Open Letter to the Devs Regarding Eden's Verse: Reflugence [Spoilers]

[QT_Melon]

I mean whether the devs intended it or not. I kinda feel they did since part of the ongoing storyline is Ryne becoming her own person. I find it ironic though that people are more worried about outfits than the fact if she's really that underage - who is going to take care of her when Thancred and Urianger are gone?

This is probably one of the more tasteful instances of exploring that as an underlying concept. I will try to use spoiler tags for the MSQ as well. Apologies if I come off redundant

Shiva's outfit in E8 is the princess type. Hydaelyn's second outfit is the Goddess type.

I feel Ryne is playing princess looking at Shiva's outfit, but ironically coinciding with the storyline

Where it's revealed Venat basically/essentially became Hydaelyn

so not only turning into Hydaelyn makes sense since she's essentially the Oracle. Why be a princess, when you can be a Goddess?

For that matter looking at the Ancient society (Aumorot is a CITY, Ascians are a by product of being tempered by Zodiark - so it's not their race names but I digress) everyone was conformists in that they all wore robes and masks in the storyline. It's kinda interesting that Venat becoming Hydaelyn I wouldn't be surprised if Ryne's version is actually quite close V-Neck plunge and all though it actually matches our primal's Shiva outfit with the plunge and semi transparent webbing. There's something freeing about being that form when you're confined to robes

Then you have the Savage form with Ryne being the actual Shiva and Hraesvelgr their story of union is probably romanticized in Ryne's eyes. This is real LOVE. In Heavensward lore she literally asked to be devoured so their souls would combine - (makes me wonder as an aside if Dragons can combine souls - what WAS Hydaelyn's pact with Midgarsormr about and not just protection of another area...but I digress again lol)

It's always interesting in folklore that princesses need to be saved from Dragons, dragons always guarding the princess. They're objects/blockades to "getting the girl". Also as parents we kinda "dread the day" of marriage or our girls having a union with another person. (male or female - though I can't say this about ALL types of sexuality). Shiva's union was pretty much on her own terms strange as it was to ask to be devoured for their souls to be entwined.

On other notes about the clothing thing. I am not gonna lie about being a bit bothered by the clothing in general but Ryne's also wearing a skirt fighting with daggers so lol. But on a societal level I'm also annoyed that we make women feel shame about our dimorphism which is a very confusing message about growing up. Granted there's reason for shame as we don't want our kids in puberty running around naked, however we have mammaries. Why are we made to feel so ashamed by their presence so much? That what we wear is our fault that it sends a sexual message?

If Ryne was going around trying to do alot of fanservice moves I'd get it. But for what I could see while I was trying to fend for my life - she wasn't.