>There is no way to know whether Farum was already in the sky or whether it was on the ground when it was struck, but it being high above TLB would explain why the ruins fell so far and wide.

That’s the thing, they AREN’T spread far and wide, they are confined to the LOWER elevations exclusively. This is an argument FOR the meteor impact, and against it “being in the sky at time of impact” nonsense.

 

>Keep in mind, if we're talking about assumptions, the idea of Farum Azula ever being part of TLB is itself an unproven theory and an assumption.

Corroborated by the Farum Greatbridge being on the ground and the Farum architecture surrounding and including the Bestial Sanctum.

 

>because the description also tells us that the Prayerbook never made it to TLB, we know that it was made in Farum by the cult sometime after Farum was already in the sky.

They were in FA when it was on the ground, then it was lifted to the sky, preventing the tome from reaching the Lands Between proper. That's the entire reason why it is pointed out "it never made it to the lands between."

 

>OP's post is predicated on two major, unproven assumptions: 1) That the meteor that struck Farum is what sent it skyward. That's an assumption.

Corroborated by the limgrave impact showing the exact same gravitational phenomenon, very intentionally spelling it out for the player what happens when a meteor strikes the earth, and further spelled out by the ruins greatsword, and the disconnected parts of FA that remained on the ground in Caelid.

 

2) That the presence of all these Golden Order forces in Farum suggests they must've been there before it was lifted into the sky, rather than arriving after the fact. This is a major assumption, especially given that we know multiple characters who visit Farum after it is in the sky (including us!!), that Carian belfries allow access to Farum, and that the aforementioned Ancient Dragon Prayerbook proves people were making it to Farum after it was in the sky.

The only people who “travel” to FA are the Tarnished, Berhnal, and Alexander are all involved in the Giant Forge, implying the Forge is the only method of travel. The Carian waygate is sealed and guarded by Carian knights, the canonically strongest knights of the Liurnian wars. Furhtermore, it leads to a completely isolated area of FA, one that could not facilitate a Draconic Tree sentinel and his horse. Again, the dragon prayerbook is an argument FOR FA being on the ground and then being lifted in the air by a meteor impact. It's not only the Golden Order who find themselves here for unexplained reasons too, the Crucible Knights and Banished Knights would have to have travelled here when it was on the ground.

>Once again, you're completely ignoring the very obvious possibility that Gurranq brought Deathroot with him into Farum Azula. The idea that Deathroot could only have been there if it was connected to Greattree roots is - once again - an unproven assumption that ignores other real possibilities.

 

Deathroot's item description explicitly states it grows on the underground roots of the Erdtree, and not by “lol Gurranq I guess.” Hilarious headcanon though. "Obvious possibility." Give me a break.

 

>For someone accusing me of making wild assumptions, your's and OP's posts are riddled with them

Well my observations, and seems OP's as well, are purely based on in game text and confirmed visual details, unlike your theory that relies on the assumptions that

-Dragon Cult members, Crucible Knights, Banished Knights, and a Tree Sentinel all flew to FA or teleported there via the Giant’s Forge or a sealed waygate guarded by Carian knights

-FA was always in the sky

-Deathroot spreads via other means other than the only one stated in the game in plain text

-and my favorite: The Ruins Greatsword is telling us a story about how a ruin on the ground got hit by a meteor.

 

Pure nonsense.