Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XXVII Lore Discussion

[Fevelle]

Q: I’ve heard that the tempered of Leviathan are called “Drowned.” Are there any other names given to those tempered by other primals?

A: Yes. In Japanese they are all called “tempered,” but in English there are differences. There is a reason for this. Internally we had used the word “believer,” but this is lacking in impact, so we used the coined term “tempered.”

However, when it comes to the English, “tempered” is a word related to fire, so having something like that relate to Leviathan felt off. The English names used for other primals are all different.

Ok but... WHAT ARE THE NAMES USED?

[Anonymoose]

Ok but... WHAT ARE THE NAMES USED?

The ones we know for sure?

• Ifrit - Tempered (in the Inferno)
• Leviathan - Drowned (in the Whorl)
• Ramuh - Touched (by the Levin(light))

I think I heard "sundered" in there as a first-time, out-of-game reference, but I'm not sure and wouldn't know who it applied to. That'd be a good one for Titan, I think. Looks like Odin? You could also be "touched" by Garuda's wind, theoretically (and something about "He's been blown by Garuda!" just ... rolls off the tongue ... in a way I don't think they'd intend or approve of.) Perhaps shorn? That's what I been going with with headcanon, wise. Shiva, of course, never tempered anyone that we know of. She didn't need to; you summon what people believe is the deiformed ice goddess of your matron saint and it's gonna turn some heads.

The sylphs have been called both tempered and touched. Tempered is, after all, still a catch-all term. I maintain that this might be because the term was popularized thanks to Ifrit's mass-whooshing of anyone the Amalj'aa bring to him on account of fire spreads and consumes all and he believes he's the one true god.

Then you have a bigger question: Do you stop at the "elemental" primals, who are unique in representing the facets of the Crystal's light? Do you come up with a theoretical Frost-tempering and calling it a day? Or keep going for every primal influence ever? What King Thordan allegedly did to Grinnaux? The theoretical effects of Inferno and Crag from Ravana or Vortex and Whorl from Bismarck? Whatever the hell Zantetsuken is doing to generate Odin-blessings?

We'll see where the Dev. team falls on that one, lol.

[Nalien]

You could also be "touched" by Garuda's wind, theoretically (and something about "He's been blown by Garuda!" just ... rolls off the tongue ... in a way I don't think they'd intend or approve of.) Perhaps shorn? That's what I been going with with headcanon, wise.

I was thinking Warped (in the Vortex), personally.

I really hope they go back an start examining the Primals and their tribes in more depth eventually... I know 4.0 looks set to be an Ala Mhigo adventure, but I'd have loved for it to instead flesh out the existing parts of Eorzea we sit so close to yet never see (like the entire north half of Vylbrand). Heck, I would love to see Grand Companies actually get an accompanying story for the future ranks that can flesh out the nations and their relations with each other, the beast tribes, and so on. Shame we don't really see much in the way of side quests these days...

[Astrid_Stormborn]

The ones we know for sure?

I think I heard "sundered" in there as a first-time, out-of-game reference, but I'm not sure and wouldn't know who it applied to. That'd be a good one for Titan, I think.

Then you have a bigger question: Do you stop at the "elemental" primals, who are unique in representing the facets of the Crystal's light? Do you come up with a theoretical Frost-tempering and calling it a day? Or keep going for every primal influence ever? What King Thordan allegedly did to Grinnaux? The theoretical effects of Inferno and Crag from Ravana or Vortex and Whorl from Bismarck? Whatever the hell Zantetsuken is doing to generate Odin-blessings?

We'll see where the Dev. team falls on that one, lol.

As far as I'm aware "Sundered" is the word for the one tempered by Odin/Zantetsuken to be his host. The title you get for beating him is "The Unsundered".

Theoretical names for other primal tempered:

Titan- Weighted
Garuda- Windswept/Windblown
Shiva- Frosted/Frostbitten
Ravana- Wrathed/Hived
Bismarck- Misted/Clouded
Thordan- Sanctified- from Thordan's in-game dialogue:

By my blessing shall all men be sanctified, and a new era of peace begin.