Board Thread:Dark Souls II/@comment-5613590-20130119072920/@comment-5123071-20130310031812

If you play as Gwyn, then it would have to be before he found the Lord Soul, otherwise you'd be the Lord of Sunlight and be invincible. Volknur, being the Lord of Cinder would be very boring, he only became the Lord of Cinder after he linked the flame, so all you'd do is stand around in the Kiln for 1000 years waiting for someone to try and kill you.