#Final Fantasy XIV lore

[magitekconveyor]

At long last! Who The Fuck Is Aulus mal Asina The Powerpoint Presentation: The Tumblr Post.

This was a long labor of love, combing over every piece of lore I could find in-game and in the Encyclopedia Eorzea. I initially made this because whenever I mentioned Aulus, I inevitably got met with "who?", so I thought I would have one place that contained all his lore and how it relates to MSQ as a whole.

For ease of access, here is the twitch link. It goes to a clip from 2018 Fanfest where they discuss Aulus. If you listen veeeeery carefully after he says "He's dead", you can hear a faint "Noooooooo!" in the audience. That...was me. I was actually there for that question and let me tell you I've never had so many heads whip around to stare at me all at once.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy and have learned something new about my favorite FFXIV character.

Edit: Coming back since this is gaining a bit of traction to add, if you like what you see here, please check out my friend's FFXIV fangame Indagator , where you can either romance or betray Aulus. It builds off of a lot of the info from above and masterfully expands on it. Mind the tags.

#ffxiv #final fantasy xiv #aulus mal asina #Final Fantasy XIV lore #zenos yae galvus #Sicinius mal Vellutus #Garlemald #Stormblood #Endwalker spoilers #Bozja spoilers #Bozja #there's alt text on the images too

[heavenlykukuru]

Lifeforms of an Unsundered World

Hey everyone. I have been working on something for the past few days and it's still a work-in-progress but I wanted to share it.

It's basically a comparison document that shows flora and fauna of Elpis and which of those lifeforms survived to live upon modern Etheirys, where they can be found, trivia about their names etc. I also included a comparison sheet for the Source vs the First and lifeforms in common there.

Lifeforms of an Unsundered World — at Google Docs.

I have a lot to add but I am a particularly focused nerd and love doing this sort of thing. Also didn't see any resources out there and even FFXIV GamerEscape seems to be lacking data for similar context. Not sure if it will be of use to role-players or fanfiction writers but I will ask around for consensus on that.

It obviously has Endwalker spoilers so please be aware of that.

Thanks for reading!

#final fantasy xiv #final fantasy xiv lore #ffxiv lore #ffxiv elpis #ffxiv ancients #hythlodaeus #ffxiv endwalker

[swisshope]

Going through my drafts, I see that I have a whole post I typed up on the FFXIV Stormblood patch quests, where we follow Hien navigating the horrible situation that is Tuyu, and how it goes to pieces thanks to Asahi's machinations.

That moment when you think you're not that into the lore, and yet, here you are.

#Swiss Rambles #Final Fantasy XIV #FFXIV #FFXIV Lore #Final Fantasy XIV Lore #I mean #I go off and not realise I've gone off #And #I recognize and abhor the damage that Yotsuyu did in Doma #And I condemn her for that #But I cannot help but wonder #What would have happened? #This is #Of course #Not considering Lyse and how the story handled her #Mind you #I will FOREVER be here for Y'shtola's put-down of Magnai #“I am... Not interested Little sun” #That was a perfect line #Swiss does a queue

[wandringaesthetic]

Possible piece of Ishgard lore in a Ixali tribal quest of all things, vaguely implying there's a tradition that people aren't arrested at the Gates of Judgement (and the Steps of Faith?)

I like the idea of the Gates and the Steps as a kind of legal No Man's Land where you both Are and Aren't in Ishgard. You'd think someone would occasionally try to seek sanctuary there for this reason but the wind and the cold are so terrible it's rare to stay there any longer than it would take to traverse it at a brisk walk. (I bet a few people accused of heresy have made the decision to jump, hence judging oneself)

(My WoL is an Ishgardian deserter so this is all incredibly thematically relevant to my OC's backstory)

#final fantasy xiv #final fantasy xiv lore #something like this may have been stated more clearly elsewhere and I forgot

[mrlarkstin]

Homecoming

#ffxiv #final fantasy xiv #gpose #final fantasy 14 #ffxiv gpose #eras lore #final fantasy online #ff14 gpose #ffxiv oc #eras poses

[autumnslance]

Preview images from Encyclopaedia Eorzea Vol III

Covering Shadowbringers and Endwalker lore.

December 2023 release, pre-orders Summer 2023.

