Revelations from Patch 5.5 (Part 1)

[Lauront]

Actually it was conceived before Elidibus came back




https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes.../sidestory_07/

He came back as he himself said so to reconcile the two arguing factions as it was part of his job as Elidibus.

Thanks for that! Looks like I got hit by a dose of the Emissary's amnesia as I forgot that section. Either way, he would make a good proof of concept then. I'd like to compare that to the French one to see if it sheds any light but the 'freshy minted souls' makes me wonder if they came out as ancients or not, or what. It's possible we won't find out until later. It may have some bearing on why her faction had a preference for this.