A few points I wanted to add to the conversation that were relative. In 1.0 Nym was alluded to as an ancient civilization that had powerful magical practices (though nowhere near on par with the Allagan). However we never really get to see anything from Nym, so there was very little lore or facts about the ancient city other than it was located "somewhere" in La Noscea. During one of my many lore surfs (randomly hopping around links on the net and getting lost in the lore and info) I came across an article on the FF Wiki about Nym that contained some concept art that is believed to be Nym in ARR (image below). The proximity of Nym's ruins (and likely cultural influences) to Limsa Lominsa easily explains why Scholar would be tied to it, but what it also may mean is that we'll eventually have quests that send us into the ruins of Nym (perhaps a dungeon?) which may mean we'll have a better explanation on what the fairies are, and why they're only just now appearing again after all this time.
One thing I'm curious about is whether the fairy is a living creature, or a magical homunculus of sorts created by the Scholar, like an extension of the Scholars knowledge and magical prowess.
Artwork of the Scholar and their Fairy
![[Image: Elezen_Scholar_Artwork_XIV.jpg]](http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/6/61/Elezen_Scholar_Artwork_XIV.jpg)
Possibly some ruins of Nym
![[Image: FFXIV_Sea_Ruins.png]](http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130326224122/finalfantasy/images/c/c6/FFXIV_Sea_Ruins.png)
One thing I'm curious about is whether the fairy is a living creature, or a magical homunculus of sorts created by the Scholar, like an extension of the Scholars knowledge and magical prowess.
Artwork of the Scholar and their Fairy
Possibly some ruins of Nym
![[Image: xivpads.png]](http://xivpads.com/i/sigs/24820/xivpads.png)
