Fragrant Branch of Yore

Where to find it

Finite: about a dozen per cycle in chests and from NPCs; Melentia and Magerold each sell one.

Walkthrough steps

• Things Betwixt: Back on the main path a petrified statue blocks the third fog gate; it needs a Fragrant Branch of Yore, so return later
• Forest of Fallen Giants: Meet Merchant Hag Melentia and buy Lenigrast's Key first; she also sells a Traveling Merchant Hat, Pharros' Lockstone, Fragrant Branch of Yore, Soul Arrow, Heal and basic weapons
• Forest of Fallen Giants: Drop down and open the chest for a Fragrant Branch of Yore, the Covetous Silver Serpent Ring and a Human Effigy; another Pursuer appears
• Heide's Tower of Flame: Ride the lift down; a Fragrant Branch of Yore frees the statue on the stairs, leading to a chest with Knight armour and an Estus Flask Shard
• No-man's Wharf: Open the chest for a Fragrant Branch of Yore, break the wall and kill the Crystal Lizard
• The Lost Bastille / Belfry Luna: Use a Fragrant Branch of Yore upstairs to free Straid of Olaphis and light his bonfire; he trades boss souls for spells and weapons
• The Lost Bastille / Belfry Luna: Cross the rubble, free the statue with a Fragrant Branch of Yore and survive the ambush behind the door
• Harvest Valley: Through the hole, a corpse holds a Fragrant Branch of Yore and a Torch
• Harvest Valley: If not done yet, go up from Servants' Quarters in The Lost Bastille through the barrel room and free Straid of Olaphis with a Fragrant Branch of Yore; light his bonfire
• Harvest Valley: Free Rosabeth of Melfia with a Fragrant Branch of Yore in the building where you met Benhart in Majula's outskirts; leave the lever there alone for now
• The Gutter: Climb two ladders for a Large Soul of a Nameless Soldier, a Fragrant Branch of Yore, Twinkling Titanite, a Human Effigy and Smooth & Silky Stones
• The Gutter: Destroy the corrosive pots in front of the wall hole from range, drop down for a Fragrant Branch of Yore, then pass the fog into Black Gulch and light Black Gulch Mouth
• Shaded Woods: Another petrified Lion Warrior blocks a chest with a Fragrant Branch of Yore and the Lion Mage set
• Shaded Woods: Climb the slope avoiding the corrosive pools, kill the Basilisks, take the Twinkling Titanite from the right cave and the Fragrant Branch of Yore behind the door
• Shaded Woods: Back in the woods, Manscorpion Tark gives a Fragrant Branch of Yore and teaches Warmup
• Brightstone Cove Tseldora: Touch the red light to absorb the great soul, then kill the Duke in the library for the Brightstone Key, a Fragrant Branch of Yore and the Dark Quartz Ring+1
• Sinners' Rise / Shrine of Winter: Take the Fragrant Branch of Yore and Elizabeth Mushroom from the chest and light the primal bonfire (Sinner's Bonfire)
• Shrine of Amana: Follow the ruins to the tower for Magic Arrows and free the statue with a Fragrant Branch of Yore to light Rise of the Dead
• Undead Crypt: At the hall's end beat two Syan Soldiers and a Dragonrider, then open the stairside chests for Poison Throwing Knifes, a Darknight Stone, Torches and a Fragrant Branch of Yore
• Aldia's Keep: Pulling the lever releases every caged creature, including mimics with the Black Witch's Staff and a Fragrant Branch of Yore
• Dragon Aerie: Cross the bridge and free the cave statue with a Fragrant Branch of Yore for a Bonfire Ascetic
• Dragon Shrine: Drop to the ledge for Crystal Magic Weapon and a Fragrant Branch of Yore, then drop again and open the right door
• Memory of Jeigh: Drop down outside for Twinkling Titanite and a Fragrant Branch of Yore, then feather back
• New Game Plus Preparation: Keys, the King's Ring and unused Fragrant Branch of Yores are lost on the next cycle