Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-25958616-20151001211714

Players that have played SotFS (or DS2) should know about the optional Gargoyle boss fight in the Lost Bastille. The bell of Venn lies as a test for players that wish to fight the Gargoyles, while the puppets guard the bell from players. If the bell is so importanat then why don't the Gargoyles themselves guard it and why aren't there any Gargoyles guarding the bell of Alken at Belfry Sol?

I believe that the Gargoyles came after both kingdoms fell and Belfry Luna, where the Gargoyles watch over, became a checkpoint. In real prisons, guards watch over chekpoint to make sure nothing dangerous happens while prisoners come and go or are released. It's my opinion that the Gargoyles are actually guarding the Lost Sinner, making sure she doesn't escape. If players make it to The Saltfort bonfire at Sinner's Rise before killing the Gargoyles, they let out an angry roar as if they are mad that you made it to Sinner's Rise. This goes back to them being guards over the Lost Sinner.

"Soul of the Lost Sinner, prisoner of Sinner's Rise. ''The Lost Sinner eternally punishes herself for the sins of her past." ''While her souls says that she punishes herself, it does not say that she imprisoned herself. Whoever was in charge of the Lost Bastille and Sinner's Rise may have issued the Gargoyles as guards to make sure the Lost Sinner couldn't escape the prison.

This also makes sense as to why the Gargoyles don't guard the bell, because they are the last line of defense before the Lost Sinner. At the Upper Ramparts bonfire after beating the Gargoyles you can see a large chunk of the walkway has crumbled away, or was destroyed. Back when the prison was very active, this may have been the final area high priority prisoners visited before being sent down into the bowels of Sinner' Rise. As being arguable the most important area to guard over, a gate was put up in front of the Gargoyle boss area as a precaution. The puppets guard the bell and gate while the Gargoyles guard the Lost Bastille.

When Drangleic rose to power the Lost Bastile may have been in poor condition like we see in game. Vendrick may have seen the dangers of the Lost Sinner being free, so as a precaution of his own he issued a Flexile Sentry to guard the bottom of the elevator in case the Gargoyles failed or the Lost Sinner broke out on her own.  