Imperial Lore: “third eye” feature

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Good morning fellow Eorzeans!

I hope your efforts & journeys are thus far going steady & easy!

As I am slowly getting into FFXIV lore, it also overwhelming with how many resources are out there that often contradicts FFXIV’s lore general sorts ranging from Reddit to various YouTube videos.

All in all I know little of the Empire’s lore, but can we safely classify them as another progeny of the Hyur race like Highlander’s?

Any explanation at apl about the purpose for their “third eye” on their forehead? Given none of them can wield or able to manipulate Aether,

Cheers my fellow Eorzeans!

[MikkoAkure]

Unfortunately it’s a nature of the game having multiple writers and being over a decade old that the game’s lore even sometimes contradicts itself now. I wouldn’t trust a lot of RP sites because that’s where a lot of really weird misinformation is created and spreads like wildfire. There’s this one Tumblr blog I really like because the person behind it has categorized everything really nicely and they took the time to source everything and it’s the exact text from the game or from an interview without a filter over it.

In regards to the Garlean third eye, it’s supposed to be an organ that greatly increases their spacial recognition making them better at flying airships and shooting guns. It’s also supposed to be hard like keratin. Only pureblood Garleans are supposed to have it, and 3 half-Garlean NPCs are definitely missing it, but a half-Garlean in the Werlyt quest line randomly has one so I guess that’s thrown out the window now.

[Burmecia]

It’s also supposed to be hard like keratin.

To me, "the eye" always looked like calf's horn nub.



I do not have any theories about that, but that has been basically how I have seen the thing, as nascent horn(?)-like thing.
Could be it nudge to ff lore summoners, who used to sport horns? Probably not, but I haven't counted that connection out just yet, like in my own mind.

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Yeah, that’s as closet as I’ve come to acknowledge regarding their third eye,

Frankly it’s bothering still to this day that some lore is left out of ambiguity & it can be nice & also cringy as we crave more to know more specifics.

All in all thanks for filling in guys!

And were they created as a failed experiments by the Allagan if I followed correctly? I am somewhat aware they’re connected to the Allagans as most races are or just the Mi”Quote.

[RyuDragnier]

In regards to the Garlean third eye, it’s supposed to be an organ that greatly increases their spacial recognition making them better at flying airships and shooting guns. It’s also supposed to be hard like keratin. Only pureblood Garleans are supposed to have it, and 3 half-Garlean NPCs are definitely missing it, but a half-Garlean in the Werlyt quest line randomly has one so I guess that’s thrown out the window now.

Question, did Cid mention that only pureblood Garleans can have it, or was it from somebody else? I'm wondering because it could be either be something that we've never gotten the truth of (propaganda and rumors) or if said NPC is a rare exception. And considering her 3rd Eye is black, does that mean it doesn't work, or does it work differently than a normal 3rd Eye?

[MikkoAkure]

Question, did Cid mention that only pureblood Garleans can have it, or was it from somebody else? I'm wondering because it could be either be something that we've never gotten the truth of (propaganda and rumors) or if said NPC is a rare exception. And considering her 3rd Eye is black, does that mean it doesn't work, or does it work differently than a normal 3rd Eye?

I was under the impression that it was Arenvald who told us about mixed breeds not having the eye because of the whole "scar from his mom" thing.

As far as Severa goes, she's the only one with a black third eye that I'm aware of but she hasn't talked about it so it's anyone's guess what it means or if it doesn't work.

[RyuDragnier]

I was under the impression that it was Arenvald who told us about mixed breeds not having the eye because of the whole "scar from his mom" thing.

As far as Severa goes, she's the only one with a black third eye that I'm aware of but she hasn't talked about it so it's anyone's guess what it means or if it doesn't work.

So then we haven't exactly heard from a native Garlean, so it COULD be possible that mixed blood Garleans could have a 3rd Eye. And maybe Severa's helps her with manipulating aether better on top of spatial recognition? Black does tend to contain all colors in a light spectrum, so it helping with magic would make perfect sense, and also be a showing of why the Garlean's 3rd Eye is normally white, they are devoid of it (white is devoid of color) and thus can't manipulate it.

During the pre-Garuda cutscene, Cid does say that only pureblood Garleans have a third eye.

Oh, so either they've retconned that, or Severa is one of a kind.

[Tensaihime]

Question, did Cid mention that only pureblood Garleans can have it, or was it from somebody else? I'm wondering because it could be either be something that we've never gotten the truth of (propaganda and rumors) or if said NPC is a rare exception. And considering her 3rd Eye is black, does that mean it doesn't work, or does it work differently than a normal 3rd Eye?

During the pre-Garuda cutscene, Cid does say that only pureblood Garleans have a third eye.