(04-17-2015, 11:20 AM)Warren Castille Wrote:(04-17-2015, 11:16 AM)K'nahli Wrote: For Xaela.... well, plainly put there is nothing they can do about their lore situation without taking massive liberties about it. You're saying "don't play" them but that's precisely the issue!
But you can play them! You just have to be alright with having reduced tribal connections and/or no wars to fight. Or, making a big tribe with other players and finding rivals.
I admit that it's not comfy for roleplayers, but remember that the player character is supposed to be coming to Eorzea as an adventurer, not as one of the rank-and-file citizens.
Couldn't another Xaela tribe have fled (or maybe one of its last members) to Eorzea and yours came after them? Or sent you? Then your character is effectively still having those tribal connections (you're on a mission from your tribe, after all) and you have a war-related plot hook (especially if your target gathers up allies or weasels their way into a hard to reach place a la Taeros).
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