Regarding the Four Lords:
I also found the whole notion that a member of a beast tribe could become an auspice a little...strange.
It makes me wonder about nature of Seiryu, considering all the pre-established lore we have for dragons. They routinely live over 1000 years and naturally are possessed of sapience and phenomenal power even before they reach that age. I suppose it's possible it may have been a more lowly sort of reptile like a snake or lizard originally.

Originally Posted by
Sylvain
So... with only 2 more patches, how do you think the 4 lords story will be done? Because we might need 2 lords per patch.
They've already stated that the 4.x patch cycle might go on longer then 3.x and with the expansion currently planned for late 2019, that could mean we'll be going as far as 4.8 if they stuck to the one patch per three months schedule.