PAX West 2017 - Questions for English Localization Lead Michael-Christopher Koji Fox

[CaesarCV]

When the Garlean Empire takes over territories, they usually recruit large amounts of the local population into the army. When Ala Migho and Doma were conquered, where were their soldiers sent? Did any significant amount of Ala Mighan or Doman soldiers manage to make it through the twenty years of service and attain Garlean citizenship?

[Okamimaru]

At what age to miqote keepers of the moon leave the tribe to wander? What accounts for the lack of visible male keepers? Or even male miqote in general?

[MysticSpirit]

In the Sirensong Sea dungeon, there is a lighthouse at the end of map. The architecture of this structure does not seem to resemblance anything we have seen so far, my question is: Who build this lighthouse?


Outside the lighthouse on a cliff (9, 18) you can see a metal vehicle (I guess?) which I believe is a Garlean airship (like those found in the Peaks (17, 20)). How come one of those airship ending up in the Sirensong Sea? Was it to find an alternative route to Eorzea?

[MysticSpirit]

In the Containment Bay Z1T9 after Zurvan breaks free from his prison and the party fall, we land in what looks like a wasteland. Is this wasteland Meracydia? If so, is it during the allagan invasion 5000 years ago or how Meracydia looks like now?

[LystAP]

Why don't the Hotgo shown in-game have face paint?

[Empyrean]

How much gil would the average eorzean citizen make in the typical work week/year.

[Empyrean]

If the manacutter requires immense amounts of wind aether in an area to fly and Alexander nearly depleted the hinterlands of aether on its first activation, why can we fly the manacutter in that zone?

[Empyrean]

Are pure blooded Garleans midlanders, a third clan of hyurs, or an entirely different race?

[Empyrean]

Wek now that hyurs and elezen can produce children with slightly pointed ears and hyurs and au ra produce children with very few scales. What would the traits of some of the other crosses be, such as an au ra and a miqo'te having a child together or an elezen and a roegadyn?

[Empyrean]

Why hasn't the House of Splendors set up trade relations with Hingashi when it seems to have enough venture capital to fund the construction of two separate cities?