(11-06-2015, 11:44 PM)FreelanceWizard Wrote: Of course, that all falls apart if we have evidence that miqo'te were on Meracydia during the time of Allag. The implication I read in Azys Lla is that the continent was populated by dravanians only, but I may have missed something!
There's no strict connection placing Miqo'te firmly within Meracydia at the time of Allag, so I yield that the theory is plausible, however I still hold that the theory feels off and far too convoluted for me personally to get behind. Suppose the Allagans did genetically create Miqo'te, which is a possibility, why then is 90-100% of the Miqo'te population found on Meracydia thereafter and not in Eorzea or elsewhere, lands that Allag had actually fully conquered during their supremacy? Why aren't there Miqo'te in Azys Lla? Even the Mannequins are Hyuran.
At best, we can place the cat-like Miqo'te race firmly existing by the latter 100-200 years of the Allag Empire. G'raha Tia's Miqo'te ancestor, was an aide to the last princess of Allag, Salina.
NOAH Report Wrote:Their heartfelt pleas reach the last remaining princess of Allag. She took it upon herself to see their prayers realized, and entrusted her blood to her most trusted aide.
So if the Allagans created the Miqo'te to serve them, again, how did a significant, sustainable population end up in Meracydia? They weren't used as soldiers - late Allag did not use living, breathing armies. Their only flesh and blood soldiers were their generals, who were mostly Summoners.
Exhibit II: Technology in War Wrote:See the myriad marvels of Allagan military technology that have replaced flesh-and-blood soldiers, ensuring that no Allagan citizen need ever again lay down their life in battle.
Wind-up Onion Knight Wrote:If Sons of Saint Coinach anthropogeographer Rammbroes is to be believed, towards the end of their civilization, the Allagans began using automatons such as this to fight their wars (which had been deemed inhumane, yet ultimately necessary to spread imperial peace).
This snippet suggests, but does not confirm Miqo'te nativity to Meracydia.
Loading Screen Wrote:It is believed the Miqo'te first came to Eorzea during the Fifth Umbral Era, fleeing their ravaged homeland on the southern continent of Meracydia.
Sure, could this have just become their "homeland" after somehow venturing here after the fall of Allag? Of course, but it just seems like a bit of a stretch that, again, an entire population was moved to a far away continent after the scant few genetic creations bonded together and set off for a new home far far across the southern seas to the land of Allag's enemies who would probably murder any Allag abomination that came within sight.
As opposed to: Miqo'te inhabited Meracydia at the time, and when Allag waged their war on the southern kingdom, Miqo'te were captured and like the dragons and other prisoners of war that Allag took, were spliced and mutated and experimented on and left to rot after the fall or were stuck in a museum somewhere for the Allagans to pat themselves on the back. Much more simplistic and something that we see repeatedly already in the game.
But if you want a sketchy theory on the Allagans waging war on the early Meracydian Miqo'te, I'd recommend reading this theory on Azys Lla's cathedral and aquaduct.
(11-06-2015, 11:53 PM)Kage Wrote:(11-06-2015, 11:27 PM)Sounsyy Wrote:I'm not sure what point this is used this for, for miqo'te presence or race over all. The node uses whatever the player's race is. So for me, It said three Lalafell.Tracking Node Wrote:Remember to come back again to... <buzzzzzz> ...next week's target... <buzzzzzz> ...and three Miqo'te... <buzzzzzz>
I was not aware it reflected the players race, so that's interesting. Why... hunt... all the races...? Miqo'te hunting would at least make sense supposing they were in fact from Meracydia. Merp, anyways.
