The Mysteries of Vana 'Diel

[Sparthos]

I was under the impression that Pheonix had merged with Seltheus during the finale and that they weren't going to unmerge anytime soon.

This.

Pheonix was reborn in Sel'theus. Technically, he's a terrestrial avatar now.

[Shadotter]

He always was a terrestial avatar.

[MDenham]

He always was a terrestial avatar.

The "he" was referring to Selh'teus, not Phoenix (BTW, Phoenix is female according to cutscenes).

[Shadotter]

Does this make Sel'theus a hermaphrodite now?

[SpankWustler]

Does this make Sel'theus a hermaphrodite now?

Some mysteries are better left unsolved.

But not this one! Give me a moment to find my speculum, tiny and awkwardly cold flashlight, and latex gloves; and I'm on my way to sea!

[MDenham]

On a more serious note, why is it that there are no Evil Weapons in the past zones?

[Karbuncle]

I Believe Evil Weapons were created very recently. Its in the DRK AF quests if i remember right

[Xellith]

Gerwitz was the galka who forged powerful weapons using an rare type of galkan darksteel. Im asuming that these weapons were used as part of the Allied Force of Altana and that many have been lost or left on the battlefield. Many of these weapons have over time come to be possessed.

Evil weapons are granted a will of their own by the powerful energy of the Crystal Line. Evil weapons enslave spirits of the earth called kobolds to do their bidding. They are often spotted near Crags or other forms of Cermet, leading some to speculate that their powers are somehow connected with energy of the Mothercrystals, or otherwise associated with the Zilart.

Those who defeat them are rarely rewarded, if at all. Many evil weapons carry nothing on them, and only a few carry some occasionally needed specialty items, such as keys or maybe a scroll.

Coming in two varieties, Warriors or Red Mages, these strange looking monsters appear almost animalistic in nature due to the kobolds they have possessed, but the evil weapons themselves are arcana. The two jobs look the same and use the same weapon, but can be distinguished by their behavior, with the Red Mage variety able to cast spells.

Basically - the monster type "Evil Weapon". You arnt actually fighting the big ugly fly eyed fattys (They are the Kobolds). You are just defeating their puppet. The 'real' monster is the actual sword or other type of weapon flying overhead. That is the master.

Summary: There were no weapons strewn around the various crags to be turned into these monsters that we all know today.

Hope that helps ^^

[SpankWustler]

So, the issue is the material and not the fact that they're weapons? If someone forged some cooking tools out of that same material, there could potentially be Evil Skillets, Decorative Spatulas, Dancing Whisks, and Demonic Egg Separators running about?

That sounds...kind of awesome, if so.

[Sparthos]

The weapons material doesn't seem to make a difference as Tu'lia is strewn with evil weapons and was inactive right up until recently within the timeline of Vana'diel. Some of the weapons are floating staves carved of wood so apparently the weapon doesn't need to be metallic either.

The Zilart/Kuluu conflict would explain why weapons might be strewn about and then the activation of the island by Elde'narche in RotZ would have given them sentience. The question then becomes how Kobolds got up there to be possessed.