There has been a change in Azys Lla [3.0 ending spoilers]

[Alberel]

Elidibus clearly has plans for the Triad and I have a feeling Thordan's little rebellion was actually one of Elidibus' machinations to awaken the sleeping gods. We all know they're breaking free but I have to agree the way they're changing is odd; they're not just sprouting plants either, their surface is turning to bark from the looks of it. We still don't know what the Triad actually were before they were turned into statues though so it's possible they're reverting to their true forms in some sense.

[Bhuni]

New sightseeing log gives us some insight to Fiend/Sephirot:

A cathedral designed in a distinct Meracydian style. The architecture suggests a place of worship by a tribe of treelike beings who believed themselves 'remnants' of Sephirot. To research the link between faith and primal summoning, the Allags moved the ancient structure to Azys Lla from its original location on the southern continent.

The Cathedral log #62 can be found at (25,28) need to drop down twice from the top to reach it.

[Alberel]

New sightseeing log gives us some insight to Fiend/Sephirot:

A cathedral designed in a distinct Meracydian style. The architecture suggests a place of worship by a tribe of treelike beings who believed themselves 'remnants' of Sephirot. To research the link between faith and primal summoning, the Allags moved the ancient structure to Azys Lla from its original location on the southern continent.

The Cathedral log #62 can be found at (25,28) need to drop down twice from the top to reach it.

Well that lends some weight to the possibility that the Triad actually are plants... as odd as it seems.

I wonder if they may have something to do with the Elementals in the Shroud. They've always been something of an outlier in the lore so it would be nice to see their nature become more relevant to the overall narrative on aetheric beings.

[Brannigan]

Triad = Plants = Exdeath confirmed

[CyrilLucifer]

Elidibus clearly has plans for the Triad and I have a feeling Thordan's little rebellion was actually one of Elidibus' machinations to awaken the sleeping gods.

I respectfully disagree.

If anything, Elidibus does not want the Triad awakening, at least not in the manner that they are doing so via the Primals and the removal of aether. Unukalhai says as much in the Ex primal quests, claiming they were not summoned by Ascians. Their goal was to awaken the Triad.

Do you really think Elidibus would allow, possibly have even have assigned, his pet Warriors to destroy Ravana if he wanted the Triad to be used?

That being said, he may seek to use them in a different manner, but we have no proof of it yet. Remember that it was Lahabrea who uplifted Thordan, and Lahabrea and Elidibus' goals do not entirely align, as shown by 2.55.

[myahele]

You know, I always thought that the Pappus Tree that's near Tiamat seemed odd. It even has aether surrounding it - similar to Tiamat. Would be interesting if it was actually the last of the "tree-like beings" that was mentioned and is lying dormant

[Alberel]

I respectfully disagree.

If anything, Elidibus does not want the Triad awakening, at least not in the manner that they are doing so via the Primals and the removal of aether. Unukalhai says as much in the Ex primal quests, claiming they were not summoned by Ascians. Their goal was to awaken the Triad.

Do you really think Elidibus would allow, possibly have even have assigned, his pet Warriors to destroy Ravana if he wanted the Triad to be used?

That being said, he may seek to use them in a different manner, but we have no proof of it yet. Remember that it was Lahabrea who uplifted Thordan, and Lahabrea and Elidibus' goals do not entirely align, as shown by 2.55.

I didn't specifically say he wants them to wake up, just that he has plans for them. I wouldn't be surprised if he wants the WoL to destroy them somehow with intent to use the aether that would release. Of course getting us to kill them would require them to be disturbed from slumber. Ravana and Bismark are just opportunists taking advantage of the situation.

[CGMidlander]

Well that lends some weight to the possibility that the Triad actually are plants... as odd as it seems.

I wonder if they may have something to do with the Elementals in the Shroud. They've always been something of an outlier in the lore so it would be nice to see their nature become more relevant to the overall narrative on aetheric beings.

So basically, 3.1 = plants are evil
lol
Look at the arboretum, much of void ark, and now the statues in azys lla

[Jonnycbad]

Sephirot (a hebrew word. from which 'Sephiroth' is derived) is the tree of life from the metaphysical hebrew book Kabbalah. It's not really a 'tree' but rather a path to Heaven/Godliness with branches that represent various virtues like Love/Kindness/Wisdom. I could see a tribe of tree-like Beastmen worshipping a 'Tree of Life' primal named Sephirot. Just don't expect it to be actually Sephiroth, that wouldn't make sense.

[Velox]

I think it's simply the dev team adding moss to statues to rectify an oversight in 3.0 and to better represent the thousands of years of neglect. Then again, I've always been more inclined to follow Occam's Razor.