#ff14 lore

[records-of-our-star]

A tale of Ul'Dah, the jewel of Thanalan, that city of gold, trade, and merchant lords.

[nobutakafairclough]

New Lore Theory

Alright gang..... Dropping a lore theory..... This may be controversial but hear me out...... The final boss of the Arcadion.........is fused.....

WITH THE GREAT SERPENT OF ALEXANDRIA! SCREEEEEEEEEEEE!

[olenbluu]

I don't need an excuse to make a new character for FF14, but I'll take every excuse I can come up.

So. Let me introduce Astaria Alexandros

My attempt to make the most compelling and fulfilling story experience route.

I have not played all of the job quests so I might miss some deepening choices that would make the story experience more of a treat.

But so far I did start as a viera for the reason that she has a nice inner conflict brewing in Stormblood alliance raid series. As a viera She has left her home and clan to pursue her calling as an adventurer. A siren song of freedom of adventuring. Or an echoing calling about destiny or something else, strong enough for her to put down the Forest Code and seek a new start in Ul'dah.

Why Ul'dah? Because so much of ARR and the patches have stuff that benefits from having WOL with personal tides to Ul'dah as a starting city. And that leaves us to have a choice of gladiator, pugilist or thaumaturgy. And the thaumaturgy gives a nice lore on soul travelling so having to dwell on that even in start as a part of your personal class story is giving nice background for things to come.

I'll hope I have strength to make updates on how this turns out to be. But we see.

[tzeentchian-parapet]

Me @ Vyn lore tho

[ffxivmemes]

Everything would be different if Tataru had a gun.

[miqojak]

Miqo'te Lore

Encyclopedia Eorzea - Miqo’te Identity: “A common trait among all Miqo'te is their fierce pride for their heritage as hunters. Seeing themselves as part of the natural world itself, they prize above all the freedom of the hunt, and do not shun death when old age and infirmity sap them of the physical talents needed to pursue their quarry to their satisfaction. To the free-willed Miqo'te, other races’ way of life - their wont to flock together with their own kind, to overrun nature to build cities, to seek safety and stability in laws and alliances - must seem quite curious indeed.” Encyclopedia Eorzea - Physical Attributes: “Roughly a head shorter and smaller of body than the average Hyur, the Seekers are blessed with a wiry strength, surpassing agility, and the stamina to run for hours under the blazing sun - a combination of traits that makes them uncommonly suited to hunting in arid climes. As many Seekers are adept at climbing and diving, they also make for excellent sailors. Among their most striking physical features are their eyes, with their narrow, vertically-aligned pupils and faintly colored irises.”

[rava-central]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Summary: A Rava Creation Myth

[winterdeepelegy]

So I have a lot of thoughts about Aglaia  - lore speculation

All behind a cut due to spoilers.

Having played through the first part of Aglaia and related quests, I have many many thoughts, a lot of it is speculation however:

1. Omphalos.  A name which, in itself, means a sort of hub or nexus and has its roots in Greek.

2. A lot of the Ancients names, be it individuals or locations, were rooted in Greek.

3. It has been said that a small “hole” was left for the Unsundered to escape through. This would also help to explain how Hades knew the “true identities” of the Twelve.

4. Venat had her own group of supporters, which we saw in flashback scenes during ShB.  Although it’s never clear what became of them, it’s reasonable to speculate that they fulfilled a similar role to the Conclave as far as summoning Hydaelyn.

5. Primals typically require followers in order to sustain them. Hydaelyn and Zodiark were both Primals, but due to their inception and level of power it may not have been necessary. It still certainly couldn’t have hurt.

6. The Ancients had more powerful forms (Hades, Hermes, for example) which were considered “vulgar” to put on display as it was akin to being naked.  (Omphalos would, therefore, be the last Ancient nudist colony lol)

7. The Aglaia coin is stamped with the likeness of an Okyupete, a creature which existed in Elpis long before it showed up in Ilsabard, lending weight to the notion that we’re dealing with more Ancients.

8. Omphalos exists over Mor Dhona, particularly over Silvertear Lake. You can see the Crystal Tower from within that space.

9. The Twelve, as we see them currently, enter the mortal plain by taking on the forms of lesser creatures; Byergot as a Spriggan, Rhalgr as a hawk, and so forth.  After finishing the first raids, you can see a few others wandering about the area.

10. Deryk keeps company with an unnamed baby opo-opo. He has somehow managed to go “in and out” of Omphalos numerous times without being disturbed by those who dwell there. In fact he, by his own admission, calls it by that name. He’s also a habitual wanderer and explorer, something which he talks about constantly. Deryk dresses in green, the elemental color of the wind, and therefore a color related to Oschon. He may be the “lesser creature” form of Oschon.  If he isn’t, then the opo likely is him, or another of the Twelve staying mum for the time being.

11. Midgardsormr made a pact with Hydaelyn to guard Silvertear Lake, supposedly, due to the “confluence” of aether there, a small price to pay in exchange for sanctuary.  Perhaps there was such a confluence, and it helped to keep Omphalos connected to the Source.  Or perhaps Omphalos is the confluence in question, however, where it resides in the “Phantom realm”, it might not have been directly affected by the Battle of Silvertear Skies. It is therefore just as likely that Midgardsormr was unaware of the entrance to the Phantom Realm as it was that he might have been. We can’t exactly ask him, or expect a straight answer if we did, but in all likely hood, he was to Omphalos what Cerberus was to the Inferno, a very large gate guard.