Answers About the Archons

[Anonymoose]

Are you forgetting A-Towa-Cant, the wandering padjal?

Not so much forgetting as giving the game the benefit of the doubt. If Padjal who wandered weren't meant to be exceptions, they wouldn't tack that adjective onto his name every time they brought him up. He was an eccentric; and the elementals seem to have willed that he heal the wounds of the land even afar, even if only by not intervening.

To uproot the Padjal from their limitations to the Twelveswood, to Gridania, to the Hyur (and perhaps the Elezen), to the Pact of Gelmorra, to Conjury and White Magic (aside from noteworthy exceptions that enhance the limitations within their lore) ... what's left? They'd be transformed from what they are into simply being another race, and most of what makes them unique would be diluted - and those who exist would have their very character altered by it. Kan-E-Senna being a Padjal would be no more noteworthy than Nanamo being a Lalafell, or Merlwyb being a Roegadyn.

That's what I mean when I say it's possible but unlikely. It would take a pretty big campaign by a whole lot of people with very little resistance for SE to do it, as far as I can tell. I'm sure that it could be done - the second Azure Dragoon is just as unlikely and also gets thrown in with The Champion of Eorzea on the "pretend it's not the case that everyone you meet has this label" pile. But will it be done? Nothing so far says Please look forwad to it.™

[myahele]

Even if the weaker Elementals outside the shroud tried to communicate with people, the most that can happen is that person will go crazy.

While not crazy, Sylphie's mother was a skilled healer who opted to use her life force since she feared she was hurting the elementals (voices in her head)

A non-Gridanian might take it a step further. With that says, yes it's theoretically possible, but highly doubtful.

If the Elemental in Gridania of all places hate most people, just imagine how weaker elemental outside of the shroud mist feel. If they could kill everyone, they would.