Prophecy Ends & Rescuing People Of Fontaine Cutscene Animation | Archon Quest 5 | Genshin Impact 4.2
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This cutscene animation cinematics is taken from the Archon Quest Chapter IV: Act V or Part 5 titled "Masquerade of the Guilty" when the Focalors Prophecy has finally ended. Recorded in HD quality and English VA, this clip shows Navia, and other Fontainian characters rescuing the people who are floating in the sea.
TAGS: Prophecy, Ending, Finale, Rescue, People, Sea, Cutscene, Animation, Cinematics, Movie, Archon Quest, Chapter IV, Act V, Part 5, Masquerade of the Guilty, Fontaine, Furina, Focalors, Neuvillette, Arlecchino, Skirk, Version 4.2, Newmap, Hoyocreators, Noxxis Gaming, Noxxis Genshin, Genshin Impact - Hry
Furina's gonna need a whole lot of therapy after holding in ALL THAT for 500 years
Nahida seems to be good at doing that. Just look at Scaramouche.
Well furina is human, nahida and scaramouche are not
I’ll take Furina to beat up that whale 500 times to deal with that trauma and after that it’s off to Natlan together
Nahida is Irminsul avatar, Scaramouche is a puppet. They are made to last
@@afikkusanwhat!??
"they are made to last"
This sentence doesn't make sense
So in reality, the prophecy is really true that Fontaine's people will be dissolve into waters but because of Focalor's sacrifice and Neuvillette's verdict, the people of Fontaine didn't dissolve.
Neuvillette verdict is so powerful that it surpassed celestia's prophecy?
@@Dazaiburgeridk , still needs more explanation.
but it seems like neuvilette infuse the raindrops with his power , making the primodial water not dissolving people?
@@DazaiburgerHe's kinda the reincarnation of the hydro sovereign
@@eunhogarcia5293 i see i thought reincarnations have less power than original soverigns
@@Dazaiburgerthe prophecy only said that Hydro Archon would fail to save Fontaine, never said anything about Hydro Sovereign (hooray for loopholes)
2:55 Seeing Furina realise, all her hardships were worth it and now it's over just soothes my heart in a different way
YES. MY HEART SQUEEZED.
I felt so happy for her during that part😭 my girl is free
I ALMOST CRIED DURING THAT PART AND THE MUSIC WAS JUST UGH
I literally applauded for her at that scene! YOU DID IT GIRLIE 😭
Furina is not the Archon, but she acted as Archon for her people. Believe or not, she's best human in Teyvat
She actually suceeded in what Raiden was trying to do : Deceive Celestia
what do you mean she not
she and Focalor are the same person, does your left hand belong to some one else just because you write with your right
@@Z-000R0 Did you complete the new Archon Quest? If we follow what you've said... After you cut the left hand and put it in another place, do the right hand replace the left hand in every other works? The Foçalors (God) separate herself from Furina (Human) and deceived everyone, including Heavenly Principals. So, Furina never being Archon but she carried the burden of the Archon
LOUDERR
The prophecy states that the hydro archon will be the one weeping on her throne in the end. Furina was the one in tears, which means fate and the world itself recognizes her as the hydro archon, just as Focalor planned. Not to mention, Furina is literally Focalor's body after being separated from mind and divinity, saying they are the same person is more accurate than saying Rukkhadevata and Nahida were the same person. You forget the previous few minutes just before that, we establish Fontainians are oceanids that turned into humans and that goes for Focalor/Furina too.
You did it Furina. You did it.
Youve played your part wonderfully. Now go. Go and live just as much
This comment make me cry.
😞💕💕💕💕💕💕 our poor girl
Nobody acknowledged her pain and suffering except neuv ig. Traveller knew all about her past still didn't act accordingly
Is she still immortal? Or will old just like other human in fontain
@@benaedeur595 no, she is now an ordinary human, which she will now getting old and passed away one day just like the other human
2:38
The Fontaine main theme drop is insane, all the feels we had during the whole quest merges in a feel of freedom and relief
Is that one ost released yet?
I cried during this specific song and scene. It's so triumphant 😭💙
i cried sm when i saw furina 😭
kinda reminds me about the pirates of the carrabian end theme
@@0xVENx0literally every british fantasy movie tbh
Wriothesley doesn't often appear in action but when he does, he is handsome in every cutscenes.
