So either Garuda is going to be summoned again or the Warrior of Light manages to prevent it from happening in the nick of time? Either way the implications are interesting and depending on how it plays out it may add some weight to the brute force approach that Garlemald takes where Primals/Eikons are concerned. With that said I do wonder who or what ends up tipping us off to the fact that something is amiss in such an obscure region.

As far as the mysterious masked figure goes...the mask itself looks fairly sinister and the Ala Mhigan Resistance seems like a cause that could quite easily be hijacked by someone like Ilberd seeking to cause trouble. We've already seen a fair few examples of Ala Mhigans justifying actual and attempted atrocities in the name of their homeland. The skin tone, too, matches Ilberd's own.

After what Ilberd has done I doubt that he will be the 'Ysayle' of 3.4, 3.5 and 4.0. I'll be very disappointed if that turns out to be the case as he's in a prime position to be a great antagonist that we can love to hate. He's also someone who could easily twist the Ala Mhigan Resistance into something so horrid that we end up allying with some of the more moderate factions/individuals within Garlemald's territory.

I also can't help but note that Elidibus specifically states to the Warrior of Darkness that the Garleans will 'play their part'. I suspect that part of his plan may very well include trying to bait Garlemald and Eorzea into a fresh escalating conflict - and Ala Mhigo seems like a pretty logical place for that to happen.

I'm looking forward to seeing what happens in 3.4 and beyond!