Dryleaf Dane is the Realm of Shadow's representative of an entirely different martial tradition, the dryleaf-arts pilgrims who walk barefoot, fight unarmed, and look only at the ground. The Dane's Hat flavour text gives the discipline's whole programme in one line : 'The sun-faded and lightly soiled hat of Dryleaf Dane. Worn low over the eyes, it obscures the wearer's vision. Meeting the gaze of another can overcome the senses, often leading to the downfall of those who would walk the noble and solitary seekers' path.' Their weapon is the body alone ; their meditation is to refuse the distraction of any other person's eye.

Dane is a co-traveller of Needle Knight Leda's small band, on Miquella's trail. The Ancient Ruins Cross Message records his hand: 'We've found the sealing tree just ahead. But if we are to burn it, we need the proper kindling. That of Sir Messmer.' The kindling he refers to, Messmer's own, is what the Tarnished must carry to the Rauh ruins to break the sealing tree. Dane stands among the few Realm of Shadow figures who do not raise a hand against the Tarnished after Miquella's charm breaks. He is the canon's quietest seeker : a pilgrim looking always at his own shadow, never to be the cause of another's.

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ArmorDane's Hat

Worn low over the eyes, it obscures the wearer's vision. Meeting the gaze of another can overcome the senses, often leading to the downfall of those who would walk the noble and solitary seekers' path.

Item / MiscAncient Ruins Cross Message

Message left by Dryleaf Dane, addressed to kindred spirits who also pursue Miquella's trail. 'We've found the sealing tree just ahead. But if we are to burn it, we need the proper kindling. That of Sir Messmer.'