while I am making this topic, I'm still not quite in the WHM storyline (gettin' there, though) and not learning a little more about them just yet. thus, I won't post my own ideas until a later point. didn't see another padjal discussion topic in search or on the first few pages, so sorry if there was one somewhere at some point. D:
I am, however, heavily considering playing a fairly nonintrusive NPC Padjal over on Tumblr or something, one that'd be involved in my in-game's backstory as well, even if it's an unlikely event that someone would learn about that. I've made the blog, getting some art done, so on. and thus, as I've read all there really is online/available about them that I've ever been able to find, I want to hear your opinions and headcanons about them. (in the case of something I ask being answered directly by lore/circumstances in 1.0 or ones I haven't seen yet, just drop a quote/batch of ingame dialogue in or something.) to get some ideas on what I could theoretically do, ideas on what the general RPing community thinks at large, ideas in general, etc.
(also, just in case someone doesn't know, headcanons = opinions or ideas about a series that aren't proved nor disproved by the lore / canon material. something that's just a detail one likes to imagine about the given canon subject that might be true, might not be. do people even use that term outside fandoms?)
I'll give some questions to answer to kick this off:
1) do all Padjal individuals live a similar life?
that is, politics, learning conjury / white magic, and/or generally in some position of authority? is there room for them to follow a different path if they so choose?
2) do they also have somewhat of a 'celebrity' life?
if one was, say, on an errand to a shop, would they be stopped to be asked questions; would someone they talked to tell friends that "I talked to so-and-so today!" and such?
3) are they only able to stay in Gridania / the Twelveswood?Â
do the elementals permit them to travel outside the city, or the entire Shroud? does the populace mind? if they were to travel, would they need to return ASAP? how much protection would they have at their side?
4) do you think it's possible for a Padjal to be born outside of the Senna/Yan/Pesi families?
if so, are there are 'prerequisite' conditions for the elementals to consider blessing a child? what would they be? and are the three aforementioned families still subject to the theoretical rules?
( unofficial #5: is "Padjali" just a plural form or is it also used for some other situation? language grammar isn't my strong suit, I write more intuitively and by recalling what I've read )': sigh. )
I am, however, heavily considering playing a fairly nonintrusive NPC Padjal over on Tumblr or something, one that'd be involved in my in-game's backstory as well, even if it's an unlikely event that someone would learn about that. I've made the blog, getting some art done, so on. and thus, as I've read all there really is online/available about them that I've ever been able to find, I want to hear your opinions and headcanons about them. (in the case of something I ask being answered directly by lore/circumstances in 1.0 or ones I haven't seen yet, just drop a quote/batch of ingame dialogue in or something.) to get some ideas on what I could theoretically do, ideas on what the general RPing community thinks at large, ideas in general, etc.
(also, just in case someone doesn't know, headcanons = opinions or ideas about a series that aren't proved nor disproved by the lore / canon material. something that's just a detail one likes to imagine about the given canon subject that might be true, might not be. do people even use that term outside fandoms?)
I'll give some questions to answer to kick this off:
1) do all Padjal individuals live a similar life?
that is, politics, learning conjury / white magic, and/or generally in some position of authority? is there room for them to follow a different path if they so choose?
2) do they also have somewhat of a 'celebrity' life?
if one was, say, on an errand to a shop, would they be stopped to be asked questions; would someone they talked to tell friends that "I talked to so-and-so today!" and such?
3) are they only able to stay in Gridania / the Twelveswood?Â
do the elementals permit them to travel outside the city, or the entire Shroud? does the populace mind? if they were to travel, would they need to return ASAP? how much protection would they have at their side?
4) do you think it's possible for a Padjal to be born outside of the Senna/Yan/Pesi families?
if so, are there are 'prerequisite' conditions for the elementals to consider blessing a child? what would they be? and are the three aforementioned families still subject to the theoretical rules?
( unofficial #5: is "Padjali" just a plural form or is it also used for some other situation? language grammar isn't my strong suit, I write more intuitively and by recalling what I've read )': sigh. )
