How do I become a human again in Dark Souls?

To become human, you need to rest at a bonfire and select “Reverse Hollowing.” You'll consume a single “soft” Humanity from the upper left of your screen — 11 will become 10, and you'll look like a normal person until something kills you and you go back to being a Hollow.
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How do you restore humanity in Dark Souls 1?

Humanity is lost upon death, with one chance to retrieve it, if the player can reach the bloodstain where death occurred.
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How do you get humanity in Dark Souls?

Where Can you Get Humanity?
  1. By being summoned to another player's game as a phantom and assisting in the kill of the area boss.
  2. Farming large amounts of enemies while the boss of the area is still alive.
  3. As a random drop from mobs.
  4. Found as a lootable item on grey corpses.
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How do you stay human in Dark Souls?

You can practically stay forever human with one simple tip. Get the ring of sacrifice equivalent and wear it. When you die, you keep your humanity and souls, but you need to repair the ring for 3000 souls. Effigy's drop on specific enemies or are picked up in certain locations.
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How do you reverse hollowing in Dark Souls 1?

Provided you have +1 in your Humanity total, resting at a bonfire will allow you to reverse the effects of Hollow, transforming you from Undead into Human.
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How do I reset my hollowing?

Players can use Purging Stones or the Statue of Velka to reset their Hollowing counter, though it will come back after numerous deaths, as the stones and the statue don't remove the Dark Sigil brand.
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Can I cure my hollowing?

If you wish to remove Hollowing permanently, you need to find "Soul of a Firekeeper" in the tower above the Firelink Shrine and give this to the Firekeeper. Afterwards she can cure Hollowing permanently.
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Is reverse hollowing permanent?

Reversing Hollowing

However, because they still possess Dark Sigils, they will resume Hollowing with each subsequent death, making the effect temporary. Thus, this "cure" is only cosmetic in nature, as well as losing access to the bonus Luck of Hollow-infused weapons.
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Why should I become human in Dark Souls?

So, besides being able to summon help and kindle flames, why should I be in human form? Being in human form also allows you to summon and be summoned by other players, so you can all fight bosses together.
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How does Dark Souls punish you for dying?

You lose souls that you've collected from defeating enemies & bosses. However, they can be recovered if you go to the spot where you previously died. If you die while getting to that spot, those souls are gone forever. You also lose patience & time when you keep dying to the same boss. :D.
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How do you not lose humanity in Dark Souls?

-A ring of sacrifice, activates at the time of death to prevent the dying character from losing human status, any held humanity/ souls, or losing an active bloodstain, at the cost of the ring. Special note: A ring of sacrifice will not save you in the case of being cursed.
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Is kindling permanent Dark Souls?

The Bonfire you have Kindled will remain so for the rest of the game unless the Fire Keeper who governs over that Bonfire is slain, in which case you will have to restore them to life first.
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What is hollowing in Dark Souls?

Hollows are those cursed with the darksign that have suffered death and now lack humanity. Deprived of humanity enough, they become completely mindless, losing any shred of reason and hungering for humanity, blindly attacking anyone that possesses it.
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Can I buy humanity in Dark Souls?

You can buy humanity from Marvelous Chester for 10k Souls (DLC Needed),Buying it from Female Undead Merchant for 5k Souls,Buying it from Patches or farming Rats,Humanity Phantoms that are in DLC or the best way for me is to get Dark Hand and take humanity from NPCs (It dosent make NPC's Hostile and i think to use a ...
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How to restore humanity without human effigy?

Another way to become human without the Human Effigy is to assist other players in their worlds by being summoned as a Phantom or a Shade. You will need to fully assist the host before becoming human by either killing a boss as a Phantom or by helping the host for a certain amount of time as a Shade.
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How do you get 10 Estus flasks in Dark Souls?

Using the "Kindle" command at a fire, and thus spending one Humanity point, will increase the amount to 10 for that particular fire. The Bonfires with a Fire Keeper present is kindled by default, providing 10 flasks.
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Do you become a god in Dark Souls?

Rather than a state of being, godhood in Dark Souls is a state of prestige. In Anor Londo, one can marry into godhood and lose it just as easily. “God” is essentially a title conceived to elevate this one race and society above others, similar to how peerage separates upper and lower castes in aristocracies.
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Why are you undead in Dark Souls?

The Undead Curse was a consequence of Lord Gwyn artificially extending the Age of Fire, which prevented the Age of Dark from occurring, naturally. Gwyn's meddling caused the dead to awaken at bonfires, and to eventually become hollow. This is why the Dark Lord ending is known as the True Ending.
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Are we the villain in Dark Souls?

Gwyn is often categorized as Dark Souls' central bad guy, but looking more closely it seems the true villain might in fact be the player themselves. The unique, often ambiguous story telling in Dark Souls can make players question who exactly is the central villain in the game.
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How much humanity does it take to reverse hollowing?

You need only 1 humanity. But you need to go to a bonfire and select "Reverse Hollowing". only 1, you have to reverse your hollowing at the bonfires.
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Is it worth reverse hollowing?

And the main reason to not reverse hollowing is you can get invaded while in human form, if you don't mind that then there's no reason not to unhallow unless you're running low on humanity. As long as your online it counts as online. You can summon or be summoned.
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Why can't I reverse hollowing?

You probably have 5 humanity items. Use 1 to actually give yourself 1 humanity (you'll see the counter next to your life/stamina go up by 1). Then you can reverse hollow at a bonfire.
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How do you get all 5 Dark Sigils?

Every time you get your true strength drawn out, you will gain another Dark Sigil, up to a total of five. To get more Dark Sigils, you must accumulate Hollowing by dying. The first one can be gained by simply talking to Yoel, the second at 2 Hollowing, another at 6, 12, and finally 16 Hollowing.
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Can you Unhollow Dark Souls?

It is possible to "Reverse Hollowing" by offering Humanity at a bonfire; however, death results in reverting to a semi-Hollowed state. Also, the darksign can recreate the Chosen Undead's body in order to be reborn.
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What happens if I use a Purging Stone?

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Purging stone only temporarily removes your hollowing, if you die you'll get it again. You can save the souls and just leave it. Theres no functional reason to, do you want to look hollow or human? If you die you will need to use another unless you get rid of your sigils.
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