I've always considered a character's race to be fairly important. Then again consistency is something I value quite highly when it comes to immersing myself in a story. Some characters fare better than others when it comes to 'what if' situations.Â
A stereotypical mercenary could be portrayed by pretty much any race though if somebody claims to be something along the lines of a noble or guardian of the Holy See from Ishgard then it's going to take a lot of justification if they're playing as something other than an Elezen.
I also feel that if something is generally painted as being unique to one particular race then it is often wise to ensure that it remains largely exclusive to the race in question. Otherwise we end up with an unfortunate situation where racial lore is watered down in favour of whatever happens to be the most popular race soaking up...pretty much everything.
A stereotypical mercenary could be portrayed by pretty much any race though if somebody claims to be something along the lines of a noble or guardian of the Holy See from Ishgard then it's going to take a lot of justification if they're playing as something other than an Elezen.
I also feel that if something is generally painted as being unique to one particular race then it is often wise to ensure that it remains largely exclusive to the race in question. Otherwise we end up with an unfortunate situation where racial lore is watered down in favour of whatever happens to be the most popular race soaking up...pretty much everything.
