(05-02-2014, 09:41 AM)Boo the Hamster Wrote: Honestly will need more info for that to consider whether it's 'viable' or not. Is it a 'mercenary' group that eventually became assimilated into the Wood Wailers? Is it just 'unofficial work'? From what I recall, the Wood Wailers are restricted to the Shroud alone, and will not leave under any circumstances, as the priority is the Elementals, and the city of Gridania itself. They don't really have a specific branch, and as far as I know, act as the militia. They specifically wield the lance and the lance alone, and I have not seen a -single- Wood Wailer that doesn't use it as their weapon of choice.
Other groups have done something similar with the Sultansworn and the Red Wings. Lore should be respected when it comes to playing law enforcement and dealing with criminal rp, in all aspects if possible. And as far as I know, I'm not seeing much evidence to say that it is viable, but that could also be that I don 't have enough information, or enough information is given by SE. From what little information there is, it might be better off having origins with the Twin Adder.
Yes, the Wood Wailers are restricted to just the Shroud, as the Yellow Jackets are to La Noscea and the Brass Blades to Thanalan. I really dont see the problem here. Denn's group is based out of Thanalan and so she ends up running into the Sworn sometimes (and soon hopefully some members from the Flames) and it works out perfectly.Â
Now I'm no lore expert of Gridania as I rarely travel there IC or OOC, but I don't think the wailers are mainly concerned with just Gridania, but the entire surrounding area. Don't they fight off poachers alongside God's Quiver? And I remember a quest where Wood Wailers ask for your help in curing some people who were caught in a stampede. There are Wailers at every outpost in the Shroud. They are basically the main force of law enforcement in the region.Â
As far as them only having a lance, I think its possible to simply bend lore here to open up the ranks to more people. It can be a special beta division that Gridania is trying out or something. Perhaps after 2.0 ended they realized they should really buff up their defenses to be better prepared for the future and so they want to try to include a few new things. I think the only group where it is hard to find wiggle room is the Sultansworn being paladins.
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