Chad literally only appears when he's needed the most. Despite his lack of appearance and involvement in 4.2, we knew he would show up in the right time.
Fontaine's Entire Archon Quest can become a movie like this cutscene alone is disney level stuff
With the level of storytelling, plot twists and lore bombs, comparing genshin to Disney is a disservice.
@@tencive5749the current Disney is just so...💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
@@tencive5749 i mean for the visuals i would say disney level pre covid.
The music when Furina walks out of Opera Epiclese is very Disney-like
Don't you disrespect Genshin Impact by bringing Disney to this!
Imagine Sumeru on the otherside seeing Fontaine drowned lol
eremites : the fuk happend in fontaine
It’s like that one inazuma meme when osial and beisht kept popping out of the ocean in liyue 😂
Didnt even think about that. If fontaine fIooded than doesnt that mean all of teyvat fIooded temporarily.
They would be so confused 😭
They be like: Eyy what da hell is Goin on in fontain??
Just completed the quest...it was absolutely amazing. Folcalor's plan to deceive celestia, portrayal of Furina's suffering for 500 years, the music were all to the point!!!
Furina's gonna need a whole lot of therapy after holding in ALL THAT for 500 years
@@carlos45678while she's just a human... I think she's ellegible for the archon therapy session
@@carlos45678Focalor just torture Furina LOL
The story was reallly good, but I feel so bad for furina..500 years of suffering…never knowing when she can quit the archon act. Never knowing when the prophecy will come to an end.
@@uwu-chanHer cry in the end makes it sadder. She was like paralyzed? I'm sure at that moment she thought everything she worked hard for failed. She didn't even know that Focalors was gonna save her at that moment
I feel bad for Navia, she lost Melus & Silver
I'm so sad about that, like I was genuinely heartbroken 😭 /lh
I am gonna miss them 😢
I was bawling my eyes out when they defended her in the “trial.” Honestly I wish they didn’t die…😭
Even in death, they still serve Navia 🫡
😭😢
God, i like how Everyone here is working together against the Prophecy itself, Traveler, Arlecchino, Navia, Clorinde, Wrio, Lyney, Lynette, Freminet, Neuvilette and even Tartaglia and Skirk!
Everybody get their moments and Respective cases to solve to Makes Fontaine a Better place again
And glad that Furina didn't die even though Focalors Died tho.... RIP Focalors 😢😢🙏
Im still wondering whether arlecchino will try to even attempt to get the gnosis or not now. Since neuvi is now at full power and all😂
@@megatbasyarullah4859well, Neuvi gave it to her tho
@@cond.oriano8249 really? I haven't played the quest yet. So neuvi doesn't have full power anymore?
@@megatbasyarullah4859 he still does, focalors personally gave the authority back thus he no longer requires the gnosis.
@@megatbasyarullah4859 She already get it from Neuvi. In our last dialogue with Knave - she prepare to return in Sneznay in order to deliver Gnosis to Cryo Archon
Man, the apex of the music along with Furina walking out in 2:45 just hits me in the feels so hard. It's like I've felt the same relief and freedom Furina felt after 500 years of stress and masquerades. Such an incredible archon quest.
What song played during that part it’s so beautiful
@@TheGenshinFanaticit's Fontaine's main theme in a different key
I love that this repetition of the prophecy says “Only Furina will remain weeping on her throne” when all the other previous repetition says “the Hydro Archon”. Since Focalors has died there are no more Hydro Archon to weep on the throne, only Furina, meaning it is impossible to fulfill the prophecy now. The change in the names was so clever.
This was actually a really cool quest. Only criticism is I kinda wish there was a more permanent thing happening to the nation but aside from that it was very well done. Seeing Wrio’s ship come out of the water was definitely my favorite part.
Oh but there is something permanent happening to their nation, three actually.
1. The seat of Hydro Archon has ceased to exist.
2. The leadership of the nation is now restored to the Sovereign Dragon.
3. The sin is forgiven.
I wish the ship would've stayed over the sea and been an area we could see and explore, but it would be too big of a change and maybe even just too big to fit on the map without covering too much
@@mohammadaidilali9018 They mean something like Nahida and Rukkhadevata where after their quest all information and lore about her disappeared and now her name is only mentioned by the Traveler and the players
Cathedral Terra
@@thecrystalliaguild I'm gonna bet what you want, this ship WILL return. Maybe it will be our actual mean of travel for celestia. maybe.
