Ah, Dark Souls. One of my favorite games of all time. I've taken a break from it to play Mass Effect 3, but I'll be returning to it once I'm finished. Not sure what character I would want to make now though. I've taken 6 characters through both NG and NG+, and working on a 7th character as an "RP character" I'm writing up outlines that will be turned into my character's story once I am finished. (I do an area, jot down notes, then proceed). Unfortunately the task requires that I memorize a lot of the lore. I love all the story in Dark Souls. It isn't given to you, but it's there. You just have to look for it.