Lore Book Revelations

[Theodric]

I am very pleased. A lot of my speculation and desires for Garlean related lore has proven to be along the right lines.

[Lauront]

Well, I'm eager to see if this other Galvus person is as sexy as his Emperor relative.

[Fenral]

My only question for people with the Lore book right now: who the hell is Salina? Probably not a detail deemed worthy of elaboration, but it has bugged me for nearly two years now.

[Anonymoose]

who the hell is Salina?

The section of Salina (assuming that it's the only mention of her, haven't read everything yet) says that she was descended from Xande the First, survived the quakes, and watched the fall of technology lead to utter chaos. When she realized that the Crystal Tower was not gone, just buried, she realized that someone with a blood connection to Xande's pact would always be needed should the Cloud of Darkness need to be put in check. Entrusting the bloodline to a trusted ally via what little technology still functioned, it's still seen in the G tribe of Seekers of the Sun today.

A little more specifically worded, but probably not as specific as you're looking for, lol.

[Vejjiegirl]

Is there anything in the lorebook about Roegadyn?

[Vydos]

I love how I instantly called it to my friends, that the person in the trailer is most likely Yda's sister. Too many things felt wrong when people thought she was Yda. (Longer hair, larger bust, no neck tattoos)

[Anonymoose]

Is there anything in the lorebook about Roegadyn?

Hm, that's weird. Not a single thing about Roegadyn in here after all.

They come from the bleak isles Northern Empty, where many fled from Aerslaent (First Land) from a despotic ruler roughly 700 years ago (eventually leading to the founding of Limsa Lominsa). This group was separate from those who came to north Abalathia's Spine earlier and would become the Hellsguard. Though most Roegadyn we see are Hellsguard or Sea Wolf, though, other clans (and the clanless) exist elsewhere all over the world. Even Garlemald has Roegadyn officers. Roegadyn respect strength, and rarely respect those without it (in some capacity, not necessarily physical) unless there is coin involved. Because of this, even much of their dress is meant to reveal the physique.

84 to 90" tall for males 75" to 87" tall for females. Their hair is tough, but thick, and may contain a natural wave. Many take pride in their locks, hence the attention braids and beads. (I just noticed that it says augter instead of daughter in the nomenclature. Can't tell if purposeful. Doesn't seem so.) The Sea Wolves are able fishers and, though they use a degree of salt for taste and preservation, they don't over-dress their food to any degree of pretension.

The Hellsguard believe that firewalking rituals bring out their latent magickal talents, and many great mages have come from northern Abalathia in addition to the fearsome warriors you would expect. However, from this harsh and unforgiving climate, their culture harnesses utility and functionality with almost no flair, and believe in letting nothing go to waste.

[Fenral]

she was descended from Xande the First, survived the quakes, and watched the fall of technology lead to utter chaos. When she realized that the Crystal Tower was not gone, just buried, she realized that someone with a blood connection to Xande's pact would always be needed should the Cloud of Darkness need to be put in check. Entrusting the bloodline to a trusted ally via what little technology still functioned, it's still seen in the G tribe of Seekers of the Sun today.

A little more specifically worded, but probably not as specific as you're looking for, lol.

I mean, it confirms my suspicion that she was of the "waning" royal blood that was (allegedly) responsible for Allag's pre-Xande-Zombie decline to begin with, and therefore of suspect authority when it comes to determining what's best for people, and presents the possibility that G'raha was grossly misinterpreting the wishes of his ancestors by sealing himself inside if all they really wanted was for someone to nullify the pact (which Doga and Unei did without him). Whether any of this has any bearing on the future is anyone's guess (with Eureka on the horizon, maybe?). My naive side wants to believe that Darklander's parting words were some kind of foreshadowing, but probably not.

With that sorta cleared up, I'm also wondering if they've set something in stone about the cause and nature of that initial decline, since Doga and Unei say it was a combination of weak royalty and the prosperity brought by the Tower causing actual, recognizable problems in the Empire, but G'raha's NOAH reports refuse to specify, and his actions at the end only work if you disregard Doga and Unei's explanation (not to mention the "this door can only be opened by the royal blood" plot point verified by no less than three sources, which just means that opening it otherwise is the same as eliminating the stated necessity of preserving the royal blood to begin with). I'm sure there are ways to sort it out without some sort of ancient Allagan conspiracy theory (which would still be a neat plot for an expansion), but there's nothing like that in game.

[Morningstar1337]

Since the Lore book is at a lower pirority for me (sadly) then the Topaz carby plush and Fanfest streams but I'm still impatient, I want to know a couple things

• Lalafellin Lore
• Lore behind the Esoteric and Anima weapons (either here or on the Anima thread)

[MeeDeggiThePunisher]

Do we finally get some info on the 80 Sins of Sasamo?