Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-5632187-20130119213241/@comment-18016240-20131119210630

It's widely believed that humanity sprites are pieces of the Dark Soul, so yes, the Age of Man is the Age of Dark due to how much humanity would be flowing without the Age of Fire to consume it.

As for Vincent's statement, it's not explicitly stated that Seathe was performing his more abominable experiments while Gwyn and the other Lords were still in charge, there might have been an actual, legit reason for Gwyndolin's fate (such as mutation considering the snake legs) and he could've just changed into more masculin clothes once Gwyn was gone, I doubt the other gods and giants would've gone nuts just because the local bishonen put on some pants. Priscilla was confirmed to be a threat by the gods due to her Lifehunt ability, she was a security issue that threatened the realm. Finally, the undead curse could just be an unforeseen side effect from linking the fires, not an intended goal.

Not trying to be antagonistic, just providing a counter argument.