The war was 1,000 years ago - the length was unknown. The espers fled AFTER the war ended, I think, because humans were persecuting them and blaming them for the war. Or they merely sealed it after the war. I'm not sure.
I'd assume there were three factions, one for each of the Goddesses.
Interesting, so if the war ended, and then the espers fled, does that mean that there was a victor to the war, or was it more of a stalemate? Is there any reason there would be a faction for each goddess? Also, was there a side that Phunbaba, Doomgaze, and the 8 dragons were on? I'm really interested in this, thanks for discussing this with me.
Stalemate - the Goddesses sealed themselves to end the war.
...and, theoretically they would each have a faction. Are they not the ones who started it?
My guess is that they were all created or trained as weapons to use in the war and during the war or when it was over the opposing side(s) sealed them away to prevent further problems with them.Originally Posted by Ironman0723
It's been a while since I've played, but as I remember Strago describing it, the Goddesses sealed themselves away because they were simply bickering too much for the good of the world. "A mutual moment of clarity", I think they called it. And Espers were really just people that were caught in the crossfire and changed as such.
I believe the Goddesses are largely independent of the War of the Magi, although I could be wrong.
Ok, so I wasn't sure why the goddessed would have their own factions. Clarify something for me. The war pits the espers, against the humans, no? The goddesses started the whole thing, right? Ok, if the war is the espers vs. the humans, where do the "factions" fit in? Are they on the humans side? The espers side? Are they on 3 different sides altogether?
Factions means groups. The Espers are a faction. The humans are a faction.
Yes, I know this. However someone mentioned there being a faction for each goddess, if there is only a faction of Espers, and a faction of humans, thats only 2 factions. See what I'm getting at?
Ah, my mistake. Each of the Goddess' dont have a faction. They're just fighting eachother, and could care less about everything else. The human/Esper war is of no concern to them.
Ok, so the goddesses are in conflict.. What does this have to do with the war? I ask this because earlier I believe someone had mentioned that their conflict was what started the war, does that statement still stand? If the goddesses couldn't care less about the war, does this mean the war was started for other reasons?
When the goddesses began fighting amongst themselves, the humans caught in the crossfire became Espers. The normal humans begin to lust for the Esper's powers, and thus they began to fight, and humans began draining the Esper's powers for their own. That's the cause of the war.
Ah ok, I see now. So does that mean that all of the espers were former humans? Or, were some of the espers former humans, and then did they breed off new espers?
Some of the current Espers are Espers that were originally humans, from the war. They seem to have a very long life span. Others would have to be children of the original Espers, because once the goddesses were stone, no more were made. So Maduin, for example, is far far younger than the elder of the Esper world. He'd have to be a child of other Espers.
Interesting. I don't really want to trouble you for this, because its a lot, but do you know where I can find info on who the older espers are.. and who the younger ones are, and stuff like that? Where can I find that info?
Also, I asked this earlier, was it all of the humans against the espers, or was it like just one power-hungry kingdom or something?
The info isnt available. There's nowhere that reveals the ages of the Espers. Simply that the Elder is very very old, while Maduin is young. There really isnt any other way to tell.
It's never said. It could be assumed that it's all the humans, because no distinctions are made.
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