Final Fantasy XI Lore: Ch.1 - The Immortals of Aht Urghan

[@TheMogHouse]

Congratulations Rua - I can only imagine the hours you invested in making this video, but it is much appreciated by us mere mortals as the resulting video was simply fantastic. Informative and entertaining, I for one am very much looking forward to seeing where you take this series.

[@SplitFinn]

The Mog House We ought to work on some of these together.

[@TheMogHouse]

@@SplitFinn It would be my pleasure :-)

[@prevbean]

@@SplitFinn Throw in Huntin4games and you have the FFXI Avengers

[@Soichiro69]

This is the best production of ffxi lore I’ve ever seen

[@adambadillo9747]

Absolutely incredible I’ve played this game for the better part of 15 years and still didn’t quite understand the blue mage role in aht urghan up until today. Hopefully there will be more to come!

[@IkariLoona]

Thanks for making this, there's been a huge hole in the shape of XI lore when it comes to videos, and this is on the right track. I'm still not done with the video though, but I couldn't help but notice that early on it's implied that the blue mages/immortals were established after the 5 serpent generals, when they've clearly been present before the generals were 5, as seen in the Mihli Aliapoh quest Soothing Waters (one of my favorites in the game).

[@SplitFinn]

We discover during Rugahdeen's origin story that there have been several generations of the Serpent Generals and that our current five are the first to have been deemed worthy of their titles in quite some time. I will probably do a video on the Serpent Generals actually. You might have noticed I used some footage from Soothing Waters for this video.

[@IkariLoona]

@@SplitFinn Nice, thanks - I noticed that as the video advanced - I watched Soothing Waters multiple times (I find it to be a nice microcosm of the issues of the broader ToAU story, only without the supernatural elements - try replacing Tsahya with Ephramad), but admittedly I haven't gone over Rugahdeen's story as often. great work, and I'm looking forward to see what else you'll present lore-wise. Speaking of which, this would be a lot easier to share on Twitter - you wouldn't happen to have an account there?

[@SplitFinn]

@@IkariLoona Not as it stands but I could make one. Have to admit that never occurred to me.

[@leoshieldsff3970]

I watched this video a year ago and began XI a few weeks ago. I'm having a ton of fun and just unlocked my BLU! Ty for doing these ^^

[@justinkearney2024]

Rua.... It's 3:30 in the morning, I just got back from the corner store buying some snacks and I see this. GREAT idea..... Such nostalgia. Your audio seems to be on point this video.... Simply a wonderful idea for a video series. Please continue these, and at regular intervals.....

[@KaliDreamer]

Loved every moment of this video. FFXI’s lore shaped how I appreciate storytelling, and Blue Mage was my favorite job next to Corsair. Wonderfully executed, my friend.

[@geoffreyarnold5344]

Awesome video! Since the lore is often spread out over the lifetime of a job's progression, you don't get to see it in this kind of story format. It really comes to life and grounds the job in story. Thanks for all your work!

[@HeimiricIX]

I'm in love with these series now. Please bring it all, quests, missions, jobs, characters, lands... all of it. Amazing job.

[@ofelix407]

This has to be the best lore video I've ever come across. Thank you and I hope to see much more.

[@SokiHime]

I've been looking for videos of FF11 lore for so long Thank you for making these!!!

[@coryhames9331]

Having never read much of the dialogue in my 18 years with this game - this series is only increasing my appreciation tenfold. Thanks for this work! I definitely missed out on so much to appreciate! But it is also cool to consume in this way

[@otogoshi6975]

Possibly my favorite video so far! ♡ Thank you~

[@xanuui]

Very Very Well done. I'm impressed. I like the comments as well. this video is a great way to share with non-players as well. thank you.

[@Bahhizzle]

Rua, this is amazing! I would love to see more of these in the future!

[@keotastrophe3715]

Felt like I was watching a VaatiVidya production for a couple of minutes there, great work!

[@phostings]

Ruaumoko, thank you so much for this great video. The FFXI community appreciates your hard work to keep this game relevant to some extent. It's stories like this which makes FFXI worth the subscription fee.

[@hiddenruu8329]

Congrats on this new lore video.I for one have played FFXI since it came to North America, and have always enjoyed the stories that it tells from the missions and quests to the trials of taking on new jobs. Although this didn't spoil anything, the way you told the story by means of the cutscenes with your voiceover really gave a unique telling of Blue Mage that I'm sure many will enjoy. Personally I have enjoyed a lot of your videos and found practical guides for several jobs I enjoy playing. Lore videos are awesome though as it's helped me show some of my friends the cool features of the game I enjoy so much, even though they don't play. A huge thumbs up on this video and hope to see more lore videos whenever you get around to them.

[@ChristenSmith604]

Well done! Few players take the time to educate themselves on the rich lore of Vana'diel nowadays, and I feel you have summarized it all beautifully.

[@bobbyhoang4125]

Amazing job! I must have missed a bunch of this, so I love the recap

[@rubywolf5296]

Fantastic stuff, the original Final Fantasy XI was before my time so being able to learn about the story is fascinating!

[@JL-jz5br]

We need more! This is awesome dude

[@ImmortalDraylo]

Creative idea. BLU had my favorite lore for the game and made me fall in love with the job. Prior to FFXI I used to love BLM but the story in the game and the style changed my favorite job in the series.

[@Thomascus187]

Yeah! Immortals for life!

[@smvanderlouw]

Absolutely amazing work

[@LoLKhaosControl]

Love this so much, I can't wait to see more Lore Jobs like Smn or Sch or maybe even Run since that's like your Main job.

[@StoikWoW]

Fantastic video, great format! Even though the Blue mage quest line was one of the things I completed when I came back to the game a few years ago this was a fresh perspective. It's hard to keep track of everything that's going on while reading through pages and pages of wikis while completing the quests and taking breaks to level up.

[@SplitFinn]

Suffice to say there are some serious spoilers in here, but the heaviest spoilers are between 16:58 and 21:07. Edit: Wow, this video has really blown up. Great to see!

[@Thor-Orion]

I would love to see you do videos like this on the ICO trilogy.

[@GinjaSama]

Takes me back ty for this! Awesome video, keep them coming!,

[@axelstone7325]

This video was so good!

[@BenRiley83]

Such a great story! Thank you for the video!

[@ravenswolfy]

This reminds me of VaatiVidya's Dark Souls lore videos. ~ Hope you do this for all the jobs :)

[@serow]

Wonderful video, more please!

[@Nobodycaresfl]

Great lore video sir! Imma unlock BLU and keep the story in mind to spur me on.

[@scott_chocolate]

O. M. G. I haven't even watched the video yet, but felt I gotta comment on how psyched I am for this. Love lore videos in general. Love FFXI lore. Love Rua's legit-as-fuck FFXI guides. Fuck. Yes.

[@scott_chocolate]

And now having watched start to finish I am not disappointed! Great video! Praise the lore! \[T]/

[@Jkapricorn]

As a FFXIV player who wanted to know about ffxi lore. Thank you for this!

[@Matthewsumarki]

Yes! I've been looking for 11 lore for ages!

[@emanx3111]

Very well done, thank you for this.

[@JesseFleyva]

Never realized that the lore was this good. I'd love to see more stuff like this (mostly from Zilart/CoP/ToAU period).

[@aaronwlkr]

wow nice job, that 24min just flew past.

[@prevbean]

Excellent video of the lore of Ffxi would love to see more.

[@RexcorJ]

Necrocomment, kinda, but I've been recently getting into XI through a private server, and while it's been a slow start to play and figure out where to go, I like the way it plays. I have also been itching to check out some of the lore, and after this first video, I'm looking forward to watching more. :)

[@cmurph187]

This deserves more likes

[@arck06]

ok, you sir, here's my subcribe

[@Reickou]

great vid need more of em keep it up, also try to end the vid better it seems like it was cut short there even though it wasnt

[@fluffdafire157]

I like that 14 and 11 have some of the best lore for there jobs

[@Theinen84]

I love the lore of BLU, second only to DRG for me. They seemed much bigger than the character to me. BLU has you becoming something more, no longer mortal. DRG has you bonding with a holy wyvern, who you will raise to be a wyrm. Even the power you borrow in its infancy is mind-boggling. It also seems as if our link is different from dragoons of the past. Pup was my favorite to play, and the one I got the furthest with, but, man, the memories.

[@rufrox9947]

yay Lore video!

[@davidrodgers1232]

Watched several videos but it wasn’t until this video I got vaatividya vibe while listening. Maybe it’s because it’s a lore video, much of what vaati does with the souls series.

[@SplitFinn]

David Rodgers I’ve had a few bring up that comparison and, frankly, I’m flattered. I really am.

[@nikolotolentino]

Dang this is a good story. Subscribed

[@mgarcar1255]

This reminds me of the hunter of hunters in Bloodborne, cool stuff.

[@AeltgenXIV]

Brilliant!! Thanks

[@josephmanske2567]

Love your FFXI lore Videos !! FFXI best FF lore

[@Ryan-ve3bl]

Do you have your lore videos in a playlist or just randomly placed in your video list? I love your videos btw, just wish the lore video series had its on playlist

[@JustThatGuy714]

I love these. Will there be any more of these? Still playing FF?

[@stephenarnquist]

Wow, this is a far cry from the more playful storyline of Blue Mage in FFXIV!

[@cliftonjackson441]

Are there videos for these for the entire ffxi story? These are dope

[@monkeypolice3048]

Do you think they will ever remake ff11? I can't find any game the can come close to ff11. Please any information will help. I need ff11.

[@elvangulley3210]

This is the blue mage I wish we got in 14 I loved the job in 11 along with puppet Master we've had our far east and even India expansions in 14 I want a near east expansion to based off of treasures

[@BillLamoreaux]

Sir, this is wonderful. I have been looking for something like this for FFXI for years. Your work parallels the Destiny 2 lore videos of My Name Is Byf ( kzbin.info ). Please continue this work! I appreciate your dedication to the FFXI lore, and it has made me want to come back to the game after a 10 year hiatus. All the best'aru. ((P.S. I found you from the Nudawn Linkshell podcasts. Tell them to link to your channel in the pinned comments!!))

[@LuckySevenSamson]

*Crowd Chants* RED MAGE LORE! RED MAGE LORE!

[@bobsmith-ov3kn]

I really appreciate this series, but why would you start with Aht Urghan ? How bout laying a little context of the basic game first

[@Sohi1388]

Do pup next!

[@okanoz1539]

I wish i played toau properly back in the days :(

[@Deathbringer2410]

Do cor next ^^

[@Dsrikers]

I don't know how picky they are I mean they let me join