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[[WMG: Sylvando is the reincarnation of the legendary Heliodorian knight who first owned the Shield of Heliodor, and whom more or less turned Puerto Valor around.]]

* So, not wanting to leave an empty building sitting there, and knowing his son loved mini medals -the aforementioned Sylv party talk also tells of how Rodrigo threw his medal collection away- the Don enlisted the help of l'Académie, which luckily sits in the neighbouring Champs Sauvage. The Don most likely had the casino tokens look like mini medals from a distance, and he may well have had his knights go out and disperse them around Erdrea in hopes that Norberto -or Sylvando- would find them, get curious and want to find-out where they came from. Another party talk reveals Sylv had heard rumours of the casino being built, so he might well have put two and two together on his own and stayed away from Puerto Valor for even longer.

* There's also the fact as well that Sylv receives [[spoiler:the coraza de caballero from Servantes after the Kingsbarrow Trial; the info box says it once belonged to a knight known for his godlike speed with a sword. This suit may very well have been that Heliodorian knight's own suit, handed down through the generations until it ends-up (back) with Sylv.]] In addition, Sylv's agility, deftness and evasion rate are really good, and one of his Pep bonuses is an evasion boost, which ties-in with the knight's "godlike speed". This could explain why Sylv still retains a strong sense of justice and sticks to everything the knighthood stands for, even long-after becoming an entertainer; it's ingrained very deeply within him.

* It's stated in a loading screen box that Chalky first found his way to Cobblestone "some decades ago", meaning he's not a native Cobblestonian. This could also explain why he no longer has a Drasilian brogue, instead sounding like everyone else from the village. "Chalky" is also most likely a nickname, one he picked when he must have realised that people in the Heliodor region have gems and rocks for name - that's why he named his daughter Amber. Much like how "Rab" is short for "Robert", "Chalky" might be a nickname for "Charles." There's also the fact Rab and Chalky look very similar; two short, old men, with bushy eyebrows, brown eyes, and big mustaches (coincidentally, Amber has the same eyes -both colour and style- as Queen Eleanor).

* All throughout the game, Father Benedictus has his eyes closed; initially it may seem like a design choice, him being an elderly man. However, it's revealed by both himself and an NPC that he receives visions from Yggdrasil. When Veronica and Serena arrive in Arboria act one, [[spoiler: and Serena again in act two,]] he seems to sense their presence rather than outright look at them. Since he receives dreams of future events, in one sense he can see. Perhaps when he was born with such a gift, Yggdrasil deemed it unnecessary that he'd need his actual eyesight.

[[WMG: Father Benedictus never has his eyes open because he lost his sight when he received the gift of prophecy from Yggdrasil.]]
* All throughout the game, Father Benedictus has his eyes closed; initially it may seem like a design choice, him being an elderly man. However, it's revealed by both himself and an NPC that he receives visions from Yggdrasil. When Veronica and Serena arrive in Arboria act one, [[spoiler: and Serena again in act two,]] he seems to sense their presence rather than outright look at them. Since he receives dreams of future events, in one sense he can see, thus perhaps when he got such a gift, Yggdrasil deemed it unnecessary that he'd need his actual eyesight ever again.

* If true, then this all raises the question of who the third brother is and what happened to him.