Revelations from Keynote III (2019)

[Chewy2nd]

Interesting...

[Bright-Flower]

If we're going to the First, and a good chunk (if not potentially every expansion zone) take place in the First, I really hope that the lore opens up who can travel back and forth. It would really suck if only the WOL and Scions are able to cross worlds and the First is largely inaccessible to travel to for RP. It would also be interesting to have the possibility of RP characters born on the First coming to Eorzea.

[Daralii]

If we're going to the First, and a good chunk (if not potentially every expansion zone) take place in the First, I really hope that the lore opens up who can travel back and forth. It would really suck if only the WOL and Scions are able to cross worlds and the First is largely inaccessible to travel to for RP. It would also be interesting to have the possibility of RP characters born on the First coming to Eorzea.

Yoshida said during the Q&A that the Echo is needed to travel freely, which lines up with what we see with depressed, Archer Derplander in the cinematic. The sleepers are likely screwed if they can't find a way to get their souls ferried back through the Aetherial Sea to the Source, which should be within Minfilia/Hydaelyn's power.

[Yshnal]

Yoshida said during the Q&A that the Echo is needed to travel freely, which lines up with what we see with depressed, Archer Derplander in the cinematic. The sleepers are likely screwed if they can't find a way to get their souls ferried back through the Aetherial Sea to the Source, which should be within Minfilia/Hydaelyn's power.

Another alternative would be gilgamesh-ing the trip. Which brings to my mind if Cid and Co. could be able to replicate such magic someday via the Crystal Tower's device that will allow us to travel to the First this time. I wouldn't be surprised if that happened.

[KarstenS]

Yoshida said during the Q&A that the Echo is needed to travel freely.

Hildibrand will find its way to get to the 1st too

[Daralii]

Hildibrand will find its way to get to the 1st too

Obviously Greg will carve a path like he always has, and Hildibrand will follow.

[MagiusNecros]

Yoshida said during the Q&A that the Echo is needed to travel freely

Unless you are GREG the GREAT ONE.

[Zohar_Lahar]

Unless you are GREG the GREAT ONE.

How do you know he doesn't have the Echo?

[MagiusNecros]

How do you know he doesn't have the Echo?

He don't need no echo to dodge your PUNY attacks.

[Raiya]

How do you know he doesn't have the Echo?

To be fair "Greg" aka Gilgamesh has been a reality warper since FFV and getting chucked into the void, he can pretty much go wherever he likes "Because he can". If Hildy pop's up on the first it's purely because he bummed a ride on the Gregtrain.

I've had a thought, I wonder the the Garlean race exist on Norvrandt? (We know the Empire dont) And if they don't what would that mean?

They could appear as NPC's similar to the Padjal's though there's no guarantee there's anything left of them if their primary habitat is not in Norvrandt as I think it's hinted that it's the only area left in the first with the rest already lost to the Sin Eaters and the light.

The same discussion is progressing in multiple places and in slightly different directions, but here's some added context on the Tower we saw in the trailer.

There's a possibility that it's a time- and space-displaced version of the original tower, though its true origins could still be subject to New Revelations. The actual time frames being fuzzed out are practically irrelevant, since some stuff will have to have happened outside the bubble (before and after!) if it is indeed the same tower.


I'm just wondering if any of it has to do with Salina's True Purpose, or this is all one giant side-trip as far as the Great Allagan Destiny.

I'm fairly convinced the Crystal Tower is in fact not of Allagan design and was in fact just appropated the same way they did with Omega. It's likely the tower is much older than thought to be likely it could be a product of the original sundering of the world into the 13 shards and is likely manifested on ALL of them hence acting as a massive relay to the other shards like an oversized Aetherite.