(07-31-2017, 06:54 PM)Elmeric Wrote: I was looking into doing a character that essentially at the core is an 'Exorcist' of sorts. Their mobility is limited from a prior injury but they are still decently mobile and able to get around. Just maybe not as quickly as they once did. Very religion oriented, older character.
Is it possible to defeat some Voidsent without the use of ( or minimal )direct combat?
I know that mentioning Voidsent in Eorzea is taboo to the core, is a job that centers around them also considered taboo? Even if you were to be eradicating them, would that leave people very skeptical about you in general?
Void- touched ... what is that all about? I see people playing void creatures, demons, a thing of the like is it like being tempered or can you be void touched/ taken over (if they are different things) but return to a normal life with not much trouble after the voidsent is destroyed?
Actually something similar got touched upon a couple months back. You should definitely check out this post and the one above it for some relevant lore. It should answer most of those questions.
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(07-31-2017, 06:54 PM)Elmeric Wrote: Is there any large amount of information, canonly about voidsent that has a decent amount of information in it? Is there any large amount of information on voidsent that I personally could read to better understand them?
There is... a ton of info on Voidsent, actually. Though how much of that lore is the 100% truth is actually kinda grey. FFXIV is really big on unreliable narrators and we learn new things about different topics every day.
Fernehalwes Wrote:The "void" is the generic term that inhabitants of Eorzea have given to a dark realm they believe exists beyond their own. This domain is different from the heavens (where the Twelve reside) and the seven hells (one of the destinations to which those who do not follow the teachings of Nald'thal believe the body goes upon death). Little, however, is known about the void or what it contains, and thus creatures deemed too queer or unnatural to be "of Eorzea" (such as ahriman, imps, phurbles, etc.) are often categorized as "voidsent," the common belief being that they were sent by some sinister force from beyond the corporeal realm. Recently, Eorzean scholars have begun pointing to the high concentration of voidsent in the Dzemael Darkhold as evidence of the void's existence, though concrete proof (beyond the Ishgardian sapper's claim) has yet to be uncovered.
Encyclopedia Eorzea Wrote:Prior to its discovery as an actual existing realm parallel to ours, the void was simply an imagined place that ignorant peoples used as a convenient answer to questions they were unable to answer. Whither comes the unknown beast? The void. What causes the moons to wane? The void. However, it has since been proven to be a realm not dissimilar to ours, albiet one devoid of light, a trait that has given rise to terrible creatures - creatures who will stop at nothing to invade our realm and sup on our life-giving aether.
The void gets a pretty big plot twist in the Warring Triad questline and info in the Haukke Manor, Crystal Tower, and Mhach storylines. So I'd definitely recommend reading into those. There's also a lot of info in the Encyclopedia Eorzea, which Kilieit has done an excellent job of transcribing here!
Gamerescape also has some pretty good links to more info on individual voidsent and on the Void here. You'll find that not only are the voidsent in each rung of the hierarchy different, but the properties and means by which voidsent may enter this world are also just as varied. For example:
Succubus Triple Triad Card Wrote:Succubi manifest on the physical plane by forcing their souls into the bodies of deceased women. Once the transition is complete, the resultant creature is said to be both fair and fey to look upon. Still more disconcerting, researchers claim that these voidsent occasionally exhibit the personality traits of their deceased hosts. Succubi occupy the third and fourth rungs of the voidsent hierarchy.
...versus...
Deepeye Triple Triad Card Wrote:Possessed of one grotesquely huge eye, the otherwise diminutive deepeye is thought to manifest upon the physical plane by investing its essence exclusively in the ocular organs of beings that perished with their eyes wide open. Though scholars agree that it belongs on the lower rungs of the hierarchy of twelve, this voidsent’s acute vision and arcane prowess constitute a respectable threat.
Hope that helps! ^^
