Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-5632187-20130127004214/@comment-167.154.37.78-20160422175748

Im absolutely certain that the NPC at the bottom of the tower IS HAVEL!!!!!! If we consider what is FACTUAL we know from GREAT MAGIC BARRIER description that Gwyn and Havel were really close, Havel being Gwyns right hand man (or left hand man depending on which side Artorias was) and general of Gwyn's army. We also know through GREAT MAGIC BARRIER that Havel created the miracle to counter magic as he despised magic users and had an intense hatred for the father of sorcery; Seath (ruling out Seath being his buddy that locked him away). If we add that to the WATCHTOWER BASEMENT KEY we know that there is a HERO locked away by a DEAR FRIEND. Why would the game designers/producers/director offer so much lore on a measly hollowed NPC if it weren't in fact Havel? We can infer from this description that, unless all of Havel's soldiers are hero's, then he is the HERO described as being locked away (I know some of you will call this speculation but add it to everything else Ive offered.) His armor set is worn by his men and himself making this a neutral point for both sides of the argument. Using the HAVELS GREATSHIELD description, "This Greatshield is imbued with the magic of Havel....A true divine heirloom on par with the dragon tooth". The word "heirloom" is defined as, "A piece of property that descends to the heir as an inseparable part of an inheritance..." In other words, if his shield and tooth are "heirlooms" then the are inseparable to him and were descended upon him by as either a gift from someone or him taking that shit. Point is, an heirloom is "Inseparable". Only speculation can cast aside this heirloom as his, but there is no DS lore suggesting Havel gave it away. So with the: 1) Great Magic Barrier description (he hates Seath and magic users showing a disparity) 2) Watchtower Key description (he is buddies with Gwyn and a "HERO" was locked away, perhaps him for hating Seath or something else we haven't found yet. Also, no lore refers to a HERO in Havels army worthy of this in game status).... and 3) Havels Shield description (referring to it and the tooth being heirlooms which is defined as inseparable to the heir of the product infers that either Havel gave his shit to one of his soldiers or he is the heir to this weapon and shield. But if he is the heir then they are inseparable as heirloom is defined inferring he did not give it away)

With all this evidence, I am absolutely confident that Havel is indeed in his hollowed form at the bottom of the tower!