FFXIV Lore- Dungeon Delving into Skalla

[@Nehfarius]

Truly, anything in the old days can be made worse just by saying "...and then Ala Mhigo came along.". Good thing they don't do that anymore with Raubahn at the helm!

[@gruntmasterbroadcast]

Ah Skalla aka that one dungeon city that the mad king Theoric (Probably butchered that spelling) hid his gold in with probably the singular idea of "So I decided to drown my riches and treasures so my enemies could never find them." Such a fun guy that Mad King Theoric, I look forward to his history/lore whenever ya get around to Ala Mhigo's lore so till then keep up the good work!

[@acgearsandarms1343]

Theodric.

[@qtscorpkid]

Theodoric

[@BlueSpiritFire1]

Skalla always gets me when I dive down there. It's so eerie and reminds me of Dark Souls 1.

[@loomingdeath1758]

Makes me appreciate the world even more than I already did with your lore videos =D

[@peterling2801]

One of the best Dungens in the Game for me. Wonderfull Video

[@naironluiz8126]

Skalla? What is this dungeon? I never did it. ... Oh, you mean "never fucking drop the casting chestpiece" dungeon? That i remember.

[@naironluiz8126]

Also great video btw.

[@bolladragon]

My god come run with me. I’m grinding the healer set and have gotten the caster chest several times!

[@naironluiz8126]

@@bolladragon Oh i gave up on that. I think that level 83-85 EW crafting sets are the same of Skalla, so I just crafted my casting chestpiece. Still mad at the grind tho.

[@SorrenRaclaw]

@@naironluiz8126 I ran it over 35 times for the tank chest to drop. I feel your pain.

[@BiometalModelT]

wow, that happened to you too!? lol

[@KaminoZan]

Two minutes into the video and all I can think about is: "Does he have a party of FC members run off ahead to clear out the dungeon?" "Or...... does he clear it out alone and just go all the way back to the start, using the Return spell?"

[@SynodicScribe]

I go through the dungeon, recording whatever monsters or bosses I need footage of, clear them all out, then Return before walking through the entire dungeon for the extra footage.

[@laxus7172]

Adventure mode exists for this dungeon, granted they explain they didn't use that function.

[@thegummiphone]

The story behind this dungeon is a mirror of Scala ad Caelum and Radiant Garden in KH. Radiant Garden is Ala Mhigo. The mad king is Ansem the Wise. The narrative is also extrapolated by Beauty and the Beast. Transfiguring the family and servants and trapping them beneath the castle. Very interesting. Widargelt from the Monk’s storyline looks like Aeleus, and I was able to accurately predict Vidar as a character to be revealed based off this.

[@ArkhCel]

Dude, your channel is a gem Keep up the good work ! Cheers from your French counterpart

[@SynodicScribe]

Merci mon ami! I'll continue doing my best!

[@MapoTofu24]

What is different in this reupload? (Love your work btw)

[@bolladragon]

I think it’s the bit at the end clarifying that the monsters, spell circles, and jail cells at the last part of the dungeon were entirely added by Theodric and his hired mages. Nothing if it are artifacts of Skalla nor the War of the Magi.

[@Arudon117]

I farmed this dungeon almost 35 times trying to get the Skallic Jacket of Casting. I know this dungeon by heart. I see it in my dreams. Still, wonderful to hear about its lore. I had no idea about Hrodric Poisontongue!

[@SynodicScribe]

I hope you ended up getting all the gear you wanted!

[@kitsunehanyou09]

Theodric is messed up

[@cormacbyrne2210]

I mean, have you SEEN that HAIR? Anyone who thinks THAT is fashionable is clearly not a sterling example of stability.

[@mikoto7693]

Ah Ala Migho, the country I’m working so hard to liberate.

[@alexthebasilisk]

Feels like Theodoric's madness is rather suspicious. especially given that his madness led to the weakening of Ala Mhigo and subsequent invasion by Garlemald. Possible Ascian possession? Also the man looks very much like a Guado.

[@edwardcalvo4047]

Any chance we could get a video on the less lore having classes like Blue Mage, Sage, and Reaper? Unless some of those already have a bunch of lore.

[@varia2354]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jme3dmd9pbujebc Nothing on BLU, but there's stuff on everything else you're looking for plus GNB and DNC.

[@SynodicScribe]

Unfortunately they've not released anything on the 4 newest Jobs so far. The best I could possibly do if Blue Mage, but since it's kind of a meme it won't be much.

[@jacobsiron6929]

@@SynodicScribe next year's April fool's video idea? The Manderville family worked great, but at the same time, they literally have a whole dedicated quest line spanning even back from 1.x as opposed to BLU which most of what we know is that it has a good following in the Colosseum, it has roots in the New World and that Martyn is a chaotic force. ...that said, we do have several months to (hopefully) get the next BLU expansion, so it's not out of the question we could get more!

[@stephengrenleski1972]

Now let's hear the lore about the king's hairstyle. Was he trying to go Super Sayian!?

[@SynodicScribe]

That knowledge has been lost to history. But we can theorize he had the power of god and anime on his side.

[@UncleFenris]

*Dark Souls 2 Crown of the Sunken King PTSD intensifies*

[@SynodicScribe]

As crazy as those dungeons were. I still loved Dark Souls 2. haha

[@UncleFenris]

@@SynodicScribe I hate that it's so maligned by the fandom, it was a great experience! If there was ever a crossover event, Fume Knight armor would be a great glam set for DRK haha

[@SynodicScribe]

@@UncleFenris We need to get the Dragonrider Twinblade. That weapon was so well designed.

[@UncleFenris]

@@SynodicScribe Yoshi-Pls 🙏

[@mikoto7693]

@@SynodicScribe If it has such a resemblance I sort of wish a crossover like that could happen.

[@Kurotaisa]

Pretty sure I saw this video yesterday?

[@TifaTakeuchi]

Check the description, there was a quick edit made to include an additional bit, the bit at the end where he talks about how none of the defenses in the dungeon were native to Skalla or its time period.