War of the Magi - Final Fantasy XIV Lore DOCUMENTARY

Wizards and Warriors starts a new fantasy lore documentary series on the world of Final Fantasy XIV. In the first video, we discussed the mysterious world of Eorzea, a world enjoyed by over 30 million people worldwide. Beginning with the history of the Allagan Empire, the ancient technological super state whose legacy lives on in all of Eorzea' modern nations, its rise and fall ( • History of the Allagan... ), while the second episode will focus on the War of the Magi
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Editing: Kamran Maharramli
Producer: Nurlan Karimov
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[@BigWillTheThrill]

It should be noted Shattoto didn't set out create a school of magic meant to destroy and subjugate. Her creation of Black Magic was born of a boundless desire to push what magic could be, and in fact she used her immense mastery of Black Magic to save Eorzea from a comet. She was able to strike it with such force as to turn it away from the planet.

[@spectreshadow]

One of the most interesting eras in the game.

[@SynodicScribe]

No one told me it was uploaded. lol But still, amazing job! Writing for these has been a treat!

[@myriadmediamusings]

Kinda surprised that FF14 really has this kind of extensive lore. I'm so accustomed to the other FFs like 7 getting all the attention.

[@craftsmenMC]

Tbh I sometimes feel like 14 gets too much attention too. I love the hell outta it (even if I don’t play anymore) but sometimes I feel like it’s players simply ignore the rest of the series due to them not being mmos or whatever other reason. I could be wrong tho, just the impression I’ve got.

[@Lorekeeper72]

@@craftsmenMC Honestly, thats why I like the crossover events and raids with other FF games, gets people like me who only know 7 and the more recent ones like 13 and 15 to look a little deeper. For example, I had no idea who Exdeath was until the Omega raids and had a passing understanding of Kefka but them appearing got me interested enough to look them up.

[@craftsmenMC]

@@Lorekeeper72 that’s a very good point! Though I had no idea there were raids based on other games outside of the kefka raid, the one with Dissidia WOL, and the cloud of darkness raid. Edit: oh and the 13 and 15 ones too.

[@boobah5643]

That's kind of weird, since most of _FFXIV's_ lore is the lore of earlier games in the series all bodged together. As a couple examples pertinent to this video, Xande and his Crystal Tower are refugees from _FFIII_ and Shatotto is an obvious expy of _FFXI's_ Shantotto.

[@eodyn7]

FF14 is pretty bad game imo. Terrible pvp, stupid gcd, easy raids.

[@boobah5643]

I realize it's spoileriffic, but it's worth noting that it takes more than _just_ imbalance in Eorzea to cause a Calamity. It's _necessary,_ but it's not _sufficient._ Also worth noting: while the stories focus on how Eorzea contributes to Calamities, they're very much a global affair. Also also: the best surviving records come down from Amdapor, and a group led by one of their ruling class. The narrative that it's all Mhach's fault is very suspect, especially since 'nobody knows' how the War began. Not saying the Mhachi were innocent, and their bug out plan went almost as well as the average Cerberus research project, but 'benign Big Brother Amdapor' doesn't sound particularly likely either.

[@danieljacob9717]

True, while Mhach was guilty of using literal monsters from the void it should be noted that Amdapor was just as reckless with their use of magic. Both sides were hurling spells of almost every kind of element all save one, water. Hence, the following Unbral era of Water.

[@sharp_iodine2737]

The fact that Holy is a spell that literally stops the flow of aether in living creatures and it’s the signature spell of Amdaporian White Mages implies their mastery of healing also allowed them to use darker forms of magic. Those who heal know best how to kill and it’s likely the White Mages were using spells far more torturous than just Holy.

[@Coach-nb4sq]

Omg my prayers have been answered I asked for Final Fantasy a couple of weeks ago, and here we are 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@williamradke4290]

I'm soo happy to see FF14 lore covered by you guys! Definitely gonna be sharing this to everybody i know that plays FF14.

[@jeremypaillotin9801]

Love those ancient Amdapor White Mages depicted here, they're bad ass

[@boobah5643]

Well, sure, when the story is being told by a bunch of Amdapori apologists.

[@reyonXIII]

A Lalafell named Shatotto...oh shit.... The arrogant laughter that rang within my ears upon hearing that name...

[@boobah5643]

She even speaks in rhyming couplets...

