If the Rak'tika Greatwood is a parallel version of the Black Shroud, why doesn't it have elementals? There are minor elemental sprites that show up in some quests, but the Night's Blessed and the Viis don't have to deal with the greenwrath or anything like that. What is the big difference between the Source and the First that accounts for that?
During the Endwalker role quest 'Frozen Hope', Fourchenault tells us that Locus Amoenus has been known by other names prior to its invasion by the Corvosi. Given the territory's proximity to Dalmasca and the Garlean people's own historical association with Goug, are any of those 'historical names' Ivalician in origin?
Spanish localization, when?
The Chronicles of Light short story 'The Hunt Begins' explains how Zenos trained under a Corvosi sword master in a sword art known as the 'Unyielding Blade', which lets him swing waves of energy from his sword. Meliadoul from Final Fantasy Tactics utilizes an Ivalician sword technique by the same name. Was this an intended homage, or was it just coincidental?
Endwalker Vista Record #17, 'Meryall Agronomics', mentions that Meryall was one of seven Archons that were instrumental in founding Sharlayan. We know from the Encyclopedia Eorzea Volume 1 that Nyunkrepf originally set sail with Twelve Archons amidst the rising flood waters. What happened to the other five? Did they disperse after the Nyunkrepf's Hope was accidentally stranded atop Mount Yorn in the Peaks of Gyr Abania? What can you tell us about the group of them?
During the 6.0 MSQ, Elidibus states it "should consume every last mote of his essence" to open the gate to Elpis on the First. But in 6.4, it is stated that Elidibus' soul is in the aetherial sea of the Source. Did his soul not get consumed by opening the gate, and if so, how did it get to the Source? Does the Crystal Tower somehow exist on both the Source and the First at once?
Hi! Thanks for reading this, first of all!
This is a very general lore question that has been bugging me since 6.0 as an opportunity to be a potential plothole if left unaddressed.
We have basically canonized interstellar travel in Endwalker. This is a great thing, and is very “Final Fantasy” in nature. However, I got to thinking what I must be looking at when I am on another reflection, such as the First? It can’t be an entirely different universe, right? It has to be the same universe, or else, Venat would have sundered the entire universe - which would create so many issues, for example: are there other sundered Meteion’s in each of the reflections of the Source? And surely Venat was not powerful enough for that, right? :)
Thus, I would think the First sees the same stars in the sky as the Source. So, does that mean they exist within the same physical space? Could we theoretically fly the Ragnarok to the First? This would make all of the rift-traveling unnecessary, though! So, if we cannot traverse space to access a reflection, then I would like to know what separates the reflections from the Source, physically. What would happen if someone from the first were to try and fly a spaceship out into the universe? Would they hit an intangible reality barrier, blocking them beyond say, the point of their own moon, given that reflections’ moons have been canonized as of Patch 6.4?
I realize this is a HUGE question that probably has no simple explanation, and may even be impossible to address at FanFest. But, I wanted to voice it regardless as it has been burning in my mind ever more as of 6.4 with the Red Moon of the thirteenth.
Thank you!
Due to there being more recent inclusions or variants in relation to Roegadyn native words, will we ever see an update to the Roegadyn dictionary?
Or perhaps an inclusion of it within the in-game Codex? It would be a useful resource in-game for players to reference if they aren't already familiar with how the Roegadyn name structures are, their meanings, or how to pronounce them based on their structure in some cases.
Back in Elpis, there's an optional dialogue with Emet-Selch which goes into detail on the roles of each member of the Convocation of Fourteen.
However, he omitted the roles of both, Nabriales and Deudalaphon.
What were their purpose, exactly?
As far as I am aware, the old Lalafellin traditional rhyming language has not had a dedicated name indicated for it, and we've lacked consistent examples and meanings of words for it to really use as a basis for more lore-friendly, traditional names, or word usage overall.
If a name for this could be shared, that would be lovely.
If not now, then in the future then that too would also be fantastic.
I would be happy to just hear more about this particular language, or even other examples of words that are generally believed to be Lalafellin in origin but haven't been confirmed as such.