So let me try to get this clear...
Theoretically, all Elemental Dragons were as strong or stronger than the Archons, but because of Heavenly Principle's restriction, they seems weaker.
And after Focalors tricked the Heavenly Principle, she managed to return Neuvilette's original power, which allows him to control over all water element, not just how they shape, but also how the water ACTUALLY EXISTED AS
Neuvilette changed the primordial water inside Fontainian into actual blood, making them true human, preventing from dissolving in the primordial water?
Yes
The dragons were weaken by the heavenly but ya he mentioned that they kinda stole there power
The elemental dragons (sovereigns) ruled before the archons but then the dragons were usurped by the Primordial One. Part of the sovereigns' power is used as the basis of the archons' authority. The hydro archon sacrificed herself and relinquished her authority, returning that stolen power back to the hydro dragon.
More like heavenly principles deceived those sovereigns
That's why Apep was mad on archons and them
So his power is everything that is liquid, kinda..
Damn I can imagine Furina's feelings from the end of the trial. To her, all the suffering and hardships she endured for 500 years were all for naught, pretty devastating, as the people caught on to the masquerade she was trying to hide all this time.
I'm happy that she was told that what she did helped save her nation
When I heard line "The prophecy was wrong!" and music after that, I felt...
I don't know, how to say it, but it was happiness, jubilation and a sense of work done at the same moment.
I love Fountain.
This part with the music at 1:52 was so magical... I started getting so emotional. Fontaine cutscenes this patch just never let up with their brilliant composition.
So
We would like to once again thank
Navia for putting everyone together
Silver and Melus for their sacrifice
Lyney, Lynette and Freminet for their help in this entire journey
Clorinde, for being here when we need her
Charlotte, journalist harceling people sometime have it's merit
Wriothesley and Sigewinne, for the Noah's ark (With Jurieu and Lourvine help)
Neuvillette, Paimom, and Traveler for stopping the Prophecy
Childe, who need a fucking refund
Skirk, actually not really keep you pet in check please
And Furina, as well a Focalor, for playing the mascarade for 500 years
I like how you didn't thank Jurieu and Lourvine. The two researchers who did most of the work ensuring the Ark could run.
and charlotte for giving us the cheat paper during furina's trial
WHY THE STORY IS SO MUCH LIKE THE BIBLE
@@GoodwillWright FORGOT ABOUT THEM
MY BAD
@@ZE.brigitte To be fair, I had to google their names.
Fontaine quest was so good. There is so much bible references. The prophecy being fulfilled is like the judgment day for the people of fontaine. The true purpose of Neuvillette as the highest judge in fontaine is for him to judge them for their sins and then he forgave them.. plus wriothesley's ship as noah's ark reference, focalor sacrificing herself like jesus did in order for the people to be forgiven.. also, at first i didn't undertand why neuvillette's outift was like of a priest until I finished this quest..
2:38 I need the ost to come out immediately. So many beautiful theme variations in 4.2.
For real i was replaying that part over and over again 😭 it was just so beautiful
it’s giving Final Fantasy so much it’s so good
@@ughgowonsscalpandcrunchyvo4926 i'm crying @ your username
tnbee on youtube uploaded the ost :D its called "Masquerade of the Guilty Finale Cutscene OST (tnbee mix) | Genshin Impact"
@@aitwyd tnbee makes remixes which is good but not what i'm looking for. the actual song from the cutscene is unextractable but should be released on next year's album though!
The fact that many cried during this archon quest yet Furina could never shed one drop of tear to make sure nobody knows about the act she was playing in order to save everyone for 500 years.
She cried in her flashback that we saw in her inner world but she was able to play it off as something else.
1:23 1:59 2:39
Such a victorious, beautiful, grand, sweet, romantic, sad, moving, tragic melody... I love this motif so much, I think Fontaine has my favorite theme now
I admit that I CRIED DURING ALL THE CUTSCENE.
