Talk:Four Kings/@comment-71.204.137.193-20130628022850/@comment-16047389-20130828151617

The Four Kings once ruled New Londo, and were rewarded by Gwyn for their "foresight" (not sure what is meant here) with half of his bequeathed soul, the other half going to Seath. Darkstalker Kaathe came to the Four Kings and tempted them with the art of Life Drain, the ability to drain humanity from living things. Using their new found power, the Four Kings led the Darkwraiths to start stealing humanity. I am unsure of whether the Abyss began showing up before or after this point, or whether these events took place before or after Oolacile (if the Darkwraiths were officially created by the Four Kings, then it would've been before Oolacile). Seeing the danger that the Darkwraiths posed, three Sealers flooded the entire city, sacrificing the lives of countless people. Ultimately, this stopped the Abyss from spreading, and the Darkwraiths and Four Kings fled back to the Abyss (or perhaps are just immune to drowning).