Eva, it seems once again you've turned in exhaustive effort for the betterment of the community as a whole, and I welcome the opportunity to converse on a topic so, how shall we say...relevant to my interests 
. Â Having all the known available lore regarding the Duskwights in one convenient location makes for a handy resource, as well as a good stepping-off point for discussion.
Some of the aspects of Duskwight relations with the other races (and more specifically the Wildwood) were touched upon in the cultural aspects for your character thread. To be sure, from the small amount of actual RP I've done with Isobeau, and tidbits of discussion on these forums, Duskwights are viewed in a variety of ways...sadly, seldom goodÂ
 , and in my opinion, somewhat misinterpreted.
I think one of the difficult things about the Duskwight is that their racial tensions are written right into the lore, and so, as with any other aspect of lore, from the names of The Twelve, to the shape of the coastline of Eorzea, is a part of this game that anyone who would role play in FFXIV should be either prepared to accept, modify, or ignore, with the same effect as that choice would have for any other piece of official game lore.
One of the things I mention in my RP directory is that for me, its not only important for me to play the lore, but the game's world as well. Â On earth, in real life, one should attempt to not prejudge, hold a grudge, or otherwise be anything but accepting, regardless of world history, relations between countries and cultures, etc, etc. Â The stigma for possessing a bigoted attitude in this day and age is a strong one. Â So strong, in fact, that I think it makes it difficult sometimes for people to feel comfortable in, or differentiate between, role play of those traits in a character and holding them yourself. Â When I say that it's important for me to play the game's world, I mean that this is one of the things that differentiate the Duskwight from the Wildwood...perhaps one of the main things, and should be considered by those who choose those races to be a legitimate and acceptable, indeed, lauded role play aspect, and recognized by people who play other races as an aspect of the Elezen character that will most likely have to be contended with at some point, over the course of normal RP exposition and discovery.Â
To play the "bad blood" between the clans is not an attempt to be difficult or create a hostile RP environment. Â If it's not allowed to be explored through role play, then we're pretty much the same clan with a pallet-swap.
The lore states that the current relations between the Hyur and Elezen races (read "both clans") has reached the point where both can work together "towards mutual peace and prosperity", so the typical Duskwight probably isn't drawing upon the annals of history in order to drum up any strong feelings against Highlanders and Midlanders. Â The situation is a bit different with regard to those of the other Elezen clan. Â When such things are stated in the lore, most instances point to the fact that it is the Wildwood who would look down upon the Duskwights.
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*note the Wildwood can't even bring himself to look in my directionÂ*
We can choose to role play exceptional characters (us being behind their actions make them exceptional in the first placeÂ
), and a Duskwight who goes through life and does not develop a certain amount of bitterness aimed at their Wildwood brethren I expect would be exceptional indeed, with most likely quite a different set of circumstances regarding their upbringing than the usual Duskwight youth.
In this regard, Isobeau is definitely not exceptionalÂ
 .  My Duskwight will have, and readily display, visible tension toward the Wildwood Elezen...as she has already exposed to a certain extent through previous roleplay.  Why does she posses resentment against the other clan?  Well, that remains to be seen, through IC exploration of the subject .  I will tell you one thing, based on the wonderful RP I had adventuring alongside Vairemont and experienced first-hand...actually role playing the whole Elezen animosity angle will NOT make you any friends.  With anyone else.  Ever .
The two points that I feel require the most contemplation and fleshing out with the Elezen lore in general are the following:
1: Â What were the circumstances that caused the Wildwood and Duskwight to split? Â The passages Eva shared with us points to the Duskwight seeking a life of peace and seclusion, but how did events play out that finally drove that split?
2: Â Why, as in one of the blurbs, do the Duskwight consider Wildwoods as "traitors"? Â Defined as "a person who is disloyal", synonymous with such terms as "betrayer" and "backstabber", what did the Wildwood do to earn such ill regard from us?
tl: dr version:Â Don't be lazy...get back up there and read the whole thingÂ
 !
