Tales from the Dawn #2: "In Pursuit of Knowledge" (Erenville)

[Iscah]

It's week 2 of Tales From the Dawn, and here we get Erenville's perspective on events in Sharlayan.

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes.../sidestory_02/

[Rannie]

Hmm most interesting especially the last three paragraphs...

[Iscah]

I would have liked to hear a bit more about Erenville himself, but what we got is still nice.

Of course he's going to be utterly perplexed and intrigued by Alpha.

And the ending is very much indicating we'll be seeing more of him in the game proper! Perhaps even multiple story threads, between whatever task the Students have for him and then his own plans.

[Cleretic]

Thanks for making a separate thread for this one, the other one was probably gonna keep with its talk to the point of steamrolling over the next story.

Nothing that's all too new here, although it confirms Erenville was genuinely on our side the entire time we knew him, even if he wasn't letting on. Also neat is the confirmation that Alpha doesn't look like any breed of chocobo around even to the guy that would absolutely know that stuff (no offense to the Ironworks, they ain't biologists).

[Iscah]

confirmation that Alpha doesn't look like any breed of chocobo around

I always liked one of the side remarks in the Omega quests – I think it was from Biggs – that Alpha looks like a chocobo in the way that a mammet looks like a person.

[sidurgu-12]

it was nice to see more erenville

and its weird to see how... grand everyone sees us. and eccentric lol. besides that it was nice to see erenville stumped by alpha.

[Vyrerus]

It was alright. Honestly not too invested in Erenville, but it was at least heartwarming.

[Lustre]

Found it quite boring. Dont really care for Erenville. I'd have preferred Ahewann's journal or something. Would've added more weight to Final Days sequences in EW cause lord knows they need it. I didnt really come away with anything other than "aren't the scions good? Wow look, everybody likes them!"

[sidurgu-12]

Found it quite boring. Dont really care for Erenville. I'd have preferred Ahewann's journal or something. Would've added more weight to Final Days sequences in EW cause lord knows they need it. I didnt really come away with anything other than "aren't the scions good? Wow look, everybody likes them!"

Seemed more like we inspired them to start their own journey to me.

[Iscah]

I'd have preferred Ahewann's journal or something.

We still have six tales to go. Ahewann isn't a bad guess to be one of them. (His induction into the truth behind his family's role as satrap would be an interesting one.)

Erenville isn't my favourite either, but I guess a fair bit of my own interest in him is hoping for a bit more insight into Viera culture and mindset rather than wanting to see more of him specifically? We haven't spent enough time with him to think much beyond "he seems nice".