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How will Omega Weapon influence Eorzea? When Gaius Van Baelsar revealed his trump card, the Ultima Weapon, the leaders fell into despair, before Aplhinaud's retinue promptly told everyone to "cheer up", putting it simply. Currently, it is hinted that Omega Weapon is more powerful than the Ultima Weapon, and the way I interpret the lore, the only reason Adventurers were ever able to defeat Ultima Weapon, is because of Hydaelyn's blessing.

With the mothercrystal "silenced" and weakened from the events in the Praetorium, is it possible that Omega Weapon might bring with it a darker, but certainly more original plotline? I feel, given how powerful these things are made out to be; "Bahamut, Ultima Weapon, and now, Omega Weapon", that they are just enemies that adventurers would never be strong enough to defeat. In a world as dangerous as Hydaelyn, and certainly in the part of it that is Eorzea, there's bound to be sacrifices, some perhaps, even too great.

Are you planning on re-adding more lore that was introduced in 1.X, that is no longer accesible in-game in 2.0?

The crossover events with FFXI and FFXIII had characters from those games crossover into Eorzea, Shantotto and Lightning. The Dissidia games (and to a lesser extent, Theatrhythm) suggest that all the FF games are in separate planes of reality, or dimensions or parallel universes, what have you. If there will be future crossover events, will there be some kind of explanation why these are even possible? Something like DC Comics' New 52 where fifty-two different Earths all coexist in the same space, but on different vibrational wavelengths.

This may not be "lore" related, but back in 1.0 I was farted on by a dodo and died... The dodo's in 2.0 however, don't do this. It was very funny and quite possibly my most memorable 1.X memory. Any chance that their flatulence attacks could be returned to the game. :P

It has bothered me for a while now that there is no information in game about gil such as what is it made from, who makes it, who regulates it? Is it maintained by the city states or perhaps another country? Is made from gold or is it some other material? I would like to know more about gil.

How does it different for lore team to create a game world vs write a novel?
How complete of the background stories you need to cover for the whole world (due to gamers are free to walk around) vs novel's (writer only let the main chars walk through forest to desert so that's the only detail the readers need to know)?
Do you need to follow what the gamers want or you can be like novel writers "because I wrote so!"?

Will there ever be clarification between the differences of primals and elder primals like Odin?

Will we ever see the rise of the high primal Midgardsormr once more?

Do the Goblins, Mamool Ja, and Qiqirn have primals they worship? If so is their a chance we will ever encounter them?

the initial video cinematic of FFXIV shows the death of Midgardsormr, and the release of multiple primals, does this mean the primals were recently reawakened 15 years ago, or are they a realm old threat? If so, was Midgardsormr somehow similar to the Ultima Weapon with the ability to absorb Primal aether?

is it possible for mortal races other then the beastmen to summon primals? If so could this somehow have an effect on the appearance of the primal summoned? *example: Ifrit instead of it's contributed traits towards amalj'aa, summoned by a hyur would look more like a hyur?

Will we ever see more in depth summon companions for the Summoners instead of Egi' which are potentially much closer to normal elementals with slight primal form?

The Ultima Weapon and soon Omega weapon are of Allag tech, the Ultima Weapon was slightly upgraded with magitek by nero, both were found among Eorzean realm, could their be more weapons around the world, or even Eorzea?

Will we ever get to use the Echo to view events from the earlier Astral and Umbral Eras? For example, the Age of Endless Frost and the Great Miqo'te Migration across the seas.

Is the Astral and Umbral era cycle something that only happens to Ezorea or do the other continents suffer it as well?

Since the defeat of Lagatus Gaius Van Baelsar, the Garlean forces have been a bit more scarce in Eorzea. Where I realize we're likely to get our fill someday later, it feels like we are all kinda missing an entire portion of potential story for this said expansion on their actions, while still having 2 bases we as players have not infiltrated yet. Any chance we will see some more action in the ongoing war soon?

When and how did the Keeper-of-the-Moon Miqo'te arrive in Eorzea? Naming lore says that the Seekers-of-the-Sun arrived in a great migration in the 5th Umbral Era but also that Keepers have surnames/lineages that have survived since the 1st Astral Era so that makes it seem like the Keepers arrived separately and far earlier than the Seekers.

With the coming end of the Crystal Tower saga/raid we will be venturing into the Void, is it possible we will make more ventures to the void later for other occasions? perhaps even a primal form Diabolos?

Is House Durendaire ever going to figure out their missing heir's still alive?

While we have defeated Edda clearly influenced by the void, is it safe to say we will be encountering her again? Currently it would seem a shame to leave her to an ill fate, as the end of the Tam-Tara Deepcroft (hard) quest suggested, she didn't reach into the void without a price and may not be resting eternally.

While I enjoy much of the Class and Job quests, it feels like we don't get to really know a lot about the lore behind said Jobs, with the exception of Dragoon, but still a lot of lore missing, could we get a more refined history behind each Job somewhere down the line? Examples being perhaps learning about the first dragoon, or meeting the souls or a living Summoner/s of old? Perhaps learn more about the void and where the Black Mage arts come from.

Will we later in main story travel to the Garlean Empire as prier to Ishgard in following patch 2.4

Will we ever get to experience in game the fall of Dalamud/battle of carteneau/release of Bahamut?

Will completing the Main Scenario of 2.0 be a pre-requisite for starting the story of 3.0. Is this a pattern you will be following or each expansion?

The deity Menphina's sacred symbol is still that of the twin moons. Only the second "moon" was a man made object created in relatively recent history. So what ever happened to the actual second moon?

Legacy Chocobo description:

"In the five years following your sudden disappearance at Carteneau Flats, your ever-faithful chocobo spent each waking moment galloping across the realm in search of his lost master. His myriad adventures are nothing less than fantastical and heartbreaking...but that is a story for another day."

