Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-97.89.24.137-20150218225406/@comment-16047389-20150219151351

It sounds like you're reading too much into it. Soul of Manus is one of the most valuable Souls in the game in terms of sheer souls gained per consumption (totaling at 1,080,000 souls with a stack of 60), as well as the ability to trade them in for one of the most powerful spells in game: Pursuers.

It also wouldn't make sense, because the Broken Pendant and the Pendant starting gift are two entirely different, completely unrelated, pendants.