Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-29522860-20160918221029/@comment-1975828-20160919072608

Not a bad theory, Manus does appear to be gifted in dark sorcery, however, I'm a little confused over the idea of mankind "forgetting" their dark nature, or having their memories wiped. Each human has a fragment of the dark soul, so I suppose humans are naturally able to manipulate dark sorcery, but since the Age of Man never came, humanity never developed the time to truly conquer the world or master their gifts.

Forced to live in an Age of Light and Fire, in a way maybe, humanity forgot their origins, and Manus was one of few who remembered. According to Vaati at least, Gwyn linked the First Flame to humanity, thus turning humans into something less, something feeble, as opposed to what Manus is, in terms of strength and power.

So yeah, thinking of it this way, you're theory makes sense. Good job.