Quote Originally Posted by Iscah View Post
Did Emet outright say Lahabrea went mad? I don't recall him saying that, just that switching bodies took some kind of toll on his strength.




Gaia's time-slowing magic isn't the same thing as time-travelling magic though, unless you could somehow apply enough of it that time slows "into reverse" or something.




Uh... I really hope that's the sort of idea that he's just thrown up randomly without consulting the lore team about its actual plausibility.

Though I think we should be safe for future-travel without risking irreversible damage to the space-time continuum. The past, well, we've done it with Alexander so that's not impossible either, but I just don't think I want another time loop plot at this point.
From Emet if you talk to him in-between quests:
"I took over a suitable stranger in this world, and reshaped them into this form that I am most familiar with. In contrast, Lahabrea, before he met his end at your hands, never really took the time to familiarize himself much with his vessels. Really… with how often he switched forms, it’s no surprise that his very self ended up eroding away..."
While I doubt back then they had much idea where the Ascians would end up, they've retroactively explained Lahabreas diminished power and "differing" shall we say personality and ideals to the other unsundered.