Final Fantasy 14's Etheirys is a world that predates the Source and its thirteen reflections. It is the world that Ascians hope to restore by awakening Zodiark, and the world that ancients hail from. Throughout both Shadowbringers and Endwalker, a lot of revealed about this fallen world, from its destruction to how life was before all was sundered.
WhileFinal Fantasy 14's Endwalker has wrapped up the story of Hydaelyn and Zodiark, there is still much that fans want to know about Etheirys. A lot was revealed in Amaurot and Elpis, and it seems more will be in store through the Pandaemonium raids. What is known so far is that Etheirys was a world incredibly rich in aether and its inhabitants had the ability to weave reality as they saw fit with creation magic.
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The first look into Etheirys that players got was Emet-Selch's illusion of Amaurot. Based on the Ascian's words, Amaurot was the greatest city in Etheirys and served as its capital city. It was the home of the Convocation of 14, which worked a lot like a government that made decisions on behalf of the people and every member was an expert in a certain field. A lot about Amaurot seems to be inspired by the Latin book, Utopia by Thomas More. There are several references of the book around the city, such as the names of locations within Amaurot such as Achora, Polyleritae, and Macarenses.
In Shadowbringers, it was revealed through Amaurot that Etheirys was not built on capitalism. No individual wealth existed, in fact, individuality in terms of fashion also was not encouraged. All ancients wore the same clothes to foster an idea of equality and community. Masks were included so that the differences in their faces were also
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