History Headscratchers / SkiesOfArcadia

* Is Gilder a Blue Rogue or a Black Pirate? He has a black flag like a Black Pirate. But he acts more like a Blue Rogue, lending others a hand without demanding compensation, like when he rescued a stranded Vyse, or when he warned Nasrad about Valua's planned attack.

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[[folder: Sending Fina to gather the Moon Crystals]]
* How did the Silvite Elders expect Fina to gather the crystals armed with nothing other than Cupil, her magic and her small ship? Them sending [[OneManArmy Ramirez]] on the same quest is a bit easier to swallow, but ''[[SupportPartyMember Fina]]''? She couldn't even fend off Alfonso at the start of the game!

* So the localization censored any references to alcohol and smoking... yet references to rape (and even rape attempts) got a free pass? ''Huh?''

** VideoGameGeography. It's a common trope in RPGs for worlds intended to be round to wrap around horizontally *and* vertically.

* The Valuans didn't prove that the world is round by reaching Yafutoma. All they proved was that there was a continent accessible by going west. It was Vyse's crew that proved it by reaching it by going east, and then continuing going until they reached the west.

** When the innkeeper offers Vyse's crew a free stay, she says that she's grateful to Bellena for bringing more people to the town with her presence and dance. So that would be the reason. Bellena knew that she would let Vyse's crew stay for free if they said they were Bellena's friends as thanks to this one for making her business flourish.

** It's going to take some time after the ending for Valua to be built back up again, and probably even longer for them to start putting together a new Armada. The epilogue mentions that Marco would become its first Admiral, so it probably took at least ten years or so. ''Someone'' has to keep merchants safe from the Black Pirates during that time, especially since the disappearance of sky rifts now means that they're going to be active worldwide. Also, they never mentioned returning stolen goods to their rightful owners - Vyse fully admits early on that Blue Rogues keep what they capture for themselves, but use the money to help those who might need it.

** The war could be comparable to the 100 Years' War from ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', or the real Hundrer Years' War for that matter, where there were periods of conflict interspersed with times of relative peace, although relations between the two countries were tense throughout. It could even be argued that the war is still going on during the game, what with Valua's decision to launch a surprise attack on Nasrad halfway through the story.

** The war could be comparable to the 100 Years' War from ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', where there were periods of conflict interspersed with times of relative peace, although relations between the two countries were tense throughout. It could even be argued that the war is still going on during the game, what with Valua's decision to launch a surprise attack on Nasrad halfway through the story.

* Quemal, the items shopkeeper in Maramba, posits that a war between Valua and Nasr broke out ten years prior.

** Possibly they needed all six Moon Crystals in order to create a creature powerful enough to summon the Rains from all six moons. We don't know that the other civilizations were at odds with the Silvites - the Ixa'Takans actually revered them as gods due to their ability to subdue the Green Gigas when nothing else could. And once the Rains were over, the Silvites left the Moon Crystals in places where (they figured) no one would be able to reach them - four of them were hidden within complex temples/dungeons/sealed underground cave systems, and the fifth was embedded in the skin of some random archwale. They were also probably relying on the destruction the Gigas had caused acting as a deterrent to keep people from using them again, and even if anyone had tried, all the Silvites would've needed to do was send someone down to collect the crystals and activate the Rains again.

** Galcian's advancement in the Armada wasn't ''inevitable'' - he may have had to trade the ancient knowledge to the Empress for a path to his own power. One piece of evidence: Galcian obviously couldn't dismiss Alfonso at will at the start of the game, despite it being obvious Alfonso was a cowardly and disloyal moron.

** Galcian's advancement in the Armada wasn't ''inevitable'' - he may have had to trade the ancient knowledge to the Empress for a path to his own power. One piece of evidence: Galcian obviously couldn't dismiss Alfonso at will at the start of the game, despite it being obvious Alphonso was a cowardly and disloyal moron.

** Certainly, the lesson Ramirez learned from that wasn't "don't put people on a pedestal." He instead came to believe that people were weak and corrupt, and they needed steely leadership to prevent them from acting on their baser impulses. What he really changed his mind about was ''slavery being wrong''. After his [[FaceHeelTurn]] before the start of the game, he intends to impose slavery and tyranny, for the ''slaves' own good''. He followed Galcian because he was strong, not because of "don't put people on a pedestal" - but he may have taken Galcian's statement against trusting Mendoza as evidence of his intelligence/strength and ''therefore'' worthiness.