Why do Goblins wear Masks?

[Dotsusama]

I like to think the environmental hazards is a good explanation, because I thought that gobbie masks were like cute versions of plague doctor masks.

I mean even the description sort of matches. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_doctor

[Wolfandre]

Rather than starting a new topic, let me hijack this one.

It appears as if Goblins do not follow the same naming conventions as their FFXI counterparts. In that game, "-ix" suffixes named males, and "-ox" suffixes named females. In the journal entry for "The Things We Do for Cheese," it is confirmed that Brayflox is, indeed, a male: "....However, something appears to have befallen Brayflox and his people,..."

*shruggity shrug* I suppose I just find it funny that they borrow so much from FFXI's Goblins, but not that.

[JeniLinsky]

In (FFXI), "-ix" suffixes named males, and "-ox" suffixes named females. In the journal entry for "The Things We Do for Cheese," it is confirmed that Brayflox is, indeed, a male: "....However, something appears to have befallen Brayflox and his people,..."

And Sweetnix Rosycheeks, in Limsa thingie, is likewise referred to as female by the people involved in her questline.

[Ichi]

maybe brayflox identifies as a woman

[MStowastiqVahlshdeh]

I thought it was related to mining, welding and bomb making but there are some very interesting lore infos in this thread, I like it.

[Fenral]

Most quests refer to Brayflox as a female. Any references to "-ox" goblins as male are simple, correctable errors on the Localization team's part, as Japanese only very rarely uses gendered pronouns.

[Enkidoh]

Yeah, Ferne confirmed ages ago that Brayflox is indeed a woman and that it was a simple typo that identified her as otherwise in the Duty Finder (this mistake was actually corrected in a patch).