Quote Originally Posted by Boxworm View Post

So, though there is nothing conclusive here, we at least know that there are rumours about the Archons being incarnations of the Twelve. It is difficult to make many connections between the Archons and the Gods -- for example, Thancred is a Bard who uses knives. The closest I could link him to was Oschon, who is depicted as a carefree ranger wielding a bow. This, of course, is pretty far off from Thancred's character, however for now let us assume that these depictions are in some way incorrect, or that the Archons are attempting to hide the obvious connections.
I'll admit that I've been trolling these forums a little bit since the servers went down and this is my first post, but I've become a little interested in these threads too. One piece of information that goes along with this idea that comes to my mind is the very beginning cutscene for Gridania when you make your character. The taru and mnk npc (wasn't very good and memorizing their names) both appear to fall from the sky and land in the open field with you, having no idea where they are or where they came from. Then the wolves appear and you go through the battle tutorial. This could be a clue that they are "heaven sent Gods"? I'm not sure how the Ul'dah and Limsa opening scenes are, if there are similarities with those nation's Achrons coming into the world.