Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-5632187-20130203042433/@comment-18016240-20140205025220

LiamPiam wrote: My theory is that because a Lord Soul can be split, as Gwyn did to his numerous times, perhaps as punishment for losing the annals the Firstborn had his inherited Lord Soul split, causing his physical body to be divided into many lesser beings. The various petrified blacksmiths scattered across Lordran and Andre of Astora all look exactly the same and bear a striking resemblance to Gwyn. Andre also knows of the Divine Blacksmith in Darkroot. The Firstborn is also said to have an affinity for weapons and apparently still watches over his followers, manifesting in the form of various blacksmiths would put him in the perfect position to do this, as his followers are inevitably warriors as he was a God of War. There is also the question of why the Darkroot 'smith has the key to Havels Basement, perhaps it was entrusted to the Firstborn before Gwyn left to link the flame? Andre also has the only key to the resting place of Artorius, and the Firstborn must have been at least acquainted with Artorius, so may have been entrusted with watching over his grave also, selling it to the player as he recognises that you are the chosen undead. Any Discussion on this theory? That's a pretty cool theory, though being who I am I'll point out that there are only four Lord Souls in DS and we don't have concrete evidence that the First born inherited a piece of Gwyn's soul. The blacksmith theory is also pretty solid overall, though that leaves the giant blacksmith up for speculation.