Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24603166-20140304012453

I have a theory on why Gwyn's firstborn was disowned, it doesn't matter who he is, just how he fell from power. This is mostly speculation with some facts from in the game to support it. So we all know that Gwyn's firstborn was disowned and stripped of his Deitic status for some unknown reason. I think he lead an army of Silver Knights to their death in an ill-fated attempt to take Izalith back from the Chaos Demons. Possibly behind Gwyn's back, which is why he would have been disowned. My evidence to support this theory is the description of the Black Knight's Sheild. It basicaly says that Black Knights were once Silver Knights that were charred black when they faced off with the Chaos Demons. To clear things up a bit, there are two sets of Black Knights. The one's talked about in the Black Knight Sheild's descrition are said to be roaming Lordran. These would be the one's that don't respawn that you can find just about anywhere. Then there are the one's who went with Gwyn to link the fire. These ones were charred when Gwyn linked the fire, and are only found in the kiln of the first flame. Theory in a nutshell: Gwyn's firstborn, God of War and probably leader of Gwyn's army, lead silver knights to Izalith to help recapture it from Chaos demons. Him and the Silver Knights were defeated. The fire from the Chaos Demons charred the silver knights black. Gwyn's firstborn, possibly the only survivor, returned to Anor Londo, only to be stripped of his deitic status and stripped from the annals, because he went against his father's wishes. Feel free to poke holes and completely discredit this theory if you can and have evidence to back it up. 