#final fantasy xiv #Encyclopaedia Eorzea #Shadowbringers #Endwalker #lore

[artctrlcee]

In from the Cold (divergent)

#ffxiv #final fantasy xiv #ff14 #endwalker #ardbert hylfyst #endwalker spoilers #ew spoilers #6.0 spoilers #in from the cold #in which i remain mad ardbert go no real mention in EW #so i drew a fix it(?) comic #this doesn't even happen in ari's lore i just wanted to draw it #ari comics

[ffxivmemes]

Emet Selch hot.

#emet selch #emet-selch #ffxiv emet selch #ffxiv #ffxiv memes #final fantasy xiv #ff14 #final fantasy 14 #final fantasy memes #final fantasy #emet endwalker #endwalker #ffxiv endwalker #shadowbringers #emet x wol #emetwol #wind up emet #ffxiv ancients #eorzea #ffxiv lore

[adahlenan]

[ and it seems my hell is your high water ]

#FFXIV #Gposes #My characters #OC: Lev Dagnyr #Final Fantasy XIV #Azem #OC: Leucothea #heeheehoohoo i dont rly post about my wol bcs im EMBARRASSED #anyways ;w; #I love Lev he's my baby boy who's oh so ocean coded along with his Azem who I just call Luke bcs it's funny. mitron wannabes #poor guy never wanted to be the wol and is literally drowning in all the pressure and expectations bcs of it #shadowbringers spoilers #?? #anyways i have a bunch of lore but ive been too shy to share it until now aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[castellankurze]

ok but for real FF14 fans we gotta talk about the next 20 years in Eorzea cause it's gonna be wild

*There's gonna be some general Shadowbringers & Endwalker spoilers in this post.*

I'm making this now because something in 6.5 reminded me of this idea - no spoilers for 6.5 in particular though.

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So first, quick refresher: the FF14 setting has a pretty standard for the genre afterlife wherein souls of the dead merge with the planet's lifestream, they beat about for awhile, maybe ruminate on their past life, and then they can either merge with the greater whole or be reborn as new people. This got outlined all the way back in the 2.x patch series and became a major part of the plot for the Shadowbringers expansion, wherein the Warrior of Light is revealed to be a reincarnation of the ancient soul of Azem, or how the character Gaia is also a reincarnation of one of the Ascians.

Also a major part of the Shadowbringers plot are the revelations about the secret history of the world. How in forgotten ancient times, civilization threatened by a calamity called the Final Days offered up hundreds or possibly thousands of souls to create the god that would be known as Zodiark who would preserve the world, and how in time the goddess Hydaelyn would be created as an opposition to Zodiark's power. And that she ultimately sundered him into 14 pieces - and because Zodiark's nature was fundamentally tied into the essence of the world, when he was broken so too was the very planet and every living soul upon it, divided into the singular 'Source' and thirteen 'shards.' As part of Shadowbringers' plot, the character of Ardbert is revealed to be the First-shard part of the soul of the Warrior of Light, reuniting near the end of 5.0, and to villain Emet-Selch, these sundered souls are a pitiful shadow of the powerful, vibrant beings they once were in ancient times, unworthy of life.

Now here's where things get interesting.

During the course of our Endwalker adventures, we reach the lunar prison where the body of Zodiark is held captive. Due to some villainous machinations, the ancient god's bonds have been partially broken and his essence is leaking out, taking the form of ancient shades wandering about. One in particular we speak to is named Hythlodaeus. We had previously met this character - sort of, in the form of a memory conjured by Emet-Selch. This is the true Hythlodaeus, an ancient soul sacrificed to bring Zodiark into being. Despite joining the multitude of souls and the long slumber in imprisonment, he's coherent and holds a conversation.

Unsurprisingly, as the main character of a Final Fantasy title we go on to kill our setting's oldest god, and in so doing get a good look at the effect of the sundering on Zodiark: namely that in his case it was pretty literal, splitting off pieces of his body. However the interesting part of the Endwalker's implications is that while Zodiark was sundered, the individual souls that made up his being were not - after this confrontation we see and speak to our old new friend Hythlodaeus again, and again, both in a journey to the distant past and as we call up his soul for aid at the climax of the story...and he's the same person every time.

This...strongly hints that the myriad of ancient, unsundered souls which made up the bulk of Zodiark's essence have returned to the lifestream, and while major characters like Hythlodaeus, Emet-Selch and Venat seem content to leave the cycle of reincarnation for good and pass the world on to us modern folk...is that going to be true for everyone?

