Quote Originally Posted by normalforce View Post
I like it. How about...

In the last hours leading up to the cataclysm, the Primals call forth all manner of beast which flood the land and invade the cities. Wave after wave of defenders fail, pushing everyone back to the main aetheryte crystal in the game. The Garleans watch in dismay from the sky as the land is overrun and call forth Meteor to cleanse Eorzea of this blight.

Our deaths, and subsequent resurrection by the Twelve, throws us into v2.0, and the Seventh Umbral Era. And no one remembers what happened except those with the power of the echo and, of course, the Garlean Empire.
Yeahhh I like the whole "Primals destroying everything" idea, and then having to destroy them with Meteor..
And the echo would play a good part in remembering the event, and tell the players who would need to be punished (which would be the Garleans as you mentioned).

Hmm perhaps after the events, then the Primal souls/spirits whatever will still be around, and you'd be able to summon those for your own benefits. (I know SE already has a plan for summoning, just another thought)