Lastly,

Because I feel that the Ascians and the Primals are related, and that the breaking of the seal to release the primals corresponds to the opening of some sort of Hell's Gate that looks nothing like a shower, I tend to agree that Travanchet is related to the starshower, that he came in through it/rode in on it. I don't think he's the only one that did either.

We'll be seeing a lot of new content related to the Ascians. I look forward to diving into a dungeon full of them. The sword of light (Grand Companies brought up with the help of the Circle of Knowing) and the sword of might (Imperials brought up with the help of Hmmm... ????) fighting over who does what with the Primals sounds like we'll have a lot of fun.