(03-26-2015, 12:19 PM)Warren Castille Wrote: Hm. The idea of playing an Au Ra who was formerly a paladin might make for some issues. The biggest problem is that, currently, we simply do not know where they're coming from. If the 2.55 or 3.0 lore dictates they've only just arrived in Eorzea, your storyline is effectively blanked from the door on account if it being impossible. But! That also might not happen.Well, I thought of him leaving the Sultansworn about 7 years (I have a fixation with the number 7, not sure why hahah) ago, so he definitely left before the Calamity.
Vis a vis conjury and a paladin, that's also a little hazy. In 1.0, paladins actually had native spells of their own (obligatory griping about Holy Succor being removed) so it was assumed that all Sultansworn and Free Paladins had some degree of training in the art (as conjurer was still a base class for them then as well). ARR has removed that sort of hard confirmation so we're left to only speculate. Formal training at the Conjurer's guild is unlikely due to the Sworn having a presence in Ul'dah for generations and generations, dating back to a time when the three nations weren't exactly allies.
Finally, depending on when, precisely, your character walked away from the Sworn would be key in determining who knows them. Free Paladins are a recent invention lore-wise (I'm fairly sure, anyway) and most of the Sworn players I know currently are all recent additions as well. If your character has been wandering since pre-meteor, it would make sense not everyone would recognize him.
I knew that playing an Au Ra would be tricky, but I didn't think about this. Hm... What if he just kept his horns and tail hidden (most likely for the same reasons as Yugiri, racism and whatnot)? I guess glamour isn't really an excuse, because only voidsents actually use them to hide their real appearance, and, while the tail is of course flexible and it could be hidden in the armor, I don't think there is a helm that can completely hide the horns.
