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Yuria, the Witch
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Location					The Nexus Tower Knight Archstone
Drops					440 Souls Old Raggedy Set Ring of Magical Nature

Yuria, the Witch 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.

Yuria practices a dark form of Soul Arts, to the great disapproval of Saint Urbain and his followers.

She was imprisoned by Executioner Miralda under the watchful eye of one of King Allant's Fat Officials, but if she is rescued by the player, becomes one of the two advanced Magic teachers, along with Sage Freke, the Visionary.

Yuria, the Witch Information

• Teaches advanced spells.
• Allows memorization of previously learned Spells. Unlike Sage Freke and his apprentice, she does not require 10 Magic and 10 Intelligence to memorize Spells.

• Dialogue from her and Biorr suggests that she has been subject to torture from the Fat Ministers. Inside the tower, she is held captive there are two corpses holding the Ring of Magical Nature and the Ring of the Accursed. The item description of both these rings implies those corpses having been witches. Just like Stockpile Thomas' wife and daughter they have fallen victim to the Fat Ministers. (In Boletarian Palace you find two hung corpses, one holding the Jade Hair Ornament and the other the old ragged robes set. Due to Thomas' dialogue when you give him the ornament it becomes clear that these corpses very likely were his wife and daughter. Again the other corpse holding the same armor set as Yuria suggests that his wife was a witch and that was probably the main reason for their execution.

• Despite her use of dark Magic, Yuria is a kind, if timid woman, though she has demonstrated a remarkable temper, the quickest to become hostile out of all the NPCs. After the Slayer of Demons rescue Yuria she becomes infatuated with the protagonist, regardless of gender, going as far as telling that she owes her life to the hero. Sage Freke, the Visionary once stated that Yuria's Magic is weaker than his because it stems from emotion, but no evidence exists that this is the case.

If killed, she will drop the following:

• Ring of Magical Nature
• Three Cornered Hat
• Old Raggedy Robes
• Old Raggedy Gloves
• Old Raggedy Boots

Yuria, the Witch Location: Where to Find Yuria, the Witch

• Boletarian Palace, Tower Knight Archstone, locked in a tower guarded by a Fat Official.
• Video Location: Shown in our walkthrough video N10 at 35:44. Click here to watch it.
• The Nexus (unlocked after rescuing her from Tower Knight Archstone), magicians' corner. 

Spells Taught

• Firestorm in exchange for Dragon Demon's Soul
• Ignite in exchange for Hard Demon's Soul
• Cursed Weapon in exchange for Silver Demon's Soul
• Soul Thirst in exchange for Yellow Demon's Soul
• Relief in exchange for Pureblood Demon's Soul
• Soulsucker in exchange for Maiden in Black's Demon's Soul

How to rescue Yuria

• This side quest will require the player to have access to the Tower Knight Archstone.
• Remake: You need to equip the FULL Fat Official Set.
  • Official's Cap
  • Official's Gloves
  • Official's Clothes
  • Official's Leggings
• Original: Obtain Iron ring of keys and Official's Cap by killing the two Fat Officials in Tower Knight Archstone.
• Backtrack to the end area of Phalanx Archstone just before the Tower Knight boss fog. In the room with stairs going up into the tower, there is a door which can be unlocked using the Iron ring of keys.
• This leads down to a dungeon below. Defeat the Fat Official down there to obtain the Bloody Iron Key and open the cells to rescue Biorr.
• Go back to the beginning of Tower Knight Archstone, the Bloody Key will unlock the gate in the right alleyway behind the dog carts and fountain.
• Follow the alleys, and eventually the player will arrive at a tower, where on the top floor there is a raised staircase and a watching Fat Official above.
• Equip the Official's Cap as a disguise and the staircase will be lowered. In the Demon's Souls remake, you need to wear the entire Official set. Each piece is dropped by one of the Fat Officials in Stonefang Tunnel.
• Defeat the Fat Official (he will not be hostile until you attack him or remove the hat).
• Unequip the Official's Cap and speak to Yuria to finish the rescue.
• Note: You keep the Official's Cap in New Game+ but you have to find the Iron ring of keys and Bloody Key again.
• Note: Rescuing Biorr is not a necessary trigger for Bloody Key to work. Yuria can be rescued without ever opening Biorr's cell.

Strategies for Fighting

Attacks:

- Flame Toss
- Firestorm

Yuria turns hostile more quickly than other NPCs. When antagonized, she will always cast Firestorm first. From then on, she will attack with Flame Toss if the player is at a distance or Firestorm if the player is at mid-close range. Yuria will rarely pursue you away from her corner unless you step out of her sight range, yet remain nearby; she instead tries to bait you into approaching her so she can attack with Firestorm.

Much like Freke, Yuria never runs out of MP. When turned hostile, she will cast Firestorm up to three times and use Flame Toss constantly for a while, then eventually stop casting. She will begin casting again after a short break, but at a much lower rate.

Yuria, the Witch Dialogue

Yuria, the Witch Notes, Tips, and Trivia

• Voiced by: Jenny Funnel
• Though it is not known if it is an intentional reference or not, Yuria shares the name of Kenshiro's fianceé in Fist of the North Star.