Fiend Lyrics & Lore Book Updates

[Karen_Cerfrumos]

Thanks Khalithar!

We've got people looking into that as we speak. Hopefully we can have an update on that issue for you sooner than later.

Too late, please put both versions on the Blu-ray!

[Tadacho]

Sephiroth battle theme

Wrong baddie

[Hezkezl]

Wrong baddie

Sephiroth is what they call him in JP.

[Daemius]

I also hope there is a way to get the book or at least a digital version for those of us that cannot make it to the fanfest. I am a sucker for bestiaries!

I'm fairly certain we will. I think the first art books were at Fan fest first but later placed on the web shop.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Now if this book also gave info like enemy abilities, HP, etc, then i'd be a happy camper. One can dream.

[Hinoto-no-Ryuji]

Now if this book also gave info like enemy abilities, HP, etc, then i'd be a happy camper. One can dream.

I dunno, though - I suppose it all depends on how in-universe the whole thing is, because if it leans in that direction, then stuff like HP and abilities could really take the reader out of the world it's trying to present. I'd honestly rather a book about lore avoid game mechanics and the like, especially since that stuff is so widely available online.

Anyways, always excited to know more about the book! I'm glad to hear it'll be heavily illustrated, too. Hopefully there'll be enough copies for me to grab one at FanFest so I have something to get me through the plane ride home.

[Theodric]

I hope the lore book has a significant amount of information on Garlemald, Garleans and Garlean half-breeds - giving us insight into the 'other side' and their viewpoint in the process.

[Hinoto-no-Ryuji]

I hope the lore book has a significant amount of information on Garlemald, Garleans and Garlean half-breeds - giving us insight into the 'other side' and their viewpoint in the process.

Which raises the question - if this is being written from a certain perspective (which I think likely, given Ferne's comment that it's not aiming to be some comprehensive history text), whose perspective will it be?Prediction: we'll get plenty of Garlean stuff tucked in there, but not written BY the Garleans, so it'll be the usual spin on them.

We might get some info on how they got started or something, though. I know you're gonna hate this idea, Theo, but what if the book were written by an EX-Garlean, ala Cid? That's not much less bias, but given that it was certain "steps too far" that caused everyone's favorite expat mechanic to jump ship, I could see it potentially providing the most balance possible, outside a straight, omniscient presentation of the world and its history. It would give us better insight into the inner workings of Garlemald without outright requiring Garlean propaganda.

[Theodric]

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I'd be fine with it provided that there will be more lore books available in the future since it's inevitable that we'll be leaving Eorzea at some point. I do hope, however, that no matter which perspective Garlemald is detailed from we get a sympathetic element to them. I have faith that they will, though, especially since they've done that with...pretty much everything so far; Ascians included.

...and hopefully much of Garlemald will be inspired by The Archadian Empire from FFXII which is one of the best fleshed out 'Empires' in a fantasy setting as far as I'm concerned.

[Belhi]

Hopefully if they write from a perspective it will be a scholarly one so while bias might exist we still have some factual basis. I would prefer something not too pro or anti Garlean. Any perspective too strongly in either direction will either whitewash or ignore flaws or demonise and ignore virtues.

Anyway, even if we didn't get a huge amount of new info out of the book it would be really valuable just for the sake of confirmation on topics and as a reference. There's a lot of stuff we think we know which really could do with official confirmation.