Crystal Tower theories

[Seraphor]

OMFG, mind blown.

Just listened to speakers network #133, for those who haven’t, here’s a summary of the discussion:

It’s greatly suspected that the cloaked figure in the Shadowbringers cover art is G’raha Tia from the Crystal Tower plot.

End of the Crystal Tower series:
G’raha Tia, a scion with Allagan blood, goes into slumber in the Crystal Tower so that there can be someone with Allagan blood when civilisation has progressed to the point that they can utilise the power of the tower.
He specifically mentions ‘until the gates are opened’.

The voice inside the scions heads when they’re called says ‘open wide the gates, let eons become instants’.
Krile mentions she knew G’raha in Pyros, and now she’s returned to the main plot, ready to identify that voice maybe?
Perhaps the 'eons become instants' isn't about direct time travel, but about speeding up the process in which we might utilise the power of the tower.

The Crystal tower has the ability to open a portal to the void, the world of darkness, which is otherwise known as, the thirteenth shard.
It could be used to open portals to other shards…

Also, new renders for the Crystal Tower are shown briefly in the latest trailer, only for a split second, but will likely be shown more in the full trailer in a couple weeks.


Also:

Lore states that below the crystal Tower there is another great Labyrinth (more than what we see in the first 24 man) that houses secret Allagan Weapons.
At the end of the Crystal Tower plot, Nero throws his scanning device over the edge, which falls... deep below the tower.
Could this lead us to our new 8-man raid series? Could it be… other Weapons? As in Ruby, Emerald, Diamond?