Quote Originally Posted by Jormungandr View Post
Hm? I thought the Faction and such decided the initial growth that was then modified by CAS or something akin to that. Can't remember exactly what you said about it.
It decides the opportunities of growth.

Has Li Hong ever taken an apprentice?
Once.

Does ARES have an equipment/armament policy that scales with rank? Do higher ranking officers get issued weapons (possibly conceptual) that correspond to their position in the command structure?
Yes and yes, though this varies among the different branches.

If I went to the funky dorm and bought an hour with Suzuka, do I get a half off special?
You get fistful of GAME OVER for a good measure.

Who were the "first" summoners in previous years?
Year 1: Roselia.

Year 2: DATA EXPUNGED

Is Kaoru the second strongest Master in the history of OLYMPUS? Or were there Kaoru-tier guys in the past as well?
Oh, there were definitely Kaoru-tier people in the past. Kaoru's the one to survive to this day, though, so make your own conclusion from there.

Actually 12's question makes me wonder, were there any PCs whose back story materially changed or was folded into Olympus?
Some, some...

Verg would it be possible for you to give a rough percentage of the population that each faction makes up?
Maybe some time in the future.

Anything metallic in the area around Will, Verg?
It's a city that's being shredded by fighting. Of course.