Racism in a fictional setting is pretty great. It sets up a lot of intriguing tension, themes and stories that wouldn't be present at all if not for the existence of prejudice. As stated in the post that inspired this discussion my character does, in fact, have Garlean blood in his veins.
Him having to hide that for fear of being injured or killed by extremists who blame every Garlean for recent atrocities is a reasonably large chunk of his character. Yet even when it does end up being revealed the vast majority of characters are perfectly fine with it.
Some aren't - and the conflict that arises from that is pretty cool I think! I've always been a fan of settings that aren't black or white, though, and I often root for characters who have flaws and may not be the most politically correct.
You can also root for the likes of Joffrey Baratheon, Cersei Lannister and Patrick Bateman - all characters responsible for atrocities - and not support those atrocities when they happen in the real world.
Other than that? By all means, shy away from the themes you don't particularly enjoy - just don't try to pretend as if the setting is considerably different to how it's actually shown to be in-game. Eorzea isn't a nice place to live. It's dangerous, the average life expectancy is low and crime/discrimination/corruption isn't uncommon.
Him having to hide that for fear of being injured or killed by extremists who blame every Garlean for recent atrocities is a reasonably large chunk of his character. Yet even when it does end up being revealed the vast majority of characters are perfectly fine with it.
Some aren't - and the conflict that arises from that is pretty cool I think! I've always been a fan of settings that aren't black or white, though, and I often root for characters who have flaws and may not be the most politically correct.
You can also root for the likes of Joffrey Baratheon, Cersei Lannister and Patrick Bateman - all characters responsible for atrocities - and not support those atrocities when they happen in the real world.
Other than that? By all means, shy away from the themes you don't particularly enjoy - just don't try to pretend as if the setting is considerably different to how it's actually shown to be in-game. Eorzea isn't a nice place to live. It's dangerous, the average life expectancy is low and crime/discrimination/corruption isn't uncommon.
