Ruins in the Lochs

Been wandering around the Lochs map for a while, and I'm intrigued with the submerged ruins in Loch Seld. There's also the series of (incomplete?) tombs to the north, and other ruined buildings to the southeast (such as Aenadem Ei [sp?]). Any lore or info about them?

I was interested by the underwater ruins, too.
I went off to the Lore book in finest Moose-fashion and found that the fortress city of Ala Mhigo was founded on the shores of a lake.

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Originally Posted by Enyclopaedia Eorzea, Page 175, Heading: Unification

[Cotter] laid the foundation for his capital upon the shores of a lake in the easternmost part of the region.

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I can only suppose the ruins below the Lochs belong to either a; one, or more, of the tribes prior to the unification of Ala Mhigo, or b; a previous civilisation from a previous Astral Era.

There's actually two tunnels beneath the water illuminated by glowing coral to guide the way to their respective entrances. The first is the tunnel that leads into the Ala Mhigan Quarter and is followed during the MSQ's. The second is more hidden and does not currently serve a purpose...but it leads to a locked door. I believe it is a strong candidate for a dungeon or trial in a future content patch.

I've also spotted Rhalgr's torso down there, though there is no sign that I could find of his head.

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Originally Posted by Mieck

I've also spotted Rhalgr's torso down there, though there is no sign that I could find of his head.

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His head is covered with silt/ossification, but you can see his face. It's easier for me to find than describe, but there's a dead end indention on the other side of a ridge from his body where you can see it. It looks like his head fell into a crack in the stone face first, so while the head was covered from above you can see the face from below.

Edit: If you are above the statue, facing it, there is a ridge on your right. On the other side of that ridge is a castle wall. Drop down between the ridge and the castle wall, and you should see an indentation (nearer to the large round turret). The face, mainly the nose eyes and mouth, is there. If I knew how to attach a screenshot, I'd post it.

I'm quite certain now that the underwater ruin is not a separate ruin, but is actually a part of the ruin on the lake.

This ruin has a stair leading underwater.

http://i.imgur.com/jpYf2Np.jpg

Seen from below.

http://i.imgur.com/Erwg98K.jpg

The same structure seen from afar. You can see it goes underwater connecting to the ruin below.

http://i.imgur.com/vyEJbEv.jpg

I originally thought that the ruins are actually part of giant temple for Rhalgr, based on definition of The Divine Audience that it was an altar for worship. The underwater ruin however, also includes some spires and walls and even houses, with architectures that is not different than what we see in the city of Ala Mhigo.

I can only guess for now that the underwater ruin was, maybe still is, part of the city. Was the ruin sunk somehow, or was it always built underwater, and what's its purpose, I hope the next patches will tell us further.

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Originally Posted by RobinMalvin

I can only guess for now that the underwater ruin was, maybe still is, part of the city. Was the ruin sunk somehow, or was it always built underwater, and what's its purpose, I hope the next patches will tell us further.

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Yeah, I have another question that I hope gets addressed by future patches too: Why is there an isolated salt lake so high up in the mountains in the first place?

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Originally Posted by SaitoHikari

Yeah, I have another question that I hope gets addressed by future patches too: Why is there an isolated salt lake so high up in the mountains in the first place?

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Well, the Ala Mhigans have always been pretty salty. ;)

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Originally Posted by Theodric

Well, the Ala Mhigans have always been pretty salty. ;)

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Plenty of time for all those tears to form a nice big salt lake! :D Maybe the grief will manifest into a salt Primal?