The Rise of Anor Londo

The Dark Souls series features a cyclical narrative about the "Age of Fire" and its inevitable decay. Lord Gwyn sacrificed himself to prolong this era, cursing humanity with undeath. The games use environmental storytelling—like the Milan Cathedral-inspired Anor Londo—to convey history and despair. Across millennia, kingdoms rise and fall as champions endlessly struggle to link the fading First Flame.