CG Midlander

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Okay, so the northlands were the first he conquered - but they were isolated city-states that he "hammered into one entity" and THEN the east felt their collective fist. Got it. The east were just the first legitimate nations to feel their wrath, lol.

Sorry if that throws a spanner in your theory, Moose.

It's not so much a spanner in my theory as a massive (and welcome) simplification of it.

That means Midgardsormr wasn't The Only for very long (if ever). Perhaps the reason we saw the primal explosion ball was that he was the last? If the north and eastern kingdoms had been conquered, that means their primals were likely destroyed... and Midgardsormr's power consolidated until his defeat let all the weakened ones zone back over from the void for another shot?

I don't know, I'm gonna have to think about all this - gonna let it marinate for a bit.

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However, the unanticipated appearance of a primal shortly thereafter prompted the Empire to halt the legion's advance.

See, now we're throwing a wench into the wrench that was thrown in the theory...

I'd say that says the extermination order exists but isn't why they're here - so they come for the ceruleum or the pillaging ... and find Midgardsormr? How did they not expect that - the NPC says it's been worshipped as the protector of Silvetear Falls since back when they called it the source of all water and magic. Bad research on the invasion team's part, I must say.

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I really think we're just gonna have to wait for ARR on those.

And wait for Ferne on what's up with the cutscenes (though I think we did pretty well at figuring it out.)

I'll have to go back and edit all my other posts to prevent people from reading errors... and to prevent Ferne from having to read an entire book he already knows is bollocks XD