[Behold the Void]

Here are a few mechanics and things that may interest you all:

Mediators with Invite can go into the wilderness and recruit as many creatures as they have ranks in invite. This can be anything from griffins to phoenix to dragons.

Ships default to 30 mph, airships default to 50 mph. Armies tend to march at about 1 mph, and chocobo-mounted armies at about 2 mph. Messengers on swift chocobos can go as high as 3 mph.

Most research is divided by levels, and each level of research takes a season equal to the level involved. So, 1 season for level 1 tech, 2 more seasons for level 2 tech, 3 more seasons for level 3 tech, etc.

The same applies to rank. You are expected to do great deeds for a number of seasons equal to your rank before you can go up a rank. You still need to petition for it though.

NPCs need to do less than PCs to rank up.

Seasons effect troop movements. For example, it is now winter. Moving troops is tougher.