(07-02-2013, 08:29 PM)Seohyun Wrote: I know a few players actually roleplay being nobles. (Kylin, myself, Gerik recently and I'm sure there's more.) Ul'dah would be the easiest place to RP it, but I still think it's very possible to do it in other countries. With Gridania, perhaps your family owns some land and hires people to grow and distribute things for example, or perhaps in Limsa you came from a family of sailors that were previously pirates and hit the jackpot somehow.ÂSince you're playing a noble, can I ask you why you call it a "noble"? What you're describing is just a person who becomes rich and successful.
As long as there's a reason, I'm sure it'd work anywhere. Good luck to you <3
Like I said in my previous post, simply being rich and successful would make you upper class to some degree. "Being a noble" is different in the lore. It's something that is exclusive to Ishgard, that we know of. Being a noble makes you a part of Ishgard's aristocracy, according to these links:
http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Allagan_Runestone
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index....ione's_Day
Since Ishgard has a Countess, and noble Houses, they have a nobility. If you call every member of the upper class in Eorzea "noble", that's kinda confusing.
Nobles have power due to their titles and heritage, as well as their wealth and connection to the aristocracy.
The upper class of Ul'dah (and anywhere else for that matter) only have power because of their money, business connections and a network of friends and allies, like the Syndicate. I'm not sure a concept like a "noble house" has any meaning to citizens of Ul'dah.
