Quote Originally Posted by Alleluia View Post
Myths of the Realm:
So, odds Deryk will pull a G'raha (and Gaia?) and enter the MSQ at some point in future? I am not sure if I'd want that, but I wouldn't hate it if he at least showed up in a sidequest in Eorzea now and then. Or at a seasonal festival. XD In fact, he should probably show up in every season festival now, even if it's just as an npc with a chat bubble and no other dialogue.
Pretty low, I think.

G'raha only got to enter the MSQ (pre-mandatory-CT) due to the time travel factor removing the need for CT to happen first. It still works better if you've done it first, and the alternate excuse timeline is a little flimsy – "I'm doing all this to save you because I was close friends with an alternate timeline version of you" doesn't pack quite the same punch as the direct personal connection if you've done CT personally already – but ultimately a player's non-completion of it can be excused as something you (or at least other-you) will do at some point in your future that is the Exarch's past.

And I'm still not convinced that Gaia's conditional appearance here could lead to further MSQ, rather than being part of a multi-conditional side storyline.

That said, I would definitely expect Deryk to get some seasonal cameos, since we've already had things like letters or skits involving characters that are only available if you've completed certain quests, including some appearances from sidequest characters like Suzaku edging her way into that Hatching-tide quest where they all got those rabbit costumes they insist on wearing in cutscenes since.