(10-20-2014, 04:38 AM)Ryoko Wrote:(10-20-2014, 04:18 AM)Faye Wrote:Possibly, but I always try to pretend that's not the case...(10-20-2014, 03:42 AM)Ryoko Wrote: To hijack the thread a tiny bit, where is Jalzahn (atma dude) from? It wasn't Ala Mhigo or Sharlayan, was it? I feel like he was from somewhere east, but not as far east as Doma. A "Middle East", if you will.Â
Why does nobody ever want to be from that place?
Everyone wants to be from the far east because anime. Simple as that!
Never got the fascination, personally. Asian history, particularly feudal Japan, is kind of a one-trick pony. It's like, it's cool and all, but there's not a ton going on there. European history is just so much more diverse and... well, warfare really is the best part of history, and Europeans were so much better at killing each other. Arabs had some pretty sweet shit going on, too.
I don't have much to contribute except... I do play an Arabian themed character! She has a Scimitar and everything! Mainly because I loved Blue Mage in FF11 >.> She also speaks Arabic for her native tongue and has a HEAVY accent tacked on to her common speech. Arabic is hard to translate but super rewarding when you do! I also noticed that Shiva's trial is named in Arabic. This made me happy!
Moral of the story? do what you need to, to make it work... but be prepared to tweak and flat out ret-con things if you have to providing that you're devoted enough to the lore of the game in the first place.
Keep in mind that there will always be those those who don't agree with an aspect of your character due to one reason or another. They exist but don't let them deter you from playing whatever the hell you want to!
