Talk:Giant Lord/@comment-24038754-20140927181038/@comment-16047389-20141006175214

According to the Giant Stone Axe, although the unnamed hero did in fact ultimately repel the invasion, victory came all too late. My guess is that the invasion of the Giants, coupled with the outbreak of the curse, rendered Drangleic beyond repair. The few characters we actually meet in the game are either the very few survivors of the event, or came from entirely different kingdoms.

Also, no one "realized that Vendrick is a sick, power hungry monster". He'd already secluded himself away in the Undead Crypt by the time the invasion had broken out. Most people were probably wondering where their king was in the middle of a crisis.