JUMPING ON THIS ONE BEFORE IT GETS SWARMED! MINE!
*ahem*
I have read countless tidbits of lore form the Archery Class Quest-line, Quests in South Shroud and the Moogle Delivery Quest called "The Past is a Story We Never Tell". All are regarding the culture and lore around Keepers of the Moon. On request, I can link screenshots and quotes from all this that I saved.
To answer your questions:
Keepers of the Moon are sometimes referred to as "savages" by Silvarre (Elezen senior member of the Archery Guild) from the Archery Class Quest-line. In the Quest-line, you meet with the infamous leader of a Keeper poacher group. She hints at archery being a point of pride for Keepers of the Moon. However, you also have a Keeper character, Leih Aliapoh, who is an adventurer from a farming village. She too has been raised with pride in her own family's traditional archery. She is not a poacher. Regardless, Silvarre calls them both "savages", and treats them as inferior.
So, there is racism against Keepers, but it may not be prevalent enough to -always- keep them at the bottom of society. There are Keeper Wood Wailers, Keeper Adders, Keeper Guild-workers and Leih Aliapoh is allowed to become a senior member of the Archery Guild. The Moon-keepers can be seen dotting the map in Gridania.
In the South Shroud Quests and the Moogle Delivery Quest "The Past is a Story We Never Tell", The Coeurlclaw Poachers seem to be considered a bastardization, or even an abomination, to Moon-keeper traditions. They give Moon-keepers a bad name, but many Keepers go to them out of desperation. It is referenced several times that some Keepers go to the Coeurlclaws because they can't afford to feed their families or pay for medical treatment; especially, after the Calamity.
This seems to tell me that they usually have a low-class standing in Gridanian society. Heck, even the speech given by the Elder Seed-seer describes how Gridania's (Twin Serpents) banner is a representation of unity between Elezen and Hyur. I'm pretty sure Keepers are not mentioned in that speech.
Despite the bad reputation, many try to be perfectly law-abiding members of Gridanian society. Traditional Keepers, described by Mauh Lihzeh in the aforementioned Moogle Messenger quest, do believe in respecting the Twelveswood and its Elementals. They can be sentimental and family-oriented.
TL;DR: The Keeper Poachers are the exception, not the rule. Unfortunately, they are the exception that gives the Clan a bad name. I would say there is wariness of Keepers, but not enough to stop those that prove themselves from becoming part of society.
It should be noted that Duskwight Elezen just might have it worse in the Twelveswood. However, that is a separate lore discussion.
*ahem*
I have read countless tidbits of lore form the Archery Class Quest-line, Quests in South Shroud and the Moogle Delivery Quest called "The Past is a Story We Never Tell". All are regarding the culture and lore around Keepers of the Moon. On request, I can link screenshots and quotes from all this that I saved.
To answer your questions:
Keepers of the Moon are sometimes referred to as "savages" by Silvarre (Elezen senior member of the Archery Guild) from the Archery Class Quest-line. In the Quest-line, you meet with the infamous leader of a Keeper poacher group. She hints at archery being a point of pride for Keepers of the Moon. However, you also have a Keeper character, Leih Aliapoh, who is an adventurer from a farming village. She too has been raised with pride in her own family's traditional archery. She is not a poacher. Regardless, Silvarre calls them both "savages", and treats them as inferior.
So, there is racism against Keepers, but it may not be prevalent enough to -always- keep them at the bottom of society. There are Keeper Wood Wailers, Keeper Adders, Keeper Guild-workers and Leih Aliapoh is allowed to become a senior member of the Archery Guild. The Moon-keepers can be seen dotting the map in Gridania.
In the South Shroud Quests and the Moogle Delivery Quest "The Past is a Story We Never Tell", The Coeurlclaw Poachers seem to be considered a bastardization, or even an abomination, to Moon-keeper traditions. They give Moon-keepers a bad name, but many Keepers go to them out of desperation. It is referenced several times that some Keepers go to the Coeurlclaws because they can't afford to feed their families or pay for medical treatment; especially, after the Calamity.
This seems to tell me that they usually have a low-class standing in Gridanian society. Heck, even the speech given by the Elder Seed-seer describes how Gridania's (Twin Serpents) banner is a representation of unity between Elezen and Hyur. I'm pretty sure Keepers are not mentioned in that speech.
Despite the bad reputation, many try to be perfectly law-abiding members of Gridanian society. Traditional Keepers, described by Mauh Lihzeh in the aforementioned Moogle Messenger quest, do believe in respecting the Twelveswood and its Elementals. They can be sentimental and family-oriented.
TL;DR: The Keeper Poachers are the exception, not the rule. Unfortunately, they are the exception that gives the Clan a bad name. I would say there is wariness of Keepers, but not enough to stop those that prove themselves from becoming part of society.
It should be noted that Duskwight Elezen just might have it worse in the Twelveswood. However, that is a separate lore discussion.
