Hmm, I've been reading some posts here inferring that Sunseeker men have what is essentially a harem, but I have a different perspective on their society. While the naming conventions for Sunseekers certainly do play favorites with male names, their society is overwhelmingly female, meaning almost all functions of society are run by women. Furthermore, the naming convention states that men are either known as Nahn or Tia, meaning their sole recognized contribution to society is their ability to reproduce. It doesn't matter if they are particularly good at athletics, scholarly pursuits, or hunting: These are all secondary to whether or not he is judged fit for siring children.
Since Nahn are chosen by combat, the relationship between men and women in Sunseeker society is not based upon love, but physical ability. To make matters worse, the women have to compete with one another just to be with the Nahn. While I know that their society is based on the behavior of lions, Sunseekers are an intelligent, sentient race and not a bunch of non-sentient predatory cats.
Here is a scary thought: Some of the men may not want to risk their lives fighting one another and attempt to run away. However, the women are trained hunters and the men are few in number, making them valuable regardless of being Tia or Nahn. What do you think the likelihood would be of a male sunseeker escaping to one of the city states while being pursued by huntresses of the same tribe? What if another tribe caught wind of the runaway men and sent their own huntresses to retrieve them?
My point is, men are a trophy object in Miqo'te society, not the other way around. So anyone thinking you got a harem by being a male miqo'te, think again.
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P.S. I'm not saying anyone has to rewrite their character backstory. If you have a harem, you have a harem! I'm just stating my viewpoint on their society, since I find it can make for a very good backstory for why a male miqo'te might leave their tribe.
Since Nahn are chosen by combat, the relationship between men and women in Sunseeker society is not based upon love, but physical ability. To make matters worse, the women have to compete with one another just to be with the Nahn. While I know that their society is based on the behavior of lions, Sunseekers are an intelligent, sentient race and not a bunch of non-sentient predatory cats.
Here is a scary thought: Some of the men may not want to risk their lives fighting one another and attempt to run away. However, the women are trained hunters and the men are few in number, making them valuable regardless of being Tia or Nahn. What do you think the likelihood would be of a male sunseeker escaping to one of the city states while being pursued by huntresses of the same tribe? What if another tribe caught wind of the runaway men and sent their own huntresses to retrieve them?
My point is, men are a trophy object in Miqo'te society, not the other way around. So anyone thinking you got a harem by being a male miqo'te, think again.
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P.S. I'm not saying anyone has to rewrite their character backstory. If you have a harem, you have a harem! I'm just stating my viewpoint on their society, since I find it can make for a very good backstory for why a male miqo'te might leave their tribe.
