(08-21-2015, 01:01 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote:I'm nooooot sure where all this is coming from, but my post was intended to point out the poor composition of one of the more crucial passages in the whole issue.Â(08-21-2015, 11:52 AM)A Wrote:(08-21-2015, 10:34 AM)Berrod Armstrong Wrote:. Later on, when the passage mentioned the flood ("So did the hubris of the magi bring forth the Sixth Umbral Era... and with it a mighty flood that swept away entire civilizations, leaving naught but ruin and suffering in its wake. "), there's no mention of the elementals THERE either -- and if I'm not mistaken, it was the elementals who caused this flood.
Your post got me thinking about it, but suppose the elementals really didn't have anything to do with flooding the world, and they just took credit for the act to better establish their power? Â It's not unlike something a terrorist organization would do.
So we're equating sentient wind chimes with terrorist organizations now?
Just to be clear, people keep treating what are effectively sentient immortal tornadoes as of they should have human morals, human values, and human motivations.
Guys. Seriously. They're sentient immortal tornadoes.
When a tornado hits your house, it's not being malicious. It's not being a dick. It's being a tornado. You were just in the way.
People keep attributing these byzantine plots and motivations to the elementals, and seem to refuse to acknowledge that we're dealing with completely inhuman demigods. It reminds me of some of the Furies in Forgotten Realms, but I digress.
A certain lore kitty pointed out to me last night that the Elementals have existed at least 10000 years, and during that time have watched mankind repeatedly come within inches of destroying the world. But people expect them to just trust us, because, hey, we're different!Â
Right. I'm sure no one's ever told them that before.
And further, while we're talking about how the elementals "stole" White Magic, let's shed a tear for those poor bastards on other continents who had to die because the Amdapori couldn't stop coming up with new and innovative ways to blow each other up. Cuz Eorzea wasn't the only place that flooded, y'all.Â
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I believe what the person responding to my post is saying is that -- some bad mages may have flooded the world and then the elementals took credit for it. The flood. Not white magic. I replied that I believe that it was in fact the elementals who caused the flood. Neither of us mentioned anything about the elementals stealing white magic, the guy was literally tin foil hatting -- which can be fun in a discussion, if not inaccurate.
I'll say again, for the point of contention regarding whether white magic was gifted to/discovered by/created by the Amdapori, the quote from Raya-O is composed in a way that makes it unclear. Therefore, I remain unsure and leave myself open to all possibilities  until the lore team clarifies.Â
Please clarify, lore team!