Good day!
I've been giving a lot of thought to my character's short-term goals as I prepare to shimmy her into the RP community and (finally) type up her background, and in doing so found myself wondering about any possible connections between Hydaelyn's Elementals, the Fae, Carbuncle, and summoned Primal Egi.
I'm hoping that our resident "Lorekeepers" can both correct me if I'm wrong and offer some explanation while I work on siphoning all of that lore myself. Forgive me if this post is poorly presented, as well. Trying my best not to be confusing, so here goes:
These are the burning questions I've been mulling over this weekend, huzzah!
I've been giving a lot of thought to my character's short-term goals as I prepare to shimmy her into the RP community and (finally) type up her background, and in doing so found myself wondering about any possible connections between Hydaelyn's Elementals, the Fae, Carbuncle, and summoned Primal Egi.
I'm hoping that our resident "Lorekeepers" can both correct me if I'm wrong and offer some explanation while I work on siphoning all of that lore myself. Forgive me if this post is poorly presented, as well. Trying my best not to be confusing, so here goes:
- Conjurers are able to draw forth borrowed power from the Aether of the world around them; gifted by the Elementals (which--according to the 1.0 Lore--really cover all six basic elements).
- Arcananima allows for the manipulation of Aether to summon forth a carbuncle from that Aether.
- Scholars will form a bond with one of the Fae that--from what I understand so far--are summoned in much the same way as a carbuncle. I've seen it mentioned somewhere on the forum (though I wish I can remember where) that the Faeries are potentially similar to Elementals, even if only vaguely.
- Summoners are able to call forth an Egi of some Primals in locations where the element of that Primal is known to be strongest. This one struck me, because the "ritual" for doing so seemed to be very much a combination of Arcanima and borrowing power from the Elementals or external Aether--or at least that it could be done that way from a roleplaying standpoint, instead of just using internal aether.
These are the burning questions I've been mulling over this weekend, huzzah!
"Bran thought about it. 'Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?'
                                -George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
