DARK SOULS: REMASTERED
41 Achievements
1,000
40-50h
Covenant: Forest Hunter
Discover Forest Hunter covenant. Details for this achievement will be revealed once unlocked
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How to unlock the Covenant: Forest Hunter achievement in DARK SOULS: REMASTERED - Definitive Guide
She can be found in the Darkroot Garden beyond the door locked by the Crest of Artorias. You will be attacked by several NPC members of the covenant as you make your way through this area.
Talk to Alvina and she will ask you some questions. Answer yes to her twice and you will be invited to join the covenant, unlocking the achievement.
As always, refer to http://darksouls.wikidot.com for specific information relating to items or locations.
I know that is not a guide but That's how it worked for me and I hope it work for you too!
Also during my playthrough I closed the game many times because of certain things so make sure you do that before going to the cat
The Forest Hunters are the overseers of the forbidden area of the Darkroot Garden forest, right behind the sealed door.
How to Join:
Right past the sealed door in the forest you'll find two semi-destroyed buildings and in the first one (coming from the door) you'll find Alvina, a big grey cat in one of the windows. Simply talk to her and she'll offer you to join the covenant. To reach this place you can either buy the seal to unlock the big door from the Undead Parish Blacksmith for 20,000 souls or you can go the long way around, through the Hydra lake and up the stairs. Check the Art of Abysswalking trophy description for more information on how to get there.
Rewards for Joining/Ranking Up:
Upon joining you'll be rewarded with the Cat Covenant Ring which, when equipped, will automatically summon you to invade another player world when that person breaks into the forbidden forest area. Upon invading you must find the player and kill him, doing so will reward you with a random Titanite stone and will also give progress to ranking up inside the covenant. Whenever you kill an intruder go back to Alvina and talk to her to get your reward.
Covenant Ranks:
- Killing 1 intruder will grant you a Divine Blessing consumable item.
- Killing 3 intruders will grant you the Ring of Fog.
- Killing 5 intruders makes Alvina tell you about the NPC Shiva.
- Killing 10 intruders upgrade you to rank+1 but gives no reward.
- Killing 30 intruders upgrade you to rank+2 but gives no reward.
- Killing 80 intruders upgrade you to rank+3 but gives no reward.
Other Notes:
When you join this covenant all the humanoid enemies in the forest area will stop attacking you and if at any time you attack Alvina or any of them the covenant bond will be broken immediately. If any of the enemies accidentally fall off a cliff and die the bond will be broken as well.
Killing any invader through Alvina's summoning counts as a sin and allows the invaded person to indict your name to the Book of the Guilty if you kill them.
The NPC merchant Shiva Of The East only appears when you are a member of the Forest Hunter covenant. He can appear either right outside the building where Alvina is or below the water wheel in the swamp of Blightown. You do not need to have Alvina tell you about Shiva for him to appear, just being part of the covenant is enough.
Possible Bug Warning: There is a known bug in this area that may cause one of the humanoid enemies to get themselves killed or hurt right after you join the covenant, making you break the pledge. This can happen if you go talk to Alvina while any of them are chasing you so to be safe as soon as you join the covenant press start and go back to the main menu to reload your game so the enemies reset.