Lore Resources

[Aeliott]

I'll check out those links too. I shared your concern, Lukahn, as it seems the answers to so many things are out there but I have no idea where it all comes from :P
Even for post-1.0 lore things, like what are those flame-shaped pointy things sticking into the landscape around La Noscea? I've been given answers by players but I haven't heard a thing in-game about it. It seems like the lore has a huge amount of depth that many players such as those that frequent this board are familiar with, yet it seems like you barely hear 1/10th of that in the game itself.

[Lukahn]

Even for post-1.0 lore things, like what are those flame-shaped pointy things sticking into the landscape around La Noscea? I've been given answers by players but I haven't heard a thing in-game about it. It seems like the lore has a huge amount of depth that many players such as those that frequent this board are familiar with, yet it seems like you barely hear 1/10th of that in the game itself.

Actually, Aeliott, I believe those flame shaped crystals are corrupted/crystalized aether. I'm not sure if you've gotten this far yet, but it's explained a little bit when you begin the Binding Coil of Bahamut. I'm beginning to think that aether is similiar to the lifestream from Final Fantasy 7, and that when the world was damaged during the calamity, aether became corrupted in those spots. Sort of like a scab on the planet. The lighthouse in western La Noscea had an aether generator, explaining the flame coming out of it.