This whole cutscene sequence hit me hard in like 3 different places. Fontaine is the nation of justice, but also in a way, the nation of tears. There’s so much relief in this cutscene
"The prophecy was wrong"
They all forgot that the primordial water used to dissolve Fontainians lol
Cause of neuvillette, just after focalors died
I mean yes but Neuvillette made it so that the Fontainians are actual humans so they don’t dissolve into the primordial water
This is one of the best cutscenes in my opinion, the scenery, the quality, the relief, the MUSIC OH GOSH THE MUSIC IS SO 🤩
1:24 do you know what is the song name😢?
@@zeirazeiI apologize that I do not know, it might be one of main theme OSTs, fighting or main themes
Maybe the official track of this scene will come out and you can find out
3:15
Eren:You are now free.
lmao
Bruh
NO DONT DO THIS TO ME MAN NOOOOOO
Tatacaw
Funny thing is, Fontaine has a fuckton of Shingeki voice actors...but not Eren's VA himself.
FYI : If some of you wondered, why there's flood, well that if a certain being Died or killed wich such amount of Elemental Energy it would blew up to the surface, for example Focalors was an Hydro archon so the hydro power blew up caused a big flood, another is such God of Salt whom killed by her people and make them turned into salt
Because of the Prophecy but with Neuvilletes Power they didnt Dissolve
Another guess from me: it's because of the huge whale shakes the primordial sea when we fight them, causing the massive leak that flooded Fontaine
The way she said "the prophecy...was wrong?" I heard the relief behind her voice
Are we not going to talk about how *grandiose* the final music composition was?? The Fontaine leitmotifs when Freminet, Lyney, and Lynette were diving were already gorgeous, but that ending made me tear up 💙 What a great finale. Kudos to all the developers and musicians who worked to create such a memorable story!
If Neuv didn’t do his thing they’d be Oceanids again.
At this point they should literally kneel before him and Furina for what she has gone throught for them
Focalor gave Neuvillette the authority over Hydro and he turned the people of Fountaine into real humans.
Rip Focalors you will never ne forgotten. I know Neuvillette will never forget her ❤
I LOVE IT OMG FROM THE ANIMATION TO THE PLOT IT'S BEAUTIFUL... WRIOTHESLEY COMING WITH A BIG BOAT THAT WE ALL SINCE BEFORE IS THE BEST😭💖
Just finished this quest last night. Had be bawling. It was such a good arc omg...
"Master has given Furina a trial! Furina is free!"
2:39 Damn the Fontaine theme hits so damn hard here
Wanna be even more heartbroken?
After the events of the Archon Quest, nobody even thanked Furina for her sacrifice. The only person that did so was Focalors :((
Not even the people who knew like Neuvillette and Traveller said anything to here.
This is the fifth time I’ve seen this scene and I have goosebumps all over again. Truly a masterpiece ✨
Was Neuvillete's verdict the only reason that the prophecy was mitigated? Celestia's prophecy stated that the "Hydro archon" would be left alone in the end. Since Focalors (divinity and the actual owner of the Hydro archon title) died, did it create a contradiction with the prophecy itself?
It was said that Furina was just an actress and only human...so maybe the Hydro archon in the prophecy was referring to Focalors all along
Oh Neuvillette explains this at the end of the quest! His "verdict" is more of a declaration of his conviction to protect the people of Fontaine. What he actually did was use the power he was granted to eliminate the citizens' susceptibility to primordial seawater(I'll let him explain that part in greater detail so I don't end up spoiling more than necessary).
I can only guess that what they meant when they said that she deceived the heavenly principles was that she managed to put up a convincing enough front to the Heavenly principles that she and her nation were helpless against the prophecy(which i guess prevented the heavenly principles from attempting to intervene maybe?), when in actual fact she was planning and preparing for Neuvillette to be the trump card against the disaster
I think he said that his now absolute control over hydro enabled him to separate and eliminate/turn the primordial sea element of the blood of fontainian people into regular human blood?
Only downside is that there no hydro archon
@@robertcastanpn288yep which sets a new precendent in the upcoming archon quests i think, because now we know that the divine throne of archons can be destroyed and a nation can exist without an archon. im curious now if celestia will be in uproar since there is no more hydro archon.
@@AyzevI'm getting a gut feeling that the heavenly principles is going to appear over Fontaine. I don't think Celestia will be too happy to see a former hydro sovereign take over a territory in Teyvet.
