Lore Book Revelations

[Anonymoose]

who the hell is Salina?

The section of Salina (assuming that it's the only mention of her, haven't read everything yet) says that she was descended from Xande the First, survived the quakes, and watched the fall of technology lead to utter chaos. When she realized that the Crystal Tower was not gone, just buried, she realized that someone with a blood connection to Xande's pact would always be needed should the Cloud of Darkness need to be put in check. Entrusting the bloodline to a trusted ally via what little technology still functioned, it's still seen in the G tribe of Seekers of the Sun today.

A little more specifically worded, but probably not as specific as you're looking for, lol.

[Fenral]

she was descended from Xande the First, survived the quakes, and watched the fall of technology lead to utter chaos. When she realized that the Crystal Tower was not gone, just buried, she realized that someone with a blood connection to Xande's pact would always be needed should the Cloud of Darkness need to be put in check. Entrusting the bloodline to a trusted ally via what little technology still functioned, it's still seen in the G tribe of Seekers of the Sun today.

A little more specifically worded, but probably not as specific as you're looking for, lol.

I mean, it confirms my suspicion that she was of the "waning" royal blood that was (allegedly) responsible for Allag's pre-Xande-Zombie decline to begin with, and therefore of suspect authority when it comes to determining what's best for people, and presents the possibility that G'raha was grossly misinterpreting the wishes of his ancestors by sealing himself inside if all they really wanted was for someone to nullify the pact (which Doga and Unei did without him). Whether any of this has any bearing on the future is anyone's guess (with Eureka on the horizon, maybe?). My naive side wants to believe that Darklander's parting words were some kind of foreshadowing, but probably not.

With that sorta cleared up, I'm also wondering if they've set something in stone about the cause and nature of that initial decline, since Doga and Unei say it was a combination of weak royalty and the prosperity brought by the Tower causing actual, recognizable problems in the Empire, but G'raha's NOAH reports refuse to specify, and his actions at the end only work if you disregard Doga and Unei's explanation (not to mention the "this door can only be opened by the royal blood" plot point verified by no less than three sources, which just means that opening it otherwise is the same as eliminating the stated necessity of preserving the royal blood to begin with). I'm sure there are ways to sort it out without some sort of ancient Allagan conspiracy theory (which would still be a neat plot for an expansion), but there's nothing like that in game.