That means the events that take place in the Dark Firelink Shrine happen before the events of the beginning of the game. If you talk to the merchant in the Dark Firelink Shrine, without ever talking to her elsewhere, she’ll then recognize you once you are back to the regular Firelink Shrine. Another hint that the Dark Firelink Shrine is in the past is the presence of the Shrine Handmaiden. There, the player must face Champion Gundyr, a warrior chosen to rekindle the flame, but who unfortunately arrived too late to do his job.Īs a weakened and corrupted version of Gundyr challenges the player before the Firelink Shrine in their timeline, it’s safe to say this Dark Firelink Shrine is a place from the past. Should the Ashen One push forward in their quest to find the truth, the player might travel to another time, where the Firelink Shrine is covered in darkness. The One explores the ruins of once-glorious kingdoms during their journey, uncovering how the Cycle of the Flame brought powerful Lords to ruins. There, on the brink of existence, we can witness the cruel effects of Gwyn’s First Sin, as the world becomes nothing but ashes and ruins, consumed by a Flame that’s forever burning.
And so begins your journey to hunt down the Lords of Cinder, so you can use their remains to perform a ritual that leads you to the end of times.
The Ashen One is guided by a Fire Keeper, an order of women left behind by the Gods to ensure the Cycle is forever renewed. It’s your job, then, to force them to fulfill their oath by force. The Lords promised to burn again, should the world fall into ruins, but when the time finally came, each of them refused their fate, choosing to wait for the Flame to fade away. Incapable of dying, and with a partially burnt corpse, the Ashen One explores the fallen empires, collecting the remains of Lords of Cinders, ancient champions who already sacrificed themselves to the First Flame. It’s at this point where an Ashen One rises, a burnt corpse that was too weak to keep the fire burning but who’s still touched by the undead curse. Time and space no longer flow naturally, shaping the ruined world in a distorted way. When Dark Souls III starts, the neverending Age of Fire was extended so many times that kingdoms from different ages crumble on top of each other.
The world works like this for so long that few people even question the process, and life goes on as each Cycle is shorter and the effects of prolonging the Age of Fire shatters the world. Each time the Flame is fading, a new Lord is chosen and cast in the fire. You just can’t stop the Cycle.ĭark Souls III takes place in a far future, in a time when the Cycle of the Flame was institutionalized. Dark Souls II, however, shows us how this choice is meaningless since you either become fuel or completely lose your mind by becoming Hollow, which means other people will be able to reignite the First Flame and extend the Age of Fire. The two endings of Dark Souls present the player with the choice of trusting the Gods and sacrificing themself to the First Flame, or letting the Flame fade away so the world can go back to its natural order and humanity can finally rule in the Age of Dark. The first Dark Souls presented us to the Cycle of the First Flame, reignited by Lord Gwyn when the fire was fading away, and the Age of Dark would be unleashed in the world.
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