*6.1 Alliance Raid Spoilers* Meet the 12!

Or at least some of them.

So these two are, by the end of the current alliance raid quest line, confirmed.

Meet Byregot
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...enshot_355.png
and Rhalgr
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...enshot_356.png
Both of whom are sitting outside of the Levin Gateway


The rest of these are supposition, but I think I can guess pretty well.

Azeyma is literally the sun (Seriously, when she manifests physically the sun goes out in the Heaven of Fire), so I'm guessing Mephina is also going to instantiate as the moon, or at least as moon light... Thus, this cutie outside the ice gate must be Halone
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...enshot_358.png
THE ANGRIEST BUN

Then outside the water gateway, are Thaliak and Nymeia
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...enshot_359.png
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...enshot_360.png

And finally, outside of the Earth Gateway is who I assume must be Althyk
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...enshot_361.png

And last, but not least, I give you who I suspect to be Oschon and Llymlaen.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...enshot_362.png
or possibly Llymlaen and Nophica

Bet Thaliak is the owl (often representing wisdom, associated with the goddess Athena in greek mythology) and Nymeia the fish (Nymeia is associated with water). Good call on Althyk being the golemn, being a god associated with earth.

can you imagine how ishgard would react with halone lol?

nice shield choice btw. its always been my favorite early gear.

I've not found any gear from later game that just felt like "I am an adventurer" than the set I'm currently wearing. Built it while in heavensward and never done better.

Angry bunny Halone sparks joy

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Originally Posted by EaraGrace

Angry bunny Halone sparks joy

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Doesn't she just?

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Originally Posted by shadowclasper

Azeyma is literally the sun (Seriously, when she manifests physically the sun goes out in the Heaven of Fire), so I'm guessing Mephina is also going to instantiate as the moon, or at least as moon light... Thus, this [bunny] outside the ice gate must be Halone

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I'm not convinced on the sun and moon thing. If they're going to manifest, I think it's going to be as minions. Doubly so if they take those forms when venturing outside the realm of the gods.

Also, given the connection of the "rabbit on the moon" in Japanese mythology, Menphina has at least some connection to rabbit symbolism, while Halone does not.

Obligatory joke about the Wind-up Sun/Moon minions for Azeyma and Menphina...

Seems odd that a certain pair of twins isn't around in some form. Perhaps in the next tier, different ones will show up?

There's a pair of butterflies that people are linking to Nald'Thal right now.

I like to think that Azeyma's animal form is a lion (maybe the Komainu?). After all, Rhalgr is a falcon, and his familiar that we fight is a falcon as well. Just before Azeyma, we fight her lion familiars.

I can't see Deryk & the Opo-Opo being Llymlaen & Nophica, since the latter two are goddesses. Would be strange for a goddess to pick a male midlander form.
The golem at the Earth Gateway could be Nophica, since she's the "tender of soils and harvests and goddess of abundance", while Althyk is the "surveyor of change and god of space and time"

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Originally Posted by Denishia

There's a pair of butterflies that people are linking to Nald'Thal right now.

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Wait what?! If that's the case it absolutely backs up the idea of azyema manifesting as sunlight, unless there's an azyema I've been missing

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Originally Posted by RicaRuin

I like to think that Azeyma's animal form is a lion (maybe the Komainu?). After all, Rhalgr is a falcon, and his familiar that we fight is a falcon as well. Just before Azeyma, we fight her lion familiars.

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No cat around the 7th heaven.

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Originally Posted by Iscah

I'm not convinced on the sun and moon thing. If they're going to manifest, I think it's going to be as minions. Doubly so if they take those forms when venturing outside the realm of the gods.

Also, given the connection of the "rabbit on the moon" in Japanese mythology, Menphina has at least some connection to rabbit symbolism, while Halone does not.

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Legit didn't consider that... But if there's an actual nald'thal vessel flitting about, and no azyema it kinda sinks that theory.

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Originally Posted by Nezerius

I can't see Deryk & the Opo-Opo being Llymlaen & Nophica, since the latter two are goddesses. Would be strange for a goddess to pick a male midlander form.
The golem at the Earth Gateway could be Nophica, since she's the "tender of soils and harvests and goddess of abundance", while Althyk is the "surveyor of change and god of space and time"

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I could buy that. I was legit wild mass guessing on those two... Huh... Now I wonder if Deryk is Althyk, king of the gods wandering around observing change and all that

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Originally Posted by Denishia

There's a pair of butterflies that people are linking to Nald'Thal right now.

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While it might make sense due to butterflies being a common motif in Japanese mythology of the afterlife, I have some skepticism, because I spotted the butterflies before any of the other animals in Omphalos showed up, ie before doing the raid or even meeting the Twelve. At that time, I wasn't sure if this was supposed to represent one of the Twelve, or if it was just a piece of environmental artwork that came with the bushes.

I thought animal minions were there when you entered the zone? I could have sworn when you did the first 'look around' they were already there, because I remember running into the rabbit and then noticing the random minions and thinking they were a silly but cute way to add environmentals to a instanced zone.

