What caused the undead curse in Dark Souls?

The Undead Curse was a consequence of Lord Gwyn artificially extending the Age of Fire, which prevented the Age of Dark from occurring, naturally. Gwyn's meddling caused the dead to awaken at bonfires, and to eventually become hollow. This is why the Dark Lord ending is known as the True Ending.
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Where did the curse of the undead come from?

The curse of undeath was created when Gwyn, Lord of Cinder refused to relinquish the Age of Fire to make way for the Age of Dark. How undeath is transmitted is unknown, but it almost always occurs regardless of the victim's intentions. However, some individuals like Solaire of Astora willingly embraced undeath.
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Where did the curse come from in Dark Souls?

The undead curse is one of the most central and pervasive themes in the world of the Dark Souls series. This mysterious affliction is said to be caused by the fading of the First Flame, a powerful source of light and warmth that has sustained life in the series' worlds for ages.
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Why is everything in Dark Souls undead?

The land is cursed. Though the endings available in Dark Souls 1 allow you to end the curse, the subsequent games are based on the grim outcome. Everything is dead because at some point, it actually died. The curse results in undeath.
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What caused the undead curse reddit?

The Undead Curse seems to be the result of resisting the natural progression of time and waning of power. Gwyn wouldn't let go of power and messed with the First Flame, tipping the entire world out of balance. The counterbalance was the natural development of the curse.
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Dark Souls Lore | The Undead Curse

Is creating undead evil?

Creating the undead through the use of necromancy spells such as animate dead is not a good act, and only evil casters use such spells frequently. Though such spells are not explicitly described as evil, they're implicitly and obviously not good for your karma.
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Who cures curses ds1?

There's an NPC found in the New Londo Ruins called Ingward that can remove your Curse status for one Humanity.
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Did Gwyn create the undead curse?

The Undead Curse was a consequence of Lord Gwyn artificially extending the Age of Fire, which prevented the Age of Dark from occurring, naturally. Gwyn's meddling caused the dead to awaken at bonfires, and to eventually become hollow. This is why the Dark Lord ending is known as the True Ending.
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Is anyone not undead in Dark Souls?

Sieglinde isn't undead, and neither are any of Gwyn's knights, nor the Giant Blacksmith, and presumably neither is Vamos. Assuming Elizabeth actually is a mushroom and isn't just using camouflage then she isn't undead.
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Is everyone in Lordran undead?

Everyone is undead because Lordran is the land of the undead. There was a theory a long time ago that neither Petrus or Sieglinde were undead because they don't use estus.....but I think that was proven to be false.
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How do you reverse the curse in Dark Souls?

The most common way to remove the curse status is by using a Purging Stone. Purging Stones can be purchased from Oswald of Carim in the Gargoyle Belltower for 3,000 souls or from The Undead Merchant in the aqueduct between Firelink Shrine and The Depths for 6,000 souls.
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Who created the dark curse?

The Black Curse was created by Fiona, the Black Fairy. She was banished by the Blue Fairy for using dark magic and in her banishment used abducted children to mine dark fairy dust.
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What does the Ashen curse look like?

The curse adds patches of soot, and cracks in the body exposing the fire glowing within. Male and Female models with the curse. Fingertips glowing red.
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What race is undead?

Undead are not really a single race of creatures, although they are often treated as such. Almost any dead creature can, by a sufficiently skilled necromancer, be reanimated and rise again in undeath.
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Are all undead evil?

Not at all. While many undead are labeled evil, that's a matter of making and using them.
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What is the difference between human and undead in Dark Souls?

Being undead means that the character is unable to die permanently and instead revives at bonfires, which serve as checkpoints throughout the game. However, being undead also comes with drawbacks. Undead characters gradually lose their humanity, becoming more hollow and losing their sanity over time.
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What happens to the Chosen Undead after Dark Souls?

The Chosen Undead offers themselves as kindling to the fire. Sacrificing all of their souls, the Chosen Undead is consumed by the flames and the Age of Fire is extended, as life is breathed into the First Flame once more.
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Does undead age in Dark Souls?

To be undead means to have died and been reanimated. As in DS1, most undead were sent to the asylum and they would be imprisoned there FOREVER, until the world ended. So, it's likely that they do not age, as undeath can be seen as a curse/disease to people still alive, because it means one cannot truly die.
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Why is there no people in Dark Souls?

The reason all humans are dead: Humans are all connected to the abyss, through ancient primordial people. The abyss is physical darkness. When Gwyn, the god of sunlight, saw the primoridal people hanging out in the abyss, he bestowed upon them fire.
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What sin did Gwyn commit?

DS3 may have retconned it to the ringed city, but at the time of DS2 release, it was most likely Gwyn linking the first flame. It was a "sin" because he went against the natural order of things, creating the fire linking cicle and the "curse" of the undead.
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Was Gwyn afraid of the dark?

Aldia, Scholar of the First Sin

“Lord Gwyn trembled at the Dark. Clinging to his Age of Fire, and in dire fear of humans, and the Dark Lord who would one day be born amongst them, Lord Gwyn resisted the course of nature.
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Why did Gwyn disown the nameless king?

Gwyn did not destroy the dragons; he usurped their thrown and crowned himself king. The Nameless King wanted nothing to do with this, so he left his father and his insubordination led to Gwyn disowning his firstborn son and stripping him of his name.
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Can you avoid the killing curse?

The Killing Curse was a conventionally unblockable curse; therefore shield charms would not be able to defend against it. However, one could dodge the green bolt, block it with a physical barrier by the use of Priori Incantatem, or Disapparate if they wanted to quickly get away before the curse hit them.
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Can you deflect the killing curse?

One of the three Unforgivable Curses outlawed under wizarding law, Avada Kedavra kills the victim on impact, instantaneously and painlessly, usually with a blinding flash of green light. There is no way to block the spell, and there is no counter-curse - it can only be dodged.
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Are curses permanent for the king?

Cursed is a type of status effect in For The King. A creature or character that is Cursed will endure a primary stat reduction of -25, including Luck. Being Cursed persists after the end of combat, and lasts until the curse is removed.
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