Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-25958616-20150206232400

The CrestFallen Warrior is the second NPC you meet in Dark Souls. He sits across the bonfire at Firelink Shrine talking about the bells of Awakening and every other NPC that makes there way to Firelink and he's the heaviest story teller in the game next to Hawk Eye Gough. The question that a lot of people ask is, who is the CrestFallen Warrior? He is like you, Oscar and Solaire an undead that escaped (or in Oscars case, tried to escape) the Asylum and made his way to Lordran. Unlike you and Solaire however he was unable to beat the Gargoyle's that guard the first Bell of Awakening. After his numerous defeats he eventually gave up trying to become the Chosen Undead and accepted his enevitable Hollowfication. He see hero's like Big Hat Logan and Villians like Lautrec make their way to Firelink Shrine, but after you ring both bells he becomes inspired once again to take up his quest. Unlike most Undead he does not travel to Anor Londo, he travels to New Londo for an unknown reason. After the player obtains the Lordvessel you can find him hollowed just before the wooden planks leading to the ghosts. It's most likely that he didn't have sufficiant gear to damage the ghosts and he finally realized that he could not continue on his journey. His spirit broken beyond repair seals his hollow state. Fans tend to think of the CrestFallen Warrior as the players that give up on the Dark Souls experience. 