Continuity error in Heavensward

[Magis]

So in the Dravanian Hinterlands there is a couple of giant broken stone bridges. I assumed they have fallen apart after years of neglect and the Calamity of course. Sooo where did the debris and rubble go? I know there is a cliff to the side, but it would have been real convenient if it alllllll fell down there. I can't recall if the bridge to the south west is also void of debris.

[Addicted]

Good catch. This really needs to be clarified as soon as possible.

[Areonus]

dragons use rocks the help grind up the food in their stomachs?

[WyrahFhurrst]

If it fell off there, wouldn't it have either blocked the water flow and been corroded by the river, or simply slipped off the edge into the abyss below?

[KylePearlsand]

My guess is that the bridge has been like that for a long time. Perhaps it broke before the Ishgardians were exiled to Coerthas and the rubble was cleared before the betrayal.

[Fenral]

My guess is that the bridge has been like that for a long time. Perhaps it broke before the Ishgardians were exiled to Coerthas and the rubble was cleared before the betrayal.

Since the bridge in question is in Sharlayan, it can't have been abandoned for more than 15 years.

[WyrahFhurrst]

Since the bridge in question is in Sharlayan, it can't have been abandoned for more than 15 years.

22 years, actually. 15 years from the Battle of Silvertear and the start and end of 1.0, 5 years for the start of ARR, and then 2 more years for the end of the ARR story when the start of the Seventh Astral Era begins.

[NorthernLadMSP]

Bismarck ate them.

[Viridiana]

22 years, actually. 15 years from the Battle of Silvertear and the start and end of 1.0, 5 years for the start of ARR, and then 2 more years for the end of the ARR story when the start of the Seventh Astral Era begins.

It wasn't abandoned at the time of Silvertear Falls. It was abandoned during the first year of Alphinaud and Alisae's life; they were 10 when Louisoix left for Eorzea; five years passed from that to the start of ARR; something less than a year has passed from ARR to HW. All in all, it's been abandoned about 15-16 years or so. And yes, that means Alphinaud founded the Crystal Braves at, like, 16.

Edit: Correction. I went back and looked at the old timeline thread. We were both kinda wrong. It appears it was abandoned around the time of Silvertear Skies, but that was only 10 years before 1.0 started.

[Zohar_Lahar]

It probably fell into the misty forest below or was salvaged by the first goblins and treasure hunters.