Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-10324940-20130602034026/@comment-17624520-20130919004220

Thanks, Hereticalthoughts, and you're right. I'd forgotten to consider the other Hollow's origins.

When I first learned of what the Chosen Undead's real mission was, upon speaking to Kingseeker Frampt (and the other snake whose name escapes me at the moment), I couldn't shake this thought that replacing Gwyn seemed extremely counter-productive to everything the player had done thus far. It seemed more like I had been driven to end/halt the Undead curse/condition, and that Gwyn's actions were the cause of it.

Noting that undead from all corners were practically flocking themselves to Lordran and never apparently leaving - and that I had nothing to go on save for Oscar's vague mission statement for a long time - I thought that a geas was the best explanation. End Gwyn's unnatural extention and mitigate the Undead Condition.

The Dark Soul wanted its time to "shine" (lol) so it embedded itself in the Pygmy and his descendents so they could begin the Age of Dark. Much in the same way the Lord Souls were carried by Gwyn and the others to bring about the Age of Fire. This could even put a new reflection on the game's very title, in my mind.