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Goddess of Grandis
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| Goddess of Grandis | |
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| Current Residence | Grandis Horizon |
| Gender | Female |
| Race | Goddess |
| Family | Goddess of Maple World (sister) Goddess of Tynerum (sister) |
| Affiliations | Adversary People of Grandis |
| Enemies | Black Mage Gerand Darmoor Ancient Gods |
| Status | Alive |
| Name (Other Servers) | |
| KoreaMS | 그란디스의 여신 |
The Goddess of Grandis is the divine protector of Grandis. The Goddess of Grandis can manifest as the three major races of Grandis: the Nova, the Flora, and the Anima.
Story (Post-Remaster)
Note: The Goddess of Grandis's storyline was remastered under the KMS story team's new continuity in the Destiny Update.
The Ancient War
In the darkness of the beginning, the Goddess of Grandis and her sisters - the Goddesses of Maple World and Tynerum - used the Erda in the darkness of the beginning to sculpt a soul. They also passed down the ability to manipulate the Erdas to several mortals so that they could protect their worlds.
The Arcane Stones
During their quest to learn how to manipulate the Erdas, the Adversary traveled through the Horizon Portal in the Pantheon Great Temple and encountered the Goddess of Grandis the Erda Flow.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] The Goddess greeted the Adversary and asked them to prove their strength by defeating Magnus. She sent them into an illusion of Tyrant's Castle, in which the Adversary successfully bested the conjured Magnus before returning back to her. Impressed by their strength, the Goddess gave them the Arcane Stone of Grandis.
Convergence
Immediately after Grendel the Really Old completed the fusion of Maple World and Grandis, the high-energy convergence between the two worlds resulted in the Erdas of both worlds being transformed into a new, purple variant called Sol Erda. Consumed by destructive energy, the Sol Erdas began uncontrollably destroying both worlds against their own will, resulting in the Goddesses frantically attempting to remedy the situation. Within the Erda Flow, the Goddess of Maple World spoke aloud that the world was collapsing, engulfed by the Erda that had appeared at the border between Maple World and Grandis. She added that slowly, the Erda that made up the world was changing into a strange form. The Goddess of Grandis noted that it was due to the seal that separated the two worlds being broken. The Goddess of Tynerum noted that their powers weren't working on the Sol Erda, and that there was nothing that they could do to fix things. The Goddess of Grandis agreed, adding that they couldn't even hear the voices of the Sol Erdas. However, the Goddess of Maple World replied that even so, they couldn't stand by and do nothing, as they couldn't afford to lose their world after the immense struggle that had happened just to retake it. Hoping to push back the Sol Erdas, even just by a little, the Goddesses used all their strength in order to do whatever they could to halt its spread. Despite their best efforts, however, the strength of the Goddesses was not enough to stop the torrent of Sol Erda, resulting in the Goddesses freezing into crystal statues after expending all their energy.
After the Adversary was pulled into the Erda Flow, they encountered the statue of the Goddess of Grandis slowly being eaten away by the Sol Erdas, just like the Goddess of Maple World, whom they had saved previously. Believing that they could awaken the Goddess if they calmed down the purple torrent around her, the Adversary decided to collect Arcane Power inside an Arcane Stone in order to break through the Erda torrent, which freed the Goddess of Grandis. The Goddess greeted the Adversary and asked them whether they were the one who had calmed down the torrent around her, noting that they had helped her once again.[14] The Adversary then told the Goddess about what the Goddess of Maple World had told them about how they were perhaps the only one with the power to hear the voice of the Sol Erdas, causing the Goddess of Grandis to realize that the voices that they had heard were the voices of the Sol Erdas. The Adversary explained that the voices had called themselves the world itself, and that they had been there at Limina during the crucial moment when they had chosen to live, allowing them to awaken the power of the Seal Stone. They told the Goddess that they had believed that the Sol Erdas were a new kind of energy entirely, brought about as a side effect of the dimensional convergence, to which the Goddess explained that she and her sisters believed the same thing, as the Sol Erdas were destroying their world. However, the Adversary then asked whether it was possible that the Sol Erda, rather than being new, was actually Erda that had already been part of their world from the beginning. The Goddess replied that it was too early to tell, adding that the Goddess of Tynerum was still trapped in the torrent, and that they may hear the voices of the Sol Erdas while freeing her. She thanked the Adversary for everything that they had done and told them that she would wait for them alongside the Goddess of Maple World, where the torrent had subsided.