[@eternalwind08]

FFXI trauma rears its head again! haha

[@doanphat1480]

There's actually two versions of the War of the Magi, one from FFVI and another, the one in this video, from FFXIV

[@boobah5643]

A little bit of irony in that the 'three goddesses' in _FFXIV_ were dealt with millenia earlier during Xande's Mysidian conquest rather than during the conflict named after their own.

[@westrim]

I don't understand why this doesn't have way more views; two days after release, it hasn't broken 10k. This isn't even a game I've played, but I'm here and enjoying it immensely.

[@Jp808]

Please keep making this series

[@Korynith]

So excited to see more on FFXIV! Thank you for continuing this series! :)

[@Cue-Ball.]

This is great! However I would like to point out that Mhach is pronounced like the word "mach speed" or the word "loch" due to it being based on Celtic/Gaelic names.

[@JohnnyElRed]

The mages of this world may be very powerful indeed. But they don't have exactly the most original naming conventions.

[@treebush]

What's the point of original naming convention when scienific and proper naming and organize is more important for their society to constantly improve.

[@spiner9099]

There's joke about this in one of the library dungeons about how spells get named Previous FF games use suffixes like -Ga and -Ra to denote spell strength In 14 the spell creators decide to just assign numbers like Cure 1, Cure 2 for simplicity

[@richardthomas9497]

I really enjoy your lore videos and hope to see more, including the conclusions of your other series. I've always keep recommending using a anime/manga sources for future videos, with many to choose from with their own varied lore. This will add more variety to your list of sources including novels, video games, comics, alternate history, etc. Again always looking forward to watch your next video.

[@niekvanderhorst6065]

More of this plz

[@stevenalvarez2924]

Now the War of the Magi makes sense to me.

[@alexanderrahl7034]

Spellforce lore videos when? Grace us with your voices! Talking about the Convocation lol

[@blazer168]

Awesome battles between black and white mages and here i am a summoner not even mentioned lol

[@KisiroKitsune]

Summoners weren't part of this, they're from the Allagan Empire.

[@lushdontu4015]

@@KisiroKitsuneeven if they were, they are no match to black and white mages who have unlimited supply of magic

[@spiner9099]

@@lushdontu4015 nobody has an unlimited supply of magic. and if you take it from the land, you'll eventually deplete it and make the elementals very angry like what triggered the great flood

[@lushdontu4015]

@@spiner9099 black mages and white mages have primal level power. They drain magic from the world without straining themselves. And the flood was triggered because mages barely used water aspected magic

[@alfieingrouille1528]

Very intriguing lore

[@Joetime90]

One of my favorite history channels, with the subchannel on fictional lore? As a White Mage in Final Fantasy XIV I never hit like and subscribe so fast.

[@boldbearings]

11:00 oh this part of the soundtrack is my favorite. When things start getting serious. 🤘 EDIT: Kyle McCuiston-Reckoning Action.

[@tristandukes5548]

You really gotta check out Fire Emblem Three Houses. It feels like it's made for this channel

[@ktheterkuceder6825]

Please do Harry Potter and Mervyn Peake Titus. Also witcher origins and Asioaf long night and doom of Valyria.

[@luminx]

More pleaseeee XD this is amazing

[@Grimtouch]

as a player of ffxiv ...i thank you for making lore videos...well done:)

[@lerneanlion]

Does Nym have anything to do with the survival of Calamity of Water? I think it might.

[@boobah5643]

It wasn't _that_ sudden. There were a bunch of different survival plans, many that succeeded to different degrees. The most famous is that one of the Amdapori high muck-a-mucks packed up all the books he could, got hisself an ark, and with the help of the people he took with him founded Sharleyan. Mhachi refugees founded the desert kingdom Belah'dia. Nym, on the other hand, was largely destroyed because they were still dealing with the Mhachi curse when the Calamity struck.

[@resileaf9501]

@@boobah5643 Nym technically survived. It sealed itself away to contain the curse and its people survived, although they only did so in monstrous, nigh mindless forms until the events of FFXIV.

[@raphwalker9123]

Final fantasy has some deep lore keep up the good work 👌

[@WhoIsCalli]

Great stuff, please do more FF content please

[@robbabcock_]

Fascinating stuff!🧙⚔👻

[@angel_lunar]

Please do Malazan Book of the Fallen.

[@brokenbridge6316]

I would've loved it if this channel delved into the history of earlier Final Fantasy Games like FF VII, FF VIII, or IX or X. Now that's something I'd like to know about. Outside of maybe seeing the next Sci-Fi video.

