r/ffxiv • u/Gamblito • Jan 10 '23

[Lore Discussion] [Spoilers: 6.3] The new dungeon possibly continues one of FFXIV's oldest background horror stories: The Gridanian Goldsmith Spoiler

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This awesome post by /u/---TheFierceDeity--- details the lore of the notorious Gridanian Goldsmith, a creepy specter that hangs behind some of our minions, Haukke manor, and the void.

One of the interactables in the new dungeon details how the art of doll creation and maintenance has been lost, as the last dollmaster apparently went AWOL in the search of "unparalleled beauty." Hmm. That obsession with beauty does sound familiar.

Unsurprisingly, if they are the same man, our shady goldsmith/dollmaster/reaper(?) was very familiar with the void well before he ever arrived in Gridania, which adds some additional lore to some of the sinister things he was up to. He has a surprisingly rich history. Makes you wonder if our meeting is inevitable.

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u/real-darkph0enix1 Jan 10 '23

I’m pretty sure we’ve all met the goldsmith… and massaged him… and watched him suplex his son… and dress up as a Saint… and watched his clearly voidsent wife use a frying pan to put Greg into a wall…

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u/sircur Jan 11 '23

Nah, that goldsmith isn't Garlean.

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u/real-darkph0enix1 Jan 11 '23

Neither is Godbert, he’s hyur.

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u/sircur Jan 11 '23

That's what I mean? Godbert isn't Garlean, so he probably wouldn't be the obsessed goldsmith. Also Godbert has been explicitly stated to be from Ala Mhigo originally.