User blog comment:Fallen Great Grey Wolf Sif/Concerning Question About Dark Souls Morales./@comment-16047389-20140514173519/@comment-16047389-20140516172935

Possibly, but I actually find that line a little hard to interpret. "They" COULD be the 4 gods that claimed the Lord Souls. But when it mentions "they", several humanoid figures rise up from the ground. It is possible that "they" are humans, and they found the "souls of lords within the flame" which were the four lords themselves.

Either way, it is hinted time and time again that the Age of Dark is the Age of Man, and that the Dark is no place for the gods.