2:45 gives me fucking goosbumps bro
This whole quest felt like a movie to me
I quickly felt a connection to Fontaine. Every time I heard the background music of Fontaine I get goosebumps every time. Genshin Impact plays nicely in cutscenes. What a great Conclusion 1:54 2:39
Wrioteshley's ship came out like Flying Dutchman is just wow
What I’ve been wondering is if Fontaine sunk or if the water levels rose. If it’s the second option then considering how much higher up fontaine is compared to the rest of teyvat, wouldn’t that mean the entirety of teyvat got flooded too?
I thought about that too. But it could be that Fontaine's borders are waterfalls (we can see it on the first port when we first get there from Sumeru) so maybe even if Fontaine's water levels rose, it woudl only mean that the waterfalls that separate Fontaine from the rest of world grew taller
@@GuuiDomingues Ooh that's a good theory! That would definitely make a lot more sense than the entirety of teyvat flooding 😅😅
someone cheesed it out of the cutscene and itsa ctually really flooded but the high wall of a water stops at the waterfalls at the border lfmao
Was wondering if someone was gonna bring this up. The whole cutscene was just so freaking silly... Took me out of it
This whole cutscene from technical pov is probably the best one so far. From camera work, character movements, amazing voice acting to impactful music it truly felt like watching a movie. Honestly, the whole Fontaine series looks like a movie and it only excites me for the upcoming cutscenes. I'm the one from Lantern Rite will be breathtaking.
When I first came to fountain furina seemed annoying. But now having played the whole archon quest. I cried knowing how long she has suffered
1:25 If you listen closely, you might even hear Jack Sparrow bumbling about in the deck of the flying ship.
I really love the archon quest in Fontaine 🥺
We all love Furina.
I loved the Archon quest but I do kinda wish we got to check up on Furina as we went around checking up on everyone we met and I know we see her during her story quest but that was after all was said and done one scene of us seeing her would have been nice.
1:54 MY SON, MY LITTLE BABY BOY, MY CHILD
2:31 Fontainian able to stay and breathe underwater for that long and surprised they didn’t dissolve.
Because of neuvile,focalor and furina
I still can’t believe that all the people of fontain are Oceanid.
I wonder if those people that turn into a oceanid, can they be back into a human again like silver and meluc?
If Neuvillette will do it yes since he now has authority over hydro and by extension, the primordial sea. However this would simply be a repeat of Egeria's sin and i don't think celestia is gonna be more lenient just because the hydro sovereign got their powers back.
Unless of course celestia can't do anything about it which i hope they.
@@anemojin4384Celestia must be aware of this humiliation by now. They probably wouldn't let such an insult pass if it was to happen again
@@vaehnoprep Additionally celestia is sleeping at the moment most likely recuperating from the cataclysm 500 years ago so perhaps once shnezhnaya ends we would find celestia waking up
BROOOO 2:36 AND SEEING FURINA WALK OUT ARGHHH THE CHILLS
Wriothesley and his ship entrance was so underated
"when the seagulls cry, everything will be over"
Can we just appreciate how beautiful Navia is in this cutscene 😍😍😍
2:38 I cried in this scene and the OST
That was a stunning tragic but also hopeful happy ending
The way the music here swells is so beautiful
Can't wait for hoyo-mix to realease the cutscene osts for fontaine, the soundtracks are gorgeous !
Even a week after having played the quest I still cry like a baby everytime. Furina is the best I love her so much T^T
The music at the end was genuinely heavenly
This cutscene will always be in my heart for some reason. Always on the verge of tears when I see this. Peak story, peak characters, everything perfect.
Navia is beautiful 🤯🫶🏼
Imagine if on 0:26 the Cutscene ended just like that.... that would be terrifying
I can't explain how much this given me relief when I seen this cutscene
Is nobody gonna mention the fact that those magic pouch things Lyney and Lynette were passing out for the flood didnt get used 💀
This cutscene sent shivers, it was beautiful. Seeing that everyone lived thanks too Neuvillette. Wow…
No one could have done this without furina though 😭
2:40 this sounds like that one part in frozen 2 when elsa saved arendelle
This is literally movie worthy cutscene 🔥🔥🔥
The soundtrack used in this really reminds me of Interstellar OSTs omg, it just gets better and better ❤
Imagine being a fontainian only to see this giant ship come out of nowhere like where the f was that located??? 😂😂😂
Wrio is basically like Noah, the only difference is that Wrio makes me think of unholy thoughts instead of my scriptures
LOL😂
All thanks to neuvi folcalor and most of all our dear furina
God bro..
