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

[AvalonBright]

At a previous Fanfest, you spoke to one of my FC members about the concept of arcanima being used through Enchanted Ink tattoos. You seemed quite taken by the idea, and even mentioned the potential for a future quest some time down the line. Any news on this? We'd still love to see it!

[LystAP]

Why and when did the Dotharl massacre the Hotgo (Mide's tribe from the Alexander chain)?

[PhantasticPanda]

We got a little taste of the Hotgo tribe in Alexander but only one mention of them in the Azim Steppes. Did the Hotgo have a large influence in the Azim Steppes, considering they were a target of the Dotharl, and what part did the play?

[briarth0rn]

Why don't we see any Garleans using conventional firearms, like certain officers in Limsa Lominsa or Ishgard's machinists? There's a Pre-Imperial Garlean Revolver that drops in Gubal Library (Normal), but the only firearms we see are attached to other weapons, like the standard gunblade (Gaius, Nero in Stormblood, Garlean troops), a gunlance (Nael/Gilgamesh), a gunhammer (Nero in ARR), but no normal guns. Have then fallen out of favor in the Empire?

[YianKutku]

Is there any lore about Castellum Corvi in the Fringes of Gyr Abania? The NPCs just call it "the ruins of Castellum Corvi" and "what remains of it". It's a tiny little outpost, especially for Garleans who over-build everything.

Does it have anything to do with the White Raven?

[Kharn]

What are the differences between the Raen mentioned in the character creator as coming from hidden mountain valleys and those of Sui-No-Sato? Are their ancestral homelands related to the steppe and is it safe to assume the Xaela had been the ones that drove them to the ocean or higher up?

Will we get more lore and quests involving Raen not from the Ruby Sea?

[Kharn]

Do the Seeker tribes have social customs and culture that make them differ greatly from one another similar to the Xaela tribes of the Steppe? For example, the U tribe dwelled in the desert and hunted Sand Drakes, their lives revolved around it. We don't really know why a large amount of them are named after the animals that they are, and e didn't get to see a lot of what the M tribe were about beyond the gender disparity of their people and the Garlean occupation around them.

Is there any chance we'll see more lore that makes the tribes unique in their own ways?

[FJerome]

A lot of attention to detail seems to have gone into the Mujikoza Theatre, will we ever get to see inside? Maybe even see the play that the Wandering Minstrel's been writing about us?

Bonus round question; we meet both actors and actresses who work at the Mujikoza and yet one of those actors is an onnagata (male actor who plays female characters). Does this mean that some of those actresses may be otokoyaku (female actor who plays male characters)?

[AvalonBright]

It's stated initially that there are some connections between arcanima and ninjutsu mudras. Will we ever see that explored further, and what does it mean for magic requiring a focus to use properly?

[AvalonBright]

Given the connection to Mhach in Red Mage's history, if a Red Mage were to study Black Magic, would they be able to cast without a black mage's soul crystal "heat sink", using their knowledge of venting aether through their rapier instead?