(06-04-2017, 10:03 PM)Rookie Judge Wrote: Wasn't sure where to ask this and I couldn't articulate myself well enough to justify a thread for it but would there not be resentment against Ala Mhigans for the events at Baelsar's Wall?
This depends entirely upon whether knowledge of what exactly happened at Baelsar's Wall is common knowledge. The Masks (the Resistance cell under the Griffin) wore stolen Grand Company uniforms that were convincing enough to fool the Twin Adder scouts in the region who reported to Commander Vorsaile Heuloix via linkpearl. The only people present on that watchtower overlooking Baelsar's Wall at the time Alphinaud expounded upon the Griffin's plot were Serpent Commander Vorsaile Heuloix, Storm Commander R'ashaht Rhiki, Flame Marshal Pipin Tarupin, Hilda, and two unnamed Gods' Quivermen.
Vorsaile Heuloix Wrote:Report! What? Seven hells... Fighting has broken out on top of the Wall! A full-scale assault! The attackers, they─ They're wearing Grand Company colors. If those uniforms were convincing enough to deceive my scouts, the Empire will surely think we've launched an offensive. This could mean war!
I can almost guarantee that three of those six did not go blabbing to the general populace that Ala Mhigans slipped completely unnoticed under the largest gathering of Eorzean Alliance forces since Operation Archon.
What about the events that took place within? Well, the only Eorzeans who made it out of the Wall alive to tell the tale were the WoL, Alphinaud, Yda, Thancred, and Yugiri.
Alphinaud Wrote:Sounsyy, we must make for the Wall at once.
Pipin Wrote:What, just the two of you!?
Which brings us to the giant blue moon above the Shroud. Obviously, people saw that. There's no escaping it. The fear that might have spread. Especially when a bloody great dragon burst forth from it again. There was a light show, there were storms, there was an epic battle in the skies. People saw that. But...
Kan-E-Senna Wrote:While most among us could think only of Bahamut when looking upon the primal's form, the Domans were heard to whisper the name “Shinryu.†It would appear that the being resembles a creature of Far Eastern legend, and we have found it convenient to refer to it as such.
There's nothing that screams, "the Ala Mhigans did it!" It was an Eastern-appearing deity, for reasons yet unknown. But we've widened our knowledge of the events to those at that watchtower and those within the Lotus Stand: the GC leaders, the Scions, Kan-E's personal guard. But that pool will likely get bigger in the early quests of Stormblood. Because Raubahn is leading the Immortal Flames, and according to the Stormblood revolutions trailer the other Grand Companies as well, to Baelsar's Wall to defend against Garlemald's inevitable reprisal.
Raubahn Wrote:Aye. Which is why we have sent our main force, under the command of Marshal Tarupin, to capture the Wall. With the imperials in disarray, we have the perfect opportunity to secure Gridania's border, and assess the aftermath of the impact.
If any evidence survived of the Resistance's sacrifice there, then the newly-occupying Grand Company soldiers are like to find it. But it's possible after the aether expended to summon Shinryu and the flames, floodwaters, and destruction caused by Omega's battle, there might not be anything of the Masks left to find.
So will there be resentment? If the general populace ever finds out what happened at Baelsar's Wall, there's a very very good chance there will be. But is there any right now? Probably not any more than usual, which is already a substantial amount.
This is another one of those we'll have to wait for Stormblood to find out!
