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This thread was made to be specifically about her character, and then derailed into something wholly other. Â Another similar thread already exists and isn't more than a couple months old at this point:
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread....=dimension
There is little reason to continue this circular discussion on why some should be more special-er snowflakes than others. Â The original poster, specifically stated that she had a hard time covering the lore of this world, and a dedication to her character on XI. Â Conversely to my own statements, Â
Some points:
Atomos in XI are dead. Â At the end of the 4th expansion, it states that the Atomos of both timelines, sent to watch over the happenings of each world by Cait Sith (empowered by Altana herself), and judge them accordingly, is now dead and frozen. Â So post that time, it was impossible to travel through the Void using an Atomos, as when the Atomos deemed the two simultaneous timelines as unworthy of keeping, it tried to swallow them both, thus effectively overwhelming itself, causing self-destruction. Â Basically you did not come over through a Cavernous Maw, unless you went through one pre-Wings of the Goddess. Â Further more, there is no evidence, nor is it ever said that other than being a "Voidsent" that the Threshold which the Atomos and it's Cavernous Maws are connected to, is the Void, or leads to the Void.
Another point which some have brought forth as a means of travel between worlds, are the Swirling Vortexes located in Valkrum Dunes and Qufim Island. Â These do not transport you through the void into other dimensions. Â They have set destinations, as do the other swirling vortexes, namely: Lufaise Meadows, Misareaux Coast, and Apollyon. Â These are parts of the Emptiness...the Epmtiness is not the Void, it is the manifested will of Promathia, slowly destroying existence. Â Hence, you did not take a swirling vortex to Eorzea.
And so on and so forth, on and on, until you have nothing left to propel you into this world except for the sheer magnitude of brilliance, strength, and will which are contained within Shantotto herself, thus propelling you to major characters status, and therefor justifying your transport into the world of XIV from another FF...good luck with that as I said, that kind of character creation is basically void of creativity, or an interest in truly being part of this community (flawed or not). Â This all leads back to what I was saying, just don't bother. Â There is no evidence of "Ooops, I have fallen into a wormhole and ended up in this strange land called Eorzea, herpderp!", there is so far only evidence of, "Oh look, I am a major player where I come from, the will of the Void, the will of the Crystals, the will of whatever god/goddess or otherwise, has chosen me to travel through a portal to interact, and have an affect on the world of Eorzea." or "I am Shantotto, I have in my great power ad brilliance, made a gateway here to affect the world of Eorzea, causing the rise of a nation and consequently a Calamity. Â As well as creating one of the most powerful weapons in existence, and teaching ever greater forces to the mages of this world."
So if you are willing to allow your characters to fall into these categories, go ahead. Â There is little else to support some random character of lesser importance falling through a portal into another FF world. Â Besides mostly the desire of either a person unwilling to learn the lore of the world that the community loves, or a selfish interest in only continuing their character from before, without taking into account others.
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread....=dimension
There is little reason to continue this circular discussion on why some should be more special-er snowflakes than others. Â The original poster, specifically stated that she had a hard time covering the lore of this world, and a dedication to her character on XI. Â Conversely to my own statements, Â
Some points:
Atomos in XI are dead. Â At the end of the 4th expansion, it states that the Atomos of both timelines, sent to watch over the happenings of each world by Cait Sith (empowered by Altana herself), and judge them accordingly, is now dead and frozen. Â So post that time, it was impossible to travel through the Void using an Atomos, as when the Atomos deemed the two simultaneous timelines as unworthy of keeping, it tried to swallow them both, thus effectively overwhelming itself, causing self-destruction. Â Basically you did not come over through a Cavernous Maw, unless you went through one pre-Wings of the Goddess. Â Further more, there is no evidence, nor is it ever said that other than being a "Voidsent" that the Threshold which the Atomos and it's Cavernous Maws are connected to, is the Void, or leads to the Void.
Another point which some have brought forth as a means of travel between worlds, are the Swirling Vortexes located in Valkrum Dunes and Qufim Island. Â These do not transport you through the void into other dimensions. Â They have set destinations, as do the other swirling vortexes, namely: Lufaise Meadows, Misareaux Coast, and Apollyon. Â These are parts of the Emptiness...the Epmtiness is not the Void, it is the manifested will of Promathia, slowly destroying existence. Â Hence, you did not take a swirling vortex to Eorzea.
And so on and so forth, on and on, until you have nothing left to propel you into this world except for the sheer magnitude of brilliance, strength, and will which are contained within Shantotto herself, thus propelling you to major characters status, and therefor justifying your transport into the world of XIV from another FF...good luck with that as I said, that kind of character creation is basically void of creativity, or an interest in truly being part of this community (flawed or not). Â This all leads back to what I was saying, just don't bother. Â There is no evidence of "Ooops, I have fallen into a wormhole and ended up in this strange land called Eorzea, herpderp!", there is so far only evidence of, "Oh look, I am a major player where I come from, the will of the Void, the will of the Crystals, the will of whatever god/goddess or otherwise, has chosen me to travel through a portal to interact, and have an affect on the world of Eorzea." or "I am Shantotto, I have in my great power ad brilliance, made a gateway here to affect the world of Eorzea, causing the rise of a nation and consequently a Calamity. Â As well as creating one of the most powerful weapons in existence, and teaching ever greater forces to the mages of this world."
So if you are willing to allow your characters to fall into these categories, go ahead. Â There is little else to support some random character of lesser importance falling through a portal into another FF world. Â Besides mostly the desire of either a person unwilling to learn the lore of the world that the community loves, or a selfish interest in only continuing their character from before, without taking into account others.