Sounds like a name you have to remember for a line up . <| sep |> If you ' ve been told your whole life that chocolate cake is the best cake then of course you ' re going to know the people who like vanilla cake are wrong . <| sep |> I ' m sorry but I just can ' t turn against my homie Solaire aka Brolaire of Astora . PRAISE THE SUN <| sep |> Get the mace and find the fire long sword . Don ' t ask where they are , that will spoil the fun , but those are your bread and butter , and they ' re close . For your shield , anything with at least 90 % physical defense works . Oh , and for health , there is a ring that lets you keep 75 % of your life . The only hint I ' ll give you is that its located in Heide ' s Tower of Flame right beside Majula . That should be your first priority and the area is also a great place to farm early in the game .