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

[Veluca]

In regards to Shinobi clans, we know of at least three so far, the Doman shinobi we assist in the NIN storyline, the Iga from their set ingame + lorebook, and the Kagekakushi clan from the Stormblood NIN questline, from the naming conventions of NIN gear ingame, it's possible to infer the existence of other clans as well, the Fuma and the Koga.

My question is: How are these clans distributed geographically? We obviously know that the Doman Shinobi we assist in the NIN storyline are situated around Doma/Yanxia, and the Kagekakushi ( what remains of them ) are situated in Hingashi, but what of the other three, are the Iga, Koga and Fuma located on mainland Othard within Yanxia/Nanxia wherever else, or are they in Hingashi?

[Veluca]

In Kugane Castle, there are several Au Ra NPC's that appear as Xaela ingame, when in several trailers, they were depicted as Raen, is this intentional? It seems rather odd given the Xaela's savage lifestyle and the Hingan's near xenophobic tendencies to outsiders that non-natives such as Xaela would be guarding such an important place, not to mention having Xaela Samurai and Ninja would appear to go outside of established lore, Warrior of Light notwithstanding.

[Veluca]

A lot of the 60-70 job quests left players disappointed in not explaining the new abilities that were bestowed to players. EG: Ninja's being able to use Ten Chi Jin with no explaination, and Summoners being able to summon Demi-Bahamut, when the 50-60 SMN questline indicated summoning anything resembling a Bahamut Egi was impossible. Could we get clarification as to whether these techniques would be commonly known among those who practiced the jobs, or whether they're WoL specific?

[Veluca]

Where do Samurai draw the aether behind their attacks from, how is it they're able to draw upon Sen and its three different aspects?

[Veluca]

In terms of usability, how versatile are a Ninjas Mudras and Ninjutsu? It it a more traditional kind of magic where once the signs have been made, a shinobi can bend the element conjured forth to their will, or are they a much more rigid magical technique where specific combinations of mudra are only able to do one specific thing, eg: Katon can only conjure a giant ball of fire, or could it have other applications depending on what the ninja wanted to do?

[AvalonBright]

Can we get a time line concretely? It takes away a lot of immersion to have no idea how much time is passing throughout the story. For example, it seems at least a couple years have passed, yet the White Mage Stormblood storyline shows Sylvie as a teacher in her own right while still appearing as a child.

[Rokke]

We’ve seen Hyur, Roe, Miqo, Elezen & Lala Garlean conscripts. Will we be seeing any Auri conscripts?

[Rokke]

Raen believe they were driven from the Azim Steppe. Xaela believe that the 2 tribes stopped their fighting. Why did the Raen leave the Steppe?

[StalwartSentry]

There is a rule of no violence rule in Kugane enforced by the Sekiseigumi. But what kind authority do Garleans wield there? Can they enforce arrest of Doman escapees for example? And if they did break the rules, as we see in the MSQ when they attacked the WoL, what kind of consequence would they face from the Sekiseigumi?

[Kharn]

What regions do Au Ra player characters approximately come from? In the story, the protagonist is commonly referred to as an outsider no matter where you go. However, as a Xaela, your origins in the steppe are vaguely acknowledged by Lord Hien. Will we ever see more Raen and Raen cultures from other places beyond Sui-No-Sato?