Dark Souls 3′s first portion of DLC jumped the gun on its official launch date, following its premature arrival on consoles last week. It’s now officially live worldwide and, as is fairly typical with Hidetaka Miyazaki’s twisted worlds, accessing it isn’t quite as straightforward as booting up your game and diving straight in.
nstead, you’ll want to have reached, or passed, the Cleansing Chapel bonfire at the base game’s Cathedral of the Deep. Once you’ve purchased Ashes of Ariandel—either via the Season Pass or standalone—you’ll now find a hooded and bearded fellow sprawled out on all fours next to the altar—strike up a conversation with him and he’ll eventually ask you to touch his weird blood-stained handkerchief. Doing so will transport you to the elusive Ariandel, which looks something like this:
