Knight Lautrec of Carim

"Oh, hello. I'm considering a change of location... I have a rather, pressing matter to attend to up above. That Keeper has served me well, but...enough with her... Keh heh heh heh..."

- Lautrec

Knight Lautrec of Carim is a supporting antagonist in the game Dark Souls. A knight from Carim with a devout for the Goddess Fina, he is actually a psychopathic man obsessed with obtaining power, manipulating and disposing those who stand in his way.

He was voiced by either Daniel Roberts or Will Vanderpyre.

Biography
Lautrec makes his first appearance in the Undead Parish, at the top floor of the church locked in a cell. He requests that the player lets him out so he can "get back to work". The cell can be opened with either the Master Key or the Mystery Key found earlier in the Undead Parish in the underground room next to the Fang Boar guarding the gate.

Upon being freed, or escaping once the Bell Gargoyles are defeated and the first Bell of Awakening has been rung, Lautrec makes his way to Firelink Shrine, sitting down across from Anastacia of Astora. If he was freed, Lautrec rewards the player with a Sunlight Medal. If he was freed, he can be summoned to help against the Bell Gargoyles and the Gaping Dragon.

However, regardless if Lautrec was freed or not, upon ringing the second Bell of Awakening in Quelaag's Domain or collecting the Fire Keeper Soul in Blighttown, Lautrec kills Anastacia and steals her soul. This stuffs out the bonfire at Firelink Shrine, preventing the player from ever resting there until they retrieve Anastacia's soul. From Anastacia's corpse, the player can obtain her robes and a Black Eye Orb, an item that allows the player to invade the world of a Fire Keeper's murderer.

Where Lautrec ran off to was Anor Londo. Once the player enters the main hall of the cathedral in front of the room with Dragonslayer Ornstein and Executioner Smough, they feel a quiver come from the Black Eye Orb. Should it be used, they are warped to Lautrec's world, where he summons a sorcerer and a Pike-wielding warrior to ally him. It is wise to take out the two summons first before dealing with Lautrec. Once Lautrec is defeated, he drops the Fire Keeper soul, which can be used to revive Anastacia and the Firelink Shrine bonfire, or it can be used to gain five Humanity or be given to another Fire Keeper to upgrade their Estus Flasks. If Lautrec was killed through invasion, his hollow corpse can be found to the right of the Chamber of the Princess bonfire. It can be looted to obtain his armor set.

Personality
Even before revealing his true colors, Lautrec appears as a cunning person who only acts polite to get what he wants. After killing Anastacia, he sadistically mocks the player for failing to stop him. Although he does have some standards, such advising the player to stay away from Trusty Patches.

Trivia

 * It is possible to kill Lautrec immediately after he arrives at Firelink Shrine by simply kicking him off the edge. Quitting and reloading the game places his five Humanity and the Ring of Favor and Protection where he sat. Killing him this way grants early access to the ring, but ends the sidequest with Anastacia.
 * After Petrus returns from the Tomb of the Giants, Lautrec will tell the player a secret to foreshadow Petrus' true plan in exchange for 100 souls times their current soul level.
 * Like most of the NPCs, Lautrec has unused dialogue cut from the game.
 * Lautrec wears the Red Tearstone Ring, increasing his strength at low health.