Most of the minions are there from the beginning. The only two that are not, as far as I could find, are the hawk and spriggan representing Rhalgr and Byregot.

Much as angry bunny Halone amuses me (ideal spearwoman has dem bunny jumps), I’d bet that’s Menphina. Japan loves their moon rabbits.

Also on the owlette=Thaliak train cus of the wisdom association.

Dunno why Nymeia is an Ala Mhigan fighting fish, but I think Nymeia is an Ala Mhigan fighting fish.

Wait- what if Halone is the Ala Mhigan fighting fish?

Man, Golem Althyk just makes me imagine Titan Extreme mixed with Alexander Prime's time stops. Imagine having to dodge a Landslide that stops you beforehand. Ooof!

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Originally Posted by YianKutku

While it might make sense due to butterflies being a common motif in Japanese mythology of the afterlife, I have some skepticism, because I spotted the butterflies before any of the other animals in Omphalos showed up, ie before doing the raid or even meeting the Twelve. At that time, I wasn't sure if this was supposed to represent one of the Twelve, or if it was just a piece of environmental artwork that came with the bushes.

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Nah, I know for a fact the fish was there right from the start I thought it was interesting but hey, there was already a monkey, why not a fish. If there's butterfly's for nald'thal then I'm doubling down on angry bunny halone.

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Originally Posted by Denishia

Wait- what if Halone is the Ala Mhigan fighting fish?

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Why's she hanging around the water gate then?

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Originally Posted by Vyrerus

Man, Golem Althyk just makes me imagine Titan Extreme mixed with Alexander Prime's time stops. Imagine having to dodge a Landslide that stops you beforehand. Ooof!

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You said it, not me. All blame is on you when they put this on the fight cause you gave the devs ideas!

The fish probably is Lymlaen, considering the statute in, if I remember, Aleport showing her as a mermaid, but I do think it would have been funny with Halone's invention of combat and being the daughter of Rhalgr. I do think Menphina is the rabbit for the moon connection, but now I'm wondering what the most appropriate - or hilarious- minion for Halone might be.

Llymlaen and Oschon are fairly odd being the Wind element patrons yet being water and earth manipulating respectively. I guess they just didn't want to make a winged Garuda copycat.
But it would still seem off to me for Llymlaen to be a fish over an actual water deity, like Nymeia.

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Originally Posted by Vyrerus

Man, Golem Althyk just makes me imagine Titan Extreme mixed with Alexander Prime's time stops. Imagine having to dodge a Landslide that stops you beforehand. Ooof!

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I hate it but I also want it. Please let my patron deity be a gigachad.

I also have a feeling that, since we had Ul'dah rep this tier with Nald'thal, the other two may be Nophica and Llymlaen... looking forward to pirate metal blaring as we are harpooned by a mega-mermaid goddess.

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Originally Posted by Denishia

The fish probably is Lymlaen, considering the statute in, if I remember, Aleport showing her as a mermaid, but I do think it would have been funny with Halone's invention of combat and being the daughter of Rhalgr. I do think Menphina is the rabbit for the moon connection, but now I'm wondering what the most appropriate - or hilarious- minion for Halone might be.

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Nah, they're outside the deep blue gate, not the green gate, so water not wind

So to summarize so far:

Hawk - Rhalgr (confirmed)
Spriggy - Byregot (confirmed)
Fish - Nymeia (Likely)
Owlette - Thaliak (Likely)
Golem - Althiak or Nophica (likely the former)
Bunny - Menphina or Halone (likely the former)
Opo Opo - Could be any that is not listed.

Heavens of Fire and Wind are currently not represented by any animal that I've noticed, which is strange. Deryk and the Opo Opo could account for two of them, but I wonder why Azyeme and Nald'Thal are absent. However, Halone is the one that actually did travel with Oschon, so the Opo Opo could very well be her. I'm really not sure what animal fits Halone, while many animals could represent Nophica. That leaves Llymlaen, whom is another I am not sure what animal fits her, as a number of them can.

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Originally Posted by Gemina

So to summarize so far:

Hawk - Rhalgr (confirmed)
Spriggy - Byregot (confirmed)
Fish - Nymeia (Likely)
Owlette - Thaliak (Likely)
Golem - Althiak or Nophica (likely the former)
Bunny - Menphina or Halone (likely the former)
Opo Opo - Could be any that is not listed.

Heavens of Fire and Wind are currently not represented by any animal that I've noticed, which is strange. Deryk and the Opo Opo could account for two of them, but I wonder why Azyeme and Nald'Thal are absent. However, Halone is the one that actually did travel with Oschon, so the Opo Opo could very well be her. I'm really not sure what animal fits Halone, while many animals could represent Nophica. That leaves Llymlaen, whom is another I am not sure what animal fits her, as a number of them can.

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Nald'thal is apparently a pair of butterflies.

Which lends credence to the idea that azyema manifests as sun light, and thus, mephina as moonlight, meaning ANGRY BUN OF WAR!

Said butterflies can be found all over Ompalios. I'm pretty sure they are just part of the shrubs they can be found on.