Quote Originally Posted by Raiu View Post
I understand what you mean, but the question at hand during the lore panel was not answered at all. We know for a fact that Azim Steppe is Raen's ancestral homeland too, and that the Raen later adopted the culture from Doma and Hingashi after Warlords picked them up as retainers, so they must have had something before they adopted the Doman and Hingan culture, but what? Were they similar to what Xaela still practice today?

The Raen lore is really confusing and in shambled because we are being told a lot of different things, both where Raen are from and what they are now.

"Q: Will there be more Raen-centric lore opportunities? Is Sui-no-Sato the only underwater Raen village or are there other villages that fall under the rule of the Ruby Princess? What of the tribes of Raen said to live in the mountains?"

"Koji: Okay, so, according to Oda-san, the Au Ra Raen are actually very central when it comes to Doman and Hingan culture. A lot of the Au Ra that live in Doma and Hingashi are of the Raen clan, and they make up a great deal of those two cultures. We see a lot of it in the Ninja quests. Prominent families that we hear about in Hingashi and Doma and some of the side quests. A lot of those are mainly Raen families. And so, when you see anything in the game that's just talking about, kinda like in general, like, 'Hingans are like this' or 'Domans are like this', most of the time that's actually talking about the Au Ra Raen. So, that can actually be used as that lore backstory for Au Ra Raen, and so... TL;DL #WeAreHingashi"

The answer just... does not fit with the question that was asked.
Yup, totally agree, it does not answer the question at all. If they didn't want to give away a possible further peak into Hingashi or more chances to explore Doma, they should've just said so. It's an interesting answer nonetheless, because it suggests the Raen shaped those cultures. Great, but they're almost invisible for the most part outside of the Ruby Sea and some token NPCs in Kugane.

I am annoyed by the lack of relevance the Raen have had outside of Sui-no-sato, and I wish they'd gone a bit further than just making them a small minority of Doma and Hingashi.

I would have been much more pleased if Gosetsu had been a Raen.

Is there a transcript of the lore Q&A anyway? That's what I came here looking for, before I got caught up in discussing the trailer.