Lurial learned how to read/write while studying arcanum (one would think learning to read and write would be pretty important to being an arcanist carrying around a book all the time).
Tiergan learned to read and write because one of the privileges he received by being the 'Alpha' slave of his pens was the opportunity to educate himself on whatever he requested. He instantaneously wanted to read and write because he was enamored with the eloquent way an educated Ala Mhigan general once spoke before the city's fall.
Leilani knows how to read/write because her father is an archaeologist (and thus has to keep meticulous records of the things he finds) and her mother is a linguist of sorts that is capable of translating and transcribing ancient texts/tablets into Common tongue. Both parents taught their children the skill.
Furious Storm knows how to read and write, because I made him able to do so in order to communicate with people ( mute guy running around with a note pad ) only to find out way later that the devs decided most of Eorzea is illiterate. :V So I don't really know how he learned. I just assume that he somehow got someone to teach him once he was made mute.
ALL THAT SAID, I kind of can't help but feel like Ferne sort of arbitrarily decided most of Eorzea can't read despite all of the writing that is all over Eorzea. Fortunately, in the same thread where Fernehalwes reveals that literacy rates are low, further down he also mentions that 'No Entry" signs are for adventurers , implying that literacy rates amongst adventurers might higher than normal (possibly because of all the crazy work they're normally doing?).
This explains all of the sign posts, road signs (that don't have any other identifying symbols for folks who can't read), building signs, and hunt mark bills that all have writing on them, but would be wasted on the vast majority of the Eorzean populace.
Places like Buscarron's Druthers isn't exactly going to get visited by much of anyone except Wailers and other folks living in the wood - yet it still has a big ole sign posted right out front. Perhaps it's purely there for the adventurers.
Tiergan learned to read and write because one of the privileges he received by being the 'Alpha' slave of his pens was the opportunity to educate himself on whatever he requested. He instantaneously wanted to read and write because he was enamored with the eloquent way an educated Ala Mhigan general once spoke before the city's fall.
Leilani knows how to read/write because her father is an archaeologist (and thus has to keep meticulous records of the things he finds) and her mother is a linguist of sorts that is capable of translating and transcribing ancient texts/tablets into Common tongue. Both parents taught their children the skill.
Furious Storm knows how to read and write, because I made him able to do so in order to communicate with people ( mute guy running around with a note pad ) only to find out way later that the devs decided most of Eorzea is illiterate. :V So I don't really know how he learned. I just assume that he somehow got someone to teach him once he was made mute.
ALL THAT SAID, I kind of can't help but feel like Ferne sort of arbitrarily decided most of Eorzea can't read despite all of the writing that is all over Eorzea. Fortunately, in the same thread where Fernehalwes reveals that literacy rates are low, further down he also mentions that 'No Entry" signs are for adventurers , implying that literacy rates amongst adventurers might higher than normal (possibly because of all the crazy work they're normally doing?).
This explains all of the sign posts, road signs (that don't have any other identifying symbols for folks who can't read), building signs, and hunt mark bills that all have writing on them, but would be wasted on the vast majority of the Eorzean populace.
Places like Buscarron's Druthers isn't exactly going to get visited by much of anyone except Wailers and other folks living in the wood - yet it still has a big ole sign posted right out front. Perhaps it's purely there for the adventurers.
