Some new information on the Ascian dimension...

[Torquil]

Yeah that was why I thought the number was interesting too. Given the broken half-ring motif I'm entertaining the idea that the Ascians are half of some whole... of which the Twelve may either be the other half or the original whole itself. It would fit well with Ramuh's ramblings about the origins of light and darkness.

See my post on the Skesis theory

[Alberel]

Count them again. There are 7 pedestals on both sides.

I just did a recount and my original number of 6 and 7 stands; there are 6 on the left and 7 on the right. For there to be 7 on both sides as you suggest would make no sense as the number 14 is not a part of the recurring pattern. Pretty much every number of any significance in this game totals either 12 or 13.

See my post on the Skesis theory

I think I read that a while back and I agree it's definitely a possibility. Hopefully we'll discover something new about the Ascians before the end of the 2.x arc.