Quote Originally Posted by Lyndis View Post
I also realize I know very little about Padjal lore.
NPC Explanation: "In Gridania, there are those blessed by the forest. They are known as the Padjal. The touch of the elementals causes horns to sprout from their heads. They are ageless children, fluent in the tongue of the forest."

It could be worked into the lore for Padjals to exist, but it'd be awkward. You'd be coming into the game already way more special than everyone else (and probably a leader of Gridania, if the city still exists, lol). On top of this, the lore seems to indicate that any of the 5 races can become padjal, and that they get their horns as a result.

I guess, if they really, really, really wanted to - they could say that the elementals freaked out and Padjal'd a whole bunch of people to keep the voice of the forest alive after... you know... SE destroys the shroud and all...