BCoB and Allagan speculation?

[RolandDebreton]

This mirrors a discussion a friend and I are having on our FC boards. The lore of Allag indicates that it (the Empire) was for all intents and purposes world-wide. In all likelihood it included, as I think Empressia was alluding to, all the various races.

I however, tend to believe that the Allagans proper (that is the Allag people) may have been a very different race. I'll show you my argument I gave my friend:

About the Allagans. I've written a lot in my lore notebook today and I've noticed a few things.

First let me hit some very important points:

• According to the Lore, an otherwise unknown group called, "The Wandering Tribes," were the first to occupy Eorzea
  
• It is the "warring," of these "Wandering Tribes," that led to the gods leaving the land in the first age.
  
• Over 5000 years ago the Allagan Civilization began
  
• Of the five modern civilized races, Elezen have the longest history
  
• The only two races that we can positively trace the timeline of are Miqo'te and Hyur - who were the latest transplants
  
• Somewhere between 4000 and 1500 years ago the Miqo'te began to migrate to Eorzea
  
• Nael Van Darnus is implied to be descended from those who had the last knowledge of the Allagan Empire

Are Allagans Elezen?

Consider a couple of things:

Upon first venturing into the tower's outer perimeter, the Labyrinth of the Ancients, adventurers encountered Acheron, who is described as a sentry heavily altered by Allagan technology. He, of the shimmering scimitar, was a long dead hero of the Allagan revolution.

This Allagan hero, looks like this:



Then, comes another hero/general of Allag altered by their technology and allowed to extend beyond the grave (the green guy in the lower right corner just up from Acheron):



Lastly, lets see another image of the Emperor himself



Xande has kinda pointy ears….. But none of these guys are the forbearers to this:



Seriously, I have Elezen pride, but these guys look like Roegadyn/Hyur hybrids who got hit with an enlarging ray. I don't think these guys are any of the five civilized races.