Locations of all the ashes, and how to get them.

When playing through Dark Souls 3 for the first few times, I often found myself looking on the internet where to find the ashes and if I had missed any. So to make that a little easier, I decided to create this guide!

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All the images used in this guide other than the ashes (which were taken from the Wiki) were made by myself.

WTF are ashes and what do I do with them?

Ashes are items found in the world (or gained from killing an NPC) which you can give to the shrine handmaid to gain access to new items and gear. Like shown in the picture below:

All of the ashes in this guide are found in the displayed order as you proceed through the game.

Note: Most of the corpses in this guide don't have the glowing loot on them anymore as I used a character that has already completed every area.

Mortician’s Ashes

The Mortician's Ashes allow you to buy the following items from the shrine handmaid:

• Charcoal Pine Resin
  
• Charcoal Pine Bundle
  
• Grave key (used to open the door that leads to Irina of Carim)
  
• 3 Embers

To get the Mortician's Ashes you want to be heading to the Dilapidated bridge bonfire in the undead settlement. And follow as shown in the images below:

From the bonfire run straight ahead until you encounter a gate.

Head through the gate and keep moving until you reach a house entrance. Do not enter the house however. Note: A giant located on top of the tower will fire giant arrows at you unless you befriended him by talking to him. If befriended he will still shoot arrows but these won't do any damage to the player.

When you reach the house entrance head left into the graves area and then proceed to walk back in the direction of the gate.

You should then encounter a corpse lying in front of a tree, containing the Mortician's Ashes.

Dreamchaser's Ashes

The Dreamchaser's Ashes allow you to purchase the following items from the shrine handmaid:

• Hidden Blessing
  
• Black Bug Pellet
  
• Green Blossom
  
• Gold Pine Resin (3x)
  
• Gold Pine Bundle
  
• Rotten Pine Resin
  
• Titanite Shard
  
• Composite Bow
  
• Leather Armor set
  
• Life Ring
  
• Feather Arrow

To get the Dreamchaser's Ashes you want to be heading to the Old wolf of Farron bonfire in the Road of sacrifices. And follow as shown in the images below:

From the entrance of the room, head right and go up the stairs.

On the top of the stairs you should see a wall here. This is a secret wall, so hit it to open the way.

On the hanging corpse you will find the Dreamchaser's Ashes.

Grave Warden's Ashes

The Grave Warden's Ashes allow you to buy the following items from the shrine handmaid:

• Yellow bug pellet
  
• Kukri
  
• Carthus rouge
  
• 3 Embers

To get the Grave Warden's Ashes you want to be heading to the Catacombs of Carthus bonfire. And follow as shown in the images below:

From the bonfire head to the left, down the stairs. (beware of the skeleton ball)

When you get to the bottom of the stairs, head to the left until you see these next stairs. Proceed to head up the stairs.

Up the stairs turn around and proceed into the long hallway.

At the end of the hallway you will see a corpse sitting against the wall containing the Grave Warden's Ashes.

Paladin’s Ashes

The Paladin's Ashes allow you to buy the following items from the shrine handmaid:

• Lloyd’s Talisman / Undead Hunter Charm
  
• Duel Charm
  
• Lloyd’s Shield Ring
  
• Crescent Axe
  
• Morning Star
  
• Canvas Talisman

To get the Paladin's Ashes you want to be heading to the Cathedral of the deep bonfire. And follow as shown in the images below:

Directly from the bonfire go around the corner, and you should see a path leading down with an hostile NPC at the bottom. (I already killed the NPC)

At the bottom of the path is a corpse containing the Paladin's Ashes.

Easterner's Ashes

The Easterner's Ashes allow you to buy the following items from the shrine handmaid:

• Large Titanite Shard
  
• Eastern Armor set / Shiva of The East Armor set
  
• Eastern Shield
  
• Washing Pole
  
• Dark Arrow
  
• Onislayer Arrow
  
• Wood Grain Ring

To get the Easterner's Ashes you want to be heading to the Pontiff Sulyvahn bonfire in Irithyll. And follow as shown in the images below:

From the Pontiff Sulyvahn bonfire proceed all the way, until you reach the Anor Londo area with all the knights firing greatarrows at you.

Continue to move up until you reach the top. Then head right until you see a steep staircase going down. (killing the knights would be recommended)

Proceed down the stairs.

