(08-23-2017, 01:25 PM)Dayuuqi Wrote: I generally have worked from the theory that, although the lore seems to use the words "clan" and "tribe" interchangeably when speaking about Xaela, it would somewhat make more sense that a tribe is made up of subunits (clans). Â
One of the side quests makes note that there are 50 Oroniri warriors up on the throne, and I don't know about you, but it doesn't seem too believable that the entirety of the steppe is able to be kept under control by 50 dudes/dudettes. It makes a lot more sense if Magnai is not only khan of all Oronir, but chieftain over this specific group of throne-dwelling Oronir, with other Oroniri living elsewhere.Â
These smaller Oronir clans living elsewhere, might have slightly different traditions, living under the rule of chieftains or chieftesses, but are still fully Oroniri as they all share a common mythos or philosophy (in this case, belief in Azim as the superior god). This slightly looser framework allows for two characters, written by two different roleplayers, to both be Oronir, but to have grown up not knowing one another and to have different ideas on how best to praise the sun - without headcanon conflict.
This is just my way of handling it, yours might vary!  I think encouraging creativity in this regard is more beneficial than harmful overall and fully support people making headcanon offshoot camps of canon tribes that are a little bit different than the small lore blurb we get.
Yes yes, that's what I'm talking about! I was thinking if nothing else it could be an offshoot that splintered from the tribe proper but I feel that would still entail a name change to properly distinguish. But it really makes a lot more sense to me if they were split up and scattered in that way. It definitely seems like a much safer way to do things, at any rate. I didn't plan on getting in-depth with their particular mythology, just little things that could be related to it--like the idea of a yellow moon being a bad omen. Though I'm assuming they would praise the moon or something similar, I feel like it's a safe assumption to make, and as such things pertaining to the evening/night are given more weight than daytime things. However, even using the different clans within tribes = similar but differing customs idea, I wouldn't be comfortable doing that until I've met Xaela in-game.
How big is Xaela territory anyway? Where is it exactly? I'll still probably just continue playing Stormblood and hold out with finalizing details until I've gotten to that part of the story, but I'm really curious.
