DARK SOULS II

DARK SOULS II

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Curious Map

Curious Map

Light all flames on the map in Majula

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How to unlock the Curious Map achievement in DARK SOULS II - Definitive Guide

Minor Spoilers follow for boss names

Thrashballer's guide is great, I just thought I'd list the bonfires you have to light and what events you have to complete for the fires to light on the big map.

After you have gotten Cale to move to Majula, opened up the Mansion, and cleared the skeleton from the basement, you'll see a large map on the floor above the skeleton. You must light all 8 fires on the map and then speak to Cale to unlock this achievement. The fires light after you have met these conditions:

Area - Bonfire Name - Prerequisite

Forest of Fallen Giants - Cardinal Tower - Defeat the Last Giant
Sinner's Rise - The Saltfort - Defeat the Lost Sinner
Iron Keep - Eygil's Idol - Defeat the Old Iron King
Black Gulch - Hidden Chamber - Defeat the Rotten
Brightstone Cove Tseldora - Lower Brightstone Cove - Defeat the Duke's Dear Freja
Undead Crypt - Undead Ditch - Obtain the King's Ring
Dragon Shrine - Shrine Entrance - Obtain the Ashen Mist Heart from the Ancient Dragon
Drangleic Castle - King's Gate - Defeat Nashandra (Final Boss)

Hope that helps anyone who's stuck because they skipped an area or anything. Everything in the prerequisite's should be entirely story-based and unmissable, unless you open the Shrine of Winter beforehand by earning enough souls.
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19 Mar 2014 17:22

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I wonder if anyone can help me.I have done all the requirements for this achievement yet i still have 7 of 8 flames.I have double checked all the requirements.
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By trollsbox on 15 Jul 2014 21:01
I can also confirm.

I do not defeat Nashandra yet, but all the flames are already lighting up on my map, and I just unlocked this achievement before finishing the game.

So I'm guessing that kill her is not a requirement anymore. Or maybe I killed some other boss who light the last flame instead of her.
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By Zeh Marcoss on 10 May 2016 04:48
I have all the requirements but cale is just not there for me
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By ArrestedMango49 on 12 Sep 2021 04:25
I know it's about a month old but this happened to me...I went back to him in Forest of Giants after making sure the skeleton in the basement was dead and talked to him a few times and exhausted his last line of dialogue abut 8 times just to be safe, went back to Majula and he was in the basement by the map
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By Crims0nScorpion on 17 Oct 2021 21:59
I just confirmed that you can get this after defeating the Throne Defender/Throne Watcher (assuming you got them out of the way early so as to not have a double boss fight). Not sure if this was part of an update or not, but I haven't completed the game yet and just popped the achievement.
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By Sairc0r on 24 Jun 2015 04:25
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Curious Map
Light all flames on the map in Majula

First of all, you will need to speak to Cale of Mirrah who is located in a cave in Forest of Fallen Giants. The closest bonfire to him is the one in the Cardinal Tower where you'll also find Merchant Hag Melentia.

This is the cave:
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Once when you talk to him enough for the first time, he'll move to Majula into the mansion's basement. The mansion is located between Maughlin the Armourer and Sweet Shalquoir (the cat). Defeating certain major bosses (usually the ones that give you Great Souls*) will light a small flame on the map. Also, Cale will be puzzled as to why more flames appear on the map if you continue to talk to him when visiting Majula.

After lighting a total of eight flames on the map, talk to Cale. He will give you his armor set. The achievement should pop up at the same time with the dialog box for the armor set.

What the map should look like in order to unlock the achievement:
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Note: Defeating the final boss lights the final flame you should need on the map [thanks for the confirmation x1001x Puppys and MadPeav]. However, make sure you talk to Cale before setting off into New Game+. You can start NG+ at anytime by visiting the bonfire in Majula.

*I might be wrong on this. I'll re-check which bosses do light a flame on the map in NG+.
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16 Mar 2014 02:53

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Only one im missing is the middle one, any hints on what boss that is/where to find them? or is it the final boss because i haven't beaten them yet.
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By Spakon on 16 Mar 2014 04:53
Just confirmed, the final boss lights up the middle fire.
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By x1001x Puppys on 16 Mar 2014 08:47
Yep, it's the final boss.
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By MadPeav on 16 Mar 2014 12:39
^ Thanks for the confirmations. I completely forgot to check the map before I went to fight the final boss myself.
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By Skooks on 16 Mar 2014 15:03
I got all eight flames on the map. But Cale is not there. Any ideas where I can find him? I did not kill him when I met him, got his key, but he is not in his house. Is there any place else where I can meet him?
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By Lathandertg on 16 Mar 2014 17:55
^ Go back to the cave where you meet him and make sure you finish all of his dialogue, i had the exact same thing where i hadn't finished all of his dialogue so he didn't go to majula.
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By Spakon on 18 Mar 2014 02:02
Hey just so you know the requirements for lighting the flames are to beat the last giant, the lost sinner, the old iron king, the rotten, the dukes dear freja, and nashandra, then obtain the king's ring and the ashen mist heart.
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By Almighty Allah on 19 Mar 2014 04:24
I do not defeat Nashandra yet, but all the flames are already lighting up on my map, and I just unlocked this achievement before finishing the game.

So I'm guessing that, perhaps, kill her is not a requirement anymore.
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By Zeh Marcoss on 10 May 2016 04:39
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No Cale in the Mansion solved:

I had the problem that Cale dosn't appeared in the Mansion, after I spoke to him in the cave and killed the skeleton in the Mansion-Basement.
I traveled multiple times to Majula and tried to find him, with no success.
What I did then to resolve the problem was: I used a Bonfire Ascetic on the Majula bonfire, to reset the area. Went to the Mansion and killed the skeleton again, traveled to another bonfire and then right back to Majula, just to find Cale standing right next to the Map and ready to give me the achievement after a few dialogues.

