Questions for the second lore book

[Rongway]

Well as far as the Kami are concerned, I believe they are to the peoples of the Far East as the Twelve are to the peoples of Eorzea. That's how I interpret them anyway.

Kami sound like gods in a more classically Asian sense. Rather than gods with sweeping domains like we're used to in the West-- e.g., Zeus, the God of Thunder and the Firmament; Poseidon, the God of the Sea; and Jeff, the God of Biscuits --most kami probably have smaller domains. Like the little god of the (one particular) hot spring, the little god of grandfather's armor, the little god of the bridge over the canal down the street.

This interpretation is most supported by the Kojin's drive to collect and enshrine treasures, believing that the little gods in the things they find will grant them favor.

That's not to say that every little thing necessarily has a little god governing it, but important things like people's homes, their favorite tools, and roads traveled often by many people probably have their own little gods.