Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-162.156.3.228-20151231105929/@comment-744426-20160103194528

I got to thinking about an "arrival" (although I still can't see where it says they came to Sudra from elsewhere). The one thing that I think fits this idea is that Ophelia is the "outsider" and speaks English.

What if the Rusalki were created by the civilization beyond Sudra, the one that Athetos says has super-advanced technology? Then they later arrived on Sudra and the Sudrans learned from them. The reason the Old Machines resemble the Rusalki is that all of Sudra's ancient technology is based on the Rusalki... who themselves are from beyond their own planet. It's possible then, that even Athetos' creations are based on them as well.

I suppose one problem with this is that the Rusalki can't survive the Breach and so travel to Sudra from another world would be difficult for them.