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Basic Information

Icon	Name	No. Held	Stored	Availability	Opens	Special note
	Old Hunter Bell	- / 1	- / -	Hunter's Dream	Summoning old hunters	Consume Insight to ring and call to old hunters for help

Old Hunter Bell ❘ 古人呼びの鐘	Key Item

In-Game Description One of the resonating bells that cross the gaps of worlds. This bell is cracked and stained with the blood of beasts. A human must expend Insight to ring this uncanny bell. The old hunters, who have long passed from the dream but cannot forget the feeling of the hunt, rely upon messengers to relay their thoughts. Ring the bell at their side, and they are certain to give a listen. For the night of the hunt is long, and unchanging. Note 1: The same in-game description in US & UK versions. ✓ Note 2: Original Japanese text on Original Japanese Item Index page. ✓ Effects Once you have Old Hunter Bell you'll be able to see the small glowing pillars of light that indicate the point at which you can call upon the aid of Old Hunters. Attempting to summon an Old Hunter also requires a point of Insight, so if you do not have any you will be unable to summon them. The Old Hunters can be powerful allies and provide valuable assistance against tough enemies and even bosses, but remember that any summon points in an area will disappear once the boss of that area is defeated. List of Old Hunter Summons. With patch v1.07 a wide variety of new and existing NPCs have been added to the main game, the Old Hunters areas and the Chalice Dungeons to aid you during the hunt, particularly during boss fights. The conditions for summoning these allies vary; the “Old Hunter Bell” is a universal requirement for calling any of them, but you must also equip the "Impurity" rune in order to summon League Confederates. In certain cases you must begin or complete specific quests before summoning a particular character, such as Henryk and Valtr; in others you will lose your opportunity to summon the NPCs in question if you've already killed them, such as the younger Madaras twin. In some areas you may be able to summon up to two NPC Hunters. Availability Treasure in (Main Game): After acquiring at least one point of Insight, if you return to the Hunter's Dream you'll be able to find the Old Hunter Bell at the top of the stairs just outside the Workshop, near where you acquire the Notebook. Pick item with message "Consume Insight and ring the Old Hunter Bell to enlist the cooperation of old hunters." Notes This Item was added with the Patch v1.07 Despite its appearance as other Bells the Old Hunter Bell isn't Multiplayer Item but Key Item Ring the bell near Old Hunters sign Consume 1 Insight when used Upon starting New Game+ all of the Key Items (except for Badges, Blood Gem Workshop Tool, Rune Workshop Tool, Short Ritual Root Chalice, Workshop Haze Extractor, Yharnam Stone and Ring of Betrothal) you acquired on your previous playthrough will be stripped away and you'll need to collect them again.

Merchants

Shop	Buy (Day)	(Evening)	(Night)	(Red Moon)	(NG+)	Sell	Requirement
Bath Messengers [Hunter's Dream]	-	-	-	-	-	-	None
Insight Bath Messengers [Hunter's Dream]	-	-	-	-	-	-	None
Chalice Bath Messengers [Chalice Dungeons Common]	-	-	-	-	-	-	None
Patches, the Spider [Chalice Dungeons Rare]	-	-	-	-	-	-	None