42 character development questions. / accepting.
13. How do they greet the world — what is their typical attitude towards life? How does it differ in different circumstances, or towards different subjects? Why do they take these attitudes, and why do they change? How do these tend to be expressed?
typically he tends to view the world in an existential manner. seeing everyone, human or otherwise, as an individual tasked with living a life in a punishing, cruel, and confusing world. he believes in the person, not in their history just like the world; taking it in on a daily basis, evaluating it, and determining it’s value.
ideally he would be able to distance himself in order to handle this rationally, but in that, he fails. if his decision to abandon his father was ever brought up he would combat any claims, likely stating that his father lacked respect for the beasts & was selfish ( though he himself is as well ). with regards to his sunlight warriors & other family he does have a more optimistic view, placing faith in them which is rarely seen.
perhaps it is his inability to cope with his decisions that he chooses such a view. that he feels regret for leaving behind those close to him, siblings & knights alike, which is why he chooses to believe there is no meaning in the world. or, alternatively, because there is no meaning in the world he deliberately chose to abandon them.
14. What do they care deeply about? What kind of loyalties, commitments, moral codes, life philosophies, passions, callings, or spirituality and faith do they have? How do these tend to be expressed?
family— or, rather, who he views as such. gwyndolin, gwynevere, ornstein, ( theoretically ) artorias, and so on. he respects his father to an extent, yes, but for the aforementioned he’d be more than willing to sacrifice himself for their continuing life. those with whom were tasked to find their own sun, like solaire, he too would care for. educating them with his teachings and own opinions.
he holds a high respect for arms & strength, in general, war. this philosophy likely affected his relationship with gwyn. finding his behaviors and utility of the primordial souls as a simple move, tearing apart the dragons who only used themselves with magic and otherwise underhanded attacks; miasma, incantations, and so on.
following such ideology his command of anor londo & the public had it fallen to him would be vastly different. preaching freedom of choice, faith, and desire. allowing exploration of the taboo so as to grow more as an individual. now, however, the most he can express is waking from a slumber and attempt to commune with his sunlight warriors to evade the thoughts of his family abandoned.
