Before hopping in to your questions, I wanted to start off by saying welcome to Eorzea and the RPC! And also that finding various lore bits and putting them all together can be pretty difficult, so until I have the index up and running, I'm still passing out my start kit of lore that will hopefully be helpful in filling in some of the blanks starting out!
Eorzean Lore Starter Kit
-Racial Lore Compilation
-Class/Job Lore Compilation
-Hydaelyn Geography Lore
-Settlements in Eorzea Pre-Calamity
-Eorzean City-states' Political Structures Lore
-Eorzean Units of Time and Measurement Lore
____________________________
Tribal lore isn't to everyone's taste, but fortunately, it's not to every in-world Miqo'te's taste either. So, one alternative that I can suggest is that you make your Miqo'te unaffiliated with any tribe. We see this more commonly in the cities themselves, as most tribal Miqo'te prefer to isolate themselves from the other races.
This way, you could start your story wherever you wanted and at any point in your character's life. Whether they choose to maintain their tribal name and designation "Z'khuva" for example is then up to them, which can then be explored further into interesting character development. Why do they keep this name or don't? That said, it's completely feasible for a sect of a Miqo'te tribe to get wiped out by either a rival Miqo'te tribe or beastmen. The lone survivor then coming to a nearby city only to be adopted.
Kilieit already covered the bit about surnames. Lalafell of royal lineage do have family names, such as "Ul" and "Sil" which can be found between the fore and surname. "Nanamo Ul Namo" for example. But we only see this in royalty.
____________________________
They were some three-thousand years ago during the early migrations of Miqo'te to the continent from the Near East (and Meracydia). However, over the years, the twenty-six original tribes have spread out across Eorzea with larger tribes branching out into many smaller sects.
So you would be correct in that killing off the whole of the Antelope tribe would be pretty unlikely, though killing off a smaller sect or territory of the Antelope tribe is more common in roleplayer backstories.
____________________________
Seeker Miqo'te Population Distribution across Eorzea (ARR):
![[Image: kVK62B7.png]](http://i.imgur.com/kVK62B7.png)
Lalafell Population Distribution across Eorzea (ARR):
![[Image: 1ESNj0y.png]](http://i.imgur.com/1ESNj0y.png)
As you can see, there's a lot of overlap. While in maybe as few as 100 years ago, the races and city-states were nearly always at each other's throats, old alliances, the dying out of tribal lifestyle (not just of the Miqo'te) led to many of the races congregating within the city-states and setting aside their differences to reach common goals. While not all of this animosity has dispersed from their cultures, it's possible to see almost any race within any Eorzean city-state, even if it's just a minority.
All you need to do is figure out where you'd like to have your Miqo'te and Lalafell meet. As shown above, Seekers inhabit nearly every region in Eorzea (even Gridania), though they are most populous in Limsa Lominsa and the Sagolii Desert. Whereas the distribution of Lalafell is mostly found to the south and east. Most Plainsfolk inhabit Limsa Lominsa (and Gridania), while Dunesfolk are found primarily in Ul'dah, to the north of the Sagolii Desert.
____________________________
Mixed relationships are highly taboo in Eorzean society, but that's not to say adoption is limited by such restrictions. Citing the Miqo'te Songstress of Ul'dah adopting a young Minfilia and the Elezen timbermaster and Lalafellin botanist taking care of the many orphaned children in Gridania.
Besides, Lalafell (as a whole or generalization) might be one of the few exceptions to the race stigma:
All that said, the interracial stigma is one of those things that is very underplayed by the community at large. Even though there are also many reasons why one might not want to.
____________________________
Like Kilieit mentioned, Japanese(-sounding) names belong to residents of the Far Eastern continent of Othard, and even more specifically to residents of the Yanxia region (Othard's eastern coastline and islands). While we know there are Lalafell who live in Yanxia and Othard on a broader scale, having a Japanese(-sounding) surname or epithet would imply residence in this region on the part of the adoptive Lalafell or on your character, the Miqo'te. If this is something you want to do, by all means, just know that it would require a bit more backstory-ing on your part. Like above, why would an Eorzean tribal Miqo'te have a Far Eastern surname?
