I play a foreign character from a fanon locale I created myself, that seems unobtrusive and realistic enough that I feel it wouldn't ever be disrupted by updates in the setting. Since she was raised as a Doman, there is a tension between her displacement and her trained behavior that I can use to create conflict in RP with Othard natives. I found it a convenient way for me to brush up on lore I wasn't that familiar with, but also because I'm really attached to the "person between two cultures" tension. It has nothing to do with my own experiences and sympathies, I can assure you.
I'm disappointed Virara has not suffered greater discrimination, from Eorzeans of course, but particularly from Domans suspicious of a "Doman" who has never even been to the homeland, before or after the razing. To them, a Doman who has no particular love for their devastated home and a peculiar awkwardness among what should be her own kind ought to seem like an impostor who is too good at acting like one of them, and people ought to be suspicious or uneasy around her.
I like the idea of being an outsider and someone who cannot fit into any single culture, as I think culture is a mutable thing characterized by constant shifts in influence. I have a lot of affinity for the players who play characters outside of their traditional culture, including the miqo'te. However, they're just so common, it's easy to get lost in the masses. Rather than saying the cliche itself is bad, which it honestly is not, and is undeserving of the flak it usually gets here, I'd argue that it is hard to stand out and get attention for RP if you don't have a unique angle. And I would love to see more people take seriously the implications of being estranged from your own culture.
I'm disappointed Virara has not suffered greater discrimination, from Eorzeans of course, but particularly from Domans suspicious of a "Doman" who has never even been to the homeland, before or after the razing. To them, a Doman who has no particular love for their devastated home and a peculiar awkwardness among what should be her own kind ought to seem like an impostor who is too good at acting like one of them, and people ought to be suspicious or uneasy around her.
I like the idea of being an outsider and someone who cannot fit into any single culture, as I think culture is a mutable thing characterized by constant shifts in influence. I have a lot of affinity for the players who play characters outside of their traditional culture, including the miqo'te. However, they're just so common, it's easy to get lost in the masses. Rather than saying the cliche itself is bad, which it honestly is not, and is undeserving of the flak it usually gets here, I'd argue that it is hard to stand out and get attention for RP if you don't have a unique angle. And I would love to see more people take seriously the implications of being estranged from your own culture.
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AV by Kura-Ou
Wiki (Last updated 01/16)
My Balmung profile.
AV by Kura-Ou
Wiki (Last updated 01/16)
My Balmung profile.
