Board Thread:Dark Souls/@comment-25430895-20140430233037/@comment-24129583-20140624024902

a) A bit unsure but it seems that everyone calls the character an Undead, though can revert to human through giving humanity and a hollow someone that has lost its will, since the player is in control i'm assuming that the protaganist is NOT a hollow though can still hollowfy just not completely. Sorry for a long answer for a simple question.

b) Depends what you pick at the end, if you don't mind spoilers then linking the fire technically kills the Undead as he/she sacrificies themself to feed the flame.