So A Maelstrom Reborn?

[XanderOlivieri]

Interesting points made in this thread... and yes, I agree with the speculation that Musketeer could eventually show up in 2.2. We have all said it since back in 2010 or 2011 that our beloved Admiral Merlwyb will be the obvious candidate to give us the questline... and now that Yoshi's letter said the code word for 2.2 is Maelstrom, this could be a high possibility.

I wonder if perhaps not only will we finally get Musketeer but perhaps we will get to help Merlwyb win the next Trident race? Maybe that's how the primal Leviathan gets introduced to us (because his appearance is hindering Merlwyb's ability to win the race?)

Darn it, now I'll be pondering all this for the next hour. However, a few more things that has me excited is what Louisoix's words said:

• "Lances of Light herald the dawn" - Could it be that the Knights of Ishgard are finally going to open their doors and join the alliance?
• "Beckoning shadows deeper still" - Again, a reference to that "other" fracton of Ascians? (I'm trying to avoid spoilers here)
• "Splendor Dances with shades" - This one got me racking my brains for a long while... but could it be a reference to Ninja job class?
• "Unsheathed, a rime kissed blade" - Rime is a type of frost; thus could be the blade of a Ninja or another reference to Ishgard finally deciding to stop sitting on their hands?
• "Spills crimson o'er fields of white" - That seems like an obvious refernce to the Coerthas region

Yeah, brand me thoroughly excited... can't wait till the next patch.

can be understand in another way too:

• "Lances of Light herald the dawn" - this part seems to point the knight of ishgard or us, but i doubt this one
• "Beckoning shadows deeper still" - this part talk of a new threat that the lance of light seems to have awakened
• "Splendor Dances with shades" - this one can talk of ishgard itself, manipulate by the ascien.
• "Unsheathed, a rime kissed blade" - this part can point that the new threat it's link to the ice, maybe the beastmen link to Shiva finally come out.
• "Spills crimson o'er fields of white" - someone gonna die in coerthas, maybe the archbishop seems the best for make ishgard to move.

"Lances of Light herald the dawn"

"Beckoning shadows deeper still"

"Splendor Dances with shades"

"Unsheathed, a rime kissed blade"

"Spills crimson o'er fields of white"


This is definately something to do with Ishgardian lore or.

The entire thing speaks of Halone.

Lances of Light are her symbol. Three lances etched into the rune. The beckoning shadows may have something to do with the Dravarian assault on Ishgar. Rime, as mentioned is something to do with Ice, which is Halone's element, and Coethras is an area covered in sheets of white Snow.


So some major Coerthas add on is coming centered around the followers of Halone.

Based on the two quotes and the digging around, that is the base of the conclusion I can come up with.

So along with the Lord of Whorls, we may be getting more Dragon related events perhaps, or another attack on Coerthas by the Ascien.


As for new classes, I'm seriously hoping the Musketeer becomes a new playable class, though with a guild, they aren't going to be a Job like I originally thought...which leads to the question, if Musketeer is the Class what would their job be?