Merri was actually a Hyur back during 1.0, and while I would have been Miqo'te from the get go, males just weren't an option back then unfortunately.
I was set on being Miqo'te come ARR, however, and inevitably didn't want to kill off a character I loved and had played for years already. Thankfully, Merri's personality made it easy to play off his not having a tribal name. He never was tribal, nor were his parents, so his given name simply wasn't tribal.
I've come to love it dearly. It's made for some really fun and interesting encounters. Whether it's people having heard his name and assumed he was Hyur, only to be surprised to find out he's a Sunseeker when met in the flesh. Or people taking note of his more "civilized" mannerisms and way of speaking, (Not saying all tribals are uncivilized, but you know, stereotypes) which is always fun in a terribly awkward kind of way.
I was set on being Miqo'te come ARR, however, and inevitably didn't want to kill off a character I loved and had played for years already. Thankfully, Merri's personality made it easy to play off his not having a tribal name. He never was tribal, nor were his parents, so his given name simply wasn't tribal.
I've come to love it dearly. It's made for some really fun and interesting encounters. Whether it's people having heard his name and assumed he was Hyur, only to be surprised to find out he's a Sunseeker when met in the flesh. Or people taking note of his more "civilized" mannerisms and way of speaking, (Not saying all tribals are uncivilized, but you know, stereotypes) which is always fun in a terribly awkward kind of way.
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