Quote Originally Posted by Cassar View Post
The way I understood it, we never went to the past with the intent of fixing the timeline, we only went there to get information on what's the cause of the Final Days. Once we had that, we came back and did what we had to do. What I truly don't understand is what's the point of having Venat keep her memories while everyone else lost theirs? That one little thing ruined everything because it opened up the question of whether she knew of our presence in Elpis and that's why she led us back there, but that would completely contradict the Graha timeline I mentioned.

One possibility is that when we went to Elpis, we actually went to a different timeline Elpis and, whatever the implications of Venat knowing what she knows, is something for that timeline to deal with, ours remains unchanged. A quote that possibly supports this theory is:
"The implications of temporal magicks are not entirely understood, and so we cannot assume that our Hydaelyn and the Venat you met in Elpis are one and the same. Nevertheless, due to Her intrinsic qualities as an all-powerful being, I'd wager that Hydaelyn possesses the knowledge we seek."- Y'shtola

Another interesting quote I found is from Venat herself, and it reads:
"Until a moment finally arrives, we cannot know for certain what will come to pass - regardless of our supposed foreknowledge. So you needn't worry for us." - Venat
I really wish she elaborated a little more on this one, because there's a subtle implication here that Venat understands a little bit of time travel. That and the fact that she was so quick to ask us if we came from the future or not.

I do believe, and hope, that they will explain this further later in the story, whether MSQ or during the Pandaemonium raid. There are a lot of hints and loose ends that seem to have a connection but I can't quite figure it out, but I do think that Azem being able to see the future is the easiest way to explain everything. And it wouldn't be so farfetched considering the Bozja story and how Mikoto also has this power.
Also the Pandaemonium story starts with Themis expecting the WoL to fall from the sky to aid him in his endeavors and we know he got that from Azem telling him, so there's something going on and we just dont know how the pieces fit together yet. Granted I dont know if this'll explain the implications behind Venat and time travel previously but I dont believe the Elpis story is fully told yet, since there's still some mystery behind her but especially more with the elusive Azem. Besides I still think the focus of us traveling to Elpis wasnt to change the timeline, it was just to gather crucial information about the origin of the Final Days which was the focal point of that portion in the game.

I mean I could be wrong. Its not as if this is the first time ever in detail within the story that doesnt get explained till 2 expansions later or some crap.