The Black Shroud - Strange Tree/Blessed Tree?

Hello Forum,

Today I had to hunt Haughtpox Bloatbelly for the Twin Adder Quest "Cure for the Pox". We got to the spawn early and had to wait for his timer to come up. During this time we were casually running around and messing about.
We then came across this odd tree...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezIMbbXXoVg&feature

(Note: Skype was sent through a different Audio Channel and FRAPs only records the single default channel. I forgot I had this setup turned on, and it's why I appear to talk to myself)

I've been playing FFXIV since its release and have never seen anything like this.
Is this new? Is this part of the 1.23 Geological Stuff? Along side the Twelve Symbols?
Either way, thanks for checking it out; Hopefully this is something new and exciting.

Woah that's weird

A glitch in the Matrix

That's interesting. I've never seen that tree before. o.o

Hmm, a mystery! Wonder how long it will take to be solved? We've only so long left to figure it all out.

every month this thread...

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Originally Posted by bobbygunz

every month this thread...

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Please explain? There seems to be many people who are in the dark here.
It's something that's of interest and I think people would like to know.
I've lurked the forums since their release and not seen this. Especially not "every month" as you so claim.

I'd make the guess that it's one of the Shroud's Hedge Trees that 'protects it's border from intruders' but quite honestly I'm not sure.

That tree has been there since launch, it has always exploded with light when you touched it. It never had a purpose as far as anyone knows, and if there were grand plans for it in the lore they seem to have died with the old dev team.

Weird, but not new.

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Originally Posted by Rylock

That tree has been there since launch, it has always exploded with light when you touched it. It never had a purpose as far as anyone knows, and if there were grand plans for it in the lore they seem to have died with the old dev team.

Weird, but not new.

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Thank You, the clarification is good to know ^^!