What is the True Nature of the Greater Will?

Did the writers intend for players to believe that the Greater Will is alive, sentient, and intelligent? Or did they intend something else altogether? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 03:41 The Three Fingers and the Origin of Everything 06:51 Berhnal, The Recusant 08:25 The Opening Cinematic 11:21 Who Imprisoned Marika? 13:48 The Ire of a God 15:05 The Elden Stars Incantation 16:46 How to Read Item Descriptions Like a Professor 20:04 The Living Incarnation of Order 21:34 The Two Fingers 24:26 What About the Mending Runes?