Moogle's Poms?

[Bellah]

What exactly is a moogle's pom?

I know they're meant to be like a pom pom and as such are a ball of fluff, but they really don't look fluffy at all. They look more smooth and floaty, like a balloon? Also they appear to glow.

Is there anything that influences the colour of the pom? The ones in the churning mists are all pink, while the ones from Twelveswood are all colours (though mostly orange). I read somewhere that it changes colour depending on mood but I haven't been able to find any evidence of this.

Also I noticed that the moogles tend to say things like 'my pom aches thinking about this' and I know it's meant to be more for comedy but is the pom like, and actual organ? O_O

I have many questions sorry haha.

[Fenral]

Poms are a very special organ used for storing kupo, and the color and glow are determined by the quality and quantity of absorbed kupo. As for what kupo is used for, only the Moogles know for sure.

(In all seriousness I have no idea, but it's fun to speculate.)

[MistakeNot]

What exactly is a moogle's pom?

I know they're meant to be like a pom pom and as such are a ball of fluff, but they really don't look fluffy at all. They look more smooth and floaty, like a balloon? Also they appear to glow.

Is there anything that influences the colour of the pom? The ones in the churning mists are all pink, while the ones from Twelveswood are all colours (though mostly orange). I read somewhere that it changes colour depending on mood but I haven't been able to find any evidence of this.

Also I noticed that the moogles tend to say things like 'my pom aches thinking about this' and I know it's meant to be more for comedy but is the pom like, and actual organ? O_O

I have many questions sorry haha.

As far as I know none of your questions have got any answers in the game. So unless there is something in the Lorebooks, all we can say about it is "We do not know."

[ChaoticCrimson]

Perhaps the poms are vital to the Moogles' ability to be unseen when they don't want to be? At least in the context of FFXIV's lore, anyway. They may even act as a sort of sensory apparatus, much like an antenna, to detect the presence of nearby intruders. The world may never know the vast secrets of Moogle biology...

[WhiteArchmage]

Apparently is IS a sensory organ of some sort, or at least it can feel pain. Since in one moogle quest you can threaten to squeeze a moogle's pom and they freak out and go "No! Please don't squeeze my pom!"

[Brightamethyst]

Huh. The only info I could find about this is in untranslated moogle. Can Anyone translate this?

Kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo. Kupo kupo kupo. Kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo "kupo kupo" kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo. Kupo kupo mog kupo kupo. Kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo. Kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo. Kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo. Kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo. Kupo kupo! Kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo kupo.

[manamoppet]

You could ask in the developer thread for questions to the main scenario and lore writer Banri Oda, if you haven't already? Maybe you get an answer when they go through the questions in the next LIVE letter?

Link: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...77#post4897577

[Bellah]

Thank you for all the responses! The fact that it hasn't been answered in game is probably why I've been having difficulty finding answers haha.

I've noticed they make a lot of comments about their pom aching or freaking out at the thought of you touching it as well, so I like the idea that it is a sensory organ of sorts! Or maybe, since it's balloon like, it helps them stay afloat (via magic or something)? Those tiny little wings couldn't keep them afloat imo...

You could ask in the developer thread for questions to the main scenario and lore writer Banri Oda, if you haven't already? Maybe you get an answer when they go through the questions in the next LIVE letter?

Link: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...77#post4897577

I'm pretty new to the game and very new to the forums sorry, what is a LIVE letter?

[AmemeAmeklin]

One of the moogle beast tribe quests also has one moogle (during the 'free kupo nuts' quest) talk about making his pom nice and fluffy, I think. It definitely looks like a balloon though...

[Iscah]

I'm pretty new to the game and very new to the forums sorry, what is a LIVE letter?

Basically they're regular video presentations (every few months or so) where the producer shows off new and upcoming things for the game. They're usually in Japanese without an official English translation provided, so not quite as big a deal as they could be, but of course there are fan translations.

The next one will be at Tokyo Fan Fest on March 23.