Q: In the cutscene after the level 87 dungeon we see a red sigil appear for Emet-Selch’s face. Does that mean such sigils are an Ascian thing but rather identify one as belonging to the Convocation of Fourteen? Please explain the lore.
A: So it’s not really just there for identification purposes and if you think about it every person who takes a seat in the Convocation of Fourteen has really intense magic power so basically it appears whenever they use grand magic almost as if it’s a limiter that constrains their magic. However each sigil does indicate the seats on the Convocation so even if someone who’s not on the Convocation went “Oh yeah, magic time! woaaaah!!!”, it’s not going to show up on their face. You can’t just simply name yourself the Fifteen Seat and then blast your magic hoping it’ll appear. I think it’s also
connected to Convocation’s responsibility as these are the people that are acknowledged by the society as having those grand powers and taking up these seats.
So you know you don’t want people just randomly wandering around blasting magic without knowing who it is or what purpose so it indicates that they’ve been chosen for this role and keeps them in line. For that reason I also think that when one leaves the seat like for example when Venat gave up her seat, she would also give up the sigil so it would no longer appear on her. (YoshiP smirks) So people talking about the seat of Yoshida but that kind of just makes me sad because I think there’s nobody who could take up the seat if I give it up. Also I don’t have a cool symbol on my face!