The Merchant's Tale discussion.

[Iscah]

Working through, seven paths done so far: 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11

Progress notes:

LEFT PATH

1. Left path, cave path, broke through the damaged fence, stopped the elemental(?) from stealing the chicks' food. This has opened up one of the palace's side paths but there's still clearly another one on the map. Can't see an obvious entry point.

4. Left path, orchard path, downhill path to the palace.


RIGHT PATH

6. Right path, seaweed path; Y'nazqha highlights the "shimmering stage" but there's nothing to do for now. Clear the seaweed and proceed to boss fight. (Journal 11 says the stage is for making an offering of friendship to another race.)

7. Right path, beach path; blew the conch horn but I think I missed a second step and it hasn't counted. Journal entry is prompting to search for "a way to make sound that reaches even the ocean floor". Was I supposed to double back to the stage, or is that path blocked off?


CENTRAL PATH

9. Central path, mushroom path, activated stones in the tunnel. Clues in side path and maybe journal.

10. Central path, mushroom path, didn't activate stones.

11. Central path, floating stones, activated the three boulders. (So probably not activating them is path 12.)

Other thoughts:

The cartoony style was briefly interesting but I think I would have preferred normal art, especially since we're unlikely to see present-day Corvos looking so pretty.

Is the swordswoman an Elezen? Her face had a bit of the look of one. We're due for some kind of new Elezen cultural group that isn't from another shard.

I know that a heavier magic-infused sword class is something people have been regularly asking about. Of course it's always 50-50 whether these types of cameos are previews of future jobs or just a case of "it'll never work as a player job but here's a lore concept".

Are sea-folk supposed to be real, a cheerful take on sirens/Ananta/etc or just fictional? The faerie wings are a curious choice too.

The "Pari" is another new maybe-race we haven't heard mentioned before. Is it a proper folklore thing? Does one of the other journal entries go into it?

Townsfolk in the early areas are all races found in Thavnair, nothing interesting like G tribe Miqo'te or something.