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Ostrava, of Boletaria
Health					5250		482
					404		352
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					404		110
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Location					The Nexus Boletarian Palace
Drops					550 Souls Rune Shield Rune Sword Mausoleum Key

Ostrava, of Boletaria is an NPC in Demon's Souls and Demon's Souls Remake. NPCs are the various characters that are encountered by the player throughout their journey. NPCs provide information, others are quest givers, while some are categorized as Merchants and/or Blacksmiths whom you can trade with or request for certain services.

Ostrava of Boletaria is the Prince of Boletaria, whose real name is Ariona Allant. He is one of the earliest encountered NPCs in the game, and most frequently-encountered through the entirety of World 1. Ostrava seeks council with his father, the King, but quickly learns of the demonic farce that now sits on the throne.

Overcome with grief and betrayal, Ostrava kills himself at the foot of his father’s palace, offering his belongings up to you. Through various conversations the player can have with Ostrava in the game, he reveals that the mighty Twin Fang Vallarfax ventured back through the fissure into Boletaria after warning the world.

This might be considered an inconsistency, or an error on the part of the developers: Ostrava actually says that Biorr was the one who escaped through the fissure and that Vallarfax was never seen again, when in fact you see first-hand that it is the other way around. Depending on your interpretation this can change your opinion on the state of Vallarfax’s existence.

Ostrava, of Boletaria Information

• Drops the Mausoleum Key if he dies due to the player or enemy before he turns into a black phantom. This opens the door behind the Red Eye Knight in Boletarian Palace, where you may find Demonbrandt and Old King Doran. If he dies in an inaccessible place, or falls off of the world to his death, simply go to his spawn point in the current stage and load the game. The Mausoleum Key will be waiting for the player to pick up. If the player does not pick up his items on the next load, however, the items will be gone permanently.
• A bug might occur in which, if he dies in Boletarian Palace after Phalanx is killed, he will reappear in Phalanx Archstone to be rescued.
• Appears as a Black Phantom enemy in Penetrator Archstone just before fighting the boss, regardless if the player helped him or not earlier.

Fighting him as a Black Phantom is mandatory. You may also choose to fight him in human form.

• He is one of the assassination targets from Mephistopheles, earning you a Talisman of Beasts as reward from her when you succeed.
• When you talk to him at the end of Penetrator Archstone, he spontaneously dies afterward. If you wish to kill him for Mephistopheles, you must kill him BEFORE talking to him in Penetrator Archstone. Otherwise, you will not get credit for the kill and will not receive your payment from Mephistopheles. (NOTE: while you won't get the reward for killing Ostrava, Mephistopheles will still ask you to kill the next victim and you can still get the Foe's Ring)
• He can appear and die to enemies in Boletaria, and if you don't notice you lose his dropped key forever. For this reason many people choose to kill him earlier when they encounter him, just to be sure to get the Mausoleum Key.
• When fighting him, his Rune Sword will do a large amount of Magic damage component, so be prepared with good Magic defense and a Dark or Dark Silver Shield. His own Magic defense is also pretty good from his Rune Shield, so try using Fire attacks instead of Magic.
• When you fight him as a Black Phantom on a narrow platform in Penetrator Archstone he will drop both his Rune Sword and Rune Shield when killed. If you want these items from his corpse, you need to be careful — use a thrusting weapon or one which will not knock him off the edge and lose the items. An alternative strategy is to lead him down the stairs instead of engaging him on the bridge. It is much safer here and not only will you not lose his corpse to a fall, but you will be sure not to fall off yourself. (Note: You can get these items in Fool's Idol Archstone).
• In the North American version, BP Ostrava will fight Biorr if you lead him out of the castle and Biorr attacks him. It's not clear whether this is World Tendency or Character Tendency related, or just a glitch that got fixed. Note that Ostrava's damage, although not as much as Biorr's, is still fairly high, so if Biorr is severely weakened from the dragon fight, Ostrava may win.

He appears in three places in Boletaria asking for your help against enemies, so in a way he proceeds through the level as you do.

• When rescued in Boletarian Palace, gives a Brass Telescope as a reward
• When rescued in Phalanx Archstone, gives Dark Moon Grass x3 as a reward
• If he is not rescued in Phalanx Archstone, and then his black phantom is killed in Penetrator Archstone, his chain will be broken and not appear in Phalanx Archstone or Tower Knight Archstone. The Mausoleum Key will be lost for this playthrough.
• When rescued in Tower Knight Archstone, gives a Pure Clearstone as a reward. This is the only sure way to get this Pure upgrade stone without trusting Crystal Lizards.
• If rescued each time in Boletarian Palace, Phalanx Archstone, and Tower Knight Archstone, gives the Mausoleum Key upon finding him in Penetrator Archstone.

Ostrava, of Boletaria Location: Where to Find Ostrava, of Boletaria

All of Ostrava Encounters are listed below:

• Boletarian Palace (1 - 1), Surrounded by Dreglings. He's surrounded by Dreglings. You can reach him by jumping down from the ledge above. Alternatively, you can clear the area below him and he will jump down to join you. If you save Ostrava here, you get a Brass Telescope as a reward. Video Walkthrough of first Ostrava encounter - click here.
• Phalanx Archstone (1 - 2), Surrounded by Soldiers equipped with Crossbows. He's trapped at the end of the lower hall way. If you search the area where the Hoplites are located, you should be able to locate him. You get Dark Moon Grass as a reward for rescuing him this time. Video Walkthrough of finding and freeing Ostrava - click here.
• Tower Knight Archstone (1 - 3), fighting two Red Eye Knights. He is fighting enemies near the large gate that crushed a Soldier earlier. He is being attacked by two Red Eyes Knights and you need to dispatch them quickly to keep Ostrava from being killed. You receive a Pure Clearstone as a reward.
• Video Location: Shown in our walkthrough video N10 at 21:07. Click here to watch it.
• Penetrator Archstone (1 - 4), sitting on the base of the steps;
• Penetrator Archstone (1 - 4), Black Phantom form guarding the way to the False King.
• Video Location: Shown in our walkthrough video N10 at 16:25. Click here to watch it.
• The Nexus, sitting on a beam in the main area.
• After each rescue, Ostrava appears in The Nexus sitting on a beam in the main area. Note that after rescuing him once in a certain stage, he will still respawn in the same place among the enemies. You need to rescue him every time he spawns in a level or risk getting him killed. If Ostrava is killed by enemies, you need to loot the Mausoleum Key he drops or it will be gone forever. If he survives long enough to meet you after the Blue Flying Dragon is defeated, he gives you the Mausoleum Key before committing suicide. On the way to the False King, you will encounter Black Phantom Ostrava. When you kill the character in this form, he drops the Rune Shield and Rune Sword when slain. He is also one of the NPCs Mephistopheles asks you to kill. If you want to kill him to finish the Mephistopheles sidequest, you have to do it before he gets himself killed.
• He can be encountered in the inner ward: Video Location: Shown in our walkthrough video N10 at 21:07. Click here to watch it.

Ostrava, of Boletaria Strategies

Ostrava, of Boletaria Dialogue

Ostrava, of Boletaria Notes, Tips, and Trivia

• Voiced by: Josh Cohen
• For the Black Phantom version, check Ostrava, of Boletaria Black Phantom.