Thread: Revelations from Patch 2.55 [SPOILERS]

Originally Posted by axemtitanium

"The ruse probably can't hold" is the key here. If Nanamo is in fact dead, "she's just sick! I promise!" is an excuse with a time limit. She has to either die from her supposed illness or get better. The cover-up would only delay the succession crisis for an indeterminate but finite amount of time. Either way, a succession crisis is inevitable and that's bad for the Monetarists.

So, if she did die, it would be better to just let the world know now and get all that sordid business out of the way, rather than consolidate as much power as you can in the time you have. Again, there's a flaw in that reasoning, that was actually pointed out by this fine lady here. Whether or not she's dead, they are currently using a time-limited excuse to maintain control, and time will run out in the expansion, no matter what truth plays out.

We're clearly both set in how we see things playing out, so there's no point in beating on each other.

Was somnus in 1.0? Or was it only introduced in the Uldah starting zone questline?

anyone else disappointed in how se did the reveil with yugiri?

I absolutely love the character of Lolorito. He's quite clearly the mastermind, even playing Teledji. Notice how -his- brass blades and traitors don't do a damn thing to stop Raubahn cutting him down but are quick to protect him.

The handmaiden was clearly in Lolorito's deeper pockets (being the richest syndicate member and Teledji's "nemesis"). Even if its never explained, I'm going to come away from this assuming Teledji wanted the Sultana dead, but Lolorito had the handmaiden drug the Sultana instead. I'l assume the handmaiden was given the last task of dealing an antidote or ushering the Sultana off somewhere. Watch out for any NPC called Lilira in 3.0. We met the Sultana in disguise in 2.0. I'm sure we will do the same in 3.0 even if its just a "token" meeting. The story came full circle with the scenes like the caravan and present NPCs mirroring so I wouldn't be surprised.

The inclusion of Pipin is a bit strange. I thought it was the Sultana in disguise at first... :-(. He only appears in Tales of the Calamity, and just doesn't seem to get on with the Sultana at all in that. Raubahn never talks about him, and he just so happened to abandon the front lines and comes back to Uldah for no militaristic reason. If your adoptive father had been arrested in a medieval state, wouldn't society put you under suspicion too. Is he supposed to be based on Pepin the Hunchback? I think he may have been in league with some nobles...

The Scions all seem to be dead though ;/ I also found it hard to chain my Quickenings when it mattered ;-/

As for who's behind the conspiracy maybe Ala mhigo has more to do with this than meets the eye? Ilberd still seems loyal to it, although this could just be his means to an end to imperial control. who knows.

I'm guessing this could all just be part of Lolorito's plan?

If it was a Garlean scheme then why would they get rid of Roilie (Flame 2nd in command)?

Who knows? If he somehow secures Omega weapon then that will be all he'll need to control Eorzea and to stave off potential Garlean invasion.

If Ilberd's still loyal to Ala Mihgo, he's definitely throwing the baby out with the bathwater if he's willing to slay Wilred, a fellow Ala Mihgan, just to do... something?

Do we even know what Ilberd's aims are? He's really a mystery at this point. We know that he holds Raubahn in contempt for his rise to power in Ul'dah after the fall of Ala Mihgo, but that's about it. We don't know if Ilberd intends to find fame of his own at the expense of others, if he intends to rally Ul'dah under his own hands with the intent of reclaiming Ala Mihgo, or if he wants something else entirely. Right now, Ilberd is a gigantic question mark and we just know that he's manipulative in his search for power.