Quote Originally Posted by Shurrikhan View Post
Heck, it's pretty much salivation-worthy just to ponder over how the Sohm Al or Aery gear got there or would have been used by whoever was present before. In the first's case, were they dragon-riders? Mountain-people allied with them? Or take the smuggler's attire (especially in connection with Neverreap)—there are whole branches of content and mechanics that would seem to run underneath these simple dungeon gear sets, and yet their names and appearances are the only taste we get.
I've always assumed they were artifacts from the joint Elezen & Dravinian civilisation that predated Ishgard (which I've also always assumed was named Avalonia, going by the map names, but I don't think that's ever been confirmed). They've left ruins everywhere and I'd really like to ask a few dragons about those days, especially now a few of them seem to be quietly trying to recreate it.