Explaining the Term "Warriors of Light"

[Andaeron]

I feel like there is a fourth type of character, like my main. Whereas my alts are solidly Meteor Survivors (who barely broke 15 on any class), my main did the entire story up to Futures Perfect. He's not exactly a scrub, but did not take part in the final assault. So that explains clearly why I don't have the the void entrance, but I am baffled as to why NO ONE remembers or shows not the faintest glimmer of recognition. I think the only reasonable explanation lies with the Echo. When whatever happened to Bahamut happened, it "broke" the Echo, and anybody who had it (which is the power to see others' memories) was erased from others' memories. I think that makes it the perfect backfire, if you will. The only problem I see with that theory is that Minfilia herself has the Echo as well, so she would also have also been erased from others' memories.

The only other explanation I have is that there are a couple dialogue bits that I get as a non-Twelvesblade that are along the lines of, "Have we met? No, never mind." But this reeks of lazy writing, especially when I know that Second Wave characters get the same messages, meaning that it has nothing to do with the earlier bonds my character forged. I'm trying to reconcile this as I work out what my character has been doing in the five years since the Calamity, but these are the only ideas I have.

[ArkhamNative]

I'm trying to reconcile this as I work out what my character has been doing in the five years since the Calamity, but these are the only ideas I have.

Sadly there can be no positive interpretation. Look at the facts: Such a character was a ranking member of a grand company who worked closely with the honored and elites to help all of Eorzea, yet was not at the Battle of Carteneau. Remained in Eorzea after meteor, but did not participate in the rebuilding, or do anything of note for 5 full years. Did not continue at the grand company or path of the twelve. Is forgotten by everyone they helped or saved, including those with the Echo, which had nothing at all to do with the Louisoix/Carteneau haze. Apparently these characters even got someone to give them a tattoo to make them look like they had been sent into the rift.

Regardless of what is done in ARR, the above facts are part of such characters' past. SE can't give them a better story than those who completed the End of Era missions, so there's really not much more to it. I call it the "drunk and homeless" scenario because that's the closest thing that fits the facts. (Thanks, devs...)

[Andaeron]

Sadly there can be no positive interpretation. Look at the facts: Such a character was a ranking member of a grand company who worked closely with the honored and elites to help all of Eorzea, yet was not at the Battle of Carteneau. Remained in Eorzea after meteor, but did not participate in the rebuilding, or do anything of note for 5 full years. Did not continue at the grand company or path of the twelve. Is forgotten by everyone they helped or saved, including those with the Echo, which had nothing at all to do with the Louisoix/Carteneau haze. Apparently these characters even got someone to give them a tattoo to make them look like they had been sent into the rift.

Regardless of what is done in ARR, the above facts are part of such characters' past. SE can't give them a better story than those who completed the End of Era missions, so there's really not much more to it. I call it the "drunk and homeless" scenario because that's the closest thing that fits the facts. (Thanks, devs...)

Actually, I don't think it has to be quite bleak. I have worked out the gist of what my character would have been doing for five years, more or less. I don't actively roleplay, but I do like creating context for my characters.

One thing that is never discussed in the story (so far) is the aetheric disturbances and massive incursions of voidsent that plagued the cities during the final descent of Dalamud. But just as hundreds fought at Cartenau, many stayed in the cities to defend the homeland- for what good repelling the invaders if you lose the home you protect anyway? Adaeron was one such defender, fighting in the streets of Ul'dah. After Bahamut's release and attack of course everything gets fuzzy there, but there was catastrophic damage rent on the cities, so I imagine that as a carpenter of moderate skill, he found work rebuilding Ul'dah, making tools (had to get rid of those 999 Elm Hafts somehow), and probably even working on refugee structures. Five years hence, he begins having strange dreams, and fearing the omen it portends, he heads back to Gridania to pick up the bow once more, and go back to being an adventurer.

[ArkhamNative]

Actually, I don't think it has to be quite bleak. I have worked out the gist of what my character would have been doing for five years, more or less. I don't actively roleplay, but I do like creating context for my characters.

No, it doesn't have to be bleak, though there's nothing wrong with bleak.
And it doesn't even have to be bullet-proof, or be canon. Like the Goobbue walls, which happened after final save, across all worlds, though I'm happy that the devs incorporated those into canon.