#as for the 3 travelers i didnt mention... obviously the war affected cyrus' research immensely and caused the loss of a lot of information

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the biggest misconception i had about octopath lore when i first played ot1 was that every time anyone mentioned "the war" they were talking about a huge realm-wide war that started over 21 years ago not long before the destruction of grynd and ended 8 years ago with the fall of hornburg. that this all encompassing war was the cause of ophilia and therion being orphaned, was a major factor in the fall of house azelhart, was the main cause of the great pestilence that nearly killed alfyn as a kid, and was of course a very influential event in olberic's life. and when i started reading into extended canon and such it was extremely disappointing to find out this wasn't the case.

in my opinion it is so much more interesting to read octopath 1 as a story that takes place in "the aftermath". to see how people's lives were affected by the war and how they rebuild after such devastation.