Azury Ariella's Lore Compilation / Guide -- PLEASE CONTRIBUTE <3

[Azurymber]

Hi, I'm Azury Ariella of Wutai. Since beta I've been running around exploring and talking to every npc I could find looking to experience the games story. However, I found that most of the lore was spread around and somewhat random. Thus without an amazing memory, remembering it all seemed nearly impossible. So while working on updating my solo/duo sp guide, I decided to talk to every NPC in game and compile as much lore as I possibly could.

I hope this thread improves your enjoyment of the game :]
Please contribute ^-^ Help improve the game experience for everyone :]
And please post your support <3

The first version of this compilation / guide is made up mainly of npc and sidequest dialogue. It may also contain some spoilers from the opening cut scenes of each nation.

Once I have added things in from contributions, quests, missions, website lore, grand companies, etc, I will organize everything and make it very easy to access and search.


****DISCLAIMER****
this topic may contain spoilers. I have tried my best not to include any but may have missed some.

>>> If you see "**" it means there is a quest spoiler (something you learn in or at the end of a quest) <<<

****END DISCLAIMER****


If you are looking for specific information try using the "search" or "find" feature of your browser

Try using Zam if you are looking for specific quest dialogue (some quests have all the dialogue listed):
http://ffxiv.zam.com/

Try using yg if you want to find the location of an NPC (just search their name):
http://ffxiv.yg.com/


Table of Contents (each number refers to a post)

1.
Introduction
Table of Contents
Events Covered So Far
News + Updates
How to Contribute

2. The Races (Man + Beast)

3. God Lore

4. Limsa Lominsa + La Noscea
-Sahagin
-Pirates

5. Ul'dah + Thanalan

6. Gridania + The Black Shroud

7.
Ishgard + The Coerthas
The Empire + Imperials
General Lore / History / Miscellaneous

8.
Unknown Lands
Organizations
Characters

9.
Did you know? (cool things you may not have noticed or you can go see when bored)

10.
Confusion / Questions
References to real world pop culture
Helpful links
Thank You's / Contributors

Events Covered So Far (note I may have missed things)
-Limsa opening
-sidequests (at least the completion journal entries and a few from the entire quest if listed on zam)
-all npcs in game except for a few camps
-Character creation

News + Updates
9/11/2012 - Released guide :] Intend to add in lore from many quests and missions as well as do a comprehensive update in 2 weeks.

HOW TO CONTRIBUTE
Whenever you see a cool fact or interesting piece of lore, post it, and post who the source is.
If it's a spoiler make sure you black it out!

Help double check other people's interpretations. Find the NPC they sourced and see if you get the proper dialogue and if what they posted is true. If it is quote them and say "confirmed"

Find any errors in my posts and point them out ^-^