Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24459775-20140315020817/@comment-24684538-20140317232704

I found some dialogue from Sweet Shalquoir, she states "The Lost Sinner resides within the Bastille. The fool. Trying to light the First Flame". This could mean lighting the First Flame in a similar way to how the Witch of Izalith tried to recreate it, or it could mean that The Lost Sinner attempted to link the Flame and failed, possibly why she is punishing herself.

Some more dialogue from Sweet Shalquoir, she says something along the lines of "Men develop the most perculiar fascinations, sometimes their fascinations take control. Just like that awful traitor long ago. He coveted what he could not have, and it drove him mad. He keeps searching as we speak..." This isn't the exact quote but it seems to be referencing the Duke (since all her other dialogue references the other 3 lord souls, not sure if they're called that.).

But she seems to believe, or tries to make the main character believe, that the Duke was a man. This could mean it's a different Duke or the legend has been retold so much that people began to presume Seathe was a man. Although the rest of the dialogue suits Seathe well, he coveted the scales of immortality and eventually went mad, perhaps the "He keeps searching as we speak" could be a legend to keep people out of Brightstone Cove, or maybe people don't realise the Duke (if it is Seathe) has been petrified.