A few questions about Ys Origin

[cercia]

I have a few queries about the plot in Ys Origin, a great game but also confusing!
- Is Hugo Fact Dark Fact?
- Is the game set after the rise of Ys? Does that mean we won't get to see Ys being magicked into the sky, or the original priests?
- Is it possible to find out the exact generation of the descendants of the priests?
- How did the goddesess create the black pearl exactly?
- Does Dalles reappear? I seem to remember him in a brown cloak and looking really old.

Apologies if I've mistakenly implied spoilers or the explanation requires playing through with other characters...anyway if you can see any points of interest, please comment!

[ry74]

In order:

-No.
-You get to see it in the intro, plus some priests.
-Maybe.
-They didn't: they just took it with them.
-Yes, but not like how you remember him. This is 700 years before Ys I & II.

[redsilversnake]

To elaborate a bit:

-Dark Fact is Hugo Fact's descendant.
-The game's story starts after Ys has already risen, but as ry74 says, you see a snippet of it rising in the opening movie.
-Unless Falcom divulges some more details, not likely.
-See ry74's reply.
-He's among the last few bosses in Ys II. He does indeed wear a cloak in that game.

[cercia]

Thanks! Now clearer about everything since I bought the Udon artbook, which had loads of info.