by theGentleman Fri Aug 02, 2013 12:22 am
I have sincere doubts about The Great Swamp and BlightTown being the same location.
Firstly, it would be the only 'origin' region that is located within Lordran. Carim, Astora, etc. all have their representatives whom explicitly state that they traveled to Lordran and I believe the pyromancer (Laurentius) mentions something about not minding turning undead and coming to Lordran (citation?).
Secondly, Laurentius himself is rather chatty and never mentions any connection to the town immediately below him. Although there is a strong connection between pyromancers and Btown, I believe this is more related to the close proximity to the Bed of Chaos.
Thirdly, it is heavily implied that egg-back Engyi is the root cause for the current state of Btown. He is seen as a heretic, even by other pyromancers, and his experiments with poisons grew beyond his control which poisoned or corrupted the entirety of BlightTown. So, it can be assumed that BlightTown was once a habitable area like the 'Burg and Parish were, a place for the commoners of Lordran, but is now abandoned while The Great Swamp is spoken of in a current context - as in it is still around and not flooded with poison and monsters.
Lastly, the place is filled with poison and monsters - who would live there?