I am no way, shape or form a lore expert. I have done research on the Hellsguard, as my character is a Hellsguard and I was running into the same problems you are. Unfortunately, Â most of the info you will find is a repeat from one place to another. Here are two places that I have gone too.Â
Short blurb from Gamer Escape
From the FFXIV Wiki
Also, check out the RPC Wiki on Hellsguard, were you can find a lot of the same information.Â
RPC Wiki
Having said that, One thing I have seen about the Hellsguard is that a majority of them have come down from their home in Alabathia's Spine, which is a mountain range in northern Eozrea north of Sharalyan. Supposedly the gates to hell reside there. Do they? I have not found anything that is conclusive to that fact.Â
Most Hellsguard that come down and integrate into civilization do not use their families last name, but just use their first name. They also do not use the Roegadyn language when making their names, but use the common tongue. They still will try to name themselves after naturey things. This is a big difference from the seawolves who not only use the Roegadyn language for their names, but also keep the family, or surname, name. (Hence, why my character is Night Rain.)
I kind of like the fact that for the Hellsguard, they have left it quite open to interpretation in regards to their back stories. Going off of the language, the fact that physical competition (or any competition for that matter) is important too them, and the way the Roegadyn's seem to be a northern race from long ago, one could make a good case that they are very viking/germanic/icelandic when it comes to social interaction with their families.
If you would like to see how I've integrated my hellsguard family into his backstory, check out my wiki:
Night Rain's WikiÂ
*places a pie down to hide his escape and flee's"
Short blurb from Gamer Escape
From the FFXIV Wiki
Also, check out the RPC Wiki on Hellsguard, were you can find a lot of the same information.Â
RPC Wiki
Having said that, One thing I have seen about the Hellsguard is that a majority of them have come down from their home in Alabathia's Spine, which is a mountain range in northern Eozrea north of Sharalyan. Supposedly the gates to hell reside there. Do they? I have not found anything that is conclusive to that fact.Â
Most Hellsguard that come down and integrate into civilization do not use their families last name, but just use their first name. They also do not use the Roegadyn language when making their names, but use the common tongue. They still will try to name themselves after naturey things. This is a big difference from the seawolves who not only use the Roegadyn language for their names, but also keep the family, or surname, name. (Hence, why my character is Night Rain.)
I kind of like the fact that for the Hellsguard, they have left it quite open to interpretation in regards to their back stories. Going off of the language, the fact that physical competition (or any competition for that matter) is important too them, and the way the Roegadyn's seem to be a northern race from long ago, one could make a good case that they are very viking/germanic/icelandic when it comes to social interaction with their families.
If you would like to see how I've integrated my hellsguard family into his backstory, check out my wiki:
Night Rain's WikiÂ
*places a pie down to hide his escape and flee's"
![[Image: rain1.jpg]](http://novashepard.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/rain1.jpg)
