(08-03-2013, 03:13 AM)Callipygian Wrote: I also think your idea of a culturally distinct Miqo'te has merit. Remember that the 26 tribes plus the Keepers migrated to Eorzea, much like the precursors to Native Americans crossing the Bering Sea land bridge in the last ice age. Just because a few tribes of Asians became Americans doesn't mean there weren't still Asians. Eorzea is a small part of a bigger world. There's bound to be an unimagined number of other Miqo'te tribes in other places of the world, and the means for them to travel around are quite sophisticated (through seas, air, and aether).
Indeed so; the dev post says 26 tribes, not "all 26 tribes" or anything like that, and for Keepers especially, there's direct dev confirmation of Keepers who didn't migrate or went to other lands. So, an isolated tribe is entirely possible with regards to lore. I suppose my larger concerns are narrative (what does this buy that being "less special" doesn't buy?) and lore related if the tribe came to Eorzea around the same time, but wasn't part of the 26 tribes. However, that latter bit, in retrospect, seems to be me reading something into the pitch that wasn't there. So, sure, to have the group have come to Eorzea later should be in the clear.
Total side note, but travel isn't really all that sophisticated, IMO. Airships are rare and Garleans far outstrip everyone else in this regard (this is more clearly stated in the GC quest lines). There doesn't seem to be any significant ship activity to other continents, suggesting that even Limsa Lominsa doesn't have especially great deep sea shipbuilding capabilities. Aetherytes are convenient, but they require infrastructure, are costly, and require that you attune to them first. So... most people probably still travel by walking, Chocobo, or carriage.
(08-03-2013, 03:48 AM)Dubs Wrote: Thanks a bunch Freelance. You've really provided me with some insight and much needed perspective about how to approach this. The gradual discovery of how my character might approach a racial connection, whether or not he can deal with being a possible pariah in the Miqo'te community as well as discovering who he is or even if he really wants to know why. I guess it's all up to the linkshell leader and willing participants who wish to accept this kind of character arc within their own personal RP community.
I doubt you'll have any issues with acceptance; your having explained it more makes it "click" better for me, and more importantly, it doesn't stomp over lore -- which means it should be workable. In terms of the miqo'te community as a whole, tribal miqo'te are almost assuredly outnumbered by "urban miqo'te," and they, like most Eorzeans, tend to be tolerant on the whole.
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