Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-10209824-20140321195951/@comment-10209824-20140506152457

81.57.85.184 wrote: That's a nicely elaborated theory. However, I don't think it is accurate. Let me explain:

- First of all, the Dragoncrest Ring only says that it was USED in the same place where Drangleic is now. What if it only means this is the very same ring we had in DkS 1 ?

- Then, there is Heide's Flame Tower. Buildings are very similar to those in Anor Londo. The Old Knights are similar to the knights in Anor Londo. Even that good old Ornstein is here. His soul's description states it was once a former great knight who kept watching over his city after being Hollowed.

- Agdayne mentions a former king that reigned once where Drangleic is. Guess what his name was ? "king of Light", and he feared humans who wer about to usher a Dark Age. It somehow reminds me of that good fellow Gwyn.

- Straid was invited to Olaphis, a kingdom who was there before Drangleic to defeat a surviving Ancient Dragon. However, the only surviving Ancient Dragon after DkS1 was the Stone Dragon in the Ash Lake, Kalameet being reduced to ashes.

- Then again, in NG+, enemies drop the Lord Souls from DkS1.

So, my theory is simple, and quite obvious: Drangleic and Lordran share some same locations. They may not be the exact same lands, with the exact same borders, but I think Drangleic is built on some of the Lordran Ruins. The director of the game himself said that they were in separate locations. Same universe/world, but different locations, “We will reveal it eventually, but not in the first announcement. If Lordran was to be an area in a world called, say, Earth, the setting of this game will be somewhere completely different. The two places won’t necessarily interact directly with each other, but, from a visual concept [standpoint] at least, it will be within the same world.” Here's the link:[http:// http://www.edge-online.com/features/dark-souls-ii-co-director-tomohiro-shibuya-on-accessibility-and-taking-control-of-the-series/ http://www.edge-online.com/features/dark-souls-ii-co-director-tomohiro-shibuya-on-accessibility-and-taking-control-of-the-series/]

- Heide is most likely where Gwynevere and Flann ended up after fleeing Anor Londo. Hence, why it looks like it, it's the only place she's ever known.

- Agdayne never states that the King of Light was from/ruled where Drangleic is now. These are his exact words: "In the past, humans were one with the dark. The former King of Light…He feared humans. Feared that they would usher in an age of dark. How queer, you humans. How you go on, never separating truth from fiction."

- Kalameet was also considered the Last Dragon. Then it turned out he wasn't when you found both the Gaping Dragon and the Stone Dragon. So it is quite possible that there are still more Dragons out there. It is also possible that the Ancient Dragon isn't even a real dragon since it drops a Giant's Soul. My theory is that it is in reality Aldia but that discussion is for another thread.

- There is only 1 Dragoncrest Ring in DS1. It's description states that it is used by the high sorcerors of Vinheim. Conversely, you can find multiple rings, not even counting the many rings you find that share that same sigil, in Drangleic.

- As for the Great Souls; you can actually find the smashed Lord Vessel in the basement of the Majula manor house. Further reinforcing the theory I proposed.