So how about that story? I think this could make for a beautiful quest line.

I'm a big fan of the Beasttribes of Eorzea. I was overjoyed when Noraxia joined the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, and sad when she left. Will we see new beastmen characters joining the Scions in the Rising Stones at any point in the future?

Can you please talk on the origin of the in game expletive 'Thal's Bloody Balls'?

It really amuses me when I see an NPC use that to curse, and I'm wondering how long it has been part of the Eorzean lexicon.

What -does- Brangwine want with all those bags and bags of deceased adventurers' goods?

And while we're on the subject of dead adventurers... just where did Edda, a Gridanian conjurer, learn so much about necromancy?

Fernehalwes, I have more burning queries! (Please forgive me!)
When the Garlean Empire sought to conquer Othard, we were told that the Otharians summoned Primals upon the Garleans. Also in the tales of Meracydia from the 3rd Astral Era, we know they fought the Allagan Empire using Primals. So my question is, are the Primals that the Otharians and Meracydians used the same six Primals of Eorzea, or does each continent play host to their own unique Primal Deities? And if the latter is true, how does that fit in with the whole elemental concept that each of the six Eorzean Primals represent one element on the Wheel? Six elements, six Primals, six Calamities each represented by a singular element. (ie. 5th = ice, 6th = water)

Furthermore, on the topic of Primals, in the Lv50 Summoner Quest "Primal Burdens" an Ascian (I bet you the Ascian's name is Loghrif!) teaches Tristan to summon the Egi of a potential "Elder Primal" called Belias. Can you tell us more about Belias and his relation to the other two Elder Primals, Bahamut and Odin?

In 1.0 it was assumed that because the six Eorzean Primals each represented a singular element of the Wheel that the two Elder Primals, Bahamut and Odin, represented Astral and Umbral elements, respectively. How does Belias fit in to this concept?

What is Ninja's Main stat? Will it share gear with a current Job/Class or will there will be an entire new set?

Can you tell us what happened to the Brotherhood of the Broken Blade, the Horn and Hand, and Azeyma's Shields factions? Did the Azeyma's Shields dismantle the Zer'maat Five for good? Will these factions get to return in ARR in the form of levequests or FATEs?

Will the Void (and the Interdimensional Rift) be expounded upon in the coming patches and expansion? And will it continue to have ties to characters from Final Fantasy V?

We know of the Students of Baldesion, who essentially should be Krile (who Minfilia has called by name in the story), and Galuf, her grandfather (who is probably her associate or fellow in this story instead). We have also been told by Urianger that the Isle of Val is "utterly....gone." This is also an allusion to Bal Castle (can be mistranslated as "Val" in FFV) also being sucked into the Void and Interdimensional Rift in Final Fantasy V. If the magic that ripped the Isle of Val from from existence is similar in power to Ultima and Meteor it could only mean that the magic is X-Zone/Warp or N-Zone, magic that essentially pulls whatever target from existence and tosses them into The Void and more so the Rift.

There's also the Cloud of Darkness who also makes use of the Void similar to her Final Fantasy III incarnation, pulling Unei, Doga and Nero tol Scaeva into the World of Darkness. You also have the Ascians such as Lahabrea and Elidibus, who make use of the Void as their means of transportation across Eorzea as well as summoning creatures from it. You then have said creatures such as Ahriman, Succubi, Demon, Mindflayers, and more, all of which are classified as voidsent. And Black Mages who are tasked to seal up Voidgates which ironically are all being tricked into opening them up using their magicks.

Finally, will Gilgamesh's appearance be also explained by The Void/Interdimensional Rift as well?

Essentially he's just here in Eorzea without meaning, but hardcore Gilgamesh fans know that he was also cast into the Interdimensional Rift by Exdeath in Final Fantasy V and has been traveling across Final Fantasy games for a while now searching for famous weapons.

[Potential Spoiler Warning]
In 1.0, we Lominsans were regaled by tales of the epic, albeit potentially exaggerated, adventures of one Rycharde Mistbeard, including one particular tale in which Mistbeard makes off with former Sultan, Sasabaru's most prized possessions: 200 gold ingots, 55 black chocobo skins, a ten ponz Meracydian diamond, and of course - his bride's maidenhood. Now that 2.0's "King of the Hull" quest has come and gone and the identity of said Mistbeard was revealed... can we finally have that drama bomb drop?

Is Eynzahr Slafyrsyn Sultana Nanamo's real father!? Wink once for yes, twice for no?


EDIT: Oh Twelve! I can't tell if Ahriman are winking at me or just blinking!

What exactly is the story behind Scylla? Who or what was he or she, and how did he or she get such a bizzare body?

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What exactly is the story behind Scylla? Who or what was he or she, and how did he or she get such a bizzare body?

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And why is there no Charybdis? (aside from King behemoth's attacks)

Will we be getting more information on the placement of the Seeker of the Sun tribes in Eorzea? Such as perhaps seeing more of them in quests in various areas, as well as understanding more about the way in which their tribes work, especially between Tias and Nunhs?

Will there also be anymore information about Keeper tribes and the male's role within them? As far as we know, most lore given to players is very slim and we end up having to head-canon a lot of it.

When is 2.4 scheduled to be released? in the past patches have come like clockwork 3 months apart, but lately they've been getting more and more spread out. The length in between patches is killing the endgame raider as they spread further and further apart.

The Savage turns were a great idea and the content is as hard as promised. But the reward for completing such hard content is pretty lack luster. It doesn't give much of a drive for most of the endgame raiders to want to complete such difficult content and not be rewarded with loots. Are there any plans to change the rewards for completing the Savage turns?