(06-08-2015, 09:57 PM)Intaki Wrote:(06-08-2015, 09:39 PM)Sounsyy Wrote: They may have been severely weakened by the Calamity, but breaking the Pact of Gelmorra is still a very real concern that the Gridanians should not test.Not with what little leverage they have at the moment. But as technologies evolve and old magics are reclaimed from the past, there may soon come a time where the mortals can finally show up to the bargaining table with the Elementals carrying a few very big sticks.
Um... every tree is an Elemental. Every stream, every boulder. They are the world. I don't think we're going to get a bigger stick than a moon crashing into the planet? The Elementals were born of Hydaelyn 10,000 years ago. They survived seven calamities, the technological might of the Allagans, and the magical feats of the Black Mages. Mages who were able to revive entire armies, animate mountains, and alter the cosmos. I don't think what few modern day black mages do exist will even be able to come close to those feats. Nor our technology match the Allagans. So... what big stick are the Gridanians planning on waving at the Elementals? At... the very beings which animate the world?
As for bargaining, I don't see what more you want them to bargain? The Pact of the Gelmorra was their bargain. If you want to live in Our home, you follow Our rules. Simple. "Wood's Will Be Done" is the Gridanian motto for a reason. Duskwight didn't want to follow those rules, so they stayed out of the Twelveswood and in Gelmorra. The Elementals didn't force their rules on the Duskwight. The Elementals still don't impose their rules on the Duskwights to this day according to the Dev team. The Gridanians do though. How dare someone not respect the Elementals and not want to bask in their glory. Let's bury their home and be really discriminatory against them.
Mortal logic. And you wonder why the Elementals are ambivalent to mankind? They were born of Hydaelyn's Light. They've lived since before the Dawn of Eras. They've seen seven cycles of death and rebirth where mankind builds himself up, only to destroy himself. Why should they care about us?
