Thread: Patch 4.4 (Prelude in Violet) Speculation Thread! (Possible spoilers [NO LEAKS])

Originally Posted by Voidedge_Ragna

This is very interesting, as it confirms certain statements that were made by someone anonymous. Its both sad and great SE has a leak.

I'm beginning to wonder about this... certainly makes for a good PR gimmick, if you think on it.

Originally Posted by Mieck

So, I don't know whether a conversation has been had on this before, but this was a thought I had during an idle moment at work today..


We see Y'shtola at the House of the Crooked Coin, which is where the Dotharl go to die - if they want to avoid being "reincarnated". And I say that with quotation marks because... the quests don't really give us a proper steer on this, do they? I mean, the Dotharl bang on about it a lot, but there are enough NPCs and quests lines that throw doubt onto this and, besides, wouldn't reincarnation be a hard break against the rules established in 2.x when the Scions are covering how to kill an Ascian? Souls, when the body dies, return to the Lifestream, and we also know from Shtola's trip through it, that it is a pretty tempestuous place. A soul would have to be pretty exceptional to survive that and come out the other side.



If reincarnation is genuinely happening, what marks the Dotharl out as a special exception to the laws of aether and the Lifestream?
If it is not happening, what has convinced the Dotharl that it is happening?


I'm sure there's more I could say to clear this up, but I wanted to put this initial thoughts down since it potentially could be relevant to what we've got coming up in 4.4. The House of Crooked Coin has essentially been ignored since the expansion launched.

I'm leaning towards them being wrong on it. Much like Eorzeans might be about the Twelve being actual gods. But there is always the potential for new lore that corrects our understanding of the lifestream, aether and souls. Given the House's very distinctive design - entirely separate to the rest of the Steppes and even nearby regions, and the discomforting resemblance to Allagan constructs, I had strongly expected them to visit it in the future.