FFXIV Heavensward Lore Tours: The Aetherochemical Research Facility

It's long overdue, but since we're spending so much time in the damn place farming esos for our Anima I figured we might as well engage with our surroundings!
This video contains my own commentary and editing and is intended for educational purposes.

[@IEatYourSandwiches]

"initiating anti-machina mode" *turns into wakka*

[@DLMoridin]

If I remember right from the warring triad quests, the triad were the first primal the Allagans bound. It was only after the oringal Bahamut was killed that the dragons were able to summon the primal Bahamut which was then captured.

[@KrazyBean14]

Even after spamming runs at this place for the anima weapon it's still one of my favourite dungeons...then again I'm just a sucker for anything Allagan.

[@TokidoTaro]

I didnt expect this, but it's cetainly welcome. Awesome job on this as always. Thanks for providing us with all this awesome information.

[@alistairtrinity3677]

As to what may have been in the Neuro-link room i think it's very likely that Tiamat may have been what was kept. Given that leading up to the dungeon proper we hear from various nodes that two dragons that had been catpured had escaped and one subsequently recaptured, this being Tiamat.

[@EthysAsher]

that's a really great observation, I had forgotten that the nodes had already hinted at that. Who do you think the other dragon might be? Maybe Shinryu? It could be this that links him to Omega - that Omega was used to subjugate Tiamat and Shinryu as well as Bahamut, but Shinryu successfully escapes and has a motive to reappear when Omega is eventually uncovered and reactivated...

[@alistairtrinity3677]

Actually a friend brought up an interesting point that Shinryu could be Neurol-linked and trapped below ground guarding Omega Weapon. Since that's something that's typically his job in final fantasy being the boss to face before fighting him. The link might explain how the others are unaware or their kin.

[@ClairvoyantAscetic]

9:12 It's been a while, but I think you're thinking of Cutter's Cry

[@Avenger131]

Hey cool! Had asked a few times to do this and you certainly delivered. I'm sure this will get a couple watches on my part. Thanks

[@KingOfHeartsTANK]

Watching these videos after ShB and man you guessed quite a bit as we actually did combine with the warrior of darkness and it turns out because we were an Ascian all along lol

[@Araedi]

also that containment bay has pulsating mounds of flesh with tendrils around it so maybe the thing exploded and is reconstituting itself

[@Burningskull13]

Watched you on SotR and you mentioned that SE said the events of the crappy warring triad thing we got would drastically change him. What if what they meant was how he saw the Garlean Empire's pursuit of of the tech. Unakalhi seemed to reach Regulas when he was talking about how no man should have the power of a enslaved primal.

[@vaevictus4637]

This video gave me some insight into what the hell my DPS might be doing instead of their jobs.

[@EMalachi]

GodspeedHero Narrating lore videos? ^__^

[@Kasaaz]

Watching this in 2019, it's WEIRD to see Bard with Cast Times...

[@PeninatorSS]

RIP bow mage

[@IceAokiji303]

Any idea lore-wise why we couldn't just destroy Nidhogg's eyes or do something else like that with them, instead of throwing them down a pit where a teleporting Ascian should have no trouble getting them? Which might spell trouble if they are still the massive aether batteries that they were said to be.

[@EthysAsher]

It looks like the aether is mostly or completely spent from them (they lose their glow and luster after Nidhogg's soul departs) however it is still possible that they contain something... We threw them because Aymeric panicked, presumably over the fact that keeping the eyes in close proximity might cause them to possess the Warrior of Light which is a risk, however small, that no one could afford to take.

[@killerspring100]

Do you think it may be something to do with the fact that the eye absorbed Lahabrea when Thordan killed him?

[@spectreshadow]

I love your lore tours!

[@aqj2014]

not sure if anyone rembers this, but during the end of the orginal 2.0 story there was a fourth named ascian named peytrach or something silimar. wonder when well run into him, as the other 3 named ones are dead

[@lightninginmyhands4878]

How’d do you get bios of the minions? Last I checked there’s no in game bestiary

[@HiroesX81]

hehehehe nice glam dude. all about the Mael

[@GrandCatapult]

Any thoughts on why the clones are specifically named as conjurers and thaumaturges, given that magic as we know it was developed during the Fifth Astral era under the magi civilizations?

[@originaldanteblade]

Esos for Ethys.

[@AquariusCenturies]

I would love to be approved for mass consumption.

[@WalkerGallier]

Fusion with the Warrior of Darkness, eh

[@fredy2041]

Ethys, you arent interesting to know what is that thing that is right after you enter to the facility? That starnge architecture with an sphere. It appears to have a name also.

[@w061a09]

o shit :V

[@ich3730]

11:10 given that most WOL are prime waifu material, that would not be that bad