The State of the Ascians (Assume Spoilers as of TODAY)

[Vulcwen]

All this said though: I don’t think Azem should be counted as an Ascian since, again, Ascians are specifically Ancients bound to Zodiark. Azem left the Convocation as soon as they decided on that, and then turned down the invitation to Hydaelyn’s summoning.

Also, in response to OP, Elidibus seems to have taken all the Convocation crystals with him into the Tower, but later when we went back in on the Source to retrieve G’raha, Azem’s (our) crystal dropped down from somewhere and we picked it up. Makes me wonder if Elidibus is now spread between both iterations of the tower and decided to give us a thank you gift for freeing him and helping him remember.

Yep, Azem shouldn't really be counted as an Ascian, but they were a member of the organization that became the leadership of the Ascians after the summoning of Zodiark, so it is relevant.
Also, we didn't show Elidibus the Azem crystal, and it wasn't taken to the tower. The scene later would've been there to specifically show we still had it because it'd have been confusing.

[kujoestars]

Yep, Azem shouldn't really be counted as an Ascian, but they were a member of the organization that became the leadership of the Ascians after the summoning of Zodiark, so it is relevant.
Also, we didn't show Elidibus the Azem crystal, and it wasn't taken to the tower. The scene later would've been there to specifically show we still had it because it'd have been confusing.

Really? Because I’m pretty sure I saw an orange crystal in the pile and was pretty surprised at the time we apparently included ours in the mix. I’ll have to check my screenshots later, but if what you say is true, that doesn’t explain why the Azem crystal fell from the ceiling of the Crystal Tower after we ran at least 10 feet away. :1

[kujoestars]

Really? Because I’m pretty sure I saw an orange crystal in the pile and was pretty surprised at the time we apparently included ours in the mix. I’ll have to check my screenshots later, but if what you say is true, that doesn’t explain why the Azem crystal fell from the ceiling of the Crystal Tower after we ran at least 10 feet away. :1

Okay, after checking my screenshots, turns out the “orange” stone was actually the yellow one, courtesy of the lighting, lol! It definitely didn’t have the sun so @Vulcwen is correct and I was wrong.

I also misremembered how far the Azem stone was dropped behind us, because it was actually just a step away for my WoL. So, it would seem it simply fell out of our pocket. GOSHDARNIT, I am STILL not immune to that in games it seems, >;[