If you do toe the epithet road, perhaps try to make an Eorzean-inspired one? Or, do like my own character does, who is a Miqo'te with a Hyuran bastardization of her original Miqo'te name, stick to the spirit of the naming conventions but alter them in a way that makes sense with their own backstory. (Back when I created my RP character, naming conventions had not yet been released.) In brief, my character's mother belonged to a tribal sect (seafaring Raptors) but eventually left the tribe to raise her child (my character) away from her people for story reasons. She ultimately settled in Ala Mhigo and changed her child's name to sound more Hyuran so as not to stand out as drastically in the Highlander-dominated region. Thus my character grew up without a tribal name and away from a tribal lifestyle.
Anyroad, I hope this helps! ^^ Feel free to ask more questions!
Eorzean Lore Starter Kit
-Racial Lore Compilation
-Class/Job Lore Compilation
-Hydaelyn Geography Lore
-Settlements in Eorzea Pre-Calamity
-Eorzean City-states' Political Structures Lore
-Eorzean Units of Time and Measurement Lore
____________________________
(12-14-2016, 05:22 PM)Rainvierre Wrote: While the Seeker Miqo'tes lore is interesting, the tribe convention doesn't really suit my taste. So, I decided to establish a backstory for my Miqo'te. Roughly, he is the sole survivor from an attack to his tribe, and later was adopted by Lalafell lady and decided to take her surname.
Tribal lore isn't to everyone's taste, but fortunately, it's not to every in-world Miqo'te's taste either. So, one alternative that I can suggest is that you make your Miqo'te unaffiliated with any tribe. We see this more commonly in the cities themselves, as most tribal Miqo'te prefer to isolate themselves from the other races.
1.0 Character Creation Wrote:Miqo'te are known to be very territorial, and many individuals tend to lead solitary lifestyles, particularly males. The few Miqo'te who have made the transition to life in Eorzean society are predominantly female.
This way, you could start your story wherever you wanted and at any point in your character's life. Whether they choose to maintain their tribal name and designation "Z'khuva" for example is then up to them, which can then be explored further into interesting character development. Why do they keep this name or don't? That said, it's completely feasible for a sect of a Miqo'te tribe to get wiped out by either a rival Miqo'te tribe or beastmen. The lone survivor then coming to a nearby city only to be adopted.
Kilieit already covered the bit about surnames. Lalafell of royal lineage do have family names, such as "Ul" and "Sil" which can be found between the fore and surname. "Nanamo Ul Namo" for example. But we only see this in royalty.
____________________________
(12-14-2016, 05:22 PM)Rainvierre Wrote: Are the tribes of Seeker Miqo'tes one very large pack? Or is a tribe composed of smaller packs which travel separately? Because having an entire tribe, say, Antelope tribe, getting annihilated doesn't seem too be lore friendly
They were some three-thousand years ago during the early migrations of Miqo'te to the continent from the Near East (and Meracydia). However, over the years, the twenty-six original tribes have spread out across Eorzea with larger tribes branching out into many smaller sects.
Fernehalwes Wrote:When the Seekers of the Sun came to Eorzea from their homelands, there were only 26 tribes. Since that time, there have been some males who, instead of defeating their tribe's nunh and becoming a breeding male by normal means, opt to leave the tribe and form their own. However, it is rare for female Seekers of the Sun to follow these males, so these newly formed tribes almost always die out.
This does not mean that it doesn't happen. If a male leaves to form his own tribe, he will replace the letter from his original tribe (for example, the "Y" in Y'shtola) with a new one. Since the 26 letters of the Eorzean alphabet are already taken, the new tribal prefix will be often be two letters (Ma -> Ma'shtola) which are of the tribe-forming male's choosing (and all people in his tribe will use that same prefix). His last name will be Nunh, as he is now the new breeding male (as designated by himself) of his new tribe.
There are tia within the 26 existing tribes who, instead of defeating an existing nunh, prove their worth to the tribe by extending its hunting grounds. These tia will venture out into the world and claim territory of their own (by either finding somewhere unoccupied, or taking an area by force from another tribe). If they can maintain it for an extended period of time, then they become the nunh of that area, while still remaining a member of their original tribe.
This actually happens quite often. And is far more accepted than merely leaving the tribe to make one's own (which, ultimately makes that person an outcast). This is why you will almost never see Seekers of the Sun with tribal letters beyond the original 26 (like the Ma'shtola I mentioned earlier). There are simply not that many, and those that do exist, rarely admit it, for fear of ostracism.