LITERALLY, GOD. WRIOS BOAT IS NOAHS ARC AND FOCALORS’ SACRIFICE IS SO CRUCIFIXION CODED
The power of friendship prevails once again
Before this, i was afraid that act 5 would be rushed since it should be the conclusion of the prophecy and each act usually on last on 2-3 hours but damn this act is probably the longest archon quest act, took me 6 hours to finish act 5,.
1:04 I feel it. interstellar soundtrack
I cried :c
Masterpiece
As the waters receded, Furina held her breath as she stepped out of her lonesome castle. The people of Fontaine stood tall and proud. The prophecy was wrong. The skies smile upon you today people of Fontaine. But one must wonder, what awaits for you tomorrow?
What a masterpiece!!!
This is the best cutscene ever in genshin
1:03 This reminds me of Interstellar I don't know why...
I would like more destruction, I mean, the water level rises and the city is completely submerged and not a single house is destroyed? It would be so cool to have a world or legendary quest or a cutscene of the traveler helping the people of Fontaine to rebuild everything, would have more content.
What I want to know is how the water only flooded Fo taine and not the rest of Teyvat, especially when its raised up on a plateau anove its surroundings
That mechanism in the water stopped
This is the 2nd Archon Quest where every Major Fontaine Characters involved on working together to overcome the Prophecy on their own way but I still personally like the Sumeru Archon Quest where they liberated and free Nahida which is absurdly a plan devised by Al-Haitham alone where all Sumeru characters involved just played their part
Can 't imagine how good Natlan will be, what unimaginable and insane story will Hoyo give us in Natlan. Will the third descender be resurrected? Or the previous Pyro Archon will be brought back to life ? Or will they use Arlecchino's blood on the Irminsul to erase the memories ?
0:00 imagine if this would be the reality and seeing Furina like that for hundreds or thousands of year, that would take tremendous effort to heal her. I just finished her archon quest and i felt so satisfied with the ending, being an oblivious person does help when there is tons of genshin content that include massive spoiler for a not too active player like me, i already know the story big picture but i didnt know that the detail of the happening.
I thought Focalors succesfully stop the prophecy that massive flood would drown fontaine, turns out it was more complicated than that and it was such a good storytelling, the payoff was beautiful. From sumeru's and now fontaine, genshin delivered a masterpiece
This scene reminds me of avenger ultron when the shield helicarrier. This quest is beautiful
My question is, wtf happen to the other nations? Like do they drown as well? it can't be that somehow only Fontaine that drown with all those water.
By that logic... I think the entirety of Teyvat should already be underwater with how large that waterfall is... And not to mention it's literally beside a large dry desert... Guess it's one of the "Laws" of Teyvat that cannot be understood by logical means lol
@@Rue_Elpis777i think what happenef is not that the water level is rising, what happened is that the plateau sinking
You could try to reason that the nation itself sank rather than the waters rising.
With the size of that plateau, there is no Shockwave or a tsunami, no water level rising in the surrounding area from the displaced water, no effect at all despite being in the middle of the continent. I would expect Sumeru and Liyue would feel the effect if Fontaine sink instead of drowning.
@@Dwolf0113i would expect celestia and the archon of the other nation has a defense mechanism in place for fontaine's local calamity, (like how Sumeru has their wall of samael)
my question is how does fontaine flood if it’s elevated? imagine someone looking across the desert, and seeing this giant solidified water cube
That's already what fontaine looks like from the desert though
One of the best archon quest .....❤
Is there an OST available for this entire scene? The music is phenomenal and suits the emotions perfectly.
the official version is estimated to release in the summer of 2024, along with all cutscene music
I love this archon quest.
This music is making me feel some stuff guys
I need the ost for this scene!!!!
I really only don't understand how Fontaine could flood if it stands above the rest of continental Teyvat. Like it's a nitpick I guess but It irks me how the nation could flood without flooding literally the rest of the map
Maybe the prophecy included invisible barriers to make sure Fontaine was the only target. But then the water receding would not make any sense, 'cause where did all that water go...
I see it as the waterfalls on the border of Fontaine (the ones we can see at the port when we first arrive) becoming taller. The whole nation would flood and float with giant waterfalls