(11-05-2015, 12:46 PM)Riik Wrote:(11-05-2015, 12:32 PM)Vyce Wrote: Also, because they are highlighted points in the OP:
Riku Toiiku is a young lalafell who appears to be about 10-12 years of age. His actual age, however, is a lot more complicated than that.
What does this mean? All Lalafell look incredibly young almost their entire lives. Some wear eye masks to be taken seriously. It isn't complicated. Just say how old he is.
•Riku used to be a dragoon and served Ishgard for a time, but after tiring of civilisation and living in the wild for a year or so, his discipline has become dulled and he has grown in favour of using small blades.
How did he manage to serve Ishgard as a highly appointed individual when they treat non-Elezen like shit? No Lalafell would be allowed to serve Ishgard in any capacity other than a scullery maid. The gates haven't even been open for a year, so he can't have joined since then.
You've also given a Dunesfolk a Plainsfolk name.
1) Lalafell should be able to tell each others' ages, so age appearance does matter between lalafell. As for Riku's actual age, I consider that to be backstory-plot-based spoilers.
2) Race doesn't matter during the dragoon job storyline. If a lalafell can become a dragoon in the job quest, a lalafell can become a dragoon through RP. There is no lore more canon than the game itself. And whilst I'd never claim my character has the same 'specialness' to them as that storyline insinuates, Riku has had the capacity to wield a lance skillfully enough to be picked up by the knights of Coerthas. And as the knights in coerthas serve Ishgard, Riku did by extension. Furthermore, back then, I'd seen plenty of people RPing as dragoons in full-armour. Whether or not this fits the RPC standards nowadays, who knows, but that was the way of things.
3) Riku's name is also related to spoilers. I'm not stupid enough to have not thought about naming stuff after playing FFXIV since... 1.6-ish.
1. Okay. Then his apparent age is not 10 years old. His apparent age is whatever a Lalafell his age looks like. Age appearance isn't measured by how a Hyur looks. You don't look at a pug dog and try to guess its age based on how a human baby looks.
2. Are there any Lalafell in the ranks of the Knights of Coerthas? As far as I know every one of them is an Ishgardian Elezen. Ishgardians view other races as lesser beings.
3. Nobody called you stupid, and the length of time in which you have played is about as relevant as the color of your hair IRL. It is good that you are aware of Lalafell naming mechanics. Some long time players may not know the difference because they simply did not notice the pattern difference. It's an easy mistake. I'd suggest highlighting such a prominent thing and explaining,
"Hey, other people especially Lalafell might notice his name is off. There is a secret behind this that is yet to be revealed!"
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