New Class Speculations

[Mahri]

You forgot Xelphatol. I wouldn't rule out the chance of a job from Dravania proper that may or may not relate to something predating the Dragonsong War.

For the Othardian Steppe, I'd hedge my bets on something along the lines of Geomancer for the aesthetic from XI.

Oh yeah! So. I'm thinking since Xelphatol is Ixal-land, they might go for a Mesoamerican feel to it. Dancer hook, in a very physical, intense, tribal-ritual incarnation of the job. Maybe some Capoeira? That could be immensely cool.

I stopped playing XI long before Geomancer was introduced, but I like that general idea behind that look. Picturing a Geomancer AF now with those highly elaborate headdresses from traditional Mongolian dress, like so.

So there's my general hope for new jobs, revised:

Geomancer: Othardian Steppe origin, ranged DPS DoM. Mongolian aesthetic.
Dancer: Xelphatol origin, melee Healer DoW. Mesoamerican tribal aesthetic.
Blue Mage: Thavnairan origin, melee DPS DoM. Arabian Nights aesthetic.
Red Mage: Origin undetermined, Tank DoM. Full-blown swashbuckling duelist aesthetic, rapiers and bucklers.
Samurai: Doman origin, melee DPS DoW. Cherry blossoms everywhere.