Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-5632187-20130209000209/@comment-16047389-20131126225441

Matsczon wrote: Dark Jeto wrote: I don't think the Abyss itself is enough to cause the distortions. Remember, Artorias was the Abysswalker long before the outbreak in Oolacile. I think the town of Oolacile was corrupted by Manus, not the Abyss itself, same for Artorias. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but there is no lore that states that Artorias was the Abysswalker before Oolacile. Most points don't even show if he got certain items related to the events of AotA before or during his quest. An example is the Silver Pendant. True, it doesn't flat out say it, but it's the only logical explanation. He couldn't become the Abysswalker AFTER Oolacile, he was dead. Maybe I was being inaccurate when I said "outbreak", as he very well could've waited for years before heading to Oolacile, but I was never given the impression that the state we find Oolacile in was like that for very long.