Quote Originally Posted by OMGJesuis66 View Post
Please do tell me where I am wrong, because the conception of Ashkins is something that I often read plenty and I would love to know more.

You are right that the Endless do not try to hurt us, and I am not saying they are mindless monsters. Just that they are Ghosts and we stepped into their artificial mausoleum/fish tank.

Their souls deserve to be freed and return to the Sea, the entirety of it, much as likely any tragic existence of Ashkins.

Necromancy is not cool, be it made by magic or tech, and I am pretty sure all the concepts I spoke are very solid.
Hildibrand storyline has Ashkins -- in this case they're zombies. We later learn zombies are capable of sentient thought and can respond and even help people in the realm in the later parts of the story, not only bound by who they were in the past.

The Quest - Of Wolves and Gentlemen - pretty much show how Ashkin are capable of thought. Even the NPC goes "Ah.. Truly? Well, that would explain why the myriad skeletons we found were devoid of unlife, as it were. That said, even if they were as disagreeable a lot as you claim, I should thank you to stop killing every last undead you encounter in your travels..." In case there's any misunderstanding, the journal clarifies that he gently chided you in your propensity for violence against the undead. Even better, he was dressed up as a werewolf costume. He was out here trying to be a gentlemen of light and uphold the teachings of Hildibrand (which he only encounters after death) but in this case, he was looking for Hildibrand.

When you talk about "none of them are alive", are you referring to being able to 'live' as in experience life, sorrows, and joys? Or are you referring to the state of death? Because from what I've seen, FFXIV classifies 'being able to live' and 'a state of death' as two separate concepts, where being "alive" can apply to anyone and everyone, not just for people who are 'living'.