CG Midlander

[Anonymoose]

There's an NPC that gives a whole bunch of new backstory that I'm going through... and it seems to add up. In FFXIV lore, Midgardsormr was originally just referred to as "a primal" that caused the Garleans to pause - but now it's got a big expansion.

Silvertear Falls was once thought of as the center of all that was - it was the source of all water, and the source of all magic. When this came into being, so did Midgardsormr. He was worshipped by the locals and became known as the Keeper of the Lake.

Sound familiar?

It sounds like he was a primal that came to feed on the aether there (AETHER is "the source of all magic") - and in doing so garnered the worship of the locals much like how Ifrit and Garuda did to the Ixali and Amal'jaa.

Ceruleum is a red herring. This is all about aether.

Let's keep something else in mind...

Dalamud wasn't a solution to the problem. It was medicine, not a cure. The Circle of Knowing could be forcing all the band-aids we've put over our problems to fail so that we can root out the disease... that's why there here - to ensure that we'll be okay because it's gonna get a whole lot worse before it gets any better.

Let me take another what at theory generation... one moment.

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EDIT:

The Empire invades to take on Midgardsormr. After the battle, the other primals had a shot at this world again and seeded themselves among the populations. Again, we didn't notice Siren because we had The Twelve.

ENTER THE ARCHONS.

They go to the beast tribes and teach them to summon the primals, garnering the attention of the Empire, who seek to finish what they started by exterminating the primals and expanding into Eorzea. They come to us and prepare us for war just as The Empire's new actions bring Dalamud's descent.

They're setting us up to fix the problems we've been avoiding. Remember, when the Archons arrived, they were accused of STARTING the last umbral era, as well. Maybe this is just what they do - protect us by having us plunged into dark eras to face our problems in ways that they know will lead us to come out on top in a new golden age.