Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-5632187-20130119213241/@comment-18016240-20131119225813

I always thought the Dark Hand's purpose to consume enough humanity that an undead can become powerful enough to suceed the Pygmy as the Dark Lord, then end the AOF.

As for who would make a better leader, that's impossible to know. Not only would the question be purely subjective and based on the player and their character (depending on wether or not roleplaying was involved) but we simply don't know how Gwyn ran things in any real detail. All that can be learned is that he ruled Lordran and dominated the world for a while, did a couple things, then dissapeared to Kindle the First Flame with his soul. We don't know about his policies, we don't know how he organized anything, we know very little about his personal motivations or thought processes... you're asking an unanswerable question.