(06-14-2013, 12:48 AM)Eva Wrote: Ah, yes. Â I think I misunderstood and was going by some of the responses so far. Â And yes, among other things Eva is a trained nurse/midwife.
She is also a few generations removed from her original culture, so she's spent the entirety of her life away from her clan's place of origin. Â A lot of traditions have been passed down, but she didn't fully understand it until recently when she went back to the caverns from where her great-grandfather had "ascended" and visited with those whom were distant cousins.
As far as other cultures go, she's lived in the melting pot that is Eorzea amongst the other races for most of her life. Â She was a bit sheltered for most of it, living in Gridania and spending a lot of time reading books where she worked. Â But the past few years have opened her eyes and while it might be dangerous to say nothing would surprise her, it's probably not too far off. Â She doesn't know the specifics of miqo'te or roegadyn cultures other than what she's been told by others and their own more specific histories. Â Even other duskwight cultures that have been described to her are foreign to what she grew up with.
One thing that I did just think of is that she was brought up believing devotion and loyalty to one's mate is the most sacred of bonds, and to betray that trust is the worst kind of sin one can commit. Â So she does get confused by some of the more tribal things such as the taking of more than one mate, or open marriages, or spousal betrayal and infidelity and things like that bother her on a much deeper level than they might others. Â For her loyalty is paramount.
I'm rambling now though... Â
Lol, I don't mind the rambling if it's always that interesting.Â
I could see Eva and K'haz butting heads a lot, even if they're both healers. Loyalty to a spouse he can understand to a certain point (providing for her health, protecting her, etc.) but only if it benefits the whole clan. Tribal culture is generally a very collective society and the health of the tribe is more important than any individual needs. Only mating with one female when males are so few would seem selfish to him.
I'm sorry for the confusion. Maybe I should change the thread's title?
