Ahh, sorry 'bout that. The first post was kinda a wall of text, so I didn't click on all the links.
By the sounds of the lore, it seems they are purposefully leaving it open to add them at a later date. I wouldn't have a problem with them adding it, but I don't want them to add them just because people whined about it. If they planned to not have them for the purpose of later expansions (like the NPC in Wings of the Goddess), then I would be against it. I guess I just side with SE on this one. If they're ok with releasing them, then yay. If they feel they're being "forced" into releasing them, then I'm against it.