Anyone tried killing the talking hollow-cage in the Undead Settlement?

[Argon]

Does it drop anything?

[brownie689]

Don't kill it. If you do you won't be able to join the mound makers covenant which is just past his area. You talk to him and he mentions something about you getting into a cage. You will see an enemy carrying a big cage on his back and a saw blade in his hands pretty close by. This enemy WILL NOT attack you. You can walk up to him and talk to him. A cutscene will start and you'll be thrown into a pit where an NPC is waiting to talk to you and he allows you to join the covenant.
This pit is also the same room that you fight the second phase of the Tree boss in :)

[Ashslayer]

Originally posted by brownie689:

Don't kill it. If you do you won't be able to join the mound makers covenant which is just past his area. You talk to him and he mentions something about you getting into a cage. You will see an enemy carrying a big cage on his back and a saw blade in his hands pretty close by. This enemy WILL NOT attack you. You can walk up to him and talk to him. A cutscene will start and you'll be thrown into a pit where an NPC is waiting to talk to you and he allows you to join the covenant.
This pit is also the same room that you fight the second phase of the Tree boss in :)

That doesn't answer his question

[Reoden]

I killed him. I don't think he dropped anything. Didn't know wth he was talking about at the time. x)

He's not really "essential" but as brownie said he plays a role in joining a covenant, at least in joining it early. I believe killing him will make the cage carrier aggressive, but you can still join the covenant through Sirris' quest line I think.

[❌ Peath]

It gives 1100 souls, beside that he drops nothing.
Killing him does not affect the convenant joining.

[Argon]

Originally posted by brownie689:

Don't kill it. If you do you won't be able to join the mound makers covenant which is just past his area. You talk to him and he mentions something about you getting into a cage. You will see an enemy carrying a big cage on his back and a saw blade in his hands pretty close by. This enemy WILL NOT attack you. You can walk up to him and talk to him. A cutscene will start and you'll be thrown into a pit where an NPC is waiting to talk to you and he allows you to join the covenant.
This pit is also the same room that you fight the second phase of the Tree boss in :)

Well I know that already I was wondering if he dropped anything.

[VooDooRem]

He said to help him die so I killed him. Afterwards I found out that He can give you like 5 levels. I'm sad now :(

[Obb]

Oh damned, I knew I brefly saw a "X" prompt while attacking him... Only realised afterward it was probably a "talk" one... Well, he's dead now, is that big deal ?

Originally posted by VooDooRem:

He can give you like 5 levels.

What do you mean ? That would be big deal...

[CarSwell666]

Originally posted by VooDooRem:

He said to help him die so I killed him. Afterwards I found out that He can give you like 5 levels. I'm sad now :(

You're thinking of Yoel found in the beginning on Undead Settlement. Also, if you take those 5 levels your character turns into beef jerky.