Hunter's Origin

 I first heard about the idea that the starting character’s information can be related back to the game from a video by Redgrave. It was mind blowing!

So a bunch of time later, I decided to make my own character-origin lore inspired by his video.

~ Lone survivor of the fishing hamlet ~

Hamlet

A hamlet is a small human settlement. In different jurisdictions and geographies, hamlets may be the size of a town, village or parish, be considered a smaller settlement or subdivision of a larger, or be treated as a satellite entity to a larger settlement. The word and concept of a hamlet have roots in the Anglo-Norman settlement of England, where the old French hemelet came to apply to small human settlements. In British geography, a hamlet is considered smaller than a village and distinctly without a church.

~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_(place)

The Lone survivor of a lost hamlet came to Yharnam , Transcended the Hunt, and after plowing his way through the waking world, the nightmares and the dreams, became an infant Great one and lifted humanity to it`s next childhood.

Where did this Lone survivor come from? What were his motivations? What was he seeking? 

If we use our imagination, maybe we can sculpt some answers!

~ Scenario 1: Seeking Transcendence ~

When the carcass of Kos washed up on the coast of a fishing hamlet, its insides were teeming with tiny parasites, unlike any found in humans.

“When the carcass of Kos washed up on the coast, its insides were teeming with tiny parasites, unlike any found in humans...”

~ Kos Parasite

The Kos parasites incorporated themselves into the structures of the hamlet, and the anatomy of it's inhabitants, bringing the community closer to the cosmos. 

Eventually, Burgenwerth got word of the phenomenon taking place in the small town. Master Willem instructed Gehrman and his hunters, to raid the settlement, and steal the body of Kos, in the name of research of course.

“A priest of the Fishing Hamlet and survivor of a raid by the hunters long ago.”

~ Bloodborne Strategy Guide

“A corpse... should be left well alone.”

~ Lady Maria (Dialogue)

The lone survivor was just an infant, when the raid took place...

A lot of things happened since then. A few decades passed. 

At the time of this visit to Yharman, the Lone survivor would probably be a hundred years of age, or more... which seems unlikely...But not impossible.

You see, as a youngling, the lone survivor was infested, or rather blessed, with the Kos parasites, of the tiniest kind. Although the parasites did not transform him into fish, kin or a great one, they elevated him just enough, to interfere with his aging, making him appear and feel, much younger than he actually was. 

Remember Guidance? It's a  Caryll rune discovered by the old hunter Ludwig along with the Holy Moonlight Sword.  When Ludwig closed his eyes, he saw darkness, or perhaps nothingness, and that is where he discovered the tiny beings of light. Ludwig was certain that these playful dancing sprites offered "guidance", and emptied Ludwig of his fears, at least in the midst of a hunt.

Guidance is a  Caryll rune discovered by the old hunter Ludwig along with the Holy Moonlight Sword.  When Ludwig closed his eyes, he saw darkness, or perhaps nothingness, and that is where he discovered the tiny beings of light. Ludwig was certain that these playful dancing sprites offered "guidance", and emptied Ludwig of his fears, at least in the midst of a hunt.

~ Guidance

Guidance could have been revealed to humans through various mediums. Using the parasites, the spirit of Kos was able to guide the lone survivor in his journey, similarly to the way the moonlight sword guided Ludwig. And thus Guidance was the reason why the lone survivor found his way to Yharnam, stayed away from blooddrunkness, and knew to consume the 3 umbilical cords before facing off with German if he wished to gaze upon puppet master. 

Ultimately, the parasites of tiniest kind, helped the lone survivor transcended into a magnificent slug.

~ Scenario 2: Seeking Vengeance ~

More than one small town was invaded by hunters under the orders of those who were in pursuit of eldritch knowledge.

The forbidden woods are surrounded by water. The tombs of the great ones, erected in the woods, have tiny fish, or perhaps parasites, carved upon them. You see, the forbidden woods were at one time a village, that suffered a devastating fate.

The place now known as the forbidden woods, was visited by a great one. News spread of this incredible development, making the village a target to those, who sought out higher planes. Eventually, the village was besieged, not unlike the fishing hamlet. 

The peaceful, quiet village was eradicated. With time, it became known as the forbidden woods, a site of research and experimentation.

Attire of special Church doctors. These doctors are superiors to the black preventative hunters, and specialists in experimentally-backed blood ministration and the scourge of the beast. They believe that medicine is not a means of treatment but rather a method for research. and that some knowledge can only be obtained by exposing oneself to sickness.

~ White Church Hat (Forbidden Woods)

Ravaging settlements that were suspected of hosting otherworldly beings, was a regular pass time for those who wanted to either learn from, or to hunt down, the great ones. The lone survivors town was rumored, to have been visited by an otherworldly being.

On the one hand, the lone survivor could have been an infant, rocked by his mother in a cradle. On the other hand, He could have been a grown adult who had a family, kids, friends … 

Whatever was his stage in life, his peaceful existence was interrupted as his home, came under attack, by assailants in pursuit of ascension. 

Time passed. Once he got his bearings together, the lone survivor undertook his journey to Yharnam, in order to seek revenge on those who turned his town to ruins.