Dark Souls 3 lore

It is called Lothric, where the transitory lands of the Lords of Cinder converge. In venturing north the pilgrims discover the truth of the old words. The fire fades and the lords go without thrones. When the link of fire is
threatened the bell tolls, Unearthing the old Lords of Cinder from their graves: Aldrich Saint of the Deep, Farron’s Undead Legion the Abyss Watchers and the reclusive lord of the profaned capital, Yhorm the Giant. Only in truth the
lords will abandon their thrones and the unkindled will rise. Nameless accursed undead, Unfit even to be cinder. And so it is, That ash seeketh embers.

Aldrich -  A right and proper cleric, only, he developed a habit of devouring men. He ate so many that he bloated like a drowned pig, then softened into sludge, so they stuck him in the Cathedral of the Deep. And they made him a
Lord of Cinder.  Not for virtue, but for might. Darkmoon Gwyndolin was gradually devoured by Aldrich. When Aldrich ruminated on the fading of the fire, it inspired visions of a coming age of the deep sea. He knew the path would
be arduous, but he had no fear. He would devour the gods himself. Deep Sea seems to be Age of Dark, and Alrdich realised fire will fade eventually and age of dark will come.

Abyss Watchers - The Undead Legion of Farron is a caravan of Undead. Sworn by the wolf's blood to contain the Abyss, the Legion will bury a kingdom at the first sign of exposure. Greatsword of a knight tainted by the dark of the Abyss,
and master of the wolf's blood of Farron. These undead warriors vowed to partake of wolf blood. They acted in the dark, seeking out any sign of the Abyss, fighting a constant war with its abominations. After the Legion's Watchers became
Lords of Cinder, the wolf blood dried up, and Farron was consumed by a festering wood. Within the wood, an emaciated old wolf commands watchdogs to defend the sanctity of sleeping warriors.

Ludleth of Courland - Treat the Fire Keeper not with discourtesy. She is much like thee. Prisoners, both, kept to link the fire. Before I was a Lord of Cinder, I was a student of transposition. The process of extracting,
and coalescing the essence of a soul. A forbidden art, that once left a foul stain upon Courland's honor. The eyes show a world destitute of fire, a barren plane of endless darkness. A place born of betrayal. I took the mantle of
Lord of Cinder of mine own volition. I speak these words with pride. Choose thy fate alone.

Yhorm the Giant - Yhorm is the descendant of an ancient conqueror, but was asked by the very people once subjugated to lead them, serving as both a weighty blade and a stone-hard shield.The Profaned Capital was consumed by fire after
Yhorm the Giant became a Lord of Cinder. The fire, born of the sky, is said to have incinerated naught but human flesh. Yhorm the Giant once held two of these, but gave one to the humans that doubted him, and left the other to a dear
friend(Siegward) before facing his fate as a Lord of Cinder. The Profaned Flame was triggered by the curse of these women, relatives of a certain oracle, but despite their culpability, they went on living, without any cares.
The Profaned Flame, never goes out. Yhorm risked everything and fought unflinchingly as a one-man vanguard. Following the loss of the one he wished to protect, he forsook his shield. Lonely Yhorm became a Lord of Cinder to put the
Profaned Flame to rest, knowing full well that those who spoke of him as lord were quite insincere.

Lothric and Lorian - The two princes rejected their duty to become Lords of Cinder, and settled down far, far away to watch the fire fade from a distance. A curse makes their souls nearly inseparable.Their father is Ocerios.
The first of the Scholars doubted the linking of the fire, and was alleged to be a private mentor to the Royal Prince. Young Lothric was meant to be a champion, and was expected to wield this platinum sword, but some things will
remain distant dreams forever. Before Lorian embraced his brother's curse, he was a knight who single handedly slayed the demon prince, but the victory eternally scorched his sword with flame. The prince, destined to be a Lord of Cinder,
was cherished by the royal family, despite being born into illness, a frail and shriveled child. Lorian, raised as a knight, is said to have been left mute and crippled by his younger brother's curse. It is also said that Lorian, in
fact, wished it so. The Lothric bloodline was obsessed with creating a worthy heir, and when this proved impossible, resorted to unspeakable means. Suffice it to say, the path to linking the fire is a cursed one indeed.

