Souls of Lords

The  are special souls that were discovered within the First Flame.

Discovery and War
The Souls of Lords were discovered by the chosen few that "came from the dark". Gwyn, Lord of Sunlight, Nito, the First of the Dead, The Witch of Izalith and the Furtive Pygmy.

Gwyn, Nito and The Witch of Izalith used the power granted to them by the Lord Souls to challenge the Everlasting Dragons for dominion of the world and, with the help of others, were successful in their endeavor.

Creation of Chaos
The Witch of Izalith attempted to recreate her own First Flame by using her Lord Soul, but this resulted in her own demise and the creation of the Bed of Chaos, mother of all Demons, who inherited possession of the Soul.

Bequeathed Souls
Bequeathed Lord Soul Shards are fragments of Gwyn's own Lord Soul and were awarded as gifts. One was given to Seath the Scaleless for betraying his own kind, the Everlasting Dragons. Another was given to the Four Kings when Lord Gwyn recognized their foresight as leaders of New Londo.

Dark Soul
The fourth Soul that was discovered by the Furtive Pygmy, ancestor to the Chosen Undead, was a unique Soul, the "Dark Soul". With the Dark Soul, the Furtive Pygmy waited for Fire to subside so that the Dark Lord could one day be born amongst humans and bring about the Age of Dark.

Plot
Two Lord Souls and both of the Bequeathed Lord Soul Shards are required to satiate the Lordvessel, granting the Chosen Undead access to the Kiln of the First Flame so that he or she can confront Gwyn, Lord of Cinder.