Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-24993958-20170114144645/@comment-30473431-20170115191715

ChishioKunrin wrote: One theory is that the sword the king of Vale used was the Relic of Destruction and is Vacuo's Relic.

The reasoning behind it is: All the other figures in the video wielded weapons that were the same color as them, but instead of wielding a green sword, Vale's king wielded a sword that's varying shades of orange, just like Vacuo's color scheme. He was somehow responsible for a high death count in both Mantle and Mistral's armies, and historians have had to chalk it up to "unusually violent weather" (was Vacuo's leader a Maiden?) and Mantle's inexperience with desert combat.

Mistral's culture (aside from that one moment in their history influenced by Mantle) is about appreciating and respecting nature, which aligns with the God of Light creating water, plants, and animals, so I wouldn't be surprised if Mistral actually has Creation.

We also have the fact that the four kingdoms might not have necessarily all had the Relics spread out among them before the Great War. The four Huntsman Academies were built partially with the purpose of safeguarding the Relics, so Vale's king might have decided right then at Vytal that the Relics should be split up, for all we know.

After I posted that, I had been thinking that Vale and Mistral's relics should be switched up. Especially with the bloodiest battle being won by Vale and the artistry of Mistral.

The different colored weapon I hadn't even taken into account. That would explain why Vacuo had no visible "relic." Well, a little change in theory will be done.

-Mantle/Atlas: Knowledge

-Mistral: Creation

-Vale: Choice (once held Destruction as well)

-Vacuo: Destruction (Given to them by their ally)

And Vacuo's original leader being a Maiden (violent weather conditions) seems like an interesting theory as well. Very good observation.