Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-5613590-20140324204506/@comment-24679176-20140414211042

As I see it, Nashandra wasn't able to retreive the Giant's Kinship by herself so she used you (Primordial Serpent style) to retrieve it as well as the King's Ring in order to access the Throne. That would explain why she is such an easy boss: because she's a manipulator, and we all know manipulators are weak, no matter if you are Manus "reborn".

She even uses you to defeat Watcher/Defender and then get into the fray when you are weary from the previous fight. Maybe what Vendrick stole from the giants was The First Flame? Or maybe The Throne was carved from some stone found in the Kiln? Maybe the Giants were created to protect that thing which would prevent the Abyss from gainin power again? Maybe that's what triggered the Undead Curse again in the land.

Alos, Nashandra prompts you to "embrace the Dark", maybe joining her in her quest to revive The Abyss and spread darkness over the world. And maybe that's the meaning of the ending and the Herald words: "What happens next? Only you can see it" or somethin like that, implying that YOU will make the choice that will change the world: Fire or Abyss.