Board Thread:Lords of Shadow 2/@comment-24686422-20140328090923

Probably worth looking into for possible edits. In fairness to the original editor, the writers of the series have not really done a good job explaining things.

What is being written/speculated:

 "It is most likely the "Inner Dracula" is the orginal entity/demon that makes the castle alive. The demon came about from Bernhard's pact and thrived under Walter, Carmilla, and grew even more powerful (and dependent) under Dracula. "

What is known from in-game sources:

a.)The dark blood has prospered for generations and now runs through the veins of the Prince of Darkness, filling each of his actions with ire, hate, and vengeance. Inner Dracula is a diabolic image of himself that has been fed by Gabriel's enormous resentment of God.

b.)It's actually never been stated that the Bernhards summoned a demon AND that this demon then became the sentience of of the castle.

What is known for sure is that they made a pact with an [unknown] demon and that this pact led to the castle being inhabited by multiple creatures/demons. (There is an in-game scroll or memorial that states this.)

c.) They did summon the Forgotten One but he was never the source of the castle's sentience.

"The castle blood is also technically the same that was passed from Walter to Carmilla, and then to Laura, onto Gabriel. Supporting this theory of how the castle demon and Inner Dracula could be one and the same. "

a.) Walter Bernhard has never been stated as being vampiric. In the LoS timeline he and the other members of his family were very powerful sorcerors.

b.) which "castle demon" is being referred to here and from what source is this speculation coming from? The Bernhards simply made a pact with a demon that resulted in the castle filling up with creatures and/or multiple demons. The castle's sentience doesn't come into existence until Dracula starts to rule over it. 