(06-28-2015, 12:11 PM)Arklonn Sargonnai Wrote: There's also the idea of poor noble. Outside of Ul'dah, and maybe even rarely in it, they can exist. Perhaps their house had a major scandal, or maybe it was sacked. Maybe another family assimilated theirs and they kept their old name and used what was left of their house's reputation to keep the loyal ones close. Or perhaps they're living off their name alone; finding a marriage partner in another house can be a big deal for a noble on hard times, after all. It was like that in Titanic, after all. The young lady was marrying another wealthy (douchebag) aristocrat because as her mother told her, 'all the money was gone'. I think the most fun with playing nobles is there's as many concepts for them as there are for normal lowborn or middle class RP characters. Not all of them are snooty and drink tea and talk about the unwashed commoners. There's a diversity there, and when different types of nobility interact, it's a glorious sight if played correctly. I love intrigue RP almost as much as combat RP, so seeing some noble stuff going on more often would be pleasing and fun.
This is relatively close to my character concept. She's the only surviving child of a minor noble family in Ishgard who's power has faded over the years. However she was disgraced and exiled, and now live in Ul'dah.
I think there are lots of decent reasons to make a character highborn, or at least with some past involving it. Many play nobles clumsily, but I think an equal number play lowborn characters clumsily. There are things that it is unlikely the average non noble would have access to, such as:
- Education, and the ability to read
- Well spoken, and understanding proper use of language
- Manners and social graces
- Luxury of travel
Among others. There are lots of well spoken and charming lowborn characters in the game, however the lore leads us to believe it is rather unlikely. Every low born NPC you meet tends to be gruff and poorly spoken. Even the lowborn you meet in fancy Ishgard swears like a sailor constantly.
