A little more detail (as fast as I could capture the Q-and-A's) and a little more centralized:
Q: How do you explain hovering monters? (pugil, jellyfish)
A: They have extra bladders (double bladders). Second bladder used for floating. Evolved defensive mechanism.
Q: Why are the Allagans so huge? (Xande and Amon)
A: Xande and Amon are the only two that huge. They did a lot of genetic experimentation. They wanted to be closer to the gods. Tower of Babel sort of deal.Â
Q: Ramuh does not seek to temper to gain followers. So why are there so many touched sylphs? Why are there any at all?
A: Some of the sylphs are a little bit crazy. Some of them offer themselves up to Ramuh for the sort of strength and devotion they see in other beast tribes. Ramuh accepts those that do; he just doesn't force dominion.
Q: Will we learn more about other Archons' pasts, like with Thancred in 2.2?
A: Yes, we will. Please look forward to it.
Q: Has there been a slow revival of White Mage and use of Succor, or is the main Player Character the one and only WHM outside of the Padjal?
A: You, the Warrior of Light, are the one and only chosen to do this. (Oda:Â There are other ways of getting white magic. There are other groups trying to revive white magic using nefarious means.)
Q: Was West Shroud destroyed by Dalamud, or does it still exist?
A: West Shroud was destroyed by Dalamud and yet it still exists. Gridania still trying to clean it up.Â
Q: What happened to the City of Amdapor, where are its inhabitants? War of the Magi, what is the name of the 5th astral era nation of black mages which went to war with Amdapor and Nym?
A: Can't give the name of the third nation (I don't know). The people that survived that war and the flood fled to the area where Belah'diah is.Â
Q: How old is Kan-E-Senna and why is she the only one who looks like an adult among the Padjal?
A: Late 20s (spiritual age). In the case of Kan-E-Senna, when she came back to take over the Grand Company, she's making herself look older than she is so that others take her seriously in the light of strong leadership such as Merlwyb and Raubahn.
Q: How did Company of Heroes come away with victories of Titan and Leviathan without being tempered?
A: Tried to overwhelm with numbers. Sometimes with hundreds of soldiers. First wave tempered, first and second wave fight/kill each other, third wave comes in, etc.Â
Q: Are there any constellations in the night sky of Eorzea with any story to them?
A: Was planned for 1.0, there are constellations up there. Ishgard: astrologians, observatorium. Heavensward, will hear stories there. E.g. Monitor movements of the dragons by the Dragonstar.
Q: Goblins, qiqirn, considered beast tribes. What do they worship? Are there associated primals?
A: Don't know. Can't say.Â
Q: Circle of Archons, what do the tattoos on their necks mean?
A: Archons, multiple eras of history. Nearing the end of an Astral Era, when a calamity is building up, people of the past will come to warn Eorzea. Not the same people, but they're historically called Archons. I.e. Circle of Knowing, because they warned the people, became known as Archons. Tattoos explained in 2.4
Q: Only see Hyur midlander children. What about children from the other races?
A: They're there. That locked door you can't get through? They're there. There are Elezen children in Gridania. Those are there. I was told there'd be Miqo'te children in 3.0. Eorzea is filled with things like gigantoads. Do you really want your children running around gigantoads?Â
Q: Thal's Bloody Balls. Origin of this expletive?
A: Stressful life in Eorzea. A lot of swearing is based on religion. Blasphemy adds strength to words. Eorzea has twelve gods they can use when they swear. Thal rhymed with Balls. Oda said he wanted something longer in Japanese. Naldthal? How about making it a double-aspected god. So underworld god got merchant aspect added, so Fern could use "Thal" to say "Thal's Balls". During Square's quality assurance check, all pop-up text bubbles needed to be filled in completely even if the final text wasnt ready. So Fern filled all these bubbles in with 300 "Thal's Balls".Â
Q: What does Brangwine want with adventurer's goods?
A: He wants what everyone wants, he wants money!
Q: Natural-born Garleans are either unable or do not use aether. Why is this?
A: They are genetically unable to. They kill the leaders of other nations, then assume leadership over the peoples. Even with all the information on magic that this gets them, they are genetically predisposed to not be able to use it.Â
Q: Why don't male Highlanders have eyebrows?
