(11-08-2015, 03:06 AM)Merak Wrote: Whether that's intentional or not, I've no clue.
As far as NPC misinformation goes, it is actually completely intentional - which makes any historical or paranormal lore incredibly tenuous and difficult to nail down for we loremongers.
Fernehalwes E3 Interview #6 Wrote:Q: The Second Coil of Bahamut seems to imply that the Lamia were Allagan chimeric bioweaponry. Sastasha HM, however, seems to imply that they are “over-drowned†pirate wenches. What are Lamia, and can this give insight into the background of other enemies, as well?
KF: This one goes back to deliberate misinformation. It’s in both versions, in English a bit more so. In many games, NPCs tell you exactly what’s going on in the world. They just know everything about the lore and everything is true. In the real world, people don’t always have the answers, even though they talk like they know what they’re talking about. We wanted Eorzea to have that feel, as well. There are lots of different theories, but not everyone has the right answers. People sometimes assume things that are relative to their own lives; if a Lominsan sees these Lamia with their scimitars and they think pirate, what else could it be, for them? They don’t know about Allagan technology.
