Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-5632187-20130119213241/@comment-101.165.104.160-20130828072658

I suppose "Dead" refer to a race or species but necromancy sounds more sensible (nothing is sensible to begin with though). Thus if you are animals (rats, human) marked by Darksign you are undead, you are dead and revived you are "dead".

And I agree with Clown, the "First" in his name is probably leader of some sort rather than actually being the first as in order. It is confusing only because he didn't bring any troops in the war against Dragon as opposed to Gwyn and the Witches.