Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-69.145.102.51-20130313220706/@comment-6003396-20130313232757

well, "East" most certainly does not refer to our own perception of Eastern lands in the real world (although the "Eastern Land" in dark souls coincidentally has ninjas and katanas). also, India can be considered to be part of the East. Japan, Korea etc are often described as "Far East" to differentiate.