Board Thread:The Last Sovereign Discussion/@comment-39332473-20190808194309/@comment-39120971-20200105160954

@Maldon k: I feel like Shining Swords, similarly to Contorted Stones (from DoW) and the Insights (from Ouroboros) aren't secretly hinting at each other, but simply various collectibles that players can track down. Sure, they appear throughout the game and eventually have a purpose, but the purpose of Shining Swords is still a mystery to us, hence all the speculation surrounding it.

Will we eventually offer the Shining Swords on an altar? And if so, what will be the reward for them? Your guess is as good as mine, though personally I hold out hope for either a custom weapon for Ginasta or a brand new crystal for Ivala - if they were indeed created from her power, then maybe we can restore her power somehow, and depending on how many we collect that will increase her stats (like her MAT, or MP perhaps?).

@Fulminato: Good eye to notice no change to Philon. Again, we can only speculate, my guess is that we either never travel to Philon or we never get a chance to influence things there even if we do visit it, because the Anak has everything under control. Either of these cases means our influence doesn't matter, and so there is no need for a variable to track that.