Ok I've been wanting to make this post for quite some time now, it's highly speculative but it's made me quite giddy and might be a HUGE 'easter egg' by SE.
A lonely Roegadyn mage in a quiet little inn...talking about his Master. He's not a NPC you can click and interact with, so there's no name. Which is what makes this so speculative. However if Ahldbhar was away with sorcerers maybe the news of Louisoix's death reached him recently so he's made his way back. He does not have an Aetherial-device like the rest of the Archons because he was away. He's in Fallgourd lake and you don't see many Roegs in Gridania period, let alone one with a Thaumaturge staff. Ahldbhar was also said to be in despair when he left and joined the sorcerers, so he's not emotionless despite being associated with strength and power (like Rhalgr). The sentence "Master..." seems to denote that he's thinking deeply of this person and that they're probably not around. I do not remember this NPC prior to Phase 3, so I feel like he was added as an 'easter egg.'
- 'Hulking Roegadyn - √
- A Mage - √
- Lousioix would be his Master - √
A completely useless list after all that doesn't prove it's true. But hey, I tried. lol
As for the painting in the picture, I have no idea if it has any significance or what it really is. To me it looks like a man staring at a chocobo, maybe a depiction of Beltrant Durendaire and Ouranos and the Autumn War?
But overall, I'm probably completely off base but I wanted to put this out there for sometime now.