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Sounsyy · **08-16-2015, 10:10 PM**

(08-16-2015, 08:06 PM)Yssen Wrote: Doesn't the lore entry for the Au Ra (both Raen and Xaele) state that they worship a Duskmother and a Dawnfather? Granted, this probably only applies to the Au Ra.

Au Ra Naming Conventions Wrote:Auri creation myth tells of a Dawn Father and a Dusk Mother from whom all Au Ra are descended. The Raen believe their veins to run thick with the blood of the formerâ”€their brilliant white scales and iron wills serving as proof of this divine lineage.

Auri creation myth tells of a Dawn Father and a Dusk Mother from whom all Au Ra are descended. The Xaela believe their veins to run thick with the blood of the latterâ”€their lustrous black scales and fiery wills serving as proof of this divine lineage.

Arguably, the use of the word "divine" could have a religious connotation. However, neither Raen nor Xaela tribal lore dictates any unified religious beliefs or preferences, so they could just as easily not worship the Dawn Father or Dusk Mother.

(08-16-2015, 08:06 PM)Yssen Wrote: Also, while the Domans may worship elemental spirits and the world around them, it seems like a bit of a stretch to say they worship the big "E" Elementals. The Elementals are presently found only in the shroud, and specifically closed it off when they first invaded.Â

Elementals are Nature incarnate, beings of pure aether. They are everywhere:
(And to be fair, elementals are never capitalized in game, ever. I merely have a habit of capitalizing "Elementals" to separate the taxonomy of what Gridanians refer to as "Great Ones" versus "lesser elementals" such as fae, sprites, homunculi, and carbuncles. All of which appear in game outside of the Twelveswood, including a "Great One" in La Noscea.)

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(06-09-2015, 05:52 PM)Sounsyy Wrote:
Waldew Wrote:Waldew: Listen, adventurer, to the rustling leaves, the flowing rivers- to the very pulse of this land. We conjurers of Stillglade Fane interpret these whispers of the elementals and convey them to the people of Gridania.

The Call of Nature Wrote:Ingram: Put your ear to the Twelveswood, sister, and listen with all your being. Know - not fear - know that the elementals are there. And when you feel that it is they that comprise the life that flows through us all, you will begin to hear their whispers.

Kan-E-Senna Wrote:In perceiving the world around him, man relies upon senses such as sight and sound. For the sake of convenience, he gives names to such things as are near or dear to him. Being formed of pure aether, however, such concepts are foreign to the elementals. Instead, they perceive by observing the ebb and flow of the energies of life. So profound a division cannot be bridged with simple discourse. The elementals' voices stir not the air, and thus reach not our ears, while our words are but wind to them.

Good Knight, Sweet Dreams Wrote:Soileine: Perhaps it was the elementals within the [Ishgardian] knight's metals whose voices he heard.

Seeds of Initiative Wrote:Raya-O-Senna: Now, these misbehaving elementals would have long been pacified, but for the fact that most incidents transpire outside the Twelveswood. I am duty-bound to the forest, you see, and cannot attend to the matter, while Stillglade Fane has not the manpower to spare at present for an undertaking beyond our borders. But you, Sounsyy - you may do what we Gridanians cannot. So I bid you journey forth to quell the keening of the elementals throughout Eorzea.

Raya-O-Senna Wrote:The elementals' keening has begun to rise in crescendo, a sound that sends a chill down my spine. Oha-Sok has returned to the Twelveswood, I am certain of it. Her presence stirs the rage of her kindred. Having observed the deeds of men through your eyes, Oha-Sok forbears passing her final judgement. However, being the collective wrath of the elementals given form, she cannot help but be swayed by the humours of her kind. It is only a matter of time before her hand is forced.

And there is a reason Elementals from outside the Black Shroud cannot or choose not to materialize. They do not have the protection of the Hedge. Despite their power, they can be killed by man. So they do not reveal themselves outside of where they are protected.

Dendrological Duties Wrote:Soileine: Elementals abound in the Twelveswood around Gridania. Unto them falls the task of protecting the forest. And unto us falls the task of protecting them. To that end, we have laid the Hedge - a magical barrier formed by our order and the elementals that serves to turn away outside evils. Those who would breach it invite our vengeance. We are the conjurers - intermediaries of nature and man. Our place is between Gridanians and the elementals. The majority of our citizenry are deaf to the forest's whispers. Yet all feel the presence of the elementals, as surely as they feel hot and cold.

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