Plot details (spoilery)

[ewierl]

So, I've played the whole game through, with the secret ending and all the treasures and a deciphered alphabet.

I absolutely loved it, of course.  Oh, how the "to be continued" filled me with joy! 

But I had a few lingering plot questions, and I wondered if anyone could clear them up for me.

1) Where did Li come from?  Judging by the bird symbols and the narration in the sunken city, he's clearly from the same city as the boy.  But how does the timing work out?  According to the ending, the boy has been down here for centuries.  Has Li been alive for centuries somehow?  Are there generations of flying-city-people hanging around?  Is there a clear answer?

2) Does the "hope of winter" song mean anything?  Maybe I went to it in the wrong order or something (I somehow missed it on my first mission through the Kelp Forest), but the narration described it as a "at the time I had no idea what it meant" thing, and at the game's end I still don't know what it means.

[Chibi]

Answering your first question: a) I believe Eric is from a much older era than Li, and that Li was born much later. Remember, Mia (Naija's mother) was the Creator's (Eric's) thirteenth and final creation, and he created many other foul denizens of the deep in the centuries before her. b) There could be generations of flying-city-people hanging around, but that's in the realm of speculation (and the sequel / major mod)  .

Answering your second question: I have absolutely no idea - again, there is lots of room for speculation.

Hope that helps, and welcome to the forums! 

[EDIT] This is my pet theory: Li is related to the survivors of the meteor shower, and lived in the ruins of  the flying city. Archaeology in his home is focused on understanding their past, because much was lost and forgotten in the incident. (Just ideas, mind you.) 

[silverflagon]

Answering your first question: a) I believe Eric is from a much older era than Li, and that Li was born much later. Remember, Mia (Naija's mother) was the Creator's (Eric's) thirteenth and final creation, and he created many other foul denizens of the deep in the centuries before her. b) There could be generations of flying-city-people hanging around, but that's in the realm of speculation (and the sequel / major mod)  .

Answering your second question: I have absolutely no idea - again, there is lots of room for speculation.

Hope that helps, and welcome to the forums! 

[EDIT] This is my pet theory: Li is related to the survivors of the meteor shower, and lived in the ruins of  the flying city. Archaeology in his home is focused on understanding their past, because much was lost and forgotten in the incident. (Just ideas, mind you.) 

I think that is Li's story Chibi though we are all really only guessing at it, and neither Alec nor Derek are going to tell us because that might spoil the future game for us all

[ewierl]

Alright, sounds like there is no clear/official answer that I missed, then!  I like the archaeology idea- that he doesn't have all the bird-themed stuff necessarily because he's from there, but because he was investigating it.  But, indeed, it's all guesswork.

Of course, only now do I remember my third question, a completeness question not related to plot.

In the "secret cave passage" section of Open Water (above the statue leading towards Mithalas that ends the demo, west and down from the Kelp Forest turtle), there is a black hemispherical creature that walks in circles on a rock formation.  I never found anything I could do with or to it, in any form.  Is it just decorative, or does it have a tiny little secret purpose?

[silverflagon]

Alright, sounds like there is no clear/official answer that I missed, then!  I like the archaeology idea- that he doesn't have all the bird-themed stuff necessarily because he's from there, but because he was investigating it.  But, indeed, it's all guesswork.

Of course, only now do I remember my third question, a completeness question not related to plot.

In the "secret cave passage" section of Open Water (above the statue leading towards Mithalas that ends the demo, west and down from the Kelp Forest turtle), there is a black hemispherical creature that walks in circles on a rock formation.  I never found anything I could do with or to it, in any form.  Is it just decorative, or does it have a tiny little secret purpose?

Oh that creature lol Yes it can be killed but it takes a lot of spamming and you get at least one good item from it I wouldn't know if you get any more though, killing that thing is usually a once a game thing for me lol once is enough

[Chibi]

You get the Divine Soup from the almost indestructible blob. It gives you +5 health as well as +2 speed.

[Danger Mouse]

Mmm Mmm... That definitely is devine! 

[Chibi]

Quite. 

[Danger Mouse]

What?!? 
 
                               
                                                                           

[ewierl]

Huh, okay, I guess I just needed to be more patient.  Poison and thornbushes seemed to damage it, but eventually I got tired of damaging it.

Of course, but "I needed to be more patient," I mean, "I'm glad I didn't bother."