Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-1852943-20130424155230/@comment-1852943-20130529120404

I'm not sure how you connected Pinwheel to the failed attempt at overthrowing the gods; nor have I been able to confirm any power he might have had before stealing from Nito. I do agree, however, that it is possible Pinwheel used Nito's power to create new ... things ... from the dead. In Dark Souls there seems to be a distinct difference between "Undead" and "Dead" enemies. For example, the Crestfallen Warrior is undead and eventually goes hollow, whereas the skeleton enemies are (or once were) truly dead; some may even have been buried in the cemetary/catacombs at some point in time (in the opening cinematic, for example). If skeletons were undead like the player, they would bear the darksign and wouldn't need a necromancer to raise them. So, I believe it is within reason to conclude that Nito, Pinwheel, and the Necromancers are the source of the "Dead" enemies in Lordran, although it is debatable which boss created each of those enemies.