A: (To be answered on stream)
Q: How do you explain hovering monters? (pugil, jellyfish)
A: They have extra bladders (double bladders). Second bladder used for floating. Evolved defensive mechanism.
Q: Why are the Allagans so huge? (Xande and Amon)
A: Xande and Amon are the only two that huge. They did a lot of genetic experimentation. They wanted to be closer to the gods. Tower of Babel sort of deal.Â
Q: Ramuh does not seek to temper to gain followers. So why are there so many touched sylphs? Why are there any at all?
A: Some of the sylphs are a little bit crazy. Some of them offer themselves up to Ramuh for the sort of strength and devotion they see in other beast tribes. Ramuh accepts those that do; he just doesn't force dominion.
Q: Will we learn more about other Archons' pasts, like with Thancred in 2.2?
A: Yes, we will. Please look forward to it.
Q: Has there been a slow revival of White Mage and use of Succor, or is the main Player Character the one and only WHM outside of the Padjal?
A: You, the Warrior of Light, are the one and only chosen to do this. (Oda:Â There are other ways of getting white magic. There are other groups trying to revive white magic using nefarious means.)
Q: Was West Shroud destroyed by Dalamud, or does it still exist?
A: West Shroud was destroyed by Dalamud and yet it still exists. Gridania still trying to clean it up.Â
Q: What happened to the City of Amdapor, where are its inhabitants? War of the Magi, what is the name of the 5th astral era nation of black mages which went to war with Amdapor and Nym?
A: Can't give the name of the third nation (I don't know). The people that survived that war and the flood fled to the area where Belah'diah is.Â
Q: How old is Kan-E-Senna and why is she the only one who looks like an adult among the Padjal?
A: Late 20s (spiritual age). In the case of Kan-E-Senna, when she came back to take over the Grand Company, she's making herself look older than she is so that others take her seriously in the light of strong leadership such as Merlwyb and Raubahn.
Q: How did Company of Heroes come away with victories of Titan and Leviathan without being tempered?
A: Tried to overwhelm with numbers. Sometimes with hundreds of soldiers. First wave tempered, first and second wave fight/kill each other, third wave comes in, etc.Â
Q: Are there any constellations in the night sky of Eorzea with any story to them?
A: Was planned for 1.0, there are constellations up there. Ishgard: astrologians, observatorium. Heavensward, will hear stories there. E.g. Monitor movements of the dragons by the Dragonstar.
Q: Goblins, qiqirn, considered beast tribes. What do they worship? Are there associated primals?
A: Don't know. Can't say.Â
Q: Circle of Archons, what do the tattoos on their necks mean?
A: Archons, multiple eras of history. Nearing the end of an Astral Era, when a calamity is building up, people of the past will come to warn Eorzea. Not the same people, but they're historically called Archons. I.e. Circle of Knowing, because they warned the people, became known as Archons. Tattoos explained in 2.4
Q: Only see Hyur midlander children. What about children from the other races?
A: They're there. That locked door you can't get through? They're there. There are Elezen children in Gridania. Those are there. I was told there'd be Miqo'te children in 3.0. Eorzea is filled with things like gigantoads. Do you really want your children running around gigantoads?Â
Q: Thal's Bloody Balls. Origin of this expletive?
A: Stressful life in Eorzea. A lot of swearing is based on religion. Blasphemy adds strength to words. Eorzea has twelve gods they can use when they swear. Thal rhymed with Balls. Oda said he wanted something longer in Japanese. Naldthal? How about making it a double-aspected god. So underworld god got merchant aspect added, so Fern could use "Thal" to say "Thal's Balls". During Square's quality assurance check, all pop-up text bubbles needed to be filled in completely even if the final text wasnt ready. So Fern filled all these bubbles in with 300 "Thal's Balls".Â
Q: What does Brangwine want with adventurer's goods?
A: He wants what everyone wants, he wants money!
Q: Natural-born Garleans are either unable or do not use aether. Why is this?
A: They are genetically unable to. They kill the leaders of other nations, then assume leadership over the peoples. Even with all the information on magic that this gets them, they are genetically predisposed to not be able to use it.Â
Q: Why don't male Highlanders have eyebrows?
A: (To be answered on stream)
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