{"id":302,"date":"2014-08-18T17:10:33","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T17:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegrim.org\/ffxiv\/?p=302"},"modified":"2014-08-18T17:10:33","modified_gmt":"2014-08-18T17:10:33","slug":"drowned-in-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegrim.org\/ffxiv\/2014\/08\/18\/drowned-in-blood\/","title":{"rendered":"Drowned In Blood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thegrim.org\/ffxiv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/sea-what-we-did-there.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-303\" src=\"https:\/\/thegrim.org\/ffxiv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/sea-what-we-did-there-300x227.png\" alt=\"sea what we did there\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" \/><\/a>The Maelstrom had been tracking rumours of strange Sahagin activity for weeks, suggesting they were preparing to perform a summoning &#8211; but something was different.\u00a0 Their efforts were not centralized, they were not bringing crystals to a single place.\u00a0 It was feared they&#8217;d somehow managed to summon Leviathan already and were simply feeding him &#8211; but how could that have gone unnoticed?\u00a0 Every time the Sahagin had summoned their primal before, they had quickly turned him against Limsa Lominsa, so why the sudden low profile?<\/p>\n<p>The change in tactics was disturbing.\u00a0 Eventually the Maelstrom narrowed their options down to a few possible lairs for the Lord of the Whorl, and sent out teams of adventurers and their own troops to investigate.\u00a0 The Grim, having proven themselves during the long fight to banish Titan, were included among the teams sent to find Leviathan.<\/p>\n<p>They only got halfway there before the Lord of the Whorl emerged from the ocean and attacked their boat; the craft was nearly destroyed, but in the end Leviathan failed in his assault and was banished.\u00a0 The Grim returned to Limsa, flush with victory, only to later learn that three other teams had also been attacked by Leviathan &#8211; and one had defeated theirs as well.\u00a0 Some teams had not returned at all.\u00a0 Had they only defeated an illusion?\u00a0 Does Leviathan still roam the seas?<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in Mor Dhona, the Crystal Tower looms over the remains of Silvertear Lake.\u00a0 Several of the Grim&#8217;s finer minds would love to look inside, but the Sons of Saint Coinach and NOAH are loath to let anyone through the gates, especially a group like the Grim.\u00a0 Trying to get official access was going nowhere &#8211; until Eleanor was approached by a rogue Son by the name of C&#8217;alen.\u00a0 He offered &#8220;unfettered&#8221; access to the tower, in return for one thing: Mercurius, and the Allagan rot plaguing his body.\u00a0 Eleanor and Elizabeth continue to investigate, learning more about C&#8217;alen, the keys to the tower, and this devil&#8217;s deal being offered.<\/p>\n<p>Momohani continues his research into building bigger and better bombs, and the Grim search the world for a golem soulstone and a pair of coblyn shells big enough to build a living weapon worthy of the diminutive Lord of Fire.\u00a0 What they plan to do with such a weapon remains unknown; perhaps simply having it is an end in itself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maelstrom had been tracking rumours of strange Sahagin activity for weeks, suggesting they were preparing to perform a summoning &#8211; but something was different.\u00a0 Their efforts were not centralized, they were not bringing crystals to a single place.\u00a0 It was feared they&#8217;d somehow managed to summon Leviathan already and were simply feeding him &#8211; 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