Some interesting lore bombs were found recently. Turns out SE added some tooltips to XIV with 2.5, and while they haven't shown up in-game yet, there's some interesting lore tidbits in them. Some we already know, some are new, like the fact that it's believed the Miqo'te first migrated from Meracydia. We knew they came from another continent, and it was easily assumed to be Meracyida, but until now, we didn't know which with 100% accuracy.
Figure I'll just list every one here, even the facts we already knew. :>
Few interesting things in there we didn't previously know!
Figure I'll just list every one here, even the facts we already knew. :>
- Each previous Astral Era has ended with a Calamity corresponding toone of the six elements─fire, ice, earth, lightning, water, and wind.
- In Eorzea, length and distance are measured in ilms, fulms, yalms, and malms. There are 12 ilms in a fulm, 3 fulms in a yalm, and 1760 yalms in a malm.
- It is believed the Miqo'te first came to Eorzea during the Fifth Umbral Era, fleeing their ravaged homeland on the southern continent of Meracydia.
- The shortest Lalafells are roughly two feet ten inches (34 ilms) tall. By contrast, Roegadyn can grow to almost three times that height (90 ilms).
- In Eorzea, weight is measured in onzes, ponzes, and tonzes.There are 16 onzes in a ponze and 2000 ponzes in a tonze.
- Coerthas, once a verdant highland region, is now pounded byrelentless snowstorms─an unforeseen side-effect of the Calamity.
- Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn came to power after emerging victorious in the Trident─a multi-pronged race used to determine Limsa Lominsa's Admiral.
- Eorzea is located on Aldenard, one of the Three Great Continents. The other two─Ilsabard and Othard─lie to the north and northeast, respectively.
- Plainsfolk males─notable Syndicate member Teledji Adeledji included─usually go by their entire full name, rather than first or last name alone.
- Throughout history, the Lalafell passed their histories down through song,which is why even now many use heavy alliteration in their speech.
- Peistes, gigantoads, antlings, and vultures are known to lunch on Lalafells,but any rumors involving ravenous Roegadyn are dubious at best.
- In addition to weather such as rain, snow, and sandstorms, certain areas in Eorzea will experience an umbrally charged fog known as “gloom.â€
- The aitches in certain Miqo'te names represent a slight hissing sound. Since other races cannot make this sound, the aitches become silent.
- The Great Goobbue Wall of Ul'dah, referenced in “He Who Waited Behind,†was real! It was created by adventurers on the eve of the Calamity.
- Some Eorzeans believe that after death, souls must endure the trials of six hells before passing into the eternal damnation of the seventh.
- Beastmen refer to the five races with a variety of colorful titles including 'smoothskin,' 'overdweller,' 'uplander,' and 'spoken ones.'
- The Keepers of the Moon have a matriarchal society, with surnames passed down from mother to child—some since the First Astral Era.
- Determining a goblin's gender is as easy as looking at the last two letters of their name: “～ix†for males and “～ox†for females.
- Inspector extraordinaire Hildebrand's monocle is merely for vanity purposes, and does not actually contain a functional lens.
- The Syndicate, Ul'dah's ruling body, has six members─six members who also happen to be the six richest citizens in all the sultanate.
Few interesting things in there we didn't previously know!
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