The Reasoning behind The Sundering? (*6.0 Endwalker Spoilers*)

[Lyth]

'There is a theory which holds that memories scoured by blasts of aether are restored when the soul is cleansed in the Underworld. If true, then perhaps when our time comes to return to the star, we shall remember these few days we have lost.'

I don't think that Venat kept her lifespan. Much like Elidibus, Venat the Amaurotian ceased to be when she became Hydaelyn's heart. Hydaelyn lives in the aetheric sea, so that likely explains why she still has her memories relatively intact while Elidibus does not. The question then remains of what happened to all the mini-Venats. One of them was likely destroyed along with the corresponding Zodiark fragment with the destruction of the 13th and the creation of the Void. So really that leaves one Source Venat, and then 12 mini-Venats who are still unaccounted for. It would be interesting to see if we get an explanation for this.

Venats generally like to travel, so I suspect that they would have wandered the lands helping people out and discussing philosophy with them. Maybe some of them went to Thavnair and imparted some words of wisdom there. Some of the mini-Venats may even have come to become revered through their heroic deeds as gods in themselves. Who knows what the twelve of them are out doing.

[Vyrerus]

'There is a theory which holds that memories scoured by blasts of aether are restored when the soul is cleansed in the Underworld. If true, then perhaps when our time comes to return to the star, we shall remember these few days we have lost.'

I don't think that Venat kept her lifespan. Much like Elidibus, Venat the Amaurotian ceased to be when she became Hydaelyn's heart. Hydaelyn lives in the aetheric sea, so that likely explains why she still has her memories relatively intact while Elidibus does not. The question then remains of what happened to all the mini-Venats. One of them was likely destroyed along with the corresponding Zodiark fragment with the destruction of the 13th and the creation of the Void. So really that leaves one Source Venat, and then 12 mini-Venats who are still unaccounted for. It would be interesting to see if we get an explanation for this.

Venats generally like to travel, so I suspect that they would have wandered the lands helping people out and discussing philosophy with them. Maybe some of them went to Thavnair and imparted some words of wisdom there. Some of the mini-Venats may even have come to become revered through their heroic deeds as gods in themselves. Who knows what the twelve of them are out doing.

If there are mini-Hydaelyns, then they got Rejoined, and then killed. There should only be what, 4 or 5 left? As goes the Zodiark chunks still embedded in living Shards?