Nameless King - God of Lighting, Sun's firstborn, his faithful first knight. Ally to the ancient dragons. Once a slayer of dragons, the former king and wargod tamed a Stormdrake, on which he led a lifetime of battle.
Fought beside the Stormdrake in countless battles. The Sun's first born was once a god of war, until he was stripped of his stature as punishment for his foolishness. No wonder his very name has slipped from the annals of history.
Obviously he is Faraam.

Dragonslayer Orstein - In the dragonless age, this knight, who long guarded the ruined cathedral, left the land in search of the nameless king. Ornstein was the first knight of the sun's eldest born.

Gwynewhere - left her home with a great many other deities, and became a wife and mother, raising several heavenly children.

Pontiff Sulyvahn - One of the spells left behind by the young sorcerer Sulyvahn before leaving the Painted World. Imbues right-hand weapon with frost. Sulyvahn was born and raised inside the painting yet had little use for
his frigid homeland, since he had not yet experienced loss. Every Outrider Knight one day devolves into a beast, constantly hounded by Pontiff Sulyvahn's black eyes. Long ago, when Sulyvahn was yet a young sorcerer,
he discovered the Profaned Capital and an unfading flame below a distant tundra of Irithyll, and a burning ambition took root within him. "before Sulyvahn claimed the title of Pontiff." So he claimed title himself. He imprisoned a
god of the old royalty in the abandoned cathedral, to be fed to the devourer.

Ocerios - former king of Lothric. Sorcery of the deluded Consumed King Oceiros. Seath's research seemed to strike a chord with old Big Hat who, in his mad, disrobed state, made divine works such as this, his own. Oceiros was no doubt edified by this. Oceiros,
the Consumed King, was infatuated with the search for moonlight, but in the end, it never revealed itself to him. The late King Oceiros was obsessed by dragons, to the extent that he would later be known as the Consumed King. In his
later years, Oceiros became fascinated with dragons. After going mad, he was more commonly known as the Consumed King. Many assassins were dispatched to his domain, but none returned. Oceiros went mad trying to harness his royal blood
for a greater purpose, leading him to the heretics of the Grand Archives, where he discovered the twisted worship of Seath the paledrake.

The Queen of Lothric - married to the former King Oceiros, was initially revered as a goddess of fertility and bounty(Gwynewhere?). After giving birth to Ocelotte, her youngest, she quietly disappeared.

Wolnir - A holy sword eroded by the Abyss. When Wolnir fell to the Abyss, he was gripped by a fear of true darkness, and pleaded to the gods for the first time. This holy sword, together with three armlets stripped from the
corpses of clerics, gave him some semblance of comfort. Lord Wolnir of Carthus sentenced countless souls to gruesome deaths, keen to outlive them all.

Gundyr the Champion - Once, a champion came late to the festivities, and was greeted by a shrine without fire, and a bell that would not toll. Received halberd when he was charged with his duty. This old cast-iron halberd has the power
to break poise, and is said to never crumble, seeming to suggest that Gundyr was fated to eternal service from the beginning. Gundyr, or the Belated Champion, was bested by an unknown warrior. He then became sheath to a coiled
sword in the hopes that someday, the first flame would be linked once more. Thrust into the shrine bonfire to restore its power and enable travel between bonfires. This sword is only bequeathed to chosen ash, as judged by the Iudex,
who awaits the arrival of ash as a scabbard.

Crystal Sage - I'd heard one of the Crystal Sages had sided with Farron's Abyss Watchers. In a pact said to have been formed long ago, one of the Sages allied with the Undead Legion in order to train the sorcerers of Farron.

Yhorska - A shadow of Father Gwyn and Sister Gwynevere. Gwyn's daughter. Though not confirmed. Captain of the Darkmoon Knights. The Darkmoon Knights were once led by my elder brother, the Dark Sun Gwyndolin. But he was stricken
by illness, and leadership of the knights fell to me. Then Sulyvahn wrongfully proclaimed himself Pontiff, and took me prisoner.

