Midgardsomr and the Sundering (Spoilers)

[Rongway]

Either way, the Sundering only resulted in Hydaelyn the world being split into the Source and 13 shards. The dragons were not sundered because they are not native to Hydaelyn and arrived on the Source long after the Sundering occurred.

Yes. The Sundering is a localized phenomenon. It only affects Hydaelyn and its immediate surroundings (the moon.) Beings that came from other planets or realities post-Sundering (the dragons, Omega, Gilgamesh, etc) are unaffected by it.

Have we ever gotten explicit confirmation that the Sundering was only a localized phenomenon? I don't really remember any evidence that suggest that it wasn't a universe-spanning event.

We do not know that, and neither does the story team. We have been told that the answer to "Was the Sundering localized or universal?" is "The story team has not needed to have an answer to that question yet, so we do not have an official answer."

[Enkidoh]

We do not know that, and neither does the story team. We have been told that the answer to "Was the Sundering localized or universal?" is "The story team has not needed to have an answer to that question yet, so we do not have an official answer."

Isn't that just splitting hairs though? Yes the development team basically shrugged and said that, but the devil is, as always, in the detail. If the Sundering was universal it would have affected everything, including the dragons and Omega (which are both aliens and come from completely different planets). But the dragons and Omega are not - neither are seen in the First and came to the Source long after the Sundering, Middy after all even had permission from Hydaelyn Herself to settle on it. As SilverArrow said, as the dragons are clearly unsundered, it definetely explains their immense strength compared to 'native' creatures of the Source.

Either way, you are right the development team haven't confirmed or denied anything, but by taking note of what is explained in-game, it's pretty clear that the Sundering was localized to Hydaelyn and it's moon only, and thus I will stand by that until such time SE say otherwise.

I do admit though that there are flying lizard creatures called dracos in the First that although look a lot like dragons, are however just non-sentinent animals, and Omega did have the power to travel across different dimensions - which is after all how the Crystal Tower got there, but again neither prove the Sundering was universal - the draco probably just evolved on the First independently like the dinosaurs on the Source, and Omega is only seen on the Source - so my case still stands.

[Rosenstrauch]

I do admit though that there are flying lizard creatures called dracos in the First that although look a lot like dragons, are however just non-sentinent animals, and Omega did have the power to travel across different dimensions - which is after all how the Crystal Tower got there, but again neither prove the Sundering was universal - the draco probably just evolved on the First independently like the dinosaurs on the Source, and Omega is only seen on the Source - so my case still stands.

There are similar enemies in the northernmost section of the Bozjan Southern Front, and they do seem to be normal animals rather than sapient lifeforms.