Quote Originally Posted by ReynTime View Post
The original shroud lore also gave a more interesting reason why Gridanians are so xenophobic. Fear of woodsin or angering the elementals, who were not very predictable.
Now they're only xenophobic because they want real world politics parallel.
Oh, no question. I mean, the whole "NOPE the Ala Mhigan refugees can't stay here, the elementals are angry, keep moving" thing becomes a lot more understandable if you imagine the elementals looming over them like "If you let those forest-burning assholes stay, YOU'RE ALL DUST." When you're an eternal force of nature, a century is not a lot of time to get over a grudge.

I write up lore notes for some friends sometimes -- always in the form of "course notes" taken by a hypothetical student at the Sharlayan Studium, Y'lhexa Zheti, who is often sarcastic and frequently a bit frazzled by her coursework. So these notes always have a certain, uh, tongue-in-cheek tone to them. And I particularly enjoyed writing up her notes on "Eorzean History 205, Lecture 7: The Black Shroud and Surroundings" -- basically, a history of Gelmorra and Gridania. She had some things to say about woodsin and the greenwrath, in particular when mulling on the agreement made at Peacegarden:

(Also, what happens if the Gridanians don't stick to the deal? If the populace of the Shroud ever stops being environmentally-conscious, will the elementals will simply obliterate them with a giant magical explosion? Don't litter, kids; your life—and that of everyone you love—could depend on it!)
(This probably gives you an idea of the tone which which I usually write "Y'lhexa"'s coursework.)

Admittedly, it was meant to focus on Gelmorra specifically, so she ends up basically hastily skipping over the second half of the lecture (including the Autumn War).