Yeah, the potential incest element of tribal Seekers is something I've noticed as well. My guess is that the breeding groups in tribes are fairly large and that any individual miqo'te female of breeding age bears quite a few children. So, assuming 50 females bearing (let's say) 5 children each, the next generation is going to have 250 members, of which a comparatively small percentage are men, and every member of which is a half-sibling (assuming one nunh). With Eorzea being a potentially quite dangerous place, though, I imagine nunhs get successfully challenged by tia or outright eliminated from the breeding pool by external forces fairly regularly. As the generations progress, I'd expect the necessary genetic variation would emerge as nunhs rotate due to violence and select different groups of females with which to mate. There's also the possibility of tia or nunh from other tribes (or other hunting grounds) taking the position, which would further increase genetic diversity.
That said, incest is still a potential issue, since females are expected to breed with the nunh -- and there's no expectation stated in lore that if the nunh's closely related to you that you don't do the deed. This is a bit of a grey area that provides an opportunity for different backstories, IMO.
That said, incest is still a potential issue, since females are expected to breed with the nunh -- and there's no expectation stated in lore that if the nunh's closely related to you that you don't do the deed. This is a bit of a grey area that provides an opportunity for different backstories, IMO.
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