Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-5632187-20130119213241/@comment-98.28.88.47-20130822105011

Except for the fact that The Painted World of Ariamas is stated to be a prison to hold anything that could threaten the Lords... Not only that, but Ariamas is never seen in the game, nor are there hints as to who/what he was. Finally, DS2 is stated to have nothing to do with the events in DS, nor it's past, and thus cannot be a prequel.