Voidsent origins

[Nalien]

I had a similar thought in some other thread a while back...

Unukalhai says they became twisted aether hungry monsters, which is exactly how I'd describe Voidsent... Presumably, once a stars aether runs out, the only thing remaining is the Void, so one can see them ending up there and becoming what we call Voidsent... They still seek aether of course, and other worlds have plenty, though with barriers preventing them access, but they just look for ways around that...

I'm very interested in seeing where the Shadow of Mhach goes at this point... The Nullstone makes for a very interesting artifact, more so if we actually do blur the definition of Voidsent... Could we blast Derplander with it? Elidibus? Heck, shouldn't we use it to go save Unei and Doga? Then we've got no clear location for the finale, and Diabolos as a clear antagonist, so I smell a Dynamis reference on the horizon...

[fm_fenrir]

I'm very interested in seeing where the Shadow of Mhach goes at this point... The Nullstone makes for a very interesting artifact, more so if we actually do blur the definition of Voidsent... Could we blast Derplander with it? Elidibus? Heck, shouldn't we use it to go save Unei and Doga? Then we've got no clear location for the finale, and Diabolos as a clear antagonist, so I smell a Dynamis reference on the horizon...

Speaking of Dynamis, isn't it strange that all the voidsent in Eorzea are common demon enemies from Vana'diel? I mean, it's possible that the demon bestiary in Vana'diel comes from the same place as the voidsent that we see in Eorzea, but XI was characteristically heavy on undead/demon enemies without needing any summoning rituals.

Add to that that Atomos seems to be a portal between points in space as well as time, and you have the makings of a larger Vana'diel cameo than a throwaway crossover event.