Both of them also reside in the deep underground surrounded by decay and darkness.ĭue to the unnatural origins of the Rotten and his unclear identity, it’s unknown how he, or the undead on his shoulder that appears to command him, acquired his Great Soul, but it is fair to assume that his Great Soul may be the only reason why such a creature came to be in the first place. This is similar to the manner in which Gravelord Nito is composed of numerous skeletons. The Rotten, wielder of the Old Dead One Soul, is composed of the bodies of numerous Undead. Second Playthroughs and onward will cause the Lost Sinner to drop the Old Witch Soul. Which could explain how she came into possession of her Great Soul and the Chaos Bug-like insect crawling on her. It is believed that the Lost Sinner comes from Eleum Loyce, a land threatened by the Chaos. Other correlations that can be pointed are the creature similar to a Chaos Bug seen crawling into the eyehole of the Lost Sinner’s mask, her Handcuffs having the power to augment pyromancy and the phantoms of Pyromancers that aid her in battle in NG+. In the same manner, the Witch of Izalith attempted to recreate the First Flame using her Lord Soul, but instead created the Flame of Chaos. The Lost Sinner, wielder of the Old Witch Soul, is said to have attempted to light the First Flame, and is burdened by her past misdeeds. Second playthroughs and onward cause the Old Iron King to drop the Old King Soul upon defeat. This is likely how he acquired his Great Soul and the reason for his transformation into his current state. This is a reference to how Gwyn, Lord of Cinder hurled himself into the First Flame to link the fire and prolong the Age of Fire, additionally, Sweet Shalquoir refers to the Old Iron King as "A vainglorious liar who ended up hurling himself into the flames" which makes a perfect pararel to Gwyn's linking of the fire.Īccording to his Soul, when the Old Iron King succumbed to the flames, he was possessed “by a evil that lurked below”. The Old Iron King, wielder of the Old King Soul, after being killed by the Smelter Demon, was said to have succumbed to the flames and had his flesh charred, which became molten earth. It is also noticiable that each of the current possessors of a Great Soul has a story that draws a parallel to the original owner of their Lord Soul. Henceforth, that makes the Old Ones and the main bosses from Dark Souls one and the same. The Great Souls are believed to be Lord Souls from Dark Souls, which is heavily implied by their names. The Emerald Herald instructs the Bearer of the Curse to acquire the Great Souls to gain their power and use them as a beacon to reach Vendrick. The four current owners of the Great Souls as of the Bearer of the Curse’s arrival in Drangleic are the Old Iron King, the Lost Sinner, The Rotten and The Duke's Dear Freja. Despite not being as powerful as they once were, the Great Souls are still able to influence the land around them and the ones that possess them, thought to what extent and if done so consciously remains unknown.Īccording to Wellager, King Vendrick once defeated the four wielders of the Great Souls of his time, and used their power to build the kingdom of Drangleic, and to peer into the very essence of the soul. While the Old Ones are scarcely remembered, their Great Souls are always reborn into new forms at the beginning of each cycle. According to Sweet Shalquoir, the Old Ones are said to be so ancient that even their names have been forgotten, while Shanalotte refers to their names as unutterable. The Old Ones, described as ineffables, are the four long forgotten original owners of souls of immense power known as the Great Souls: the Old King Soul, the Old Witch Soul, Old Paledrake Soul and the Old Dead One Soul.
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