Gathering Lore Questions for the Fan Festival in Las Vegas!

[reiichi]

1. What was Garlean culture like before their rise to power?

2. Are there any examples of civilian Garlean life? (Excluding Cid)

[FJerome]

I suspect most of my urgent Duskwright and Keeper questions are going to get answered by the Lore Book, so . . . hrrrrm.

What was the extent of Avalonia in size, power and influence?

What is the position of Dragons-that-used-to-be-Human in Dravinian society?

If dragons reproduce asexually do they have biological sexes? They seem to have two genders but how do they define the difference between them?

How much is it costing me per day to keep Middy fed?

[Vrankyl]

1. During the cut scenes for the final battle against Nidhogg's brood there was not a single Dragoon present, can you confirm what the Order of the Dragoon was doing during this rather important and pivotal battle against Nidhogg?

2. With the Garlean's use of Magitek and the inability to use Aether themselves one would think they would not be inclined to take too kindly to aether users yet we see constant use of conscripted conjurers and thaumaturges, how does the empire view the use of aether by other nations?

3. Its mentioned in Raen naming conventions that the warrior caste is the ruling caste of the race, how similar is the warrior caste to Shoguns and samurai and how does this interact with the rest of those in and around Doma?

[Peralta1420]

In terms of Ishgard, when looking at how the society is now structured, is there any chance of getting a top down look at the inner workings of the society and putting some names to faces in terms of their position within it? For example, what position does Edmont hold? It seemed very much he had power over military forces within 3.4 as does Aymeric, so is he a minister of war for example? Maybe we could even get some new names as members of the house of Lords and Commons? Anything to truly flesh out the new era of the city.

[Grimmel]

Question below the cut as it may hold 3.4 Spoilers. It's about the origins of Ascians.

During the final Cutscene with the Warriors of Darkness, They say that they sacrificed themselves to become immortal/eternal like the Ascians.

Are we to assume that the Ascians were also once mortal?

[Canadane]

Apologies of this has been answered some time before and I've missed it.
What is the average lifespan of each race? We see some mighty old Hyurs and Elezen, and know of some decently aged Lalafell out there, but how long can one expect to live?

[Raseleanne]

As we all know, Tiamat is imprisoned in Azys Lla. Upon encountering her, she tells us she does not wish to be freed since she considers it an adequate punishment for the role she played in the summoning of the Primal Bahamut. However, it's incredibly difficult for me to reconcile my moral opinion about this (no hero would leave someone to suffer like that) with her will. How do other characters see Tiamat and is there ever going to be a time when she'll be freed, whether she wants it or not? It's been thousands of years, I think she can be forgiven by now.

[Reptiletc]

What does a young lalafell look like? Considering a Lalafell character can deal the same damage as a Roegadyn character, does this mean Lalafell are similar to ants when it comes to strength? Why can't I lay down on dirt?

[Enferes]

Asking as a fan of house Dzemael, will we ever get to see what the count looks like, seeing as we've already seen the ones from the other houses? And were Grinnaux's void powers something inherent to him or a result of his involvement with the Archbishop's plans?

[Zohar_Lahar]

How are the start dates of the Astral Eras defined? The Seventh Astral Era was declared after Operation Archon, but what determined the start of the Sixth Astral Era and end of the Sixth Umbral Era?