@T'salmaveth: We're happy to help out. 
Because of how the lore in XIV is, there'll inevitably be disagreements, but hopefully seeing the various sides of the issue and the thought processes behind those will help you come to your own conclusion.
As a side note, I wanted to point out something subtle, yet awesome, that's happened in this thread.
Aysun and I seem to have a difference in opinion on how to interpret the (admittedly often contradictory) miqo'te lore OOC. However, since our interpretations don't make categorical, absolute statements about all miqo'te, if our characters meet and this topic comes up, they can have a discussion about it IC and build a bridge between the two perspectives. Both characters can chalk up their views (informed by our OOC interpretations) to what they've seen IC, and they can discuss that fruitfully; neither character has to point at the other and say, "you're nuts." In short, we can handle the difference entirely IC.
The moral of this story is that, when interpreting lore -- especially if there's grey areas in it (and XIV has a lot of those) -- it's always best to "leave the door open," so to speak, by not taking a universal stance on it. If possible, you always want to leave room to say, "but that was just my experience" ICly. That way, you can RP with people who may have different takes on the lore.
Because of how the lore in XIV is, there'll inevitably be disagreements, but hopefully seeing the various sides of the issue and the thought processes behind those will help you come to your own conclusion.As a side note, I wanted to point out something subtle, yet awesome, that's happened in this thread.
Aysun and I seem to have a difference in opinion on how to interpret the (admittedly often contradictory) miqo'te lore OOC. However, since our interpretations don't make categorical, absolute statements about all miqo'te, if our characters meet and this topic comes up, they can have a discussion about it IC and build a bridge between the two perspectives. Both characters can chalk up their views (informed by our OOC interpