2.3 Story Preview (Japanese)

[Magnesium02]

Game Watch posted a quick snippet including some picture of the new Main scenario and Hildebrand quests

http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs...19_654060.html





^ I am quite excited about this. Shiva related? Looks like it might be in Coerthas. And that hair!



You heard it here guys, Blood Orange is the new Black!



And Mandragora?

[Gilraen]

Oh my god I want that hair! That beautifu- is that a fish on Hildibrand's head?

[Rhas]

Fish heads fish heads... rolly polly fish heads...

[Nekodar]

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...25de39fa652c20

Seems we get to fight Ramuh in order to prove ourselves worthy of being called a defender of Eorzea...

[Airget]

The potential Shiva looks interesting, even the main site updated with an image of Ramuh that looks interesting, the adventurer along with the scion just appearing to have a conversation with him at his domain. Maybe Ramuh will turn out to be docile moreso warning them about the coming of Shiva. Shiva itself may indeed be an elezen judging from that picture, one that found a means of becoming a primal or something, will be interesting to see how the story fleshes out in a few weeks.

Lol I wonder if this will explain the "true reason" behind why coerthas became the ice land it is now.

Also got me thinking this, the more "physical" the form of a primal the stronger they are, the more souls and crystals as well. In the case of Ifrit/TItan/Garuda they were only fed crystals and weren't as powered up unlike the sahagin which seemed to throw their very souls into Levi. In the case of Ifrit they did use sacrifices but mainly of those "corrupted" by Ifrit so it might not be as strong as the sahagin.

For Ramuh his entity is more physical if you have done the beastmen quest for the sylph it will explain why he is not only potentially more friendly but why he may be the strongest primal around until Shiva of course.


It seems with Shiva though she may have a fully physical form via that elezen woman, maybe she's a bit of a seductress, making herself stronger by preying on others and then sucking their souls out or something. At the same time though since the domain of Coerthas is an ice land it's another reason why it be easy for her to be as strong as she is.

[Gilraen]

The warrior in that screenshot talking to Ramuh is the 'default hero' that appears in alot of trailers and videos. He's replaced by your character in cutscenes that prominently display the hero.

[Ecks007]

I was wondering where those Mandragora would come in. Remember seeing the concept art on them so long ago. Good to know it wasn't trashed. I am definitely looking forward to this!

[Shyluv]

That hair. I'd put up with any clipping problems to have that hair.

And those Mandragora need to be minions.

[blowfin]

Is that a furball or a Sylph in the first image? Looks a bit like a Lion mount too...

[Ecks007]

Is that a furball or a Sylph in the first image? Looks a bit like a Lion mount too...

What first image exactly? The first image on that site is the tiny one of an Elezen looking onward to the castle in the distance of Coerthas which currently is locked behind the Steps of Faith/Gates of Judgement.

The second is of the Gridania leader, a sylph, a lancer and a conjerer.

The Third is a new mysterious Elezen woman.

The fourth is Ramuh talking to derplander and 3 of the scions.

The Fifth appears to be a bunch of Domans celebrating something, along with 2 scions and an adventurer or two.

The last 3 are moderately self explanatory, if you've done anything with Hildibrand.