How do you save Solaire without the shortcut?

To "save" Solaire, all you need to do is kill the bugs BEFORE talking to him in lava area. You don't even need to take the shortcut. If he's sitting in the lava area, just ignore him, go kill the bugs, go back and talk to him, he'll move to bugs area, talk to him there and you can summon him in Klin.
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Is there a way to save Solaire?

So long as you eventually kill the Red-Eyed Chaos Bug before progressing Solaire's quest too far, you can keep him from going insane and getting killed. If he's alive by the time you reach the end of the game, you can even summon him to fight the final boss, Gwyn, Lord of Cinder.
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Where is the shortcut to save Solaire?

When Solaire is at the Sunlight Altar balcony, go to the Chaos Servant Covenant en rank up to rank 2 using 30 humanities. Then the shortcut door will become unlocked in the Sunlight maggot hallway.
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How to get Sunlight Maggot early?

The Sunlight Maggot is obtained as a drop from the red-eyed Chaos Bug, a unique mob that is found past the shortcut door separating the Demon Ruins from Lost Izalith (opening the door requires the player to have reached Rank 2 in the Chaos Servant covenant) or by going behind the Titanite Demon in Lost Izalith.
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Can I save Solaire after he goes insane?

There is no way of fixing him and he will not help with the final boss, but it is a good opportunity to kill him for his armour and weapons. If it's too late, and he's already mad, you will either have to solo kill Gwyn, or summon another player.
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Remastered: Rescue Solaire Without Chaos Servant Covenant (Lost Izalith Shortcut Sunlight Maggot)

How do you summon Solaire again?

If you are at least rank 2 with the Chaos Servant Covenant you can take a shortcut to Lost Izalith just before you fight the Demon Firesage. If you've talked to Solaire at the Altar of Sun behind the dragon he will spawn along this shortcut.
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Does it matter if Solaire dies in boss fight?

Nope. As long as you follow Solaire's path, you can summon him even if he's killed in a fight as a phantom. Kill him in body form and you're out of luck, of course.
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Can you get a second Sunlight Maggot?

You should have killed the one that drops the Sunlight Maggot, doesn't matter if you pick it up or not, so long as it's dead since it's the only one that does not respawn.
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Can you warp to Demon Ruins?

Demon Ruins is accessible from Quelaag's Domain, just under where you rang the second bell, you can warp there after getting the Lordvessel by travelling to the Quelaag's Domain hidden bonfire.
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Why does Solaire want the Sunlight Maggot?

He is looking for his own "sun", his reason to live if you will. If we accept that he's Gwyn's firstborn as a fact, stripped from his family, it's easy to see why he would search for something he could call his own.
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What does giving 30 humanity do?

Covenant Perks

You may increase your potency with it by giving the Daughter of Chaos points of Humanity. 30 humanity for rank 2, earn pyromancy Chaos Storm and opens a shortcut to Lost Izalith. The shortcut is NOT the wall at the end of the hall past the bonfire.
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Why does Solaire go hollow?

Lost Izalith contains nine chaos bugs you'll find in a locked shortcut between the Demon Ruins and Lost Izalith. If you want to save Solaire, you must kill the red-eyed bug. Failing to do so will result in Solaire becoming Hollow the second you enter Lost Izalith, turning him hostile.
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Can Solaire link the flame?

Miyazaki has stated that Solaire being taken over by the Sunlight Maggot was intended as "the general norm", but if Solaire is kept alive he fights alongside the player for the last boss. According to Miyazaki, this is the "happiest ending, as he links" the flame in his own world and dies by "becoming the Sun".
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Is Solaire Gwyn's son?

For the longest time, fans thought he was Gwyn's lost son, stripped from the annals of history. But that turned out to be the Nameless King, a dragon-taming behemoth who we fight in Dark Souls 3. Still, there's a lot more to Solaire than meets the eye.
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Can you avoid killing Solaire?

You need to go through the game three times (well, you can stop in the middle of the third run). So... should you kill or save Solaire? It's up to you for this run, although you eventually will have to kill him for his armor to 100% the game.
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Can you warp in Majora's Mask?

Majora's Mask. Due to the unusual nature of Saving in Majora's Mask, the primary use for warping tends to be getting to a save point. The game may be saved once at any of the owl statues, which serve as warp destination points; as well as returning to the First Day.
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Is Demon Firesage optional?

The Firesage Demon is a potentially optional boss located in the Demon Ruins, after defeating Ceaseless Discharge and cooling the lava, he is in the ruins past the Capra Demons. He is essentially the same as the Stray Demon underneath Undead Asylum.
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How to save Solaire DS1?

There's 2 ways.
  1. Offer Quelaag's sick sister 30 humanities. This opens the shortcut from demon ruins to Lost Izalith. Right after the giant door is the sunlight maggot. ...
  2. Acquire the poison mist pyromancy spell in blight town. It's in the swamp and it comes with the pyromancer armor.
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How much humanity to give to Quelaag's sister?

Trivia. Feeding Quelaag's Sister enough humanity (80+) will cause her limbs to move around less feebly. Due to the Chosen Undead never saying a word, and her blindness, Quelaag's Sister believes that the player is, in fact, Quelaag.
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Does killing Solaire break covenant?

Anyway, killing Solaire will not remove you from the Covenant. But you could never wash the stain from your soul, of course. You could consider joining Darkmoon long enough to get their talisman, though.
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What is Solaire looking for?

Knight Solaire is Lord Gwyn's "lost son". Solaire, however, does not know this. He has been drawn to this land in search of his life's purpose (he wishes to find his own "Sun", which can mean a multitude of things.)
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Why is Solaire so strong?

His incredible prowess is attributed to training and high-quality equipment, and despite the holy symbols on his equipment, neither Solaire nor his possessions are blessed or enchanted.
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