they will not receive the Gravelord Sword Dance Miracle. To rectify this, quit the covenant and throw away the sword by dropping it and logging off. If this does not work, try again in NG+ for another opportunity to obtain it.

• Hosts are open to invasions from red phantoms (either from the Darkwraith covenant or players using a Cracked Red Eye Orb); they do not invade via the Gravelord sign and will not drop an Eye of Death upon defeat.

• Hosts can also be invaded by Blades of the Darkmoon. This can be confusing, since they spawn as blue Spirits of Vengeance, just like players who invade via the Gravelord soul sign, and they cannot harm other blue phantoms. However, they will not drop an Eye of Death if defeated. To prevent Darkmoon Blade invasions, don't get indicted or commit sins.

• Infected worlds in NG+ or beyond will spawn black phantom enemies. Conversely, when the Gravelord Servant is defeated, all black phantom enemies will dissolve, even if engaged.

• Sometimes players will get the notification that confirms the defeat of a Gravelord Servant³ without ever noticing the infection take place or finding a Gravelord sign in their world. The extra phantoms usually only spawn for infected players in NG+ and higher.

• Eye of Death can be used to infect players in areas where the boss has been defeated, but they cannot invade the host's world unless the boss is present in the host's game

• You cannot summon phantoms while the Eye of Death is active. You also cannot activate the Eye of Death if you already have phantoms summoned into your world.

• You cannot fight any bosses while the Eye of Death is active.

• Challenge other players online by sending Dragon Soul Signs to their worlds with the Dragon Eye. If they accept, they can use the sign to summon you into their world for PvP.
• The winner gets a Dragon Scale and souls as reward.
• Access to dragonoid metamorphosis items Dragon Head Stone and Dragon Torso Stone. See their pages for details.

• Players do not lose any Dragon Scales when duelling against other members of this covenant.
• When defeated in a duel as a guest, players are returned to the last bonfire rested at with all their souls, humanities, and human form unchanged, defeated hosts die and will respawn at the bonfire last rested at.
• In the case of a tie, both players are rewarded a Dragon Scale.
• If an invasion is won, the host has the option for indictment, even though they willingly summoned the invader for a duel.

• When other players are being invaded by a member of this covenant, they won't lose any Dragon Scales in case of defeat.
• When non-members of this covenant win against a member, they will be awarded a Dragon Scale.

• Beside the bonfire in Darkroot Garden next to the Crest Of Artorias gate (upstairs)
• Right behind the Lordvessel down the stairs at the entrance to Kiln of the First Flame
• Upper Undead Burg, bonfire area near male Undead Merchant.

• Members have a higher priority connecting online with players in co-op covenants (Way of White, Warrior of Sunlight, and Princess's Guard) on the network. This reduces the risk of invasions, as the connection slot is used for co-op instead of invasion
• Ring of the Sun Princess is rewarded upon joining
• Ability to use two unique support miracles: Soothing Sunlight and Bountiful Sunlight. These miracles affect the entire team when playing online

• Unable to use Soothing Sunlight and Bountiful Sunlight

• Dark Souls Remastered: If you get access to Dark Sun Gwyndolin with the Darkmoon Seance Ring and kill him, you will not be able to join the Princess's Guard covenant through the new bonfire covenant mechanic. You can, however, rejoin the covenant by talking to Gwynevere herself. Absolving your sins will solve this problem.

• Members have a higher priority connecting online with players in co-op covenants (Way of White, Warrior of Sunlight, and Princess's Guard) on the network. This reduces the risk of invasions, as the connection slot is used for co-op instead of invasion
• When using White Sign Soapstone, the player's soul sign and their phantom will appear gold instead of white
• Upon clearing a boss with a Gold Phantom in the surviving group, all surviving members receive a Sunlight Medal
• Strong ranged Lightning-damage miracles in the form of Lightning Spear, Great Lightning Spear, and Sunlight Spear

• Unable to use Sunlight Spear
• Half of current Sunlight Medals offerings

• The Sunlight Spear requires current membership of the Warrior of Sunlight covenant to be used. The Lightning Spear and Great Lightning Spear miracles can still be used after leaving the covenant.
• The Sunlight Spear is available to most players only in NG+ because it requires the last boss's soul. However, it is possible to obtain before NG+ if the soul was gifted by another player online.

• Immediate access to Petrus of Thorolund's merchant/trainer services at the beginning of the game.

• Members have a higher priority connecting online with players in co-op covenants (Way of White, Warrior of Sunlight, and Princess's Guard) on the network, which reduces the risk of invasions, as the connection slot is used for co-op instead of invasions.

• For new players, this means relative safety from invasions when travelling earlier areas (Undead Burg, Undead Parish, etc) while still be able to enjoy co-op play.

• Members can still get invaded if no co-op connection matches with the level requirement, and if at least one invasion connection matches the requirement
• Joining this covenant is not required to purchase Miracles from Petrus of Thorolund. He will start selling Miracles to non-covenant members once Rhea of Thorolund arrives at Firelink Shrine (after defeat of the Capra Demon).
• After abandoning the covenant, the Miracles will remain available for purchase for the same prices