(01-30-2016, 09:44 PM)Juromaro Wrote: 1: Where can I find lore on the Au Ra?
I've been compiling any racial lore I find and posting it to this Race Lore Compilation post, which contains lore on each race, lore on cross-race breeding, racial origins, religion, and the history of racial conflict common throughout the Sixth Astral Era.
(01-30-2016, 09:44 PM)Juromaro Wrote: 2: I know now that BLM isn't a viable RP since I'm far from experienced enough to pull it off, but what about SMN?
I'm going to drop a few links here on relevant lore posts, but I'll go into a more detailed answer below as well:
-Arcanist Lore Overview
-SMN Lore Basics and Egis
SMN (and BLM) for that matter are both open for roleplay. Each job just comes with some specific history and baggage that some roleplayers feel uncomfortable with. Honestly, many feel more ill at ease with SMN than BLM, but we can figure out a way to make both work! ^^
Summoner requires the unenviable position of being present at the defeat of a Primal. You do not necessarily have to have dealt the killing blow, but you must have been close enough to get washed in the Primal's dying aether after the killing blow is struck. This is the point of contention for most roleplayers, as fighting Primals has a high risk of your character dying or becoming tempered. With Hydaelyn's Blessing, the Player Character has been able to avoid becoming tempered and as such can take on the primals with relative ease and smaller numbers. In the past, the strategy for less fortunate folk is to throw entire armies at the primal and try to overwhelm it with numbers. Countless individuals would perish in these skirmishes.
Other than that, you need only figure out a reason why your character would know about a 5,000 year dead magical art of the Allagans and you're golden! ^^ In one of the above links I listed out the steps required for obtaining an Egi. In the spoiler I'm going to add some lore quotes...
EDIT: Adding in a couple of BLM links, just in case you wanted to check those out as well since it was mentioned.
(01-30-2016, 09:44 PM)Juromaro Wrote: 3: What would be an acceptable timeline to use to explain an Au Ra character knowing certain aspects about an area I.E: Character was in seclusion somewhere near Gridania?
Raen Au Ra are but recent immigrants to Eorzea, after the Garlean Empire razed the Raen's city-state, Doma, less than a year ago. Refugees from the imperial province and the surrounding region have been flocking to Eorzea ever since. Garlemald has controlled the Far Eastern continent of Othard for close to 25 years now, and for the large part, the city-states of Othard have been left in relative peace until recently.
The Xaela, however, are a nomadic people who cover the other regions of Othard and have been known to venture out beyond their territories. Sidurgu of the DRK storyline attests that shortly after Garlemald began invading Othard (20~25 years ago) he and his tribe came to Eorzea seeking asylum near Ishgard. At the time, Ishgard mistook these early Auri settlers as dragons, and most were slaughtered by the temple knights.
So there is lore precedent for Au Ra living in Eorzea prior to the recent Raen refugee crisis, but not much.
(01-30-2016, 09:44 PM)Juromaro Wrote: 5: Do the Au Ra worship any of the Guardians like Rhalgr? If so which one/ones would be a better match for the affinity?
Worship of the Twelve is primarily restricted to Eorzea. The many peoples of other continents worship different deities. We know, for example, that many Xaela worship Azim, goddess of the sun. Azim is not directly related to Azeyma, though they sound similar. There are also tribes who worship other deities, such as Nhama. More lore on this can be found under the Xaela Tribe section of the Au Ra Naming Conventions post.
-Au Ra Religion Thread
-Eorzean Religion Masterpost
Hope this helps! ^^ Lemme know if you have more questions!
