welcome to the forums! if your in ul'dah feel free to give me a shout! ill be chilling out there for the most part and wandering the world. for FF 14 lore i myself am still wraping my head around it as well so yeah no worries on not knowing the lore! most of us are still going through it.
"The past is a hard thing to face,but going on with a smile no matter what has happened or what will happened is a true display of strength" ~ Firae Elric