Darksouls2 LORE

Lordran, The Curse, and the Throne

DRANGLEIC IS LORDRAN-

Many npcs allude to this, but straid tells you the most-

Straid Dialogue-
So, how long was I sat petrified...
Long enough for the old kingdom to have crumbled, I see.
Why didn't anyone wake me sooner?! Heh heh...
Drangleic...
I've never heard the name.
Is that what they call this place now?
Very good, haha! Very good indeed.
Many kingdoms rose and fell on this tract of earth;
mine was by no means the first.
Anything that has a beginning also has an end.
No flame, however brilliant, does not one day splutter and fade.
But then, from the ashes, the flame reignites,
and a new kingdom is born, sporting a new face.
It is all a curse! Heh heh heh!
And it is your cursed flesh that will inherit the flame. Heh heh....

THE CURSE- (nihilism)

Crestfallen Warrior
Do you know much about souls?
Even I'm not certain but,
I'm told that the osul is the essence of life itself
Anything living, senitient or no, has one
What we call the curse is tracable to the soul.
Do you see what that means?
To be alive...to walk this earth... that's the real curse, right there.

Shalqwar
Cat Dialogue1-
This place is already dead.
Everything will crumble and waste away, so that something new may be born.
Isn't it wonderful? Hee Hee Hee...

Too many coincidences (four lord souls, pardoner gear, ornstein, etc)
The Kiln is the Throne

Ancient Dragon Dialogue-
The murk shifts and stirs.
Yet another stands before us...
Then so be it.
For the curse of life, is the curse of want
And so, you peer...
Into the fog, in hope of answers.

THE THRONE!

SHALQWAR2
Cat Dialogue2-
It seems that we must now part
Why now?
I don't see how it should matter.
Just because, because I'm a cat. Hee hee...
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Honourable sovreign, take your throne
and do great things, if it please.

Giant Lord Soul-
Soul of the Giant Lord,
Who once conquered Drangleic

The Giants landed on the northern shores,
and set siege to King Vendrick's castle to
claim an invaluable prize.

Ashen Mist Heart-
Manifestation of Ashen Mist
Recieved from the ancient dragon.
The magic of the ancient dragon
Allows one to delve into the memories of the withered.


Giant's Kinship-
Each king has his rightful throne,
And when he sits upon it,
he sees what he chooses to see.
Or perhaps, it is the throne
Which shows the king only what he wants.


Ending Cutscene-
You, who link the fire, you, who bear the curse...
Once the fire is linked, souls will flourish anew, and all of this will play out again.
It is your choice... To embrace, or renounce this...
Great sovereign, take your throne.
What lies ahead, only you can see.

Opening Cutscene-
Long ago, in a walled off land, far to the north,
A great king built a great kingdom.
I believe they called it Drangleic,
Perhaps you're familiar.
No, how could you be
But one day, you will stand before its decrepit gate,
Without really knowing why…

Throne Watcher/Defender Soul-
The throne of the King is sacred,
and must be observed closely at all times.
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The throne of the King is sacred,
and requires an appropriate guardian

Will all this waiting ever be rewarded?

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Nashandra Cutscene-
Brave Undead, you have proven yourself to me...
Now, be one, with the dark.