Board Thread:Dark Souls II/@comment-46.64.182.203-20140312230146/@comment-24459775-20140320172000

I agree with the "A Wikia contributor" above, don't lose your head on silly theories like these...

Ornstein is alive and it looks like he had a small trip to the abyss. The great thing about story telling in the souls series is that there is basically none of it, so you make the whole experience better by speculating and discussing theories. And don't give your opinion as though it is fact. Nowhere is it actually stated that Ornstein is alive and has been to the Abyss, you're idea is as much speculation as anyone elses.