(01-22-2015, 01:14 PM)Kamome Wrote: Thanks to all of you--that makes things a lot more clear.
My character is something of a Doman country bumpkin--but because the Ninja quest NPC's talk about the Doman language in the context of some select words and terms, maybe Garlemald has pushed for people to speak the common language or maybe Doman is just a somewhat archaic language now. I guess it's not really worth dwelling on too much? Especially with the kind of tacit plot-device the Echo has become, judging by what you said, Sounsyy.Â
I'm not keen on explicitly RPing the echo or the MSQ at all, so I think I'll just go with Warren's point that there aren't really examples of language barriers, whether this is due to the player character's Echo or not.Â
Thanks again--really wanted to sort that out in my head before hopping into my first Balmung RP. :3
Well, I can elaborate a little on my reasoning for that. The Doman refugees who show up do so having survived the razing of their country. The ninja storyline makes it clear that there were those who were effectively The Resistance, but the characters in the Ninja quest don't have much in way of a written accent. It's... actually a rather fresh take after having completed the Rogue line, and those guys... Well, sure, they speak the same language as everyone else, but they were downright hard to understand.
The Ninja folks, though, they're very formal. Proper-like. While you get some bumpkin-ish dialogue from the refugees, everyone seems to be fairly understandable. Is this because of the Echo? Maybe, but the Echo doesn't grant you complete comprehension: Look at the Rogue quest again, or anyone you can talk to with a thick accent. It doesn't spit everything out without contractions or understanding, it just unlocks the Al Bhed dictionary allows us to communicate.
Anyway, the Doman Refugees. There would have had to have been some of the Resistance on board, right? Yugiri sort of implies she's part of it, if I remember correctly, and you'd expect the Resistance to be the sorts of people who would reject an outsider language. Yet, those who arrive already have a firm grasp on talking to you.
I'm just spitballing, really, but I think the words given to you during the Ninja quest are just that: words. I've got no problem accepting Doman as a language, and that people speak it, but I don't think the evidence is there for it to be completely spoken to the point of not knowing others. I'd liken it to Latin today, or similar. Maybe. I don't know. Gut feelings and whatnot.
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