(12-24-2014, 03:04 PM)Kismet Wrote: Not sure how on or off-topic this is, but...
Several of my friends and I have been under the impression that the mating rituals of Seekers aren't really commonplace in Eorzea anymore. The whole Nuhn/Tia thing was very widespread years ago when tribes were being traditional and whatnot, but now that it's the adventuring age, many Seekers have left that lifestyle behind. The U tribe in Forgotten Springs is considered an old-fashioned minority, if you will.
None of this is to say that there are NO more traditional Seeker mating groups to be found. It's just not widespread or "the norm" anymore.
That seems fair enough since there's only one example.
But I prefer to play D'aito as having a more traditional background because it complicates the way she interacts with others, thinks about family, and her potential as a mate and a mother. Â Giving her less traditional values (in the Miqo'te sense) makes the character too much like me. Â I don't want her to be a human in cat clothes, I prefer to play her as a cat in human clothes and I'll take any bit of lore I can find that justifies that.
I'm completely open to the idea that the U-tribe are a minority though and I've already RP'd how little D'aito understands the sudden surge in Eternity Bonding, how it's not her way and can't understand the Miqo'te who do it. Â There's no doubt that continued contact and interaction with the world outside a tribe will influence and change behavior.
