Rank 15 Mission story lines

Hello, I am sorry if this was posted somewhere else in the forums but I have a few questions about the Rank 15 mission for Limsa Lominas story wise. (Sorry if this is spoilers for anybody) Question 1: Who are the Ascians and the Shadoweater? Question 2: What happen to Sthalmann? Question 3: Who are the Sharlayan? Question 4: What is the key and why did this story line end right there with no follow up? There is also the issue of where Sthalmann claims the Admiral has been murder but now LL has an Admiral but there was news from the town people that I have found about this new appointment. Some might says this was all seen with the Echo but then that does not explain some of the other bits of the story where Y'shtola is in the present. Also nothing was talked about you stealing the gun in an earlier mission. Are they still looking into it and why and to what end was the gun stolen?

The reason I am asking about this is because this story was really good and then it was just drop for that path of the 12 stuff that did not get good until the last few mission. So if there is someone that has some info or wants to throw there 2 cents into this discussion, by all means join the fun.

Main scenario (both city-state and Path of the Twelve) it's idle for 7° umbral era story, so no one say nothing more than you. It will be resumed after 2.0

1: No idea. I think they're going to be a new beastman race later in the game. For now, they're just creepythings that want the horn to control Leviathan, and they get it.

2: I think Sthalmann is the pirate you team up with in the present. Y'know, the guy with the musket in the opening cutscene and the guy which floors you when you ask him questions. Obviously he's fell a long way since the events that happen with the Echo.

3: You'll see. Do GC storyline, they're explained in that.

4: Follow-up's coming in 2.0. I think you're getting a little confused, everything that happens with the Echo (Sthalmann) is the past. An admiral could have been offed back then, without any impact on Merl getting the spot now. As for Y'shtola, I wondered whether or not the Sharlayans have the Echo themselves and use it with you; and it's a possibility. But all of the Sharlayan NPCS (Thancred, Yda, Papalymo) know about you having the Echo, and they all see you as special because of it. Chances are they have it too.

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1. The Ascians are a mysterious race of Beastmen, sometimes called Shadow-eaters. They are the same thing. Not much is known about them except they can shape-shift, and want to steal that Sharlayan horn that controls beastman. The other beast-tribes are scared of them.

2. The scenes where you use the "Echo" take place in the past. Sthalmann seems to have been disgraced by the time you meet him in the present. He goes by the name Rostnsthal and he's an important character during the Marauder class quests.

3. The Sharlayan are just people from Sharlayan. It's a city-state on north-western coast of Aldenard, look on the World Map. The ones in particular that you meet in the game are all part of a group called The Circle of Knowing. They travel the continent trying to find Echo users to help prepare them for the 7th Umbral Era. They are also considered to be Archons, which are human vessels for the Twelve Gods of Eorzea.

4. Travenchet is an Ascian in disguise, and his goal is stealing "The Key". That's the Sharlayan horn that was hidden on the Treasure Island that everyone was fussing over. It has the power to control and summon Beastmen. There is apparently more than one, because another Sharlayan horn is a key part of the Ul'dahn quest-line as well.

5. All four main story-lines (LL, Ul'dah, Grid, and The Twelve) will be continued in 2.0, it's on hold because everyone's kinda busy with the 7th Umbral Era and Meteor.

6. You are witnessing events that took place in the past, that's why there is a different Admiral. As for Ysh'tola, she could have been there all those years ago, or she could be using the Echo with you, it's not clear. Like I said before, she is an Archon and they are basically Gods in human form, they can kinda do whatever they want.

7. As for the gun thing, that never really happened. The Echo is just memory manipulation, not time travel. So when you (inside The Echo) stole the gun, you were creating new memories for the person you were using The Echo on, but those events never happened in real life. It's just a way for you to interact with the back-story.

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4: Follow-up's coming in 2.0. I think you're getting a little confused, everything that happens with the Echo (Sthalmann) is the past. An admiral could have been offed back then, without any impact on Merl getting the spot now. As for Y'shtola, I wondered whether or not the Sharlayans have the Echo themselves and use it with you; and it's a possibility. But all of the Sharlayan NPCS (Thancred, Yda, Papalymo) know about you having the Echo, and they all see you as special because of it. Chances are they have it too.

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iirc, a dev post confirmed this was Mearlwyb's father.

Cool. I just want to thank you all for clearing those up for me. That is what I was looking for and I am looking forward for the story to keep going in 2.0.