So you would be correct in that killing off the whole of the Antelope tribe would be pretty unlikely, though killing off a smaller sect or territory of the Antelope tribe is more common in roleplayer backstories.
____________________________
(12-14-2016, 05:22 PM)Rainvierre Wrote: Is it plausable for a Seeker Miqo'te to be adopted by a Lalafell? Would it be possible for a Lalafell to travel to the area of the Seeker Miqo'te? Or perhaps vice versa or somewhere in the middle?
Seeker Miqo'te Population Distribution across Eorzea (ARR):
Lalafell Population Distribution across Eorzea (ARR):
As you can see, there's a lot of overlap. While in maybe as few as 100 years ago, the races and city-states were nearly always at each other's throats, old alliances, the dying out of tribal lifestyle (not just of the Miqo'te) led to many of the races congregating within the city-states and setting aside their differences to reach common goals. While not all of this animosity has dispersed from their cultures, it's possible to see almost any race within any Eorzean city-state, even if it's just a minority.
All you need to do is figure out where you'd like to have your Miqo'te and Lalafell meet. As shown above, Seekers inhabit nearly every region in Eorzea (even Gridania), though they are most populous in Limsa Lominsa and the Sagolii Desert. Whereas the distribution of Lalafell is mostly found to the south and east. Most Plainsfolk inhabit Limsa Lominsa (and Gridania), while Dunesfolk are found primarily in Ul'dah, to the north of the Sagolii Desert.
____________________________
(12-14-2016, 05:57 PM)Faye Wrote: As for being adopted by Lalafell, it's possible (though you'd have to ask yourself why she would be adopting a Miqo'te, particularly in a society where mixed race relations seemed to be frowned upon) and plenty of people do it, but because so many people do it, it's become something of a cliche in the RP community.
Mixed relationships are highly taboo in Eorzean society, but that's not to say adoption is limited by such restrictions. Citing the Miqo'te Songstress of Ul'dah adopting a young Minfilia and the Elezen timbermaster and Lalafellin botanist taking care of the many orphaned children in Gridania.
Besides, Lalafell (as a whole or generalization) might be one of the few exceptions to the race stigma:
Encyclopedia Eorzea Wrote:While placing great importance on familial bonds, the Lalafell are by no means exclusionary. This is manifest in the cordial relations they enjoy with their fellow races, and the success they have achieved as a race of traders and merchants Though their singularly business-minded nature can lead to them being perceived as greedy and calculating, few can find in their hearts to entirely dislike the Lalafell, with their inherently bright and jovial nature. As such, examples of Lalafell being persecuted by other races are few and far between.
All that said, the interracial stigma is one of those things that is very underplayed by the community at large. Even though there are also many reasons why one might not want to.
____________________________
(12-14-2016, 05:59 PM)Rainvierre Wrote: Interesting. So, a gladiator Mi'qote with the name "Z'khuva Kenshi (swordsman in Japanese (or something similar)), which is(was) raised by a Lalafell, makes sense?
Like Kilieit mentioned, Japanese(-sounding) names belong to residents of the Far Eastern continent of Othard, and even more specifically to residents of the Yanxia region (Othard's eastern coastline and islands). While we know there are Lalafell who live in Yanxia and Othard on a broader scale, having a Japanese(-sounding) surname or epithet would imply residence in this region on the part of the adoptive Lalafell or on your character, the Miqo'te. If this is something you want to do, by all means, just know that it would require a bit more backstory-ing on your part. Like above, why would an Eorzean tribal Miqo'te have a Far Eastern surname?
If you do toe the epithet road, perhaps try to make an Eorzean-inspired one? Or, do like my own character does, who is a Miqo'te with a Hyuran bastardization of her original Miqo'te name, stick to the spirit of the naming conventions but alter them in a way that makes sense with their own backstory. (Back when I created my RP character, naming conventions had not yet been released.) In brief, my character's mother belonged to a tribal sect (seafaring Raptors) but eventually left the tribe to raise her child (my character) away from her people for story reasons. She ultimately settled in Ala Mhigo and changed her child's name to sound more Hyuran so as not to stand out as drastically in the Highlander-dominated region. Thus my character grew up without a tribal name and away from a tribal lifestyle.
Anyroad, I hope this helps! ^^ Feel free to ask more questions!
