Adventurers of Eorzea, Arise! (11/08/2012)

[Rocl]

Bozja was 10 years ago, but BoSF was 15 years ago. It was 10 years ago that the Primals started to show up as well.

In the Year 1562 of the Sixth Astral Era, five years after the invasion of Ala Mhigo

Invasion of Ala Mhigo took place 15 years before 1.0, so I figured that was 10 years

So, BoSF is 1562

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/about/...ties/mor-dhona

In the Year 1557 of the Sixth Astral Era, a mere thirty-six years from the Empire's founding, the Garleans brought their campaign of conquest to Eorzea, swiftly bringing the city-state of Ala Mhigo to its knees.

Ala Mhigan Invasion is 1557, BoSF is apparently 1562

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/about/...garlean-empire

I think we all know Bozja was 10 years ago, and I'm not gonna dig around for proof on the website cuz I don't think they even mention it there. However, if you go to the bottom of the Empire page you see the Empire began to re-advance in 1571, so I assume 2009 was 1572 lol. Also Primals predate BoSF as well:

In subjugating Ala Mhigo, van Baelsar employed subterfuge to stoke the fires of civil unrest, a masterstroke which led to the nation's capture without the need for a protracted siege. However, the unanticipated appearance of a primal shortly thereafter prompted the Empire to halt the legion's advance

If Ala Mhigo happened in 1557 and BoSF in 1562; I think maybe you've just got your dates mixed up. When we get the game back up (lol I'm only gonna use it for the CS book) I have to see exactly when the Beast Tribes were taught to summon them, but they appeared before Midgardsormr fucked shit up.

tl;dr
Ala Mhigo is fifteen years ago
Bozja is ten years ago
Silvertear is five years after Ala Mhigo, so that's ten years ago

also we should prob continue this discussion in lore thred, not like this one is important either but everything in it's place and what not

[Aerin]

Hmm that's weird, my own fault for trusting a wiki. I was only referring to the primals in the Eorzea region, I'm sure I read in multiple places that the Primals (those that are being summoned by the beastmen) only began appearing after BoSF.

[Rocl]

It's okay it took me like twenty minutes to realize 6 > 5 while writing that post

[miokomioko]

The intro sequence showed the cause of pretty much everything that's going on.

Garleans advance further after taking Ala Mhigo
Dragons fight back and Midgardsormr shows up
The take down of the Juggernaught (chock full of Ceruleum) smack-dab in the middle of the focal point of Eorzea's aetheric energy fucked up/halted its flow.
The aether was redirected and manifested into a Primal for each tribe, essentially giving form to the gods they already worshipped.
Garleans need aether so they want to correct that mistake and defeat the Primals.
We are all fighting off Hydaelyn's parasitic Garleans.

Everything about this is so FFVII.
Garlean Empire = Shin-Ra
Nael van Darnus = Sephiroth
Gaius van Baelsar = Rufus
Solus zos Galvus = President Shin-Ra
Hydaelyn = Gaia
Dalamud = Meteor
Aether = Lifestream
Ceruleum = Mako
Primals = Weapons
Allegan = Ancients
Bahamut = Jenova
Cid = Cloud
Bugenhagen = Louisoix
Materia = Materia

[Burningthought]

The intro sequence showed the cause of pretty much everything that's going on.

Garleans advance further after taking Ala Mhigo
Dragons fight back and Midgardsormr shows up
The take down of the Juggernaught (chock full of Ceruleum) smack-dab in the middle of the focal point of Eorzea's aetheric energy fucked up/halted its flow.
The aether was redirected and manifested into a Primal for each tribe, essentially giving form to the gods they already worshipped.
Garleans need aether so they want to correct that mistake and defeat the Primals.
We are all fighting off Hydaelyn's parasitic Garleans.

Everything about this is so FFVII.
Garlean Empire = Shin-Ra
Nael van Darnus = Sephiroth
Gaius van Baelsar = Rufus
Solus zos Galvus = President Shin-Ra
Hydaelyn = Gaia
Dalamud = Meteor
Aether = Lifestream
Ceruleum = Mako
Primals = Weapons
Allegan = Ancients
Bahamut = Jenova
Cid = Cloud
Bugenhagen = Louisoix
Materia = Materia

Well no story is truly original anymore. At least it is interesting.