After the Adversary freed all three Goddesses, they began working together in order to quell the torrent of Sol Erdas, which had swept away the Adversary's Arcane Symbols while attempting to give them their power. The Goddesses noted that the Adversary had gotten considerably stronger, to the point that they could hear the voices of the Sol Erda when even they themselves couldn't. However, they also added that it was still too early to celebrate, as they had no idea how to handle the power of the Sol Erda, which still threatened to destroy the entire world. The Goddesses were surprised to hear from the Adversary that the Sol Erda had offered to share their power, though they noted that as the Sol Erda were originally part of the world, it made sense that they would not want to harm their own home. However, the Goddess of Grandis noted that the Sol Erdas had been created from the volatility of the world merge, and that their power wouldn't be easy to claim. The Adversary explained that upon touching the Sol Erda, their strength had immediately been drained, causing their Arcane Symbols to vanish, just as the Sol Erdas had warned. Though they had known the risks, they explained that they had still decided to go through with it, as it had been the only way that they could have saved the world. The Goddess of Tynerum replied that they would have made the same choice in any situation, and that their determination would save them all, noting that since the Sol Erdas' rampage had stopped, it must mean that their Arcane Symbols were fighting against the Sol Erdas' power. The Goddess of Grandis added that the two powers were in conflict in the middle of the torrent, though she warned that the Arcane Symbols' power wouldn't last forever without their owner at their side.
The Goddess of Maple World explained that there was fortunately still a way to reclaim them, explaining that the Adversary and their symbols were still linked, however weakly, which would allow them to find and reclaim the symbols in the torrent, thus calming the Sol Erdas, noting that their strong determination would allow them to see it through. She explained that the symbols existed beyond the torrent, which was somewhere that not even the Goddesses could reach. However, as the Adversary was the true owner of the Arcane Symbols, and since they had been recognized by the Sol Erdas, they alone had the power to break through the torrent. In order to help them, the Goddess of Grandis presented them with the Arcane Stone of Vanishing Journey, explaining that while its power had been drained alongside the Goddesses by the Sol Erda, restoring its strength would help them reclaim their Arcane Symbols. After reclaiming the Arcane Symbol of Vanishing Journey, the Adversary visited the Goddesses, who sensed the coexisting powers of the Arcane Symbols and the Sol Erda within them. The Goddess of Grandis explained that the replica of the Arcane River had likely been a phenomenon caused by the Sol Erda fusing with the Arcane Symbols, as the symbols represented the Adversary's journey through the Arcane River, with those memories being manifested by the Sol Erda.
The Adversary realized that by calming the torrent and reclaiming all six symbols, the power of the Sol Erdas would become one with their Arcane Symbols, allowing them to tap into a new power. The Goddess explained that they would likely continue encountering more memories of their time in the Arcane River and gave them an Arcane Stone of Chu Chu Island to help them reclaim the next symbol. After the Adversary reclaimed the symbols of Chu Chu Island and Lachelein, they heard the voices of the Sol Erdas once again, crying out that they didn't want to hurt the Adversary. The Adversary noted that the voices were sounding fainter, cutting off before they could finish. They realized that while they could still hear the voices with the power of Sol Erda, gathering the Arcane Symbols might make it so that they wouldn't able to hear the Sol Erdas' voices at all anymore. The Adversary returned to the Goddess of Grandis and told her about what they had heard. The Goddess noted that they had heard the will of the Sol Erda, which was gradually awakening as the Adversary cleared up the torrent and became stronger. She then gave the Adversary more Arcane Stones, allowing them to reclaim the remainder of their Arcane Symbols.
After the Adversary reclaimed their Arcane Symbols, infused with the power of Sol Erda, the Goddesses appeared before the Adversary and noted that they had successfully saved the world. After the Adversary explained everything that the Sol Erda had said, the Goddess of Maple World noted that the Sol Erda had called the Adversary a guide, having grown closer with them in the process of the Adversary recovering the symbols and calming the torrent. She explained that there was no one in the world who would be able to handle the Sol Erda better than them, and that the Sol Erda must have been aware of it. She told the Adversary that the Goddesses shaped Erda in order to determine its form, and that the Sol Erdas must have left the role of shaping their form to the Adversary. The Goddess of Tynerum added that the Sol Erda had gone silent, perhaps because they finally had a guide to lead them. She noted that though it had been difficult, everything had worked out in the end. The Goddess of Grandis added that everything that had happened was nothing more than the process by which Erdas flowing through two different dimensions gathered and harmonized with each other, and that in all the ages that she had been observing the Erdas, she had never seen anything like it before. However, she warned that the aftermath of the dimensional convergence would continue to linger, as she had no idea when and where the Sol Erdas and their impact would manifest next. Nevertheless, she told the Adversary that she was content with leaving it in their hands, as the Sol Erdas would follow their lead. The Goddesses then thanked the Adversary once again before sending them back to where they belonged.
