In the games of the Dark Souls series, humanity is not a characteristic, as it might seem at first glance. By this name, the developers designated a resource that the protagonist often uses. He is responsible for changing the appearance and protecting the damned character during the adventure.
Division into species
In Dark Souls, humanity comes in two forms and is used in different ways. A resource is obtained from small black ghosts that remain after the killing of some monsters, and also live separately in some locations.
The solid form of humanity is stored in the inventory and can be used at any time by the player. In the free form, the resource is accumulated in a special scale, which is displayed on the computer screen (upper left corner). In the game Dark Souls 2, humanity, as in the subsequent sequel, has not changed its essence. The resource is constantly divided into two forms, and is also used for the same purpose.
Material extraction
During the player's journey through the world of Dark Souls, humanity can be found in a wide variety of places. At each meeting with new merchants, it is worthwhile to carefully examine the proposed goods. They often have it in solid form at a price of five thousand souls to twenty. Material sometimes falls in the form of loot from monsters or can be hidden in various boxes and chests.
Especially often it is worth examining the corpses of former soldiers. In the pockets of their armor, the most valuable materials of this game universe are often hidden. Regarding the freestyle, it falls most of all from bosses or mini-bosses in any of the locations. Up to twenty units can be added to the scale, killing phantoms of different types. Also a great way to replenish the resource is to use the Dark Hand item on any of the non-player characters.
The player should know that in all parts, including Dark Souls 3, humanity after death is reset to zero on the scale. The solid form of resources in this case and remains in the inventory. In each of the parts there are special hidden locations with weak monsters, where it is most profitable to farm a resource. The main thing is to find this place, and you can forget about the shortage.
The use of humanity
How is humanity extracted in the game Dark Souls, why is it needed and how is it applied? The player can learn about this from their own experience, but it is better to start the adventure already with knowledge of the matter. Free form fills the scale and is responsible for protecting the protagonist from curses of all kinds, and also fills special weapons with magical powers. The level of the resource decreases when reloading equipment such as the Sword of Quileg or the Blade of the Abyss. Additionally, the fill level of the scale affects the search for items, which is useful when searching for other rare materials.
The solid form of humanity has many more uses. The resource is exchanged for souls, but only a thousand for one thing. When a bonfire is lit, material can be spent on raising its level or creating a flame in a neutral place. With covenants available to the main character, you can increase your reputation with the help of solid humanity and remove the curse in special NPCs. The last way to apply this booty is to restore the appearance of a person. The main character is cursed, and he can restore his human appearance in this way only.