Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-16323332-20140410210836/@comment-4511886-20150505055600

86.140.98.179 wrote: Vendrick is the chosen undead Chancellor Wellager confirms this "He vanquished the four great ones and build this kingdom apon there souls. Our king has watched over this land since ages long, long ago." Except the Bearer of the Curse also vanquishes the four great ones, only in different forms. The "four great ones" were the Lords, but the Lords' souls all drop from the "Old Ones" in NG+ and beyond. As such, it's a fair assumption that Vendrick just fought another form of the Lords, different to both the ones the Chosen Undead and Bearer of the Curse fight. The legends would also not be as convoluted if Drangleic was ruled by the Chosen Undead, as they'd know all the legends from DaS from actually being part of them.