Firekeeper

So…

You wish to hear a story of the old world, eh?

Very well.

Once upon a time in a land far, far, away there once was a kingdom vast and great. There were many kingdoms over many years and had many names like, Drangleic Land of Dragons, Izalith, ruined land of the Pyromancers, Anor Londo, the Profaned Capital, and Lothric.

Yes, the kingdoms had many names, and many times they were renamed by a new civilization who would build or rebuild over the old ruins. Of all these was Lothric Castle, a ruined city surrounded by a fort and keep as wide and tall as the mountain it sat upon. To the south lay Anor Londo a massive city with a castle that rivaled Lothric by sheer size alone.

Though the great civilizations thrive to create these great edifices they don’t last forever. The world was once a dark grey mass with no life or death, ruled by great serpents, primordials to the dragons. From the darkness came the first fire and with it the age of man soon followed.

Life, death, light, dark, good, evil were all born from the flame and thus a world of chaos was created. The age of the dragons came to an end after a great war and gave way to the Gods, and in their wake came humans. Powers emerged and Lords of Cinder who held the power of the flame in their very souls took power that once belonged to dragons and the Gods. But it wouldn't last, for the fire fades.

Across these lands is the tale of the Unkindled whose purpose was to rekindle the dying flame and give way to the light that it once shown; however, not all chose this path. No, some chose to let the fire die and let the world seeth in darkness for an age. Eventually the fire would rekindle again and begin life anew from the age of darkness until the Lords of Cinder were called upon again and the Unkindled would give his or her life to preserve the flame.

At their side the ever diligent and loyal Fire Keepers stood by the sides of the Unkindled for ages guiding them as best they could to preserve the flame.

It is here at the end on one age in what is known as the Kiln of the First flame, where the fire is preserved that the current Unkindled, also known as the Ashen One, has made a decision regarding the flames fate.

But this isn’t the Ashen One's story, oh no child…

This is the tale of the Fire Keeper who stood by the Ashen One and was tasked with preserving the flame in the place of the Ashen One.

Heh, a tragic tale indeed. If you wish to hear it, let us continue to the Kiln of the First Flame. Here the fire is preserved and the new age can begin in light or dark...