User blog comment:Phlegmatic-Yosuke/RP Idea No. 1/@comment-5842470-20150507191654/@comment-26224470-20150507221639

To answer the first question, it will possibly be both, if the player wishes. I mentioned to Chames that there will be no hybrids whatsoever. In SAO, you did have your character customized to however you want before the "Mirror" object appeared in the inventory and revealed your true appearance, so yeah.

To answer the second, there will be territories ruled by the Order of the Keep and STAP. This will be signified by the appearance and a flag. There are also neutral territories, which are barren wastelands.