The Lore Train at Gamer Escape

The Lore Train at Gamer Escape is a whenever-we-feel-like-it periodical that focuses entirely on interesting lore tidbids, be they born of developer posts, interviews, independent research, or collaborative projects. The OP of this thread will simply be a list of posts, but feel free to chat about them below, as well. I'll be around, and I'm sure Fusionx will pop in on occasion, too.

• 2014-10-18 FFXIV Fan Fest Interview with Michael-Christopher Koji Fox (Fernehalwes) + Accompanying Lorecast[PODCAST] (Newest!)
• 2014-06-17 Interview with Michael-Christopher Koji Fox (Fernehalwes) + Accompanying Lorecast [PODCAST]
• 2014-03-26 Into the Maelstrom Lore Primer + Accompanying Lorecast [PODCAST]
• 2014-03-26 The Autumn War
  
• 2014-01-16 LORECRAFTING: Primals, Summon, and the Twelve [PODCAST]
• 2013-12-15 The Crystal Tower Awaits
  
• 2013-12-04 The Equipment of Adventurers*
• 2013-09-26 Is Sharlayan an Island, or What?
• 2013-08-21 The Rise and Fall of the White Raven [SPECIAL EDITION]
• 2013-06-23 Interview with Michael-Christopher Koji Fox (Fernehalwes)
  
• 2013-06-20 Pronunciations with Fernehalwes
• 2013-04-05 Horned Children and Lost Cities*
• 2013-03-15 Naming, Clans, and Bears!*
• 2013-03-12 Naming Conventions & Roegadyn Dictionary*
• 2013-01-16 Eras and Past Lives*
• 2012-11-20 Cinematics and Primals*

* Dev Summary Only

What I found interesting is that they named him Acheron. That is the Eureka pallet-swap of the FFIII boss, Hetachonchries. Likewise they have named Amon rather than Hein, who is also a Eureka pallet-swap.

Oh, and Acheron looks like a bleedin' gigas to boot.

Mr. Moose, the interview link with Ferne does not work unfortunately.

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Originally Posted by Catapult

Oh, and Acheron looks like a bleedin' gigas to boot.

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Funny you should say that, really. Fusionx and I were discussing how Acheron is really the only name they could have gone with, considering Titan is already a primal and Hecatonchier is already a mob species (Genus Gigant has three Species: Gigas, Giant, and Hecatonchier). Also interesting, one levequest, Who Writes History, deals with a Gigas, Okeanos the Red, who claims that he's a descendant of the Allag and demands the Gigas take back and reconsecrate Silvertear Falls. Makes you wonder if SE are making commentary on the names or if there actually is a link...

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Originally Posted by Kyan

Mr. Moose, the interview link with Ferne does not work unfortunately.

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Thanks for pointing it out. Fixed!

What if... the Allagans were actually Gigas, and not of the five modern races?

/darksteel tinfoil hat

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What if... the Allagans were actually Gigas, and not of the five modern races?

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I... actually plan on bringing something akin to that topic up sometime in the near-ish future...

ANYROAD!

Fusionx (@ROFLDRG) browses these here forums on occasion and got really into our discussion about the nature of primals, summoning, and what it might mean for the Twelve. After letting his own thoughts marinate for a few weeks, he's thrown together a new Lore Crafting piece (Lore Crafting being different than The Lore Train in that we discuss unanswered questions, possibilities, and fringe theories as opposed to mind-blowing confirmed canon). To accompany that piece, he and I got together for a very informal episode of Aetheryte Radio to b.s. about all the things. Seems like something I should throw on the list...

I just finished listening to the lorecast and I had so many ideas and questions pop into my head...I loved listening to it, so thank you guys so much for making them! (And you two have very lovely voices!)

I'll try to send most of the silly theories/questions about the lorecast to the site e-mail since it's a pain in the butt to post more than 1000 characters here now, but I wanted you guys to know that I enjoyed it very much!

Can we have a written version? I don't undestand english very well ;;

NVM found it :3

Lorecast! Lorecast! I'm your #1 Miqo'te fan! <3

Super delayed reaction getting the gil revelations up, but I really wanted to tie it into what the Autumn War actually was. Lot of people are surprised to learn that the alliance originally formed to fight Ala Mhigo itself, not the Empire who'd conquer it...