Dark Souls III is the fourth Souls game by FromSoftware, who are known to create the toughest action RPGs in the market. Knowing how tricky a Dark Souls playthrough can be, players must keep their weapons—and wits—sharp.
There are several different merchants in the game that help players through their journeys, providing things like items, weapons, armors to miracles, and pyromancy spells. That is why it becomes vital for the players to know where and how to meet these merchants, as the game doesn't tell or give the players an "easy to access" map.
11 Shrine Handmaid
Shrine Handmaid is the first leading merchant in Dark Souls III. She sits on an old concrete chair in the Fireline Shrine. To find her, players can walk straight from the bonfire down the hallway and can see her sitting right next to the wall. Shrine Handmaid sells items like repair powder, clump, firebomb, and a vast list of shields and weapons. Players can upgrade her list of items by bringing her different types of Umbral Ash.
10 Andre The Blacksmith
Ander The Blacksmith is the second main merchant of the game and helps players in upgrading weapons and Estus Flask Allocation. He is usually hammering iron at Firelink Shrine. To reach him, players must walk straight ahead from the bonfire. He sits a little further from Shrine Handmaid.
Players get the "hurrah" gesture for interacting with him the first time. Blacksmith Andre can help players increase the total number of Estus charges if they bring him Estus shards. If the players decide to kill Andre, he will respawn and refuse to help them until the next playthrough or NG+ mode.
9 Fire Keeper
Fire Keeper is the merchant that helps players level up throughout the game. She is also found in the Firelink Shrine as soon as the players enter it. As the firekeeper, she is one of the most critical characters in-game. Players can bring her souls and, in return, allocate points to level up their builds. To trigger "The End of Fire" ending, players must bring her "Eyes of a Fire Keeper."
8 Karla
Karla is in the Irithyll Dungeon at first, and, upon interacting with the player, spawns at the Firelink Shrine like most of the other merchants. Karla sells miracles, pyromancies, and sorceries. To locate her, players must first free her from the cell that is on the ground floor of the dungeon. Check out this video by United Gamer which shows where to find the Jailer's Key Ring. Karla's inventory involves items like Dark Edge, Affinity, Firestorm, and Dark Blade.
7 Greirat Of The Undead Settlement
Greirat of the Undead Settlement is a thief merchant that helps players with the equipment. He is locked in a cell at the High Wall of Lothric. To reach him, players must first find the key that is inside the workshop right under the roof with praying undead enemies.
Players must make their way down the stairs and keep going until they reach a dead-end with a lootable corpse, which contains the Cell Key. Players must then return to the bonfire, make their way inside, fall on the surface, and take the ladder below to reach Greirat.
6 Yoel Of Londor
Yoel of Londor is a merchant that sells sorceries to the players. Players must first meet the merchant and take his service before accessing his inventory. Located below the high wall bonfire, he is near the broken bridge. Players can interact with the merchant and accept his service, after which Yoel relocates to Firelink Shrine. Players can reach Yoel by taking a left turn from Blacksmith Andre to the far hallway.
5 Yuria of Londor
Yuria of Londor helps players with the equipment. She claims to be a close friend of Yoel and greets the players for helping Yoel in redeeming his soul. She can be found right next to Yoel in Firelink Shrine once the players have finished Yoel's questline. Yuria sells different kinds of soul arrows along with many different types of soul and magic equipment like the ring of sacrifice and the dark hand. Players can kill Yuria for souls, but they'll have to face her quick maneuvers.
4 Irina Of Carim
Irina of Carim sells miracles to the players. To find her, players must first free her. She can be found in Undead Settlement. Players can purchase the Grave Key from Shrine Handmaid and make their way through the sewers near the dilapidated bridge bonfire.
After entering the sewers, players must take a left and open the door. After that, players should keep moving until they reach a two-way path with rock walls, players can enter left and then take the ladder to find her. Once free, Arina relocates to Firelink Shrine and can be found by taking a right turn from Andre The Blacksmith's location.
3 Unbreakable Patches
Unbreakable Patches is a trickster merchant who tries to kill the players by trapping them just to loot their corpse. After escaping, players can choose to let him live, and he becomes a merchant.
Patches can be found in the Cathedral of the Deep. There are multiple ways of meeting him. Here is a step by step video by youtube user Mcsteveberry that showcases how to find Patches in-game. Players can kill him for items and souls or use him as a merchant and purchase items like black firebombs and pine resin.
2 Cornyx Of The Great Swamp
Cornyx is a merchant in Dark Souls III that sells equipment and Pyromancies. To find him, players need to go to the Undead Settlement. He is dangling inside a long thin cage on top of a building.
Players can make their way from the third bonfire in cliff underside, take the stairs on the right, and then go further up the wooden stairs into the balcony of the house. There are be three enemies throwing firebombs; right ahead of them is the cage. Once players set him free, Cornyx is found at the Firelink Shrine, near Andre The Blacksmith.
1 Orbeck Of Vinheim
Orbeck of Vinheim sells sorceries to the players. Players must be at least have a 10 level intelligence to spawn him at the Firelink Shrine. Orbeck can is at the Road of Sacrifices. Players need to make their way from the crucifixion woods bonfire to the ruins. Upon entering the ruins, players need to reach the second floor by taking the left turn and then the right corner after climbing the 2nd stairs. At Firelink Shrine, Orbeck is found right from Andre the Blacksmith's location.