Fire Keeper - I'm truly sorry but know'st thou not? I cannot die. So please, ashen one, allow me to serve thee.(why she cant die? I guess cause fire keeper is linked to flame). Ashen one, my thanks for the eyes thou'st given.
But Fire Keepers are not meant to have eyes. It is forbidden. These will reveal, through a sliver of light, frightful images of betrayal. A world without fire. Ashen one, is this truly thy wish?" The First Flame quickly fades.
Darkness will shortly settle. But one day, tiny flames will dance across the darkness. Like embers, linked by lords past."

Midir - descendant of Archdragons, was raised by the gods, and owing to his immortality was given a duty to eternally battle the dark, a duty that he would never forget, even after the gods perished.guardian of princess Filianore.
A memory of an old sword found deep within Midir. The sword is named after moonlight, but it is slightly different than the one fashioned of the paledrake Seath. Perhaps it is rooted in an older memory, from not long after the beginning.
So seems like Ringed City and Midir are from long long ago, from very beginning. Probably connection with him:"It is said that the Millwood Knights used these to face their sworn enemy, the Abyss Dragon."

Elfriede - Friede was the first Ash to enter the painting, but together with the good Father, they chose rotover fire. The eldest amongst her sisters and leader of the Sable Church, bestowed this sword to her knight.
In their infatuation with Sister Friede, the Corvian Knights swore to protect the painting from fire, and to this end, took to the execution of their own brethren. In the painting, the scythe is a symbol of a long-lost home,
possibly explaining Elfriede's preference for it. She has some connection with Priscilla. Pretty obvious...

Father Ariandel - being the restorer of the Painted World, knew that it was painted with blood, and only blood could protect the secret.

Filianore - For the pygmies, who took the dark soul, the Great Lord gifted the Ringed City, an isolated place at world's end, and his beloved youngest daughter, promising her that he would come for her when the day came. Seems like
she is youngest gwyn's daugther who can control time(?). Guardians of the Church, of whom few remain, watch over Princess Filianore's eternal slumber along with the Spears of the Church.

Siegward of Catarina - Profaned Capital. Home of Yhorm, the reclusive giant lord. That remonds me, I've a grave promise to keep. Yhorm, old friend. I, Siegward of the Knights of Catarina,
have come to uphold my promise! Let the sun shine upon this Lord of Cinder. So he has some promise to keep to Yhorm. What promise?

Painting Woman - Thou'st a pact made with uncle Gael. So I wish to tell thee all. Behold its size. This is my canvas. It's to be a cold, dark, and very gentle place. ...But first, I must see flame. I wish to paint a picture. Of a cold,
dark, and very gentle place. One day, it will make someone a goodly home. That's why I must see flame." Those who aren't ken to fire cannot paint a world. Those absorbed by fire, must not paint a world. Ashen One, thy gift of flame has
taken root. And Uncle Gael will soon bring the pigment. Pigment coloured like the dark soul of man.

Slave Knight Gael - When Gael came upon the pygmy lords, he discovered that their blood had long ago dried, and so consumed the dark soul. The red-hooded, wandering slave knight Gael sought the blood of the dark soul as pigment
for the Painted World. But Gael knew he was no Champion, that the dark soul would likely ruin him and that he had little hope of a safe return. His whole purpose was to consume dark soul over time and from blood of dark soul
to paint new world, cause that one became rotten.

Stone-humped Hag - The Ringed City is said to be at world's end. Past this heap of rubbish, as far as one can go. But you'd better think twice. The forsaken Ringed City was walled off by the gods to contain the pygmies. ...and the
dark soul is better left well alone. The pygmies were exiled to the Ringed City.

Ringed Knights - The arms of early men were forged in the Abyss, and betray a smidgen of life. For this reason the gods cast a seal of fire upon these swords, and those who possessed them. Giant gold-decorated curved sword wielded by
warriors of the Harald Legion, who sought the dark soul. The swords sank into the dark with the legion, where their blades were severely corroded.

Gertrude - She was queen's maiden and possibly daughter. Armor of the Winged Knights, who swore themselves to the Angels. Worship of the divine messengers was viewed as heresy in Lothric and unrecognized by any of the Three Pillars
of rule. This is believed to be why Gertrude, the Heavenly Daughter, was imprisoned in the lofty cell of the Grand Archives.

Sable Church of Londor - These maidens of a Primordial Serpent were renowned as founders of the Sable Church, which offered salvation for Hollows.