A post by Fernehalwes explaining Derplander and his allies as seen in the CG cutscenes for 1.0 and 2.0 can be found here. There's a slew of interesting details involved, but I'll quote the most pertinent paragraph to the discussion below:
Pretty much like what Warren said... if you want to be the Warrior of Light, you can be. If you do not, there's always Derplander doing it for you. As to why the Lalafell WHM is a WHM... I would assume the most logical answer is that she was the "Warrior of Light" who underwent the trials set in place by Oha-Sok to become a White Mage. Derplander may not have been the one to do all of the story things, but one of his party certainly did. Like the Miqo'te likely was the one who underwent the trials of becoming a Bard. The female Elezen going from gladiator to Black Mage under the tutelage of the Beastmen and Ququruka. Etc.
Speaking of Warrior of Light, Warriors of Light, Echo, and the Blessings of Hydaelyn, I'll defer to Anonymoose's Explanation of the Warrior of Light. I try to explore in a little bit more detail at the bottom half of this old post.
Finally... White Magic! As you've already seen, there's a bit of contention on the subject, because in game lore has a heavily guarded hold on Succor and who can/cannot use it. As such, most tend to avoid it. Personally, I don't have a problem with anyone playing any of the jobs so long as they are aware of what exactly those titles mean in the setting. A white mage is not just a healer, for instance. It's a single-minded devotion to restoring the world to balance, recovering the Wood, and doing the Elemental's work. It is a dedication that for the last 500 years was bestowed only upon a child of the Elemental's own conception. These jobs aren't just throw-away titles and things to take lightly. Each one bears a remarkable history and legacy.
Anyways, here's a couple posts on the subject.
Schools of Magic
Padjal Lore and WHM Discussion
Hope this helps! ^^
Fernehalwes Wrote:But that still leaves one question—was the party an actual party, or were they merely symbols meant to represent you, the players? Well, you can breathe easy knowing they are both. They all ventured into Eorzea at the same time as you did. They all did similar quests, and lived through similar adventures. They exist as your characters exist (in a virtual world-sort of existence). The fact that you haven’t come across them is probably the same reason you haven’t come across my character, Amanda Hugginkyss (or maybe you have? /wink). They’re just somewhere else. Though, maybe you’ll stumble across their party in the future. Or maybe you won’t. How’s that for committing to an answer?
Pretty much like what Warren said... if you want to be the Warrior of Light, you can be. If you do not, there's always Derplander doing it for you. As to why the Lalafell WHM is a WHM... I would assume the most logical answer is that she was the "Warrior of Light" who underwent the trials set in place by Oha-Sok to become a White Mage. Derplander may not have been the one to do all of the story things, but one of his party certainly did. Like the Miqo'te likely was the one who underwent the trials of becoming a Bard. The female Elezen going from gladiator to Black Mage under the tutelage of the Beastmen and Ququruka. Etc.
Speaking of Warrior of Light, Warriors of Light, Echo, and the Blessings of Hydaelyn, I'll defer to Anonymoose's Explanation of the Warrior of Light. I try to explore in a little bit more detail at the bottom half of this old post.
Finally... White Magic! As you've already seen, there's a bit of contention on the subject, because in game lore has a heavily guarded hold on Succor and who can/cannot use it. As such, most tend to avoid it. Personally, I don't have a problem with anyone playing any of the jobs so long as they are aware of what exactly those titles mean in the setting. A white mage is not just a healer, for instance. It's a single-minded devotion to restoring the world to balance, recovering the Wood, and doing the Elemental's work. It is a dedication that for the last 500 years was bestowed only upon a child of the Elemental's own conception. These jobs aren't just throw-away titles and things to take lightly. Each one bears a remarkable history and legacy.
Anyways, here's a couple posts on the subject.
Schools of Magic
Padjal Lore and WHM Discussion
Hope this helps! ^^
