(10-24-2013, 08:55 AM)Teuto Wrote: Sooo, what are the big glowing orange crystals dotted around the world? Are the remains of Bahamut's 'Make everything explode' spell, hunks of Dalamund, or something else?
Also, IIRC Ala Mhingo is under Garlean rule, so would it be much of rare sight to see Garlean patrols out in the eastern ends of the Shroud?
Orange stuff- Depends on where you're talking about, the wide world coming out of buildings and the big splash in La Noscea that has blue crystal around it? Bahamut likely enough, Mor Dhona? Agrias/Midgardsormer. Collapsed looking Aethryte? Long story, mixture of Atmos, beast tribes and all of the above.
The Garleans have patrols in the east shroud, you fight them off as part of a quest, and you can see Castrum Oriens from Amarissaixs' Spire in the East shroud.
(10-28-2013, 11:08 PM)Goodfellow Wrote: But sprites, while elementals, aren't the Elementals of the Gridanians/Twelveswood, are they? Are the Elementals more sort of formless representations?
And I'm still interested in Teuto's question.
Also, how do y'all tend to treat summons IC? Specifically with regards to proximity. For example, could a scholar send Selene off to run some errands? Or an arcanist give Carbuncle a letter to deliver? Might a summoner send Ifrit home to have dinner ready before she gets there? The mind boggles.
I see the Elementals as the "Living Wood" itself, the Trents that chase Papalymo and Yda upon your arrival in 1.0, the spirits (read physical elemental manifestations) that attack you during the conjury quest as part of "calming" them. I can provide some screen shots of the quest if you like, but its pretty spoiler heavy and a great story line to be honest.
I treat the Faeries/Carbuncles slightly differently, but largely benevolent. The Primal-Egi's would be malignant if you did not suppress them, so perhaps you could ask them to do some things, but trust them to do it? I wouldn't...
Hope that helps!
