Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-5632187-20130203042433/@comment-18016240-20131209130529

Well yeah, Dark souls is kinda supposed to be dark.

Solaire doesn't strike as much of a religious zealot as just a jolly, slightly crazy dude who's trying to help people on his way to achieving his goal.

I'm not sure that any path you choose can be considered 'normal' in dark Souls, considering that you're an entity that cannot die who has to fight his way through demons, giant clam monsters, other undead and various unnatural entities in a tale that spells the end of the world, one way or another.