Quote Originally Posted by Kyan View Post
Yes, one does appear, and it always bothered me because Black Mages/THM seemed to not belong to Nym. So, perhaps it gives us a lore-reason why such tonberries exist?
Not sure if this discussion was resolved, but I remember a thread from awhile back where there was a debate on the real home to black magic. We know Shatotto created it, but other than that we don't really know what civilization really harnessed the power of black magic. We do know that Nym was at war with Amdapor, and that Diobolos was summed from the void to destroy the Amdapori. There is no text that says "yes Nym summoned Diobolos," so for the most part all we have is speculation. However some have theorized that the Nymians, being magically gifted, may have been the ones using black magic in the War of the Magi. This is evidenced not only by the coincidences in the stories, but by the existence of Tonberry thaumaturges and black mages in-game.