Board Thread:Dark Souls II/@comment-46.64.182.203-20140312230146/@comment-71.218.231.182-20140320214707

I want to guess that it is the same Ornstein as DS1, potentially leading the Old Knights (which do share some semblance to the Guardian Sentinels of Anor Londo) on an expedition to Drangliec for some reason. I'd also theorize that maybe his armor is blackened in a similar fashion to the Black Knights in DS1. If you recall, the Black Knights are the remnants of half of Gwyn's Silver Knights, blackened when he gave himself to the first flame to extend the Age of Fire. It's possible Ornstein received a similar fate due to the Chosen Undead linking the flame at the end of DS1, assuming that was chosen over the Dark Lord ending. Now, why he's here, I haven't a clue. That's my best guess.