What's the point with that quite lackluster story in Endwalker?

[KageTokage]

Until otherwise stated, I head canon that the more human-looking races are direct descendants of the Ancients, while the less human races (Including Hrothgar) were either created by the Ancients, Zodiark, or more recent post-sundering civilizations like the Allagans.

The Matanga and Lupin in particular are not so subtly hinted at being creations in a sidequest in Elpis and a note in Ktsis Hyperboreia respectively.

I was honestly half-expecting that the whole reason the sacrifices of the "new life" became such a point of contention was because it included the latter crowd between the implication that their gods like Ifrit were inspired by creations of the Ancients and the pro-Hydaelyn crowd desiring to "entrust the future to them" which wouldn't sound proper in reference to mere beasts. If that ends up actually being the case courtesy of some new lore from Myths of the Realm, that's about one of the only things that might make me feel a little better about the circumstances of the Sundering.

[Ixon]

Until otherwise stated, I head canon that the more human-looking races are direct descendants of the Ancients, while the less human races (Including Hrothgar) were either created by the Ancients, Zodiark, or more recent post-sundering civilizations like the Allagans.

The Matanga and Lupin in particular are not so subtly hinted at being creations in a sidequest in Elpis and a note in Ktsis Hyperboreia respectively.

I was honestly half-expecting that the whole reason the sacrifices of the "new life" became such a point of contention was because it included the latter crowd between the implication that their gods like Ifrit were inspired by creations of the Ancients and the pro-Hydaelyn crowd desiring to "entrust the future to them" which wouldn't sound proper in reference to mere beasts. If that ends up actually being the case courtesy of some new lore from Myths of the Realm, that's about one of the only things that might make me feel a little better about the circumstances of the Sundering.

It reminds me of the Aquaman movie. Where there was once one mighty civilization that after it's collapse split into the scattered civilizations of which some of their forms changed drastically. The Atlantis and Xebal stayed very human-like, while the residents of the Trench and Brine morphed into more beastlike creatures over time. Weird comparison, I know, but makes sense to me.

[Werewolf]

Until otherwise stated, I head canon that the more human-looking races are direct descendants of the Ancients, while the less human races (Including Hrothgar) were either created by the Ancients, Zodiark, or more recent post-sundering civilizations like the Allagans.

The Matanga and Lupin in particular are not so subtly hinted at being creations in a sidequest in Elpis and a note in Ktsis Hyperboreia respectively.

You find a journal in one of the dungeons which suggests the Lupin are their creation.