Confession- this was the only Lore story I lost interest in reading by the halfway point. Which regardless of my levels of interest all the other stories I at least finished. This was specific fanservice, which was what it was conceived as, but blatant in whom it catered to.

The tidbits that made the mildest of impressions was more confirmation at least in the EN version of Mitron's gender pre-Sundering, which I found a nice touch to have that version of Mitron and Gaia as sapphic and that at least one of the Sundered Ascians was reborn in a body with a different gender. It's something that that game needed to do and should have done more, because of their direct tying of the player's WoL and Ardbert to Azem, and that Ardbert only works in his central character concept if reincarnation is unlimited in gender and race to facilitate that the majority of XIV's players are playing neither male characters nor Hyur (or Elezen).

Also Igeyorhm is Lahabrea's cousin as to answer why those characters were close. And more emphasis of Hermes's deep sorrow and guilt, his worsening mental state even as he did his best to help and how, while observant and sympathetic of Hermes's mental anguish, the people around him were unable to help. Some of that because the mindwipe locked away the full extent from not just them but Hermes himself, but also in part because their society was limited in comprehending and definitely in acknowledging the depth of that sorrow, depression, and fundamental nihilistic dissatisfaction.

Azem thankfully remains off-screen, their concept creation left purposefully blank as to invite everyone's headcanons, same with their actions and journeys.