Talk:Vendrick/@comment-10518399-20150315170756/@comment-4511886-20150318215717

One could argue that a hollow (as in the enemy, wearing nothing but rags) are "more" hollowed than, say, the Berenike or Hollow Soldiers. However, Vendrick's stature combined with the relatively low weight of his armor makes it unlikely that he stopped wearing it because he was unable to.

I personally think he found out about how the Kiln works, perhaps from a primordial serpent, and dropped the ring to make it easier for the chosen undead to gain access to the Throne of Want, and thus stop Nashandra. The armor could've just been a marker to show where the ring was, as someone's bound to check the king's armor if it's just laying on the ground.