You should now see a corpse on the edge containing the Easterner's Ashes

Excrement-covered Ashes

The Excrement-covered Ashes allow you to buy the following items from the shrine handmaid:

• Blue Bug Pellet
  
• Dung Pie
  
• Blooming Purple Moss Clump

To get the Excrement-covered Ashes you want to be heading to the Distant Manor bonfire in Irithyll. And follow as shown in the images below:

From the lake area outside the distant manor bonfire you want to be heading into the tunnel.

In the tunnel head towards the stairs leading to the room where you meet Siegward sitting by the fire, however do not go up the stairs.

You will find the corpse containing the Excrement-covered ashes opposite of the stairs in this doorway.

Prisoner Chief Ashes

The Prisoner Chief Ashes allow you to buy the following items from the shrine handmaid:

• Rime-Blue Moss Clump
  
• Pale Pine Resin
  
• Karla’s armor set

To get the Prisoner Chief Ashes you want to be heading to the Irithyll Dungeon bonfire. And follow as shown in the images below:

From the bonfire walk straight until you reach the doorway. Now jump down the ledge.

After dropping down the ledge, head to the right until you see a closed jail cell with the glowing loot orb inside.

On the corpse sitting on the chair you will find the Prisoner Chief ashes. Keep in mind that in order to open the jail cell, you need the Jailer's key ring. Which is found in the Profaned Capital.

Xanthous Ashes

The Xanthous Ashes allow you to buy the following items from the shrine handmaid:

• Young White Branch
  
• Gold Pine Resin
  
• Xanthous Armor Set

To get the Xanthous Ashes you want to be heading to the Irithyll Dungeon bonfire. And follow as shown in the images below:

From the Irithyll Dungeon bonfire proceed to head down into the dungeon.

When you reach this sewer tunnel with the rats, enter the tunnel and proceed through the hole in the wall on the right side.

When you get into the large open room with all the Jailers, cross the room and go to the right through the little tunnel with the Mimic chest.

Through the tunnel you will see a door on your left side. (In this image, the door my character is pointing to.)

Inside the room you should see 2 corpses with a glowing loot orb. 1 of these corpses contains the Xanthous Ashes.

Dragon Chaser's Ashes

The Dragon Chaser's Ashes allow you to buy the following items from the shrine handmaid:

• Titanite Chunk
  
• Titanite Scale
  
• Twinkling Titanite

To get the Dragon Chaser's Ashes you want to be heading to the Great Belfry bonfire in Archdragon Peak. And follow as shown in the images below:

From the bonfire head left, down the stairs.

Continue to move up the path.

Before going through the gate, head to the left down the sidepath.

You should find a corpse containing the Dragon Chaser's Ashes here.

Hollow's Ashes

The Hollow's Ashes allow you to buy the following items from the shrine handmaid:

• Purging Stone
  
• Poison Throwing Knife
  
• 3 Rings of Sacrifice

To get the Hollow's Ashes you want to be heading to the Champion Gundyr bonfire. And follow as shown in the images below:

From the Champion Gundyr bonfire proceed into the Dark Firelink Shrine and go down the stairs.

When facing the centre hallway from the bonfire, head to the left into the passageway that leads to the room where Yoel of Londor is normally located.

Now drop down the ledge.

You should now see a corpse containing the Hollow's Ashes. Keep in mind that for the ashes to show up, you need to have had Yoel in your Firelink Shrine before beating the Abyss Watchers bossfight.

If you have leveled your hollowing to max level before Yoel died, that means you completed the first step in the hollow questline. Thus meaning you get the Hollow's Ashes from either causing Yuria to leave Firelink Shrine by curing the darksign, killing Yuria or completing the questline. If Yuria is in your Firelink Shrine however, you will be able to purchase the items normally gained from the Ashes, from Yuria.

Ashes gained from (Killing) a NPC

Greirat's Ashes

Obtained from killing Greirat or from looting his corpse in the location that he died in during one of his scavenge runs.

Greirat's item variety will alter when he is allowed to scavenge certain areas, and his ashes will reflect this based on the time he is killed.

