Tales from the Calamity Lore Discussion

[Torquil]

That's what I thought too - I even tried verifying that but sadly the media player I was using I couldn't pause the video at the right frame to see the statue in the split second before it becomes enveloped in light, but that is the proof - if it's the Ossurary the statue would be of Thal (with the serpent sword); if it's the Sacrarium it's Nald (who is holding a long tall vase). If someone could verify this it would put this to rest.

So, by sheer coincidence I got my Before Meteor soundtrack today and noticed that it included A New Beginning. On a whim I tried to see if we could get some extra frames here and sure enough, the statue being enveloped in blue light is holding a sword.

[Nialle]

That Louisoix would say this when his goal was actually to imprison Bahamut once more strikes me as odd. I wonder if it might have something to do with his last-ditch effort to save the realm by doing whatever it was that caused himself and Bahamut to disappear

Yes, that's my take on it. Once it was clear that the binding attempt failed (when his staff shatters, etc), that's when he cast whatever he did to teleport folks forward in time. If he was praying for Eorzea to be reborn somehow as well, that may mean that it wasn't 'just' a time-jump spell that he cast.

[ruskie]

And a fresh story put up. All the stories are so overwhelming. But so far this one is my favorite.

[Anonymoose]

And a fresh story put up.

And I was so close to getting the Sultana one wrapped up... Maybe this is where I'll get ahead of the curve, lol.

Until then, though, oh, man, Louisoix's staff! We get a name - Tupsimati - same as the Scholar mythic from XI (named for the tablet of Mesopotamian legend that granted Enlil authority over the universe). But, something way important comes afterwards... if you're me, anyway. The description of how Tupsimati was made connects directly to a subject I've been knocking on doors about just short of forever, which leads me to suspect Ferne may have had a hand in this, somewhere...

Tupsimati, he explained, was fashioned from stone engraved with ancient incantations and a treasured horn of bone passed down from antiquity. As his late master had told it, the staff was the beacon that would summon the Twelve down from the heavens and bring about Eorzea’s deliverance.

Where else have we seen an engraved stone and a horn of bone...

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Gonna be fun annotating this one... <cracks tomes>

[Toranja]

The most fascinating trait common to all three stories is how the leaders don't spare a thought to what happened to Bahamut. They acknowledge the great beast surged from Dalamud, rained destruction on the realm and... nothing more.

[Enkidoh]

Well, they know that Bahamut is a Primal, so they probably assumed he 'returned to the aether' like regular Primals do when they're defeated. Besides, when they awoke Bahamut was nowhere to be seen and they had far more pressing matters to attend to. It's all a matter of priorities.

[D-Gold]

I am surprised a foreigner was let into the "Keepers of the Entwined Serpent"

[Alberel]

Yes, that's my take on it. Once it was clear that the binding attempt failed (when his staff shatters, etc), that's when he cast whatever he did to teleport folks forward in time. If he was praying for Eorzea to be reborn somehow as well, that may mean that it wasn't 'just' a time-jump spell that he cast.

Yeah that's what I read it as too. It suggests he may have done something more significant than we realised and I have a feeling it may be linked to how everyone seems to have fallen unconscious just before Bahamut used megaflare...

[FJerome]

I am surprised a foreigner was let into the "Keepers of the Entwined Serpent"

If the Elementals approved of it, no one would say a word.

If Kan-E-Senna says the Elementals approved of it, no one's going to disagree with her.

[Toranja]

Well, they know that Bahamut is a Primal, so they probably assumed he 'returned to the aether' like regular Primals do when they're defeated. Besides, when they awoke Bahamut was nowhere to be seen and they had far more pressing matters to attend to. It's all a matter of priorities.

That's an unsubstantiated assumption. They don't even mention the bright flash of light. The three stories happen in the course of a week and a biggest question at the time would be to wonder when Bahamut would strike next and where nor do they revisit Bahamut's demise. There's something fishy going on here.

If Kan-E-Senna says the Elementals approved of it, no one's going to disagree with her.

A Hearer.