FFXIV Lore- Understanding Ashkin, the Undead
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- Опубликовано: 20 авг 2024
- I might not have ever played WoW, but I understand how important the Forsaken and Undead are in the game's narrative. With all the new WoW players giving FFXIV a try I wanted to make this to sort of say 'welcome' and explain how undeath works in this game's lore. I hope you all enjoy and leave with a better understanding of the Ashkin. Also happy Friday the 13th! THIS VIDEO IS SPOOPY!
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Publications-
Encyclopedia Eorzea Volume I
Encyclopedia Eorzea Volume II
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FinalFantasyXIV, The Lodestone/Sidestory
FFXIV, Letter from the Producer
Published FFXIV Brand Art Books
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Funny thing about the ashkin. I've heard a queer rumor out in Southern Thanalan about oddly civilized zombies.
They must've been quite the Gentlemen in life I suppose.
plz dont stop doing what your doing; the amount of things ive missed or forgot while playing this game. ive played since arr and while i still love the story and lore; i feel you have breathed new life in my interest towards the world of Hydalin. Thank you so much. now ill go watch all of your videos. im 3 in and these classes are addicting. its like a vatti or volgun video ^_^ i love it
Holy shit, yes.
"Is it truly such a crime? The want to stave off death? To hearten the fragility of all lives? If this life is merely 'borrowed' energy- then forgive me for wanting to keep it with its rightful owner.."
-Bahib Carr, Disgraced White Mage. [Maduin]
Keep up the awesome work with these videos they are super interesting and informative! I’m gonna try my best to share and comment so more people can view these!
Thank you! Also I appreciate that more than you know. I hope to share what I find with as many players as I can in the future!
I have to say, still hoping for some necromancer class if only because I want more edgy magic users. XD I think the best course would be to build on something that's happening in the Hildibrand Quest (( Which yes, are canon, because the characters do recognize you in the few times they appear in the main story. )) There is the "Gentle Dead Men" faction trying to meet other friendly and sentient undead to peacefully co-exist with. It could be related to that, and would be interesting to see the edgy class get to have notes of the wackier Hildibrand stuff assuming the player has done it.
During the Alchemist Questline, the Guildmaster was able to successfully fully revive a Hyur with no repercussions to their souls and their memories intact but only for a few minutes. Would that count as an Ashkin?
His alchemic concoction was actually astounding, as it had almost no similarities to undead stimulation. But as you can see, as pure a potion as a it was, it was only able to re-grant life for a fleeting moment. There was nothing tethering the soul to the material plane.
@@SynodicScribe ever thought of doing a video for the crafters and gatherers?
@@dakotadoyle7573 I have! I've enough lore to dedicate an entire video to each craft much like the jobs themselves.
Upon rewatching this, it would be nice if there could be a subset of mages that do seek to guide the Ashkin.
The closest I can think of might be Paladins. Some of their quests revolve around undead.
Love all these videos! Thank you so much for your hard work!
I still hope we get Necromancer as a Healer or caster in the next expansion after Endwalker. That Spectral Necromancer from Hero's Gauntlet has convinced me that despite Necromancies terrible reputation, it can be used as a force of good in the right hands.
Plus it'd make for the perfect DoT replacement Job class fro Summoner other than Scholar. :3
Yeah. The character saying "tainted as I am, I am still a warrior of light" reminds me of our character using the reapers skills. If we're able to bind to a voidsent and still be a hero, I don't see why we can't get darker than that and utilize the dead.
That's sage
just found the channel. amazing videos.
You're awesome too!
Thank you for making such delightful videos. I’ve enjoyed every single one of them. Looking forward to more.
Great video dude, I would love to see a video on Gelmorra, or other ancient civs
You're gonna enjoy the next video then. Gonna be covering the Second Astra Age and early arcane development!
@@SynodicScribe Super excited for that! I'll definitely be looking out for it
I'm new to the game, and this just became my go to channel for lore.
I kinda like the asmr, audio book like quality of this channel keep up the good work
Love the deep lore u provide.
considering we learn of the existence of dynamis in endwalker, couldn't it be true to say it has a role to play in ashkin existing for those created from high resentment
Thanks for this!
You're very welcome!
Honnestly, nice content ♥
Ngl I think the traders' spurn zombies are somehow different. They seem generally able to remember their previous existence, the only side effects being the obvious inability to pass on naturally and the hunger driving them to consume flesh, presumably to upkeep their own aether. The thought of a substance like Traders' Spurn that can bar you from the afterlife just like that is freaky
Have you done a lecture on the reality bending family known as The Mandervilles?
that'll be a future installment
Great video!
With more to come!
@@SynodicScribe looking forward to them!
Lore on the Undead Gentleman, Hildibrand when?
Ho boy.... where do I begin with the Manderville family.....
Hi! A good video for both newbies and refreshing lore needs. I know I'm late to the scene but I was curious. You made reference to Heartstrike but not Trader's Spurn which was an alchemical bioweapon that could turn corpses into zombies. Did you wind up bringing this up in a later video? Such as Ul'dah history or Hildebrand craziness?
I actually dedicated an entire video to the history of Trader's Spurn in my video retelling the story of Ul'dah! I try to avoid telling the same lore over and over in different videos as I don't want it to seem like I'm padding for content. If you want to know everything about Trader's Spur I recommend learning why it's important to Ul'dah's history. I hope you enjoy!
@@SynodicScribe I wondered if that might be the case. I know well the history of Ul'dah but I do like how organized your stuff is. Definitely will be looking around so if I need to link lore to friends again I have some handy summaries. Thanks!
It'd be nice lore wise if the reaper class would be the guide to the souls of the forsaken.
I really hope that's the case
@@kuraikage9871 Same. Plus it makes sense, since the grim reaper is a guide to the souls of the dead.
sadly that is not the case
Well, the Reaper job is that of Garlean assassins, so that seems very unlikely.
What about a video on the soulkin or chimera
If you'd like that I'll add it to my research this week!
I have 2 questions professor!
1.Could voidsent be considered as ashkin?
2.If the soul of a dead person is still conscious in the lifestream is it considered ashkin as well? like in certain dungeon >_> (even tho they are in the lifestream, and not in the physical realm, they retain their memories from their previous life and havent moved on completely)
1. No, Ashkin is what happens when a creature of the Source undergoes some form of undead binding/transformation. If it was suddenly turned into a voidsent, it would simply be a voidsent at that point. Voidsent can't be turned into Ashkin due to what they are.
2. No, souls within the lifestream simply become one with the flow of the aetherial realm. It's not undeath since it's a completely natural process.
@@SynodicScribe becoming one with the lifestream but even still retaining your memories or some sort of self awareness, like Asahi, Livia, etc in the athiascope?
Also, voidsent cant die permanently by conventional means or at all, so, if ashkin die their souls return to the aethereal sea and I assume they dont return, that would be a key difference I guess
Idk. Flexing the most gentleman poses after dead don't sound that bad to me xD
Necromancy is cool, should hve been. Class in endwalker rip hopefully in next saga
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Do the Reodygen or what ever! The big blue guys!
Already did! ruclips.net/video/TCq74svR--o/видео.html
Why are they categorized as Ashkin?
and then there's the palace of the dead and E...
Because of their ashen gray coloration.
@@amitamaru that makes a lot of sense thank you
Wait...THAT is how you say goobbue?!
No. It’s supposed to be “goo-boo,” according to how it’s pronounced by the Eng VAs, and it’s been confirmed by one of the devs in the official forums. This guy is also pronouncing aether wrong (it’s “ee-ther” not “ay-ther”-the latter is for ether, the mana-restoring potion).