.  Having all the known available lore regarding the Duskwights in one convenient location makes for a handy resource, as well as a good stepping-off point for discussion.Some of the aspects of Duskwight relations with the other races (and more specifically the Wildwood) were touched upon in the cultural aspects for your character thread. To be sure, from the small amount of actual RP I've done with Isobeau, and tidbits of discussion on these forums, Duskwights are viewed in a variety of ways...sadly, seldom goodÂ
 , and in my opinion, somewhat misinterpreted.I think one of the difficult things about the Duskwight is that their racial tensions are written right into the lore, and so, as with any other aspect of lore, from the names of The Twelve, to the shape of the coastline of Eorzea, is a part of this game that anyone who would role play in FFXIV should be either prepared to accept, modify, or ignore, with the same effect as that choice would have for any other piece of official game lore.
One of the things I mention in my RP directory is that for me, its not only important for me to play the lore, but the game's world as well. Â On earth, in real life, one should attempt to not prejudge, hold a grudge, or otherwise be anything but accepting, regardless of world history, relations between countries and cultures, etc, etc. Â The stigma for possessing a bigoted attitude in this day and age is a strong one. Â So strong, in fact, that I think it makes it difficult sometimes for people to feel comfortable in, or differentiate between, role play of those traits in a character and holding them yourself. Â When I say that it's important for me to play the game's world, I mean that this is one of the things that differentiate the Duskwight from the Wildwood...perhaps one of the main things, and should be considered by those who choose those races to be a legitimate and acceptable, indeed, lauded role play aspect, and recognized by people who play other races as an aspect of the Elezen character that will most likely have to be contended with at some point, over the course of normal RP exposition and discovery.Â
To play the "bad blood" between the clans is not an attempt to be difficult or create a hostile RP environment. Â If it's not allowed to be explored through role play, then we're pretty much the same clan with a pallet-swap.
The lore states that the current relations between the Hyur and Elezen races (read "both clans") has reached the point where both can work together "towards mutual peace and prosperity", so the typical Duskwight probably isn't drawing upon the annals of history in order to drum up any strong feelings against Highlanders and Midlanders. Â The situation is a bit different with regard to those of the other Elezen clan. Â When such things are stated in the lore, most instances point to the fact that it is the Wildwood who would look down upon the Duskwights.
*note the Wildwood can't even bring himself to look in my directionÂ
*We can choose to role play exceptional characters (us being behind their actions make them exceptional in the first placeÂ
), and a Duskwight who goes through life and does not develop a certain amount of bitterness aimed at their Wildwood brethren I expect would be exceptional indeed, with most likely quite a different set of circumstances regarding their upbringing than the usual Duskwight youth.In this regard, Isobeau is definitely not exceptionalÂ
 .  My Duskwight will have, and readily display, visible tension toward the Wildwood Elezen...as she has already exposed to a certain extent through previous roleplay.  Why does she posses resentment against the other clan?  Well, that remains to be seen, through IC exploration of the subject .  I will tell you one thing, based on the wonderful RP I had adventuring alongside Vairemont and experienced first-hand...actually role playing the whole Elezen animosity angle will NOT make you any friends.  With anyone else.  Ever .The two points that I feel require the most contemplation and fleshing out with the Elezen lore in general are the following:
1: Â What were the circumstances that caused the Wildwood and Duskwight to split? Â The passages Eva shared with us points to the Duskwight seeking a life of peace and seclusion, but how did events play out that finally drove that split?
2: Â Why, as in one of the blurbs, do the Duskwight consider Wildwoods as "traitors"? Â Defined as "a person who is disloyal", synonymous with such terms as "betrayer" and "backstabber", what did the Wildwood do to earn such ill regard from us?
tl: dr version:Â Don't be lazy...get back up there and read the whole thingÂ
 !
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