Moonlet Design

Ferne also dropped a hint that Dalamud may actually be growing with the line,

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Fernehalwes

Just to let you know our lunar watchdog Dalamud is the lesser of the two satellites orbiting Hydaelyn and normally should be sma-- Ah, but I've said too much already.

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I keep trying to glean some insight from the silver piece, myself, knowing that it's part of the lore - but all I see is Leviathan >.>

There is also a phenomenon in real life where during a full lunar eclipse, the moon turns blood red due to only the red light frequencies being able to skim around the earth's atmosphere and reach the moon. We may be seeing a simmilar phenomenon in the artwork - one that also leaves Dalamud shadowed.