(09-13-2016, 07:49 PM)Kiyoko Wrote:This information in the story is where things become hazy for me; I cannot find much lore about this land of Doman, or the respective area of Orthard- so developing a backstory for your character's youth can be quite a difficult task. Especially to a novice to the lore, no less.Â
After Kiyoko's time had spent with her Clan, I find the real outcome for her to arrive in Eorzea would be to join the refugees that ventured across the ocean and arrived in Eorzea. I'm not very knowledgeable about this endeavor, or even how many months/years ago it happened, so some help here would be fantastic.
After Kiyoko had fled her Clan, for what reason remain unknown, she would adopt the surname, 'Kawanami,' for its meaning of moving waters that freed her from Orthard and brought her about Eorzea.Â
I've been attempting to find other Au Ra on the forums, and browse through their wikis at my leisure for inspiration and ideas on how to handle the coming of age in her youth in Orthard, but any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Doma is a country on the continent Othard. We don't actually know much about it because you cannot travel to it in the game. Doma appears to be Japanese-themed, but it's not a Japan-equivalent.Â
(09-13-2016, 07:49 PM)Kiyoko Wrote:Age?Once more I came up short on finding any solid answers on when an Au Ra reaches maturity, and one one would age. So I cannot at this moment decide her age without some information on the subject.
We can assume Au Ra, like all of the other races in the game, would live to about 100 years under perfect circumstances. They'd likely go through some form of puberty around the same age as the other races. The only known exception to this are Elezen, who would live to about 120 and have a slightly longer puberty/"teen" phase.
(09-13-2016, 07:49 PM)Kiyoko Wrote:Scaly appearance, dragon lineage? Or Demon?It is no secret that Au Ra is entirely different with their lizard-like tails and scales. Why do they have scales? Are they descents of dragons, or demons? Can anyone provide any information here that would help further my character development?
There's nothing to verify in any form. It's mostly left up to perception and racism of characters in the game. We don't have a known lineage for Au Ra, although we know the other playable races all apparently had some common ancestor. (inb4 it was the Allags). They're not related  to dragons or lizards. They have a "demon-like theme," but t here's nothing saying that they actually are demons. Or related to voidsent, which is more a genre than a specific race.
(09-13-2016, 07:49 PM)Kiyoko Wrote:The Darkness lingers, or is taught?I wish for Kiyoko to be somewhat familiar with the variety of swords we have available to us in the game. Such as short swords, long swords, etc. And also two handed swords. I would enjoy playing a character who fits the lesser stipulations of a Dark Knight, but is that possible? Are Dark Knights voidsent? Or close to it? How does a Dark Knight actually learn to wield the darkness to preserve the light? I'd love for Kiyoko to harness this type of roleplay for the greater good, but as a novice, I cannot in good faith continue on the idea without proper guidance.
Dark Knights are their own thing. They're not voidsent. They don't draw on void energies. (In fact, practicing void magic of any kind is something that would likely get your character arrested at the least, killed more likely). If you're going through the game, I'd recommend trying to get to Ishgard ASAP to unlock the Dark Knight quests. ...or if spoilers are fine, looking up the quests and/or cutscenes. There is undoubtedly, someone who has uploaded them.
