I do think one thing to remember with Zadnor and Bozja is that the writer is not the normal writer for XIV, but instead the writer for Ivalice, Yasumi Matsuno. A lot of the small references in Bozja and Zadnor are references to Tactics Ogre. Wind Caller is one big one, along with the Archeodemon Fate which has Hrothgars being turned into Archeodemons by Gilbrisbert being also a reference to an event in Tactics Ogre. We knew the story was going to be kinda... dark. it was just darker than expected. Eldritch abomination levels of dark. It was the perfect chance to reveal female hrothgar, even if they were just an NPC, Like how Viera were introduced in SB.