SleepyChipmunk Posted March 22, 2018 Share #1 Posted March 22, 2018 (edited) Was playing around with character creator and made a raen version of my xaela. It kind of got me wondering-how common are albino xaela? How are they treated? With how they're apparently proud of their scales, would it be seen as an ill omen? Bad luck? ...yeah if it isn't obvious i actually really like the alternate appearance of my character Edited March 22, 2018 by SleepyChipmunk Link to comment
Faye Posted March 22, 2018 Share #2 Posted March 22, 2018 There's not really any lore on this that I'm aware of. Albinism doesn't seem to be a thing in FFXIV--white hair, fair skin, and blue/violet/pink/red eyes all seem to be fairly normal, don't seem to come with the accompanying side effects of albinism (such as sensitivity to the sun, blindness, etc.) or at the very least, are not treated any differently or remarked upon. I'm sure a Xaela with white scales, though, would be a point of confusion and perhaps some controversy IC. Feel free to come up with any headcanons you enjoy! 1 Link to comment
Nimh Posted March 23, 2018 Share #3 Posted March 23, 2018 To be fair though, there seem to be some albino creatures here and there, so I would venture to say it's possible. We just haven't seen it in the spoken races, that I know of. Doesn't mean it can't happen. https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Albino_Octopus Link to comment
Koro Dotharl Posted March 23, 2018 Share #4 Posted March 23, 2018 There are no proofs in lore but I don't see why you couldn't be. Just be ready for some heavy racism from the other Xaela who are probably going to think their mother had an affair with a Raen or worse, were cursed by whatever superstition. Link to comment
SleepyChipmunk Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted March 24, 2018 Thanks, all! And Zhu, that actually sounds really fun to me, even if it means making my character's life harder, rofl Link to comment
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