Assorted press tour tidbits discussion [Light Stormblood spoilers and speculation]

[KageTokage]

I look forward to getting some more insight into the tension that exists between the Xaela and Raen, namely because a Raen NPC mentions that they were driven out of their ancestral homeland as opposed to having left of their own accord like I had thought, which would imply that the Xaela forced them out for some reason (Differing ideals would be my first guess).

I think it's bound to come up with Yugiri being present during the Azim Steppe portion of the MSQ.

[Hinoto-no-Ryuji]

I look forward to getting some more insight into the tension that exists between the Xaela and Raen, namely because a Raen NPC mentions that they were driven out of their ancestral homeland as opposed to having left of their own accord like I had thought, which would imply that the Xaela forced them out for some reason (Differing ideals would be my first guess).

I think it's bound to come up with Yugiri being present during the Azim Steppe portion of the MSQ.

Racial tensions between the Xaela and the Raen have been pretty downplayed in any of the lore surrounding them, in-game or otherwise, so it would actually be a legitimate surprise to me if it was emphasized as an extant part of their cultures (especialy to the extent that it gets brought into the MSQ). I don't imagine they're friendly, but didn't the Raen turn to secluded mountain dwellings and otherwise integrate with Doman/Hingashi culture centuries ago, with whatever drove them from the Steppe being a distant memory, if it's remembered at all?