Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14909251-20140726050227/@comment-68.41.54.220-20140810042556

Even if it did already happen, that still leaves us with few clues as to who the crusaders are. The most obvious idea is that the humans (Elysians?) are the crusaders, as they are the ones oppressing the faunas. Also, given that some humans are now working with the White Fang, this could lead to a situation like the Forth Crusade, where it's the main human faction/military (Ironwood) vs the White Fang, newly joined with Cinder and Co, which would mirror the real life Forth Crusade being between Catholic and Orthodox Christians, which still suggests that the humans are the crusaders. However, if the new White Fang leadership is a parallel to Saladin taking back territories, this leaves little to no room for the Third Crusade to have already happened.