Thema: Revelations from Patch 5.5 (Part 1)

Main Scenario Quest

• The tempering of people who so much as enter near the new towers is interesting. I wonder how they're harnessing the power of tempering and applying it to a nation rather than an entity or primal.
  
• Alphinaud's growing comfort with others is really warming my heart. Seeing his interactions with Estinien and Arenvald had me absolutely gushing! Personally I see Estinien as the most viable big-brother figure to Alphinaud, especially with how proud he was of his growth and self-improvement. Arenvald I picture as being potentially more of an intimate connection than Estinien - especially with the way they interacted in the cutscene. The concern Alphi had for Arenvald was... let's just say I'm a very emotional man.
  
• G'raha Tia is absolutely adorable as usual, I gushed about him in Say but the way his eyes absolutely glistened when seeing Estinien was... so cute.
  
• Finally heading to Azys Lla with Estinien and... feels all around. Estinien talking about Nidhogg being such an intrinsic part of him that Tiamat's safety is now his priority makes me wonder if something will happen to Tiamat though. It felt strangely foreshadow-y?
  
• Poor Tiamat, though. Having to relive the pain of seeing her Children being tempered. I can understand her hatred for the Ascians and how deep it flows.
  
• I know I'm not the only one who notices the similarities with how people talk about Hydaelyn and how those who are tempered talk about their Primals? The Ascians are tempered to Zodiark, and considering Hydaelyn is Zodiarks "mirror" in a way, who's to say we aren't tempered to Hydaelyn?
  
• I had to say I'd try to reason with Fandaniel, and if that fails, remember him. I'm a sap and I miss Emet-Selch, okay?
  
• Tiamat talking about when men first talked with Dragons, WOW. Bahamut presiding over the affairs of man? WOW!! Tiamat's release from her prison? WOW!!!!!
  
• Oh no Arenvald- what have you done?!?!?!
  
• Alphinaud's face was UNIQUELY expressive in the cutscene after Paglth'an - the way his pupils quivered was VERY clever. He normally has a small smirk whenever he emotes (likely a limitation of his character model) but that was negated by just how... emotive he was!