Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-27319644-20151201224713/@comment-27731114-20160303161040

I think the soul is like the curse because it is the thing that everyone seems to be chasing after in order to rise to power or at the very least retain your humanity; prevent yourself from going hollow. The soul is required to keep you alive, or at least your humanity, and has the potential to hold great power or maybe grow into power like the Lord Souls maybe?

In Dark Souls 2, you find items called, "Fading Soul", implying that all souls fade or are fading, maybe as a result of the fading flame? Maybe all souls, not just the Lord Souls, are influenced by the First Flame in some sort of way. The First Flame, when it came to be, could have created a huge influence on all souls, setting "The Curse" in motion.

Thoughts? Please correct me on misinformation, theres bound to have been something I messed up or contradicted myslef on but not noticed.