The state of Parley in-universe
So, obviously we don't use Parley tiles as a game mechanic anymore. That being said, how popular - if indeed it is still used - is Parley for the rest of the in-game world?
Something I've been wondering for quite a while has to do with the Ancient civilisations outside of Amaurot.
We know they existed, but did everyone living outside the capital follow the same customs and beliefs with the robes and masks? Were there any outliers, or different standards of dress?
Most of my burning lore questions are already present in this thread, I just wanted to post and say that you guys are doing a great job writing/localizing and making awful puns throughout the game.
So many of my favorite video game quotes come from XIV, at this point.
"My ideals are inviolate. Invincible." Is going to stick with me for many, many years to come.
My question is about The Twelve. We're learning a lot about them (possibly) on the Source, but I noticed that when Grenolt was showing off his fine kettle on the first he said the symbol of Rhalgr came to him in a dream. Are the twelve present or have some influence on other reflections? And if not, did the people of the first have a different system of religion?
To the localization team:
I'm always surprised at how smoothly the dialogue and narration runs across so many different languages, yet still comes off as the same great story that players across many, many regions enjoy. In many games, a lot of meaning is lost from the original upon translation. For example, Japanese may have certain idioms or phrases that English doesn't have and vice versa. Certain phrases may come off as more poetic in Japanese, yet when translated to English may not make sense or sound silly.
How does the team decide how to translate narration and character dialogue so the original intent of the story writers isn't lost? Do they need to research local slang and nuances of words? Have there been any instances where certain scenes were difficult to translate and localize?
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It seems like Ancient's have a different tinge of color when they teleport. Some have purple tinge and others have a white tinge. Maybe other colors, too? Is there some significance to the color they have when they teleport?
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I love fishing and filling out the fish journal, all the little bits of lore are so neat! What's the process for coming up with the fish lore? Like how do you decide which ones will be more normal and based on species from real life compared to the ones more based on the world of FFXIV? And what are some of your favorite fish?
Hello Kate! I'd like to ask a question that's been wracking my brain since finishing Endwalker.
In the Eight Umbral Calamity timeline where G'raha is woken up and sent to the First, the WoL perished before the Final Days could come to pass, meaning they couldn't have travelled back in time to meet Venat and tell her about it. How did the events in Elpis we played through ourselves unfold in this timeline without the WoL?
Hi Kate! I have some questions about Pandaemonium.
How exactly did Athena witness the events of Asphodelos and Abyssos if she was dead? I assume she must have put her memories in the Heart of Sabik before Lahabrea ended her and took the stone, so how did she obtain knowledge of what happened after?
Anabaseios revealed that Athena had Erichthonios solely to be a vessel to accept her power in her pursuit for divinity. Why did Athena need a vessel in the first place? What exactly is so special about Erichthonios's and Claudien's bodies that only they can be used by her to become a god?
The introduction of Akasha/Dynamis has changed up our views around magical effects. For example, Tank Limit Break abilities like Last Bastion, Land Waker, and Dark Force might have been viewed as aetheric abilities, and the Encyclopedia Eorzea suggests that Land Waker utilizes a shockwave to crystallize aether. Yet the Endsinger suggests that these actions are Dynamis. Can you provide some clarity around what sorts of job actions are powered by Aether, and which ones might be the byproduct of Dynamis effects?
Pandaemonium introduces the concept of a hemitheos, in which a person merges their soul with Creation magic. The Tales from the Shadows story 'Through His Eyes' suggests that a similar event occurred accidentally between a stray soul and the Phoinix. Is this a similar process to how Zodiark and Hydaelyn's Hearts functioned? On a related note, does becoming the 'Will of the Star' entail functioning as a 'Heart' for the entire planet?
Can you describe how Zodiark's powers worked and what their limitations were? The explanation we have for how He prevented the Final Days involved Him speeding up the celestial aethercurrents. How did He create new life - was He able to create new beings from nothing, or did He influence the lifestream to increase the birth rate? Were any of the second generation of souls born from His actions considered to be new peoples?
