Why did Gwyn make the Ringed City?

Gwyn created the Ringed City to manipulate humanity into linking the fire long after his time had passed. As Gwyn's age was being undone by the Chaos Demons and the Abyss, he realized he could use humans as fodder for the flame in perpetuity.
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What is the purpose of the Ringed City?

This fabled city is home to the pygmies, the progenitors of mankind, and lies at the ends of the earth. It is a gift from Lord Gwyn himself, along with his youngest daughter Filianore. It is also said to hold the Dark Soul, and there are hints that it was built by the gods to "contain" its power, and its inhabitants.
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Why did Gwyn make the Darksign?

Gwyn had foreseen the Age of Dark at the end of the Age of Fire and, fearing the infinite potential of the Dark Soul that the Furtive Pygmy found and the Humanity that inherited it, he forced a ring of fire around the Dark Soul to contain its powers and making every new human assume a weakened form and bear the ...
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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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What did Gwyn do to humans?

Gwyn used the power of his soul to place a seal of fire over early humans, namely, the Ringed Knights, trapping in their dark sigils that leak humanity, by possibly burning the humanity once it leaked out. This seal became a landmark sign that one who bears it, bears the curse of undeath.
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What sin did Gwyn commit?

Gwnyn found the light soul, and became Gwyn, Lord of the first Flame. When Fire Lord Gwyn committed the first sin, he bound humanity to the first flame so that if the fire should ever fade, humanity would fade with it.
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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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Is Gwyn good or bad?

Much of the Chosen Undead's actions are primarily driven by self gain. While their end goal is to help save the people of Lordran, they are killing many of them in order to do so. Gwyn is noted as being the central villain of Dark Souls. However, he is ultimately doing what he thinks is best.
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Did Gwyn commit the first sin?

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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Did Gwyn cause the undead curse?

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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Why did Gwyn raise Gwyndolin as a girl?

Nearly every weapon or ring or piece of armour that has any relation to Gwyndolin makes sure to mention that he uses masculine pronouns but was “raised as a daughter” because Gwyn required a child spiritually aligned with the moon – a celestial body that was considered by Gwyn's court to be feminine.
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How did Gwyn sacrifice himself?

Short answer : It's just a question of semantics , Gwyn didn't sacrifice “himself” as in he just jumped in the flame and burned to a crisp, in fact he sacrificed his soul. He uses his soul as fuel in order to re-kindle the First Flame and maintain the Age of Fire.
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What is Gwyn weak too?

Among the more famous of these discrepancies is that Gwyn, the Lord of Sunlight, the final boss of Dark Souls, is weak to Fire – but he wields a flaming sword and was the very person who linked the First Flame long ago. Gwyn's nonsensical weakness is but one of many that stick out throughout the series.
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Who has the Dark Soul?

The Dark Soul is the soul of the Furtive Pygmy, and one of the Souls of Lords in Dark Souls.
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Why is Filianore in The Ringed City?

After having won the war against the dragons, her father Gwyn "gave" her as a gift to the Pygmy Lords together with a magnificent ringed city at the edge of the world. Before leaving her in the Ringed City, Gwyn promised her that he would come back for her some day.
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How many bonfires ringed city?

Bonfire locations. There are a total of 77 bonfires in Dark Souls III, of which 8 are added by Ashes of Ariandel and 12 by The Ringed City.
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Is Solaire Gwyn's son?

His armor and shield are decorated with a hand-painted sun, reflecting his worship of the Sun, and by association, Lord Gwyn. While he was theorized by some fans to be Gwyn's firstborn son in disguise, this was later proven not to be the case in Dark Souls III.
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Why did Gwyn kindle the First Flame?

Gwyn was the first to light the flame and bring about the Age of Fire, the Age of Gods. His fear of humanity and the Age of Dark led him to sacrifice himself to the flame, prolonging the era far beyond what was originally intended.
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What happened to Gwyn's firstborn?

The firstborn eventually committed a grave error in the eyes of Anor Londo, which led to the rescinding of his deific status and his removal from the annals of history, his name forgotten. The Nameless King sacrificed everything to ally with the ancient dragons, whom he once fought.
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Is Gwyn a Valkyrie?

Gwyn learned the training methods of both the Illyrians and Valkyries. For the final test to become a true Valkyrie all three girls had struggled with cutting the ribbon. After the three of them have a heart-touching talk together, Gwyn was the first to cut the ribbon becoming a true Valkyrie.
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Is nameless king related to Gwyn?

All signs point to The Nameless King being Lord Gwyn's firstborn son. Gwyn had four children: Filianore, Gwynevere, Gwyndolin, and an unknown firstborn child. This child is only referenced a few times in a few item descriptions and based on those; we know this child was once a god of war.
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Does killing Gwyn end the game?

Gwyn Lord of Cinder is a Boss in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered. He is the final boss of the game, and the game will end automatically after you defeat him.
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How many children did Gwyn have Dark Souls?

Gwyn is the nephew of Allfather Lloyd and father of Dark Sun Gwyndolin, a son whom he raised as a daughter, and two actual daughters Gwynevere, Princess of Sunlight and Filianore. His other son was a god of war, who inherited the sunlight through his status as firstborn.
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Does nameless king bleed?

The scythe is a bit slow and also pretty certain the nameless king doesn't bleed.
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Why did Gwyn banish his son?

As punishment for teaming up with the dragons, Gwyn ordered his son's name expunged from the annals of history and stripped him of his deific status. He also was Dragonslayer Ornstein's personal trainer, explaining their similarities in moveset and cross-spear design."
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