The stone monuments in FFXI were written by Gwynham Ironheart (one of my favorite bits of Vana'diel history). The achievement NPCs for Exploration and Dungeons are named Nedrick Ironheart and Milith Ironheart, and I believe they mentioned that exploration and cartography are in their blood. This is one of few hidden ties between XI and XIV.

I really hope we can get some tidbits of lore from the Ironheart family. I forgot if Nedrick had anything interesting to say, but Milith was the one who introduced me to the Gelmorran civilization. Surely everyone's noticed my sig by now.