Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-5632187-20130119213241/@comment-24249492-20140407210813

Spoiler Alert for those who haven't gotten to Dragon Shrine yet on DaS II.

Is the Ancient Dragon an illusion? He doesn't even drop an Ancient Dragon Soul, which can actually be found in the Dragon Memories Area (Duke's Dear Freja bossfight). Also, his tail can't be chopped off, which may be referenced to the fact he's not real. Also... Is this the Stone Dragon from DaS 1? Or, an illusion of it? Because normally you can't kill him, but an illusion of him, no matter how strong, would be weaker. Instead of dropping the Ancient Dragon Soul, he drops a Soul of a Giant.

I believe that the Stone Dragon somehow died, causing him to end up in the Dragon Memories. Upon finding his body, the player takes his soul, which has some quotes on him. Also, someone wants to give the allusion he's still alive, so they make an illusion.

P.S. In the Dragon Memories area, you can look off into the distance and see long deceased Archtrees.