Another Book closes [SPOILER DISCUSSION]

[Rocl]

Could the immortal flame be Flame Sergeant Dalvag, as he was before dying?

Very unlikely. Dalvag was a Highlander male stationed at the Halatali aetherial gate in 1.0; our Immortal Flame is decidedly Midlander. Additionally, the names of the soldiers the Immortal Flame calls out are of those who died in the Calamity--Dalvag died after the Calamity according to the hunter-scholar, during the Garlean invasion of Northern Thanalan (probably when they established Castrum Meridianum).

Wait Dolorous Bear died? I must've missed that bit.

Off-screen and very quiet-like, but yes. Fairly certain you have to talk to Alianne outside of Copperbell Mines when you first arrive to learn this information.

Her exact words are:

We found Dolorous Bear and his entire party dead. The giants were...thorough in their work.
Judging by their tracks, it would seem they tried to rush a horde of the creatures. I cannot say for sure what drove an experienced crew like theirs to throw caution to the wind...but I do have my suspicions.
We are all our own worst critics, and our desire to better past achievements can rob us of good sense. Thus do we become more given to recklessness.
While it is important to have goals, one must not fixate upon them to the exclusion of all else. Do so, and one will surely pay the price, as Dolorous Bear and his comrades did this day.

[Eloah]

I'm not too sure how I feel about how this story ended. It was a fine ending just not what I expected. I was expecting Edda to be the ruler or this place, and to, still be crazy, but to acknowledge that she is dead, and "protect" those who have died, so that they may find peace, or eternal agony. She gained power through death and is angered that someone from the living world has invaded he new sanctuary. I was more hoping for it being a story of her finding peace with a new calling, not so much as we save her again. But the story wasn't bad, regardless.

[Powe]

Waittttttttttttttttttttt wait Edda didn't really summoned Avvrie's soul back into his head? It was just a void sent? Poor Edda I think we should find the guy who manipulated him and curb stomp him for ruining her love story" grabs the mob pitch forks and torches" Also what if it was just that Edda's desire to have Avvire back in a body somehow summoned the palace and all the poor souls inside?

[Mholito]

For all the confusion about the Imortal Flame not looking like whot it would seem to be, it's worth noting that the patchnites lists this under known issues: "An issue in the Palace of the Dead wherein graphics for the enemy Immortal Flame do not display correctly."

[Anonymoose]

For all the confusion about the Imortal Flame not looking like whot it would seem to be, it's worth noting that the patchnites lists this under known issues: "An issue in the Palace of the Dead wherein graphics for the enemy Immortal Flame do not display correctly."

WOW, it really does say that...

So it could be Jakys Ryder after all...

Guess we'll wait for a hotpatch and see who we're dealing with!

[Fenral]

Will Occam's merciless Razor strike again?

[PArcher]

I'm definitely getting a Bloodborne vibe from floors 31-50. The fact that the names change from "Palace" to "Nightmare" and its almost all Voidsent enemies...

I'll have to pay closer attention to the floor 30 clear cutscene when I run this on my alt (eventually), but I wonder if there's some sort of hint that something else has happened (AKA, being dragged into this nightmare realm)


Wonder just how dark the next 50 floors are going to be, and who we'll find lurking below...

[Rocl]

WOW, it really does say that...

So it could be Jakys Ryder after all...

Guess we'll wait for a hotpatch and see who we're dealing with!

HOW DID WE MISS THIS IN ALL OUR SCOURING

[Cilia]

Finally finished it; got fed up dying to Rapture from the Slimes while soloing and just did matched party.

Seems like some kind of artificial purgatory. Edda mentions a robed figure after her defeat, meaning... well, I'm not saying it's Ascians, but it's Ascians. Anyway, the multitude of other dead NPCs suggests it's either Limbo or Purgatory, but if it's artificial I'm not really sure how or why it's there. If it's Ascians (which it is), it's likely just a trap to lure us in and kill us. Nice to see a change from Lahabrea's "Step 1: Teach mortals to summon Primals. Step 2: ??? Step 3: Chaos!" MO.

Glad Edda was finally, truly laid to rest. Now, for the Floor 100 boss do they want to give us some catharsis and let us kill Teledji with our own two hands, or twist the knife and makes us fight Haurchefant...?

[Anonymoose]

<s> I think floor 200 should be the real Nanamo.</s>