Quote Originally Posted by Cleretic View Post
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Eh, I think it's mostly because ShB is written way before EW. "something not as it seems" is and has always been a thing in ffxiv since it's an on-going story. Just like how hydaelyn "lied" about zodiark back in HW. How the true properties of astral and umbral aether is only known in ShB. How we thought nanamo died in arr, and only revealed to be alive in HW. That's why the encyclopedia of eorzea is even written as "made by the in-game npc" so they could easily retcon or add lore to it.