(06-08-2015, 09:39 PM)Sounsyy Wrote:(06-08-2015, 09:14 PM)hauntmedoitagain Wrote: I often wonder how much of this is really just glorified fear mongering. Succor, green wrath, etc. all come off as very man-made concepts to scare the Gridanian populace into an ideal scope of morality.
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Though the 1.0 Gridanian MSQ entertained the possibility/likelihood that the Elementals may just be some made up thing to keep Gridanians subjugated, the game itself showed them to be very real and every bit as powerful as they were made out to be. They may have been severely weakened by the Calamity, but breaking the Pact of Gelmorra is still a very real concern that the Gridanians should not test.
I can't watch the videos from my current location, sadly! But though Elementals obviously exist and have real power (and that's relatively well-displayed in many questlines), do we have an unbiased source with regards to Succor? I kinda like the idea of it not being something of the Elementals' own power, but if they catch you using it, they'll smite you down. Which is probably exactly what happened to Sylphie's mother.
... Or maybe she was assassinated by Padjals. Adorable child-like bearers of wisdom? Or bloodthirsty beasts of Elemental Law?