Talk:The Rotten/@comment-17773214-20141121101118

IMO, The Rotten is Pharros himself. He might even be that one undead guy on the Rotten's shoulder that mimics the Rotten's commands, or more likely, controls the actions of the mass.

There's alot of lore linking Pharros to the Gutter where you find the Rotten. Those statues you find in the area can be found in the Doors of Pharros. The first bonfire in the Gutter is located in a cave whose mouth looks extremely similar to the Pharros contraptions that you find. Finally, very coincidently, if you chop off the left arm of the Rotten, it drops a Pharros lockstone.

Also, there is speculation that Pharros actually died elsewhere when you find the Pharros mask, although it should also be noted that Pharros was accidently credited with building items/devices that he never actually built himself, and this mask could be one example of such. Not to mention that any lore linking to Pharros is nonexistant in this area other than the mask, which could be a simple reproduction and there could be other Pharros masks in different areas lore wise.

Here's a video for anyone interested regarding this matter.