Are there, in fact, dozens - hundreds - thousands of Ancient, unsundered souls milling about in the aetherial sea, contemplating a return to the living world? Will the world of Etheirys over the next few years see a sudden wave of children with incredible power as these souls start to be reborn? Will the Warrior of Light, a soul merely eight times rejoined, be eclipsed in sheer strength by the might of a new generation?

The story will probably never go to such a place - after all it would essentially undo the themes of its two biggest expansions, and besides which, the story of FF14 as a whole will probably not venture so many years down the timeline to explore such a possibility.

But still. They say everything old is someday new again.

#FFXIV #Final Fantasy XIV #Shadowbringers #Endwalker #Zodiark #Emet-Selch #Hythlodaeus #lore speculation #long post

[balladingbard]

I think one of the biggest lore tidbits for Endwalker can actually be found in Shadowbringers, where you and the Scions go to Anyder and see the old recording of Venat and her followers.

I admit one of the questions I asked myself after going through the Elpis arc was “Why didn’t Venat try to warn people more? Why didn’t she try to make the Convocation listen despite Fandaniel being there?”

As we see in Shadowbringers, her group did try to warn the Convocation…but no one listened.

Looking at the chronology of events, however, the warning came at an unfortunate time. The Convocation was missing two of the members who probably would’ve listened - Azem, the problem-solver, who had stepped down…and Elidibus, the impartial judge, who was now a primal.

Venat says herself that the Convocation was more focused on a short-term fix rather than a long-term solution.

It certainly paints an interesting picture of what life was like at the end of the Ancient’s civilization. Was Venat in the right for doing what she did? I’m sure you’ll get a different answer depending on who you talk to. But one thing is clear, the Convocation wasn’t the same without Azem and pre-primal Elidibus, both who would’ve been willing to listen despite it going against the norm. In the end, the entire Star suffered for it.

#final fantasy xiv #ffxiv #endwalker spoilers #endwalker #shadowbringers #shadowbringers spoilers #Venat #convocation of the 14 #ffxiv ancients #Azem #ffxiv lore

[phoebe-of-ivalice]

𝙉𝙤 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙛𝙪𝙧𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚.

#the nightingale sings #oc: phoebe venatrix #ffxiv #final fantasy xiv #ffxiv viera #a little dash of Phoebe lore

[heavenlykukuru]

Ktisis Hyperboreia

Excerpt from chapter three of my fanfiction in the works "Attunement" at Ao3. I love to write canon-compliant lore and extrapolate further upon the little bits we're given in-universe.

Sculpting one's corporeal aether into matter is hardly a novel process for an ancient of Etheirys and in those comfortable days of yore, Hythlodaeus believed he had an understanding of the basics. The practice existed in several forms — the most elementary of which was the conjuring of simple objects from mental images, much like building from a blueprint — and ranged from arcane entities all the way to colossal inanimate objects. Amaurot's most powerful mages, enhanced with their nigh endless wellsprings of personal aether, could even conjure self-contained landscapes and dioramas of exquisite detail.

Thus the research facility of Ktisis Hyperboreia came to fruition. A collective mix of every conceivable climate, ecological setting and geographical make-up known to mankind at that point, it had everything a student of creation magic could ever need for testing their concepts. Areas of study were stitched together across collapsible dimensional spaces and accessed by both an extensive aethernet system and hundreds of malms of physical corridors. Many pioneers of Amaurot's scientific community came together to create Ktisis Hyperboreia and it was known as a wonder of the ancient world, constantly evolving alongside knowledge itself.

#ffxiv elpis #ffxiv ancients #ffxiv fanfiction #ffxiv lore #ffxiv endwalker #ff14 #hythlodaeus #final fantasy xiv lore

[ooeygooeyghoul]

WoL/FFXIV OC Question(s)!

What is your WoL/OC's main class/job and why? Are they good at multiple roles? Are there any they're really bad at?

#ffxiv #ff14 #final fantasy xiv #wolqotd #wol questions #been a bit since i asked a question!! #i am ready to recieve your lore dumps *grabby hands*

[herssian]

cool cool cool

#art #ffxiv #xau #zero #final fantasy xiv #doodle #sketch #comic #the way i slowly release that zenosxau lore the worst way possible

[mrlarkstin]

Your time is coming fast

#ffxiv #final fantasy xiv #gpose #eras lore #final fantasy 14 #ffxiv gpose #ff14 gpose #final fantasy online #ffxiv oc #eras poses #elezen