Story (Pre-Remaster)
The Ancient War
After the fall of the Ancient Gods, it was said that the Goddesses had used the Erdas to sculpt the three worlds, and that they had taught a select few humans, elves, demons, and dragons about how to manipulate the Erdas.
The Arcane Stones
During their quest to learn how to manipulate the Erdas, the Adversary traveled through the Horizon Portal in the Pantheon Great Temple and encountered the Goddess of Grandis the Erda Flow.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][11][12] The Goddess greeted the Adversary and asked them to prove their strength by defeating Magnus. She sent them into an illusion of Tyrant's Castle, in which the Adversary successfully bested the conjured Magnus before returning back to her. Impressed by their strength, the Goddess gave them the Arcane Stone of Grandis.
Tenebris
As the final battle against the Black Mage approached, the mysterious divine light appeared at the Outpost, which slowly responded to the collective determination of the Alliance. Their determination soon transformed the light into the Goddess Statues, depicting the three Goddesses of Maple World, Grandis, and Tynerum holding gemstones in their hands. The divine light also manifested before the Adversary in the Labyrinth of Suffering. On the verge of despair, the Adversary heard the divine light speaking in the voice of someone close to them, allowing them to rekindle their determination and defeat Hilla. As the destiny of the Adversary and the Alliance fast approached in Limina, their resolve transformed the gemstones held by the statues into swords, whose tips touched together and shot a beam of divine light straight from the Outpost to Limina, clearing a way for the White Spear to pierce through the giant's heart, allowing the Adversary to kill the Black Mage inside the Genesis Crux.
NPC
| Goddess of Grandis | |||
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| Function | 5th Job Advancement | ||
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| Quests involved | [5th Job] Arcane Stone of Grandis | ||
| Location | Grandis Horizon | ||
Gallery
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Trivia
- The Goddess of Grandis' Nova form appears during the animation of Nova Warrior.
- The Goddess of Grandis' Anima form appears during the animation of Anima Warrior.
- Despite being called a Goddess, the Goddess of Grandis is not an Ancient God, as not only did she oppose the Ancient Gods, but the scope of her role and abilities is far greater than that of the Ancient Gods, on-par with that of the Primordial God and the Overseers as a sculptor of Erda.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 To the Nova and non-Grandis classes, the Goddess manifests as an ancient Nova, with her form being more draconic than modern-day Nova, similar to how Eskalade appears. To the Flora, the Goddess manifests as a Verdant Flora, although her blue wings are natural, not mechanical. To the Anima, the Goddess manifests as a rabbit Anima.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Each of the Grandis classes also get some exclusive dialogue with Goddess of Grandis.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 For Kaiser, the Goddess greets him and asks if he's come to raise his power to the next level.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 For Angelic Buster, the Goddess explains that she's been watching her progress intently and notes that she's done well to protect and grow her power.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 For Cadena, the Goddess greets her and notes that though she was born to royalty, she's chosen a darker path, adding that she knew that Cadena would come to her seeking more power.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 For Kain, the Goddess greets him and notes that he's survived his tribulations and emerged from the darkness.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 For Illium, the Goddess greets him and asks if he's come to unlock more of his mytocrystal's power.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 For Adele, the Goddess greets her and notes that she's overcome her hardships and discovered a new calling.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 For Ark, the Goddess notes that his determination is strong, even in the face of chaos.
- ↑ For Khali, the Goddess greets her as the one who has overcome her vengeance in the tragedy of the desert.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 For Hoyoung, the Goddess greets him and explains that she's been monitoring her performance for some time. She notes that it seems that he and Taotie have developed what she can only assume to be some tentative form of friendship.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 For Lara, the Goddess notes that she's the one who will wash away the wrongs of the Sinners and bring unending goodness.
- ↑ For Ren, the Goddess notes that she's a wanderer of the world who's trying to make her loved one's dreams come true.
- ↑ If the player is a Grandis class, the Goddess will greet them by name. Otherwise, she'll greet them as the stranger whom she had met before, though she then says that she'll have to remember their name.