Merycidia (SPOILERS)

[Torquil]

What makes you think Ala Mhigo won't be in Heavensward? It's in the mountains to the North, where we are going, and it keeps the Garleans involved in the story.

Besides, it's not like they've announced everything, you know? Gotta hold some things back.

Certainly possible, but seems like it would be it's own expansion, the start of a push into Garlean territory.

[Mirron]

I guess I just figured it'd kind of be it's own focus. Ala Mhigo seems like it'd be important enough to be the focus of an expansion pack, since it's the main Garlean Empire stronghold right now in Eorzea. That and flying lands seems like there'd be enough without adding Ala Mhigo. But they could still deal with it, I'll be curious to see how though.

[Baithin]

On the topic of real world analogues to places in the game, Thavnair seems to be a jungle region. I don't remember if it's Near East (like Radz-at-Hahn, which I agree is probably Middle Eastern inspired) or Far East (like Doma), but coeurls are said to have come from Thavnairian jungles.

[Kyan]

Thavnair seems to be a jungle region. I don't remember if it's Near East (like Radz-at-Hahn, which I agree is probably Middle Eastern inspired)...

Radz-at-Hahn is the capital of the Thavnairian region. Like how Ul'dah is the city-state of Thanalan, or Ishgard for Coerthas.