[@hannibalsmyth6779]

Can’t believe you are doing a video on Final Fantasy. Are you thinking of doing the other 14 final fantasy universes?

[@dane.2294]

So good

[@martintinajero9140]

Well, there be a video talking about the book called Eragon?

[@mercator79]

this is great! Can you consider the dark souls / Elden ring worlds for future videos, please?

[@DariusCool]

What song starts at 9:00? It's in every video and it's very pretty

[@steakdriven]

Obviously, the princess must have had G'D'esch Tia's children. How else do you think she carried on her bloodline?

[@hummanaffectearthscience7004]

does anyone know what the background music is called? the battle music at 7:25

[@00martoneniris86]

What if sugestions What if Lord Azaghal killed Glaurung What if Lord Girion killed smaug What if the sons of Fëanor killed Eärendil Elwing What if Finwe survived he would force the vanyar and Teleri and noldor of valinor tho declare war on morgoth and become the high King of the elves He would not burn the ships of the Teleri What if Cal kestis killed Darth vader on fortress inquisitorius What if the race of the Petty dwarves survived What if smaug survived or what if Bart mist his shot

[@richardthomas9497]

The only "what if" scenario in W&W is the alternate history of the Mongol Invasion of Europe.

[@00martoneniris86]

These are sugestions I em asking him Tho make these what ifs

[@00martoneniris86]

I know that he only got one what if

[@tsarzamancorpdna]

I hope to god that WW does a ff15 episode and cover the time travelling adventures of the bts bois. Now if sean bean could make a cameo in that vid? P e r f e c t i o n

[@pyeitme508]

Wish for videos about Stargate & GATE soon.

[@CantHandleThisCanYa]

100% agree

[@treebush]

Wrong channel

[@doubleclick4132]

my hope is that one day we will witness a calamity in ffxiv, and the next ff mmo will be a time skip to the next astral era. how cool would that be? (and they can keep xiv going as an alternate timeline or something like that)

[@Toto-95]

Wow nice !

[@paradigmfellow]

Do legends of the galactic heroes

[@commanderstark5932]

Try 9 of asking the channel to ( for April fools) cover the paintball war from community

[@justinhammer3196]

Wait to the pictomancers start animating happy little trees to attack ppl!

[@theawesomeman9821]

So is any of the lore before Final Fantasy XIV fascinating?

[@spiner9099]

ye

[@umadbroimatroll7918]

Everyone is asking, we NEED 40k

[@epicazeroth]

Flying city gigachads

[@Spiderfisch]

Soup is there so rare that they fight a war over it?

[@davidmcconnell-booher2443]

There's only one War of the Magi, and it precedes the rise of Gestahl's Empire.

[@redxhand]

Me still waiting for Arslan Senki and Altair: A record of Battles :D

[@Havocblackrain]

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@999theeagle]

Some called him Tim.

[@michealwilson5788]

will you wizards and warriors make video about history of sonic today yes are no

[@danik4244]

Hooray hooray more ff14 videos

[@robertc8425]

The only bad thing is this fantesy is the anime like graphics (The game)

[@magnusnilsson1962]

For the Algorythm

[@sharpsCASF]

While I did enjoy the video I would appreciate you learning how to pronounce the Mhachi names (and other names for that matter) properly if you're going to do documentary work on a series. Was a bit painful to keep hearing you pronounce Mhach wrong. They're all based on Gaelic and Celtic names. Worth remembering since this game uses names based on many different cultures, including Mongolian and Indian stuff too. Random examples of Celtic/Gaelic stuff in game: Mhach = mak Dun Scaith = doon sky Scathach = skahak Cait Sith = ket shee Cu Chulainn = Cu hulehnn

[@erdenebilegb.9756]

The waffle house has found its new host

[@alfieingrouille1528]

No it hasnt

[@RubyDoobieScoo]

Go back to eating tide pods.

[@CantHandleThisCanYa]

It's really too bad that Final Fantasy 14 currently uses textures that look like they belong in Lara Croft tomb raider

[@treebush]

They are working on upgrading the visuals but If you are familiar with the creation of FF14 its a miracle how the game looks and even more so how it looks now.

[@pyeitme508]

Bruh

[@alfieingrouille1528]

Wtf

[@eodyn7]

gross

[@Lefrog420Blazin]

Gay

[@michealwilson5788]

will you wizards and warriors make video about history of sonic today yes are no