New Area, Kholusia...

Game of Thrones, anyone?

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The English localization is already littered to the brim with references and puns tilted towards the popular series, but it is now seeping into the world design as well. This is hardly a coincidence and I feel this is going a bit too far.. What do you think?

Hey look, the Wall's still intact here :D

I actually think its super cool. I can't wait to visit it in game!

I liked how open the Azim Steppe was and this zone seems to have a similar design, albeit divided between an upper and lower section.

Can't wait for the Game of Thrones crossover. When will we go to Westeros? /s

I was unaware GoT invented the "Big Frickin' Wall" trope, learn something new every day, I guess.

Kholusia seems to be more of a cliff than a wall though, and given the Dwarves live nearby and "are known for their skill at mining, metallurgy, and crafting mechanical marvels", I expect that to be nothing more than a means of transporting materials, rather than any form of Light-Watch. Honestly my first thought was "That's the Firsts HQ Skylift, right?", given Kholusia is La Noscea...

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Originally Posted by Nalien

I was unaware GoT invented the "Big Frickin' Wall" trope, learn something new every day, I guess.

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No, Game of Thrones did not invent that trope, but it does look like the Wall :)

Anyway, it does seem like a pretty nice place, so still hyped nontheless :D

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Originally Posted by quartz90

Game of Thrones, anyone?

https://files.catbox.moe/i25dlr.png
https://files.catbox.moe/tx8z0o.jpg

The English localization is already littered to the brim with references and puns tilted towards the popular series, but it is now seeping into the world design as well. This is hardly a coincidence and I feel this is going a bit too far.. What do you think?

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I think i'm signing up for the Nights Watch. : D

The GoT wall might be one thing, but might I raise you (in function if not in form):

Helm's Deep?

please no more crossover nonsense

This doesn't really strike me as ripoff territory. For starters this is a natural cliffside and not a wall. It just looks like a cliff with some kind of structure built in the middle there. Now if it turns out that's a barrier holding back Sin Eaters then maybe you'll have a point, but this doesn't strike me as a ripoff. We'll see how the area is handled in game.

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Originally Posted by MorbolvampireQueen6

please no more crossover nonsense

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I don't think it's a crossover, just a cool design that GoT fans find familiar.

Given the on-going Flood of Light, mayybe it will be called the "Light Watch"?

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Originally Posted by Bright-Flower

This doesn't really strike me as ripoff territory. For starters this is a natural cliffside and not a wall. It just looks like a cliff with some kind of structure built in the middle there. Now if it turns out that's a barrier holding back Sin Eaters then maybe you'll have a point, but this doesn't strike me as a ripoff. We'll see how the area is handled in game.

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There's exposed framework that makes it seem like the wall is a more recent addition, and given the blurbs about Eulmore and Kholosia on the promotional site, I'm getting a slightly more ominous feeling. Regardless, a giant wall to keep out invaders isn't exactly an idea limited to George RR Martin.

For a totally different possibility, what if this is the edge of the halted Flood and the building got mostly eaten by it?

Not sure if it works out, but people were saying that's a thing elsewhere, so... hmm.


Whatever it is, it's not equivalent to La Noscea's Skylift, because that happened recently in the Calamity.

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This insular tribe dwells upon Mt. Gulg in Kholusia, its diminutive people rarely leaving the community of their birth. Dwarves are known for their skill at mining, metallurgy, and crafting mechanical marvels, but they themselves consider the true marks of dwarfhood to be respect for tradition and adherence to strict ancestral laws.

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The largest island in Norvrandt, the greater part of Kholusia lies under the dominion of Eulmore, the city of final pleasures. Compared to other lands, it is known for experiencing few sin eater attacks, a reputation which draws throngs of refugees to its shores.

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Sounds like it'll be a dwarven structure built into a cliff rather than any kind of barrier or a stopped flood if it's the place with the least amount of attacks.

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Originally Posted by Cybylt

Sounds like it'll be a dwarven structure built into a cliff rather than any kind of barrier or a stopped flood if it's the place with the least amount of attacks.

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I feel the Eulmore blurb matters somewhat.

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With its influence extending across the majority of the isle of Kholusia, this powerful military nation once stood firm against the onslaught of the sin eaters. Recent years have seen a drastic shift in Eulmore's position, with the wealthy upper classes turning their backs on the plight of the world, indulging in an endless parade of decadence and debauchery.

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I feel like them suddenly ceasing their fight, the island suffering few sin eater attacks, a massive refugee population built around the city proper because of that, and a giant wall that would keep that population penned in are likely connected. There's also the fact that Minfilia, who successfully halted the Flood's advance in Ahm Arang, ended up trapped in caverns beneath the city.

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For a totally different possibility, what if this is the edge of the halted Flood and the building got mostly eaten by it?

Not sure if it works out, but people were saying that's a thing elsewhere, so... hmm.


Whatever it is, it's not equivalent to La Noscea's Skylift, because that happened recently in the Calamity.

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It is a thing, in Amh Araeng. Most of the city-like structure can be seen swallowed up by the crystallized flood of light.

That's fair though I hadn't thought of Eulmore's relevance because of the apparently dwarven mechanism and it being a natural cliff face.

from what i can tell the purpose is inverted, that looks like the city in the background so this cliff keeps things down presumably by the coast while the got wall serves to allow people to make it to the top to patrol "great wall" style

if anything that lift gives me narshe vibes

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Originally Posted by Daralii

There's also the fact that Minfilia, who successfully halted the Flood's advance in Ahm Arang, ended up trapped in caverns beneath the city.

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I wonder if the debauched upper class deliberately imprisoned her there? I could see a kind of twisted logic in them resisting the efforts of their savior. After all, they basically threw the rest of the world under the bus so they could spend the rest of their few remaining days living it up. If the world DOESN'T end, the people will remember how the nobility abandoned them. Their end at the hands of those they abandoned will likely not be pleasant. With a grim end inevitable either way, it wouldn't be too surprising if the nobles chose the clean nothingness of the Flood to whatever horrors the common folk would subject them to. Never mind that their choice dooms EVERYONE, instead of just themselves (because, really, who else matters?).

Yes, I do believe the Dark Knight will find rich hunting grounds in Eulmore...