Quote Originally Posted by eiko guy View Post
...The land is interesting and Dormin was never really explained.

Speculations on the world and it's history?
(SPOILER)My take on what happened: Untold years ago, Dormin was a demon/devil figure who threatened the world. He was eventually beaten, but couldn't be killed, so his fragmented spirit was bound into the sixteen Colossi, divine beings created by the sages/clerics. The sacred sword was used as a kind of 'key' to seal or activate the Colossi, hence why it's the only thing that can harm them. The point of this was to keep Dormin's spirit from being released and being able to re-form - which is exactly what the wanderer inadvertently does in the game. Probably an imperfect theory, but it fits what is shown by the events and dialogue of the game.