Patch 6.1 trailer speculations

[KageTokage]

I'm not fussed about the cultists. Yoshida said something about tweaking msq and cutscenes too with these older dungeons. I'm gonna miss those branching paths tbh. last remnants of when dungeons were dungeons not corridors to fall asleep in

It's worth noting that the scene with the cultists and gargoyle statues is using a "flashback" filter with the image having darkened edges, so I'm curious as to who's perspective it's from, though if I had to wager a wild guess, it's whatever void lord ended up becoming Zenos' avatar who given usual trends would probably attempt to amass followers and subordinates before making its move.

The Lambs of Dalamud have a "dark lord" whom they refer to as the Hound in Amdapor Keep, but I'm not sure if the lorebook or elsewhere has specifics of who that is. It was mentioned both that we'd be seeing more of the cult eventually and also that a plot point from ARR that "most would've forgotten" would be resurfacing in the post-Endwalker MSQ, so I can't help but wonder if they could be involved. Perhaps the black-robed cultists from the cutscene are their predecessors from another era.