Facts about Backstory of The Dark Souls Universe

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   A recurring theme in Dark Souls lore is the Undead Curse, which causes humans branded with the Darksign to repeatedly resurrect after death rather than truly dying.

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   Seath the Scaleless, a dragon who betrayed his own kin by siding with Gwyn, was granted immortality and the title of Duke as a reward.

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   Gwyn, the Lord of Sunlight, eventually linked the First Flame to extend the Age of Fire, an act of sacrifice that forms the central tragedy of Dark Souls lore.

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   In Dark Souls lore, the Lords—Gwyn, the Witch of Izalith, Nito, and the Furtive Pygmy—used the power of the First Flame to defeat the ancient dragons and usher in the Age of Fire.

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   The Dark Souls universe begins with the Age of Ancients, a gray, undying world ruled by dragons before the discovery of fire and the First Flame.

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