Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing/WMG

Fam really IS a Princess.
Just throwing this in, since the second series is just beginning, but that throwaway line by Giselle (highlighted in the *exact* same way in the manga) sounds suspiciously like a plot point... or a red herring.
 * While not an actual princess, evidence has gradually accumulated over the course of the series that Fam is actually nobility, if the theory (listed in one of the lower entries) that she is is confirmed.
 * Confirmed, though not the princess part.

Claus and Lavie won't appear in Fam: The Silver Wing.
They didn't appear in the OP. Pretty much Gonzo's style is to show off all the important people in the OP, making it total spoilers.
 * There's mention of a Grand Race. While there's nothing in the OP of them, the even is as good a chance as any for a cameo.

The Guild, or a splinter faction of the Guild, is yet again manipulating events to its own ends.
While the Ades Federation seems to have a very good reason to go to war against its neighbors, it just bothers me just how convenient an excuse it is, ESPECIALLY since some of the generals themselves comment on how the king of Turan was a moderate, which means he would have been likely accepted a more peaceful means of ending the conflict. Then there's the mention of the already limited resources of the planet, and how there's really not enough to go around... Hmm.

My guess? Someone is manipulating the war to prune the excess population. Given what happened in the previous series, it's easy to think of the Guild, or at least the Terran equivalent, as once again knee-deep in this again, as all it takes is an extremist (like Delphine) to twist its mandate. And what if it's mandate is keeping the resources of the planet at a sustainable level? If the level somehow affected by the arrival of more people than the planet can currently support, then why not just get rid of all those people who're causing the imbalance?


 * OP here again, Chapter 1 of the bridge manga Sunadoke no Tabibito/Travelers from the Hourglass practically confirm that the Guild is up to no good again:.

Dio and the Silvius are scouts for Empress Sophia and the cast of Last Exile
The Silvius looks, flies, and is crewed like the Silvana (right up to being commanded by Tatianna), except for the whole "putting the 'ship' back in 'airship'" bit. It appeared two years prior to events. Dio joined the Sky Pirates six months prior to events. Dio knows an awful lot about how the Silvius operates (plus he flat-out called it a scoutship), and even mentioned having permission from Sophia in Episode 2. And we know that this planet's biggest problem is Exiles bringing back colonists to take land from the current inhabitants (as the Ades Federation puts it, anyway).

Conclusion? After taming the Exile on Planet Prester, Sophia and company decided to come home. But not being dumb about it, they sent in an advance scout to figure out the landscape, who concluded that it'll take some time until they're ready. Dio, being Dio, did things a bit differently, leaving the Silvius to go at the problem from another angle.

And the series will end (or perhaps reach a midpoint) with the Prester Exile showing up with Sophia, Al, and maybe even Claus and Lavie after all.
 * Judging by the map in the 8'th episode, Anatoray already has its own territory on the planet, to the southeast of Gracies. It's just that it's rather isolated and isn't much involved into the overall global politics, just like its northern neighbour. Othervise your ideas are essentially confirmed as of now.

Farahnāz was assassinated.
So far there have been some hints that Empress Farahnāz wanted a peaceful solution to the problems caused by the returning Exiles. She may have been assassinated by by those who disagreed with her, so that her daughter Sara could be raised to lead the assassins genocide campaign against the other nations.



When Claus and Lavie finally appear on Sliver Wing,

 * Thinks about it, the Last Exile: Travelers from the Hourglass manga

Fam and
Might be a bit of a stretch at this point, but both Fam and share eye colors. Incidentally, during episode 11, the latter is seen looking at a picture in his locket, generally assumed to be his daughter [[http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l327/encia/Last

This doesn't explain why Fam was discovered with a medallion containing what looks like a [[http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l327/encia/Last


 * All-but confirmed as of Episode 17.
 * This theory is about to be confirmed.
 * Episode 20 pretty much hammers the hints over the viewer's heads, particularly during a flashback.
 * Confirmed finally in the last episode.