Quote Originally Posted by Ariane View Post
Well they somehow were able to make murals about it, and Emet-Selch even says there was a time when everyone understood what the murals depict.
Remember that Emet-Selch has made numerous attempts to try to connect with mortals. In those very early days, Lahabrea and Elidibus may have, as well. They could have communicated with people on the Shards in those early days, studied them, tried to figure out how the new world order worked, and whether it might be best to just accept it. Obviously, they came to the conclusion that "it's gotta go", but they certainly could have told those early people stories of Zodiark, Hydaelyn, the Great City, and the Sundering that ended it all, stories which those people then recreated as artwork.