In the Void Quests on the First (The Hero's Journey/One Step Closer/A Bounty of Hunters), we learn that portals connecting a Shard to the Void are also known as 'Hollows'. During the Void Arc questline, several bosses use this same 'Hollow' term as a prefix (i.e. Diabolos Hollow). Does this signify that they had crossed over to the Source directly by means of a portal, rather than having just their souls transferred across by means of a vessel/contract?
Do we see Melee moving away from Positionals?
With the last positional "heavy" job of Monk being trimmed down in Endwalker, going forward do you feel Positionals are in the same vein as TP or every class having a DoT? With True North charges and each Job really only have 2 positional GCDs, it feels like they have become more of a tack on than a form of skill expression we could possibly do without.
Was Azys Lla built in the same area as Elpis was? Both were floating research facilities of similar size.
Hi Kate!
These questions might be one that may go left unanswered for future story reasons or not really EW related.
I always wondered about the elementals in Gridania and how they were created and what or who created them? I also wonder how the Seedseer felt towards those living in Gridania who are Duskwight Elezen as well as Keepers of the moon Miqote (also where do the Keepers originate from) and whether she was aware of what is going on with their poor living situation and treatment? Aside from that is there any lore relevance to the Necromancer from the Palace of the dead and whoever created that place to begin with and their purpose aside form just making an undead army? Always wondered what is up with that?
Thank you for your patience in reading these questions.
Hi Kate,
I just wanted to ask one at the very least (since i'm unable to edit or delete previous one)
In Endwalker, Nophica only hears reports from the elementals but it was never told if she made them or not, and for what reason? Just not sure if it was clear if she made them from those who prayed at her stone to save the shroud from Calamities?
I wonder where Amon/Hermes was taken when Asahi dragged him into a dark portal? Felt like a loose end since even when Metion at the end of Endwalker also wonders if Hermes will ever find the answers?
I seldom consider there ever being a 7 Hells as literal place (with it being mentioned in passing in Pandemonium Anabaseious 12) in the story, but the possibility of him being dragged to a place elsewhere in the Atherial sea is not out of the realm of possibilities.
Hello Kathryn Cwynar! My question is will the lore & mystery surrounding the Duskwight Elezens & Gelmorra be more unveiled at some point in the future of FFXIV? From what I've learned it was somewhat going to be explored in FFXIV 1.0, but then 2.0 happened and we never got to fully resolve that mystery.
Hello! I'm very curious about Varshahn's character design and behind-the-scenes story. Anything about his individual horns and face customization, even his accent, is interesting
When will it be possible to travel to JP DC? I'm very much waiting to meet a friend there!
Hi Kate! I heard that you have been working as a localizing manager since ShB. In fact, I feel that it has a slightly different charm from the script from ARR to SB. What are the main things you focus on localizing?
What would happen to their aethers if the Dragon race died in the Source?
I wonder if they can be born into a different species if they flow into the sea of stars just like normal humans, or if they are born as well as dragons.
Also, I would like to ask what is the difference between the density of the spirits of an ancient person or an ordinary human being and a dragon.
Did Zenos have to run the Atiascope dungeon and face vengeful souls the way we did in order to get to the Mothercrystal and become Shinryu?
The Hrothgar naming conventions that we have (Slavic forename and Clan surname) appear to apply more generally to people in the Bozja region, as in the case of Misija Votyasch. Did the Hrothgar adopt the local Bozjan naming practices, or were the Hrothgar naming conventions adopted by the rest of the Bozjan people? Can we conclude that female Hrothgar follow the same naming practices, or are there differences?
Simple what the next cross over or future cross overs you would like to see with FFXIV?
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Why is the Heart of Sabik called such? Does the word "Sabik" have any kind of significance? Does it refer to a person or place?
In 5.3, the WoL finds the the memory crystals of the convocation members in Amaurot, but the game never tells us who left them on the ground. Did Emet-Selch or Hythlodaeus leave the crystals on the ground?
Are Unukalhai or Cyella in any danger since they no longer have physical bodies?