(01-02-2015, 05:38 AM)Blue Wrote: While genetically possible, I think the major halt to cross-clan offspring among the Miqo'te is their huge difference in culture. Sure, there are individuals who are exceptions and stray from their clan's traditions (and a large % of roleplayers like to be that "special exception", I've found), but commonly, Seekers of the Sun are a patriarchal, tribal culture, while Keepers of the Moon are matriarchal and live in small families. The lore also says that both clans have an insular mentality and tend to live among their own kin rather, trying to avoid the other races.
But to go back to the inter-clan mating, I think a woman coming from a matriarchal structure and a male from a patriarchal one would be in heavy conflict, as both consider themselves the "leader" of the family. The same also goes if they were of opposite genders.
Seeker Female: Hey love, my sister also wants a child. I'm gonna call her over to mate with ya.
*the Keeper male flees*
Seeker Male 1: Hey, I'll be back in a hour or two, okay? Another female in my tribe wants a child and I'm their Nuhn.
*the Keeper female begins to seek ways to break Eternal Bond*
Seeker Male 2: Okay, now that I have you, I think I am officially no longer a Tia. We'll need to find more females.
*the second Keeper female seeks the first Keeper female to know how to break Eternal Bond*
So yeah... Hybrids are possible, but likely very rare because it's rare to find parents not influenced by their clan's mentality.
But again, you'll find that most of the RPers out there like to be "the rare case". So go on ahead.
This is more or less how I see things as well. Â If you're gonna play traditional and take into consideration the deep cultural divide between Seekers and Keepers then I think such cross relationships would be stressful and relatively uncommon.
I believe the Seeker/Keeper conflict has to be deeper than just a religious differences. Â They've been apart for so long that they've developed slight but significant genetic differences. Â So think about how uncommon it was for Jews/Protestants/Catholics/Muslims to cross marry and still is in many parts of the world. Â I don't think Eorzea is meant to be as egalitarian as the modern world but I could be wrong.
But even so, while many people can form relationships despite religious/cultural differences, situations like having children could really complicate things.
What religious or cultural differences would the child be expected to live under? is a hybrid of both really doing service to the beliefs of the parents? Â I imagine it could be very difficult for people of one faith tradition to see their children being influenced by the other parent's faith tradition. Â And for the Miqo'te, these traditions might be and probably are stronger than that. Â Seekers and Keepers do worship two different gods.
Still, just for the conflict alone it's tempting to RP it. Â I find stories arising out of conflicts like these to be fascinating. Â I don't think I could pull it off myself but I would like to see it done and done well.