Hope this helps.
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22 Mar 2014 21:12

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It worked like a charm...You are the MAN!!!
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By Alumejr on 23 Mar 2014 20:23
I've accidently killed him in the cave (don't ask), and I've paid souls to get him back, but he doesn't ever go back to the house. Am I screwed?
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By Sauer Von Kraut on 30 Mar 2014 00:54
If you kill Cale before acquiring the House Key you will need to wait for his gravestone to appear at the site where he was digging. Then you have to pay 3500 souls to speak to him.
You can purchase his armor set at the merchant in majula.
I don't know if you are still able to get the achievement this way.
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By Wiku on 30 Mar 2014 12:22
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Spoilers for bosses below.

First you got to collect the actual map guy, guy by the name of Cartographer Cale. He's found in the Forest of Fallen Giants, from the Cardinal Tower bonfire, follow the normal route down the ladder, Cale's in a cave that you access after going off the fallen tree to the right and doing a series of jumps across a set of decrepit houses and framework. Beware of the massive boulder that comes from the left once you set foot inside the cave, and the dead drop dead end at the right.

Talk to him and exhaust his dialogue, you'll get the key to his house in Majula and soon relocate there. Once in his manor, find him the basement overlooking a ground drawn map, little bonfires will begin to appear after you light them in the actual world;

Cardinal Tower - Forest of Fallen Giants, after killing the Last Giant.
The Saltfort - Sinner's Rise, after killing the Lost Sinner.
Lower Brightstone Cove - Brightstone Cove Tseldora, after putting down the Duke's Dear Freja.
Hidden Chamber - Black Gulch, after killing the Rotten.
Eygil's Idol - The Iron Keep, after killing the Iron King.
Undead Ditch - Undead Keep, after obtaining the King's Ring.
Shrine Entrance - The Dragon Shrine, after obtaining the Ashen Mist Heart
King's Gate - Drangleic Castle, kill the last boss of the game, Nashandra.

Just a few notes, the Black Gulch bonfire Hidden Chamber is located off a small ledge near the second series of pools with the enemies that leap out, off to the right. You can spot the small incline leeching off into the wall behind. Eygil's Idol in the Iron Keep is enroute to the Iron King, go up the ladder thats damn near invisible on the left back wall in the square room with the sets of fire breathing wall traps, the bonfire is up there.

Once the credits are done rolling and the game puts you back in Majula, head to Cale again and exhaust his dialogue one last time, you obtain his armor set and with that the trophy pops!

The actual trophy description is a bit off since it misses the part where it's really just another one of the Inherit X gear trophies.
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24 Mar 2014 20:16

After you find the Cardinal Tower bonfire, go down the ladder in that room (the following areas have plenty of enemies but this is the route you need). At the bottom head left and through the door at the end, you’ll be facing a fallen tree that makes a ramp upwards. About halfway up you can drop onto a doorway on the left, do so and then turn around drop to the ground. Run across to the ladder down here and climb up it. At the top cross the wooden ramp on your left and make your way to the roof of the house, from here do a running jump to the wooden platform in the corner. Then go right and drop down to the next platform. There is a cave on the left side, so head in slowly, a boulder should roll down so be careful. Once it passes go up the ramp and speak to Cale. He will give you the mansion key and you should only leave when he starts to repeat himself. Once you have defeated the Last Giant he will be back in Majula, in the mansion by the stone map. You now need to do the following to light the fires (be sure to light all nearby bonfires):

Defeat the Last Giant - Forest of Fallen Giants
Defeat the Lost Sinner - Sinner's Rise
Defeat the Old Iron King - Iron Keep
Defeat the Rotten - Black Gulch
Defeat the Duke's Dear Freja - Brightstone Cove Tseldora
Obtain the King's Ring - Undead Crypt
Obtain the Ashen Mist Heart from the Ancient Dragon - Dragon Shrine
Defeat Nashandra - Drangleic Castle

DO NOT CHOOSE NG+ straight away after beating the last boss. Instead head back to Majula and speak to Cale to get his gear and the achievement.

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this is trophy spoiler Curious Map
Light all flames on the map in Majula


congratulations (Youtuber Shirrako)
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13 Apr 2020 21:17

You need to talk to Cale the Cartographer and have him return to Majula. Cale is located inside a giant tree which you can access by going down the ladder from the Cardinal Tower Bonfire and across a Tree Root ontop some rooftops where enemies are. There is a hole in the wall on the other side, when you enter the hole a boulder will roll down and try to hit you. This is where Cale is. Once you talk to him enough he gives you a key to the basement of the mansion in Majula. Speak to him some more and he'll return there.

Once he is back there you need to defeat 8 of the main bosses in the game which will happen with normal story progression (including the final boss Nashandra) and then in the post game before you go to NG+ return the basement of the mansion in Majula and speak with Cale. He will give you his equipment and this trophy will be yours.

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After killing all the required story bosses (including the final boss), the free play mode will begin. Return to Majula and go down to the map in the estate's basement. Talk to the cartographer 2 or 3 times. He will give you his clothes and your trophy. There should be a total of 8 lights on the map.
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13 Mar 2014 22:02

You can get a trophy for Cale's armor set when you receive Vendrick's ring. Then we go to the throne of desire and fight 2 bosses. Once you defeat them, go to Majula to see Cale. Check if all 8 lights on the map are lit. Talk and get armor and trophy . This is how I got the trophy myself, but I thought I’d get it after the credits.
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11 Dec 2023 00:33