Thoul wrote: It would be interesting to check if the sandbar is still present in the quests of Ayn's sons. If it is there, that would support the idea of someone tampering with the weather controls again after Rhys' adventure.
I checked while playing Sean's quest. Same, as Tanith says with Crys. Hmm.
But I still think "someone" -- Lyle or Siren, even -- tampered with the controls. How interesting would it be if you could go back to the Climate Control system and fix it again, but I'm sure it's not possible.
Thoul wrote:As for the dragon rescuing the woman and the sandbar, I think that's Lyle at work. He could have lowered the sandbar to slow Siren's attack. It could be someone else, but we know Lyle was traveling because he's mentioned in Agoe. He's also the only dragon we see, so we're probably meant to think of him as the rescuer of the woman. There is also a mention of a dragon helping someone reach Techna, so Lyle likely helped someone that was searching for Azura.
I agree; it's Lyle or Siren. I used to consider the theory that Ryan is also a dragon knight who rescues Thea during the Nial quest, but now I think it is actually Lyle who rescues Maia, or Thea (as their daughter). While it is peculiar as to why Ryan has an eye scratch and conceals it with sunglasses, as you say, it makes better sense considering the townsfolk in Agoe state that Lyle was traveling through as a "one-eyed knight."
So... since Shushoran seems to be obliterated for the most part, I wonder if Cille is as well, or the townspeople have isolated themselves for protection.