Ask Questions to Main Scenario Writer Banri Oda

[Orrin]

In the Lore Book Vol. 1. it says that "After the Dragonsong War only 10 Dragoons Remained" Was it because all the others were killed or because they retired? What function does a post war Dragoon hold and are they training new ones? I would figure an army of aerial combatants focused on killing armored targets would be very useful against Garlemald's airships.

[Fleurette]

What exactly does the Pact of Gelmorra even entail anymore? We were told in 1.0 that it was basically a law enforced by the elementals which stated that Padjals could not get themselves involved with violence or battle:

1.0 WHM quest, "When Sheep Attack"

Raya-O-Senna: My sister chooses to return to Gridania. She means to use her powers to fight in defense of her people. Surely that is beyond censure?

Oha-Sok: In that sentiment, thou art mistaken. Hast thou forgotten the Pact of Gelmorra? The powers granted by the Padjal must not be used in conflict.

Raya-O-Senna: I would struggle to forget that, so constantly do you remind me!

...Yet we've seen Kan-E defy this time and time again, whether it's her own desire to fight against the empire (as seen in The Black Wolf's Ultimatum), or the fact that she's literally going out and fighting in Ala Mhigo and Ghimlyt.

Don't get me wrong, it's really cool to see her kicking butt out there. In both cases, though, her flavor texts imply that her actions are "by the will of the elementals." Aren't THEY the ones who basically told her and her siblings not to involve themselves in conflict? Have the elementals who strictly enforced those finer details of the Pact remained in hiding since the Calamity, or did she just randomly get their approval? If she hasn't, could Kan-E potentially be in big trouble if said elementals awakened and realized what she was doing?

[LystAP]

In terms of Keeper lore and the Shroud, when did the notorious Coeurlclaw gang start taking in male Keepers? Were they not mostly the Coeurlclaw King's harem?

[Rishion]

Hello!

I would like to know your thought process and inspiration behind the Hildibrand Quests.

It's always really fun to do those, as they are really amusing!
Thank you for your hard work, always!

[Izanagi_Fiaresu]

I know this has been asked before but it was really vague..how much time passes between each expansion in game? Two years? One year?

[Iscah]

During the Coerthas/Ishgard storylines we learn that their astrologians track changes in the "Dragon Star" to predict the actions of the Dravanian Horde, and later in the Omega storyline we learn that Midgardsormr originated from a planet known as the "Dragonstar". Are these the same planet? Are they intended to be within the same solar system as Hydaelyn?

I had previously assumed that the Dragon Star must be a planet in the solar system, if it changes often enough to be observed constantly, but Omega's description of its journey from the Dragonstar makes it sound like it is much further away.

Additionally, Omega describes travelling past several other "stars" on its journey to Hydaelyn. The English translation uses that word to mean both "star" (eg. sun) and "planet", so it's not clear which object is the intended meaning. Could you please confirm which version is intended?

[Iscah]

Do "human" races live in Meracydia, or only stranger creatures? We have heard about "tree-like beings" (who summoned Sephirot), "centaur-like beings" (Zurvan) and of course the dragons. Sophia's demiurges seem human, but are they Meracydian or captured Allagans?

[Iscah]

Could we please get some more information about the current state of Duskwight society? The lorebook says that they still mostly live in remote caverns, and "the customs of the subterranean city of Gelmorra are still practised to this day". However, everything we've seen of Gelmorra is in ruins, and the two Duskwight archaeologists in the South Shroud describe it as if it was long lost to them.

Is there still a strong Duskwight community somewhere in the remote parts of the forest, and will we ever see it? (I would love to see a beautiful cave setting that isn't a dungeon.)

[Iscah]

Do race-specific tattoos have any intended meaning, or are they just meant to be decorative?

[Lauront]

Which of the characters we know (e.g. Scions, Matoya, etc.) possess the Echo and/or Blessing of Light?