What happened to the humans 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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Where did the humans come from in Dark Souls?

The Humans were created by the Furtive Pygmy, a forgotten Lord from the dawn of Fire, who claimed a small spark known as the Dark Soul. With this soul, the Pygmy raised up the Human race, binding their nature with the Dark.
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Is Humanity permanent in Dark Souls?

You lose “soft” Humanity when you die, just like the Souls you're carrying. You regain it if you reach and interact with your bloodstain — again, just like Souls.
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What happened to the world in Dark Souls?

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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Why are humans Undead in Dark Souls?

Causes. 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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Did Gwyn cause 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 it better to be human in Dark Souls?

No real advantage to being human, besides being able to summon other players. And no, being human doesn't raise drop rate, having soft humanity increases stats and drop rate. holding soft humanity gives advantages, not being human.
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Who is the strongest Dark Souls character?

However, only the most powerful tend to be remembered by gamers.
  • 8 The Pursuer.
  • 7 Looking Glass Knight.
  • 6 Velstadt, The Royal Aegis.
  • 5 Sir Alonne.
  • 4 Fume Knight.
  • 3 Knight Artorias.
  • 2 Slave Knight Gael.
  • 1 Havel The Rock.
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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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Who is behind Dark Souls?

Dark Souls was developed by FromSoftware, with series creator Hidetaka Miyazaki directing and producing. Dark Souls is a spiritual successor to FromSoftware's 2009 game Demon's Souls, published and owned by Sony Computer Entertainment.
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Does Dark Souls have a true ending?

As a disclaimer, there is no official "True Ending" in any of the Dark Souls games, as it is left mostly ambiguous intentionally like much of the rest of the game. Furthermore, the timeline of the Dark Souls games as well as how (or if) they are all actually are connected is unclear.
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Why do we reverse hollowing?

Being human (reverse hollowing) also allows other players and NPCs to invade you which is a critical part of the fun. You have to be human to invade others. It also unlocks special "adult only" scenes that you can't get when you are ugly.
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Is everyone in Dark Souls Immortal?

Anyone who is not human, like all of the other carriers of Lord Souls (Gwyn, Izalith, the silver knights, the demons etc.), either dies for good or is reincarnated by other means, which would either be being kept alive by a strong force (Gwyn's soul, the Chaos Flame, etc.)
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What was Dark Souls originally called?

The genre-defining Souls game celebrates its tenth anniversary this week, and someone who worked on its community team during the build to its launch has reminded the world what Dark Souls was originally going to be called. “The game was supposed to be called Dark Ring.
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What world is Dark Souls in?

The game takes place in the fictional kingdom of Lordran.
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Is Dark Souls on Earth?

The setting is most assuredly Earth, although most definitely not our Earth. You can confirm this by going to archdragon Peak. The moon is our moon (the mares match our moon's mares) and the Sun is our sun. It's interesting that we only ever get a clear, accurate view of the sky in this one place...
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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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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 there any humans left in Dark Souls 3?

There are many human-looking beings but most of them have explained themselves to be hollow, undead something else. In a world that powers ones will or soul through some mythical flame, those that inhabit it are obviously something a little different than human. So I'd say no, there are no humans.
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Who is the saddest character in Dark Souls?

Dark Souls: 10 NPCs With The Saddest Lives
  • 8 The Crestfallen Warrior: Dark Souls 1. ...
  • 7 Solaire: Dark Souls 1. ...
  • 6 The Fair Lady: Dark Souls 1. ...
  • 5 The Ivory King: Dark Souls 2. ...
  • 4 Yhorm: Dark Souls 3. ...
  • 3 Lucatiel of Mirrah: Dark Souls 2. ...
  • 2 The Last Giant: Dark Souls 2. ...
  • 1 Artorias Of The Abyss: Dark Souls 1.
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Who is the true villain in Dark Souls?

Gwyn, also known as the Lord of Sunlight and the Lord of Cinder, is the main antagonist of the Dark Souls franchise.
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Who is the god in Dark Souls?

Gwyn, Nito and the other Lord Soul holders are deities in name only. Lloyd and Velka are gods proper. The term 'God' in the Dark Souls universe tends to refer to the race whom claimed their souls from the First Flame. They were humanoid, but typically a fair bit taller than a Human.
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Does dying matter in Dark Souls?

What do you lose when you die in Dark Souls? You lose souls that you've collected from defeating enemies & bosses. However, they can be recovered if you go to the spot where you previously died. If you die while getting to that spot, those souls are gone forever.
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How much Humanity does it take to reverse hollowing?

Provided you have +1 in your Humanity total, resting at a bonfire will allow you to reverse the effects of Hollow, transforming you from Undead into Human. But what is the point of doing this? Does it have any purpose other than transforming you from a charred husk into a normal looking guy or gal?
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How many kills does it take to get Humanity in Dark Souls?

1st humanity - 28 kills. 2nd humanity - 29 kills. 3rd humanity - 31 kills. 4th humanity - 35 kills.
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