Quote Originally Posted by Mysterysword View Post
and the only substantial source of crystals we get in-game, seems to be either the beast tribes, or the Ascians (and even they probably get it from the beast tribes).
Raising the question: where the the beast tribes get their crystals in the first place?

I think the Moogles can certainly gather crystals themselves (when they can be arsed), but the only concrete example I can think of are non-elemental crystals (from the Kupa trees), so maybe they're limited to those. For everyone else, I have no idea.

And we don't even know if it's all Beast Tribes, or just the ones who summon Primals. Do Qiqirn have crystal stockpiles? Do Mamool Ja? Do Namazu? Do Lupin?