Primals, and their nature?

[Anonymoose]

What I mean, in this regard, is where does the Legend start?

This is one of the things we still debate. Over time, we've narrowed down our possibilities quite a bit (I remember one of my first theories was that primals reached across from another realm and latched on to a society, manipulating them so they'd be needed in order to get them to summon them here, where they can eat all the aether, lol.) Since then, we've found some patterns, but not all of our answers.

I actually think I need to go back to the very beginning and start over, because a lot of my assumptions hinge on the idea that primals cannot exist if the aether is in balance. I've said that so many times that I don't even remember the quote that led me there.Indeed, I started to become paranoid that I made the whole thing up, accidentally moving fanon to assumed canon. Many mentions simply say that the world needs to be in chaos, which need not mean anything aetherial is wrong, just that people are desperate. Doing some fact-checking, I came across this from the French client:

Mais lorsque l'ordre qui régit notre univers est troublé, alors les hommes-bêtes sont capables d'invoquer leurs dieux et de les faire venir dans notre monde.
But when the order that governs our universe is disturbed, then the beastmen are able to invoke their gods and bring them into this world.

So - perhaps I'm not crazy, perhaps I'll find that quote, but I really need to start over with a fresh POV. As I go, maybe I can make a full summary of the collected information from <flips page> two hundred instances? It uh... it might be a bit.

That said, the part you're asking about - the what came first part - is still very, very open to debate.