(07-13-2015, 05:46 PM)Jaques Wrote:(07-12-2015, 11:56 PM)Unnamed Mercenary Wrote: The Vegas fanfest had a small story about why Eorzea (and the rest of Aldenard is so aether-rich). I wish I could find the exact text, but the general tale was that once, all the continents were together. The other continents we bigger and bullied Aldenard, and became jealous of its gifts, moving away. The story was about how the continents split apart and why there's distance between them. Because the flow of the aetherstream is at Silvertear Lake, Aldenard naturally has the highest concentration of aether. The other continents are further away, which lessens the flow.
Ohhh I did a few searches but didn't find the story. Thanks for the synopsis!
 If anyone does know where to read this at in it's entirety I'd love to read!
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Fernehalwes Wrote:The continents - We all know about Aldenard, and then we have Ilsabard where the Garlean Empire is, and then in the Far East you have Othard. These names actually have this kinda cool history to them.
The legend that's told in Eorzea is that Aldenard, Ilsabard, and Othard were three brothers that were really tight and always wanted to stay together. They made a pact that they would never be apart and they would always stay together. Until, Ilsabard and Othard saw that Aldenard had all this cool stuff and was hoarding all of the resources, the beautiful land, etc. So they decided to betray him and they moved away and left Aldenard all alone.
What happened next was the Twelve saw this wrong that was done by Ilsabard and Othard to the third brother. So the gods decided to bless only Aldenard and not bless the other two. And that's why you have the land blessed by the gods. And that's why Ilsabard and Othard are separated. It's a pretty cool way to explain plate tectonics.
