(05-23-2017, 03:30 PM)Valence Wrote: Of course, it can be argued that the Autumn War had nothing to do with something on the scale of WWII. So I would naturally tend to go with what the game lore shows, which is little enmity.
Perhaps the Berlin wall not falling until much more recently played some small part? But in any case, an admittedly poor comparison. It just held a similar time difference. Though, there could still be people in Eorzea who hold that war against the Ala Mhigans. That's a personal character choice, I just wanted to make it clear that there's nothing in lore that supports such prejudices.
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(05-23-2017, 05:11 PM)Vexander Wrote: As far as the Autumn War goes, I'm not sure, but there MAY be some people who were around for that. The older Padjals. I think brother E-Sumi Yan is the oldest living one, no? The head of the Conjurer's Guild? I'm not sure how old he is exactly, but he might've been alive for the Autumn War. Though I suppose the Elementals certainly would remember and I don't know if they have a lifespan at all.
E-Sumi-Yan is the oldest living padjal, but claims to have stopped counting his age after his 100th birthday, though scholars guesstimate he is close to 230 years old. He'd have definitely been alive during the Autumn War in any case.
Many elementals would've been alive during the time period and they might remember the war, but they wouldn't care. The elementals do not see flags or nationalities. The outcome of a conflict does not interest them. They care only that their wood is safe. If the Ala Mhigans had caused any irreparable harm to the Wood during the Autumn War, the elementals would've expelled every man from their borders, Gridanian and Ala Mhigan, as they did following the 6th Umbral Calamity. Though there's no Autumn War lore that suggests the Ala Mhigans sought to damage the wood during their campaign. In fact, the integrity of the wood, the denseness of the underbrush, and the closeness of the trees at Five Hangs (just north of the Mirror) proved to be the Ala Mhigan army's downfall in the Second Battle of Tinolqa, as the tight formations and longpikes could not be wielded efficiently so near Gridania.