Greirat's Ashes allow you to purchase the following items from the shrine handmaid before any of his pillage quests:

• Bloodred Mossclump
  
• Throwing Knife
  
• Rope Firebomb
  
• Bandit's Knife
  
• Longsword
  
• Bas.tard Sword (for some reason it gets censored if put together as 1 word)
  
• Mace
  
• Spear
  
• Light Crossbow
  
• Buckler
  
• Elkhorn Round Shield
  
• Round Shield
  
• Kite Shield
  
• Hard Leather Armor set
  
• Thief Mask
  
• Fire Arrow
  
• Standard Bolt
  
• 6 Embers

Irina's Ashes

Obtained from killing Irina of Carim

Irina's Ashes allow you to purchase the following items from the shrine handmaid:

• Irina's Shop items (All the miracles she sells, which depends on the tomes you gave her.)

Yuria's Ashes

Obtained from killing Yuria of Londor

Yuria's Ashes allow you to purchase the following items from the shrine handmaid:

• Purging Stone
  
• Poison Throwing Knife
  
• Londor Braille Divine Tome
  
• Dark Hand
  
• Untrue Dark Ring
  
• Untrue White Ring
  
• Ring of Sacrifice

Karla's Ashes

Obtained from killing Karla

Karla's Ashes allow you to purchase the following items from the shrine handmaid:

• Unlocks her shop items (All the miracles, spells and pyromancies she sells, which depends on the tomes and scrolls you gave her.)

Cornyx's Ashes

Obtained from killing Cornyx of the Great Swamp.

Cornyx's Ashes allow you to purchase the following items from the shrine handmaid:

• Pyromancer's set
  
• Unlocks his shop items (All the pyromancies he sells, which depends on the tomes you gave him.)

Patches' Ashes

Obtained from killing Patches

Patches' Ashes allow you to purchase the following items from the shrine handmaid:

• Red Bug Pellet
  
• Black Firebomb
  
• Rope Black Firebomb
  
• Human Pine Resin
  
• Alluring Skull
  
• Rusted Coin
  
• Rubbish
  
• Parrying Dagger
  
• Shotel
  
• Winged Spear
  
• Poison Arrow
  
• Black Leather Armor set

Orbeck's Ashes

Obtained from killing Orbeck of Vinheim

Orbeck's Ashes allow you to purchase the following items from the shrine handmaid:

• Clandestine Coat
  
• Unlocks his shop items (All the spells he sells, which depends on the scrolls you gave him.)

Note: Alternatively, when given to Yuria of Londor you will receive the Morion blade. And the Clandestine coat will still be available for purchase from the shrine handmaid.

DLC Ashes

Old Woman's Ashes

Obtained from completing the Ringed City DLC and then returning to the Dreg Heap bonfire where the Old Woman was located looking over the edge. Alternatively, you can kill her at any moment and still obtain the ashes.

The Old Woman's Ashes allow you to purchase the following items from the shrine handmaid:

• Rusted Coin
  
• Splitleaf Greatsword
  
• 1 Divine Blessing
  
• 1 Hidden Blessing
  
• 5 Embers
  
• 3 Rusted Gold Coin

Captain's Ashes

Obtained from a corpse on top of the tower in the Painted world of Ariandel as shown below:

The Captain's Ashes allow you to purchase the following items from the shrine handmaid:

• Milwood armor set
  
• Milwood Greatarrow

The ashes are located on top of this tower near the first bonfire in the Painted world of Ariandel.

You should see this corpse hanging on the wooden beam containing the Captain's Ashes.

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nice

[Krosis]

My pleasure! :)

[i heart being nice and friendly]

This is great thanks

[Krosis]

Thank you!

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Thanks, very helpful.
Missed some stuff and your giude is useful!

[Thonkaro]

hey, I just noticed another thing about the hollow's ashes. It doesn't contain the londor braille divine tome. RIP

[Krosis]

I shall add it to the guide. Thanks for coming up with it!

[Thonkaro]

ah ok. thanks. I know how the questline works, I just didn't know that it wouldn't make the ashes appear. I recommend you add this little thing to the guide, so people don't question it from time to time.

[Krosis]

Though when Yuria is in firelink shrine she sells all the items you normally get from the ashes.

[Krosis]

If you have leveled your hollowing to max level before he died, that means you completed the first step in the hollow questline. Thus meaning you get the ashes from either causing Yuria to leave firelink shrine by curing the darksign, killing Yuria or completing the questline.