Talk:Aldrich, Devourer of Gods/@comment-108.44.40.152-20170110040742

The way Gwyndolin meets his end is quite poetic. Let me explain: after his father linked the fire, he got to enjoy another 1000 years of the Age of Fire, where he could be large and in charge. But when the First Flame began to fail again, he chose a path of cowardice, tricking the Chosen Undead into filling the Lordvessel and kindling the Flame. He touched off the endless cycle of borrowing time and sacrificing mighty beings to burn in the Kiln -- Gwyn may have been the first Lord of Cinder, but without his son's intervention, he may very well have been the only one. And despite his fervent desire to keep the Flame kindled, Gwyndolin never tried to link the Fire himself. He's one of only two (possibly three if Gwynevere survives somewhere) of the original Gods by the events of Dark Souls III, after all. And since the Nameless King doesn't seem likely to toss himself into the blaze, it would make sense for Gywndolin to bite the bullet and burn to perpetuate the Age of Fire. But he's still a coward, and lets the last-ditch effort of reviving former Lords of Cinder to feed the Flame take place, even though, as a god, he would presumably make good fuel.

But it all comes full circle. Gwyndolin is captured and eaten alive by Aldrich, one of the Lords of Cinder he helped bring about the creation of. And since the Ashen One takes Aldrich's remains, included the assimilated Gwyndolin, the Darksun eventually ends up in the Kiln he sent so many others to.

So there. Hopefully, in that wall of text, I shed some light on how the manner of his death amounts to more than "Aldrich is a total asshole."