Take for instance Mytha, queen of Harvest Valley and
Earthen Peak.
Every inch of grey in the Dreg Heap and
Earthen Peak Ruins fades to give us a look into a once - great civilization much like Irithyl, Drangleic, or Anor Londo.
Earthen Peak, for example, makes an appearance early in the DLC, quickly reminding me how much I'd forgotten from Dark Souls 2.