Quote Originally Posted by Slaxx View Post
They are FATE mobs, just not the target mobs for the completion of the FATE.
I don't believe so. Usually, they'd have an icon near their names if they spawned as part of a FATE, and I seem to recall them sticking around after it as well (even when the FATE in question isn't up, they're still there).

I actually seem to recall my first attempt: we didn't get the Lambs killed in time, and only got a paltry amount of EXP. To me, it actually seems that the mobs themselves might contribute to the first phase FATE, but it doesn't seem to be what grants the biggest chunk of EXP in that particular FATE. I think the steps AFTER are what grant the biggest chunk (someone in the aforementioned party said that we lost a chance at about 30k EXP or so - I'm like to think it wasn't the mobs killed by AoEs that were the most important part).