Encyclopedia II - Discussion

[ChaoticCrimson]

Dist the Rose guy? DEAD. No, REALLY dead.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought of this comparison lol.

[KageTokage]

I can't help but find it...concerning that Aulus had access to tech that could casually strip someone's soul from their body. I think that would've been immediately lethal to anyone who wasn't blessed with the Echo.

Did the lorebook mention anything interesting about the Resonant research and such?

[ObsidianFire]

I can't help but find it...concerning that Aulus had access to tech that could casually strip someone's soul from their body. I think that would've been immediately lethal to anyone who wasn't blessed with the Echo.

Did the lorebook mention anything interesting about the Resonant research and such?

It had some (disturbing) stuff. Mainly on the Castrum Abania and Ala Mhigo pages and in some of the bestiary pages.

Number XXIV (2nd boss of Castrum Abania)
Aulus mal Ascina sought to infuse pureblood Garleans with the ability to manipulate aether, and with his twenty-fourth subject he finally succeeded. The experiment was not without side effects, however, an the subject exhibited psychological instability. With further live testing, the scientist would go on to create the Resonant.

Aulus mal Asina (2nd boss of Ala Mhigo)
Chief of research of the XIIth Imperial Legion, Aulus personally joined the fray during the siege of Ala Mhigo. Confronting the Heroes of Eorzea upon a magitek conveyor, he employed a weapon of his own creation which ripped their minds from their bodies. In this way he had intended to demonstrate his superiority, but his plan went awry and he died in vain.

I find the use of "mind" here as opposed to "soul" interesting as a "soul" in FFXIV has a very particular meaning. If the WoL's soul was actually removed from their body, I'd think it would have been more specific about it.

Hypertuned (from the Chimera page in the bestiary)
An unexpected byproduct of the Garlean Empire's research into the divine phenomenon most commonly known as the "Echo", these laboratory-born creatures serve but a s ingle purpose--to act as intermediaries, drawing aetherial energy form one medium and transferring it to another.

Yeah... it looks like test-tube babies are a thing in Aulus' research. It's also a bit disturbing what they're used for. We see Eorzean mages transferring aetherial energy from one thing to another all the time with nothing more then their control over aether and maybe a focus or two...

[Theodric]

The term 'Beast Tribe' was coined not by Garlemald but Ul'dah's Syndicate.

The Prima Vista was designed at Solus' behest by one of the few Beast Men permitted to live in Garlemald's capital. Namely someone called Baku, for an additional reference to FFIX.

The Sirensong Sea was a Radz-at-Han penal colony. Apparently it fell to the undead siren we fight there who, in turn, began luring others to the island to add to the ranks of undead.

[Steelbreaker25]

Question: Does it explain what exactly happened in Shisui of the Violet Tides? The story in the game makes it sound like an Ascian tricked them into summoning voidsent, but it was never elaborated upon and there aren't any voidsent fought in the dungeon, at least to my knowledge.

[Mholito]

Question: Does it explain what exactly happened in Shisui of the Violet Tides? The story in the game makes it sound like an Ascian tricked them into summoning voidsent, but it was never elaborated upon and there aren't any voidsent fought in the dungeon, at least to my knowledge.

I believe the final boss is a voidsent. The Ruby Princess might also be possessed by one.

[ObsidianFire]

The final boss is confirmed to be a voidsent. The voidsent held everyone in Shisui under its thrall including all the guards and the Ruby Princess herself. And yes, an Ascian did summon it from the Void.

[CaesarCV]

One thing I love is how it revealed how Namazu domestic servants work. They're acknowledged as terrible servants, since they're clumsy, lackadaisical, and not very bright. So instead of Namazu servants being highly prized at actually doing their jobs, they're a sort of status symbol. Having Namazu servants around is a sign of one's wealth and generosity, since it shows the home can afford (and are nice enough) to keep around servants that either don't help very much or actively make things worse. It's comical enough to fit the race, and fits into historical examples of keeping around 'exotic' servants or slaves as a sign of one's sophistication and wealth.

[Raiu]

I can only voice my annoyance by how Koji Fox and the lore team seems to say how many Raen there are around in Hingashi and Doma.

But the lorebook says there's only 10% Raen in Hingashi.

Raen is really getting the short end of the stick in terms of an Eastern themed expansion and all the lore is being given to Xaela. There's not even a single Raen in the Doman reconstruction place, but Buduga Xaela.