Esteemed weaponsmith Gerolt,
Thank you again for taking on the daunting task of restoring Thyrus, my
late master's weapon. When I found its remains by chance in the mines of O'Ghomoro (which almost made me thankful for the re-summoning of
Titan that had drawn me there), I didn't dare dream I would wield it myself one day. Repairing it has been quite the challenge so far, but trust me when I say that no Chimera in Eorzea has enough heads to stop me from finishing what I started.
So, on to business, then. I'm done translating the
Amdapori tablet you swore contained the last piece of information you need, using the Ossuary's reference tomes. The tablet contained a text titled "Interview with the Padjal", an account of a conversation an Ul'dahn thaumaturge had with A-Towa-Cant. I won't bore you with the details of my
other research endeavors, but this connexion - and the fact I found the document in Amdapor Keep, of all places - was, let's say, of interest to me.
Now the part that is of interest to
you is the one where the thaumaturge in the text inquires about Thyrus. He notes that conjurers typically use weapons of wood, and asks A-Towa-Cant what his unusually smooth, ivory-white cane is made of. Naturally, the padjal replies with a riddle:
"
A tree's life goes from earth to sky, but the wood remembers."
The first part of the sentence is simple enough. Trees start their lives as seeds in the ground, then sprout and grow skywards in search of the sun's nourishing light. I figured the second part of the sentence, then, was where the mystery would be revealed. "The wood remembers".
It took an eternity and several consultations with both
timbermaster Beatin and botanist guildmaster Fufucha to crack that one: Thyrus is made of petrified wood!
It makes perfect sense: in specific conditions, wood (not unlike bone) can fossilize and become mineral, gaining a dense, rock-like aspect quite different from that of regular lumber. That's what the riddle reveals, through symbolism - the earth always remains a part of the wood.
Expect my arrival shortly after you receive this letter; I wanted to share this information with you as soon as possible, but I would not miss the rebirth of a relic for the world.
With excitement,
Lalli the White
