Discussion about the new 5.1 dungeon: The Grand Cosmos

[Noitems]

As was revealed during the live letter we'll be getting one new dungeon in 5.1 namely The Grand Cosmos.

I was discussing with friends during the PLL and had some immediate thoughts but then reanalyzed it to get a better idea. I wasn't able to see the screenshot until much later so the only thing I knew was the name.

So my initial thoughts based on the picture really brought me to Eulmore. The architecture for the doors looks very similar to Eulmore's large imposing doors, and the fancy hallway itself really beckons the inner workings of the area.

Mind you these were my INITIAL thoughts, but after taking the time to reconsider where we are in the story I had my thoughts split into different possibilities.

1). The dungeon is set in Eulmore and involves us going to the deeper levels of the city. This would hark back to Thancred in the trailer for Shadowbringers where he's going through the stairway under the city. I'd assume where the story takes us (mixed in with the screenshot of Ms. Chai) that we'll be involving Eulmore in the story for this. The one problem I can see relating to this theory is the image they posted showing off light glowing through the windows, relating to the area being outside. To that end I'd like to assume that there are more sin eaters down under the city and that they may have some specific ray of everlasting light glowing through the area relating to the Sin Eaters.

2). The dungeon is set in the Crystarium and has us searching for a resource to assist in sending the Scions back. As we know from the end of 5.0 the story is currently having the Exarch figure out a way to send the Scions back to the Source. I'd say comparing 4.1 having us search for treasure, the Exarch will have us go to this location to find something. Considering how the Crystarium has a lot of interstellar/space naming conventions and the theming of the Exarch's main hub "The Ocular" I'd assume the Grand Cosmos has some relation to it all.

Any thoughts?


EDIT:
The site has been updated to reflect 5.1 and we have new information on the dungeon.

"Long ago, on the far shore of the Source, a great palace was built by the elves─the Grand Cosmos, an edifice of such magnitude it was said to inspire envy in both the heavens for which it was named and the flowers that pervade its boundless gardens. As with so many wonders of the world that once was, its radiance quickly faded in the wake of the Flood, its halls falling silent, the throne sitting empty. That is, until the palace was given new purpose when a mage claimed it as their sanctuary, their only company being solace, solitude, and the legion of familiars barring entrance to any foolish enough to seek an audience"

The dungeon is taking place near/in Lakeland and involves the Elves which are a big part of the history of the fates in the area.

[Enkidoh]

The light streaming through the windows does not neccessarily mean the Everlasting Light we banished is now back again. More like it's just natural sunlight streaming through as there are plenty of places even on the Source that look like that (the Vault's windows in Ishgard is one example). I do agree that is definetely Eulmorian architecture and interior design though. Presumedly an area of the city that was probably off limits to everyone and maybe hides more of Vauthry's dirty little secrets.

We'll find out soon enough anyway.

[Mieck]

I thought Eulmore, too - though I think it more likely to be on one of the tower-thronged islands you can see from Eulmore / Kholusia.
I had previously spoken with my FC about the possibility of these islands hosting a dungeon, and I'd built some fancy headcanon about how Not-Geralt's lift shaft came up near/under one of them and that would be your route in. (Almost certainly not likely, but it would have been cool!)

[Cilia]

The architecture reminds me more of Eulmore than the Crystarium, but either way, I'm curious about this.

Given it's an odd-numbered patch it's likely going to be part of the MSQ, and with little idea as to where we're going forward a name like "The Grand Cosmos" piques my interest. (Still so far away though...)

[Daralii]

It reminds me a lot of The Vault, which makes me wonder if it could be part of Voeburt. There was a Nu Mou in one of the other screenshots...

[KageTokage]

The full name of the dungeon in Japanese is "Magical Palace Grand Cosmos".

Considering that the patch's name is an allusion to Vauthry, I'm expecting it to be connected to him somehow.

it being on one of the smaller isles near Eulmore also seems more probable then it being in the city itself somewhere.

[YianKutku]

The full name of the dungeon in Japanese is "Magical Palace Grand Cosmos".

Considering that the patch's name is an allusion to Vauthry, I'm expecting it to be connected to him somehow.

it being on one of the smaller isles near Eulmore also seems more probable then it being in the city itself somewhere.

Vauthry's holiday retreat? Inasmuch as there are holidays in the hedonistic culture of Eulmore, anyway.

Seems to be rather grander and more opulent than a rarely-used holiday home would look like, though. And I'm not sure why we would be invading such a place, other than possibly a repeat of why we went into Skalla, ie we need money to finance rebuilding.

[DarkMasamune]

For two seconds I actually thought we were getting The Vault (Hard) and I didn't know how to feel about that (especially since HW is done and it would have been weird to bring THAT back lol)

That being said, it does look like Eulmore a little. I love the name thought— it sells a lot and I'm eager to see what it'll be about.

[Nalien]

I imagine this is the upper levels of Eulmore, rather than the lower ones, with us probably doing some cleanup in Eulmore... "Grand Cosmos" also strikes me as the name for the peak of somewhere, rather than the depths. If I had to guess, I'd say this is where people went to undergo ascension, and as such it's likely a nest of Sin Eaters now, sitting right on top of Eulmore... Yeah, we may want to do some cleanup there...

It reminds me a lot of The Vault

I'm 90% certain they've reused assets from The Vault here, that gate at the very back end of the hallway in particular is screaming at me. Interesting to see the parallels between Eulmore and Ishgard continue though, if this really is Eulmore. Both are the regions most powerful military, both battled a non-human enemy, both have/had a class divide, and now both have The Vault sitting on top... So much for Eulmore being bizarro Limsa, should we take bets on who'll die at the end of this dungeon now?

[JeanneOrnitier]

My first thought when I saw it was actually Voeburt but it does look more like Eulmore yeah.