Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-26041522-20150127014159

Who is the abomination we call Manus? We know he is the primeval man, and he casts Dark sorceries. But, from what we know, was the "First Man" not the Furtive pygmy? My theory is that, while he may not BE the Pygmy, he may be his First creation. When the pygmy finally died, after splitting the Dark soul, Manus tried to fix it. Much like the Witch of Izaleth, he Failed. Instead of recreating the dark soul, he transformed himself into a monster and, much like the Bed of Chaos, created the Abyss. His soul is described as a lump of humanity (much like the fire keepers), which came from the dark soul. in the animations of his attacks, they are black outlined with white. My theory is that he does not cast dark sorcery. He casts HUMANITY socery. Being the "First" man, I believe that He attempted to take the Dark soul by trying to take all the pieces and putting them together. I believe that Manus is the first real human, and sucessor to the pygmy. Casting humanity as socery, and a clump of humanity as his soul, I beleive that Manus might be another ancestor to the Chosen undead. 