Quote Originally Posted by Melichoir View Post
I dunno, Alisae was always a bit better developed because of Coils and that info is semi canon (even if you dont do it, its just never really hard referenced in the MSQ IIRC).
That's how they handle optional plotlines in general. It's supposed to be canon, and it takes place at Lv50 in post-ARR regardless of when you play it... but if you haven't personally done it then it hasn't happened in your version of the timeline. Alisaie will greet you at Lv60 saying that it's the first time you've met since the Carteneau memorial service very early in the game. Or there are several variants of dialogue for that scene if you've started the first Coil, reached the final one, or completed the quest.

Your current progress is treated as the canon state of what happened when characters within the game, but for "common" stories where a single static version exists for everyone (eg. the lorebook or Alisaie's chapter of Tales from the Dragonsong War) it's assumed to have happened in its proper place.