(02-09-2015, 09:12 AM)Gegenji Wrote: Though, I'm kinda curious if any of the other races have some sort of cultural thing they do with their significant other - or even just on dates as a way to figure out if it's gonna work out between them. Like, just as a random example, let's say Roegadyns spend the first date arm-wrestling to ensure they have a strong potential SO. Maybe there's some customary thing that Hyurs do as well (likely Highlanders more than Mids mostly since Mids are the generic-brand generic race, but who knows!).
Are there hintings of this in the lore at all, or is it left basically vague enough that players don't really have to worry about such things? And if they do, do you think the races would still try to follow the same procedure with those of other races? Would a Roegal arm-wrestle that cute Highlander to make sure he's strong enough?
I have a headcanon that, Duskwights, being able to hear so incredibly well, have sound replacing sight as their 'primary sense'. That said, a lot of their lives are dominated by it the way ours is often dominated by visuals, and this includes what they consider 'attractive' insofar as relationship material.
Thus, they might find interest in someone that has a nice sounding voice, over anyone that necessarily 'looks pretty'. They may be drawn to those who can sing well, who speak well, who aren't loud, and don't have terribly obnoxious laughs, odd breathing habits, or snore. I like to imagine loud snoring might be a terrible turn off. Maybe they like the rhythm to the way someone walks when they can hear them moving along the stones, maybe they find rhythm in speech to be particularly pleasing. They also might find some interest in ears more than other races, similar to how people can be drawn to 'pretty eyes'.
There is absolutely no actual lore about this that I've found, but I just find it interesting what shifting one's primary sense from sight to sound might actually do to what a culture could find appealing.
