Talk:Black Gulch/@comment-76.88.9.83-20140718222151/@comment-174.16.5.205-20140718234745

I think it is in preperation for the new DLC, Crown of the Sunken King. It states in this article that the journey begins in the Black Gulch.

http://www.polygon.com/2014/7/15/5900781/dark-souls-2s-crown-of-the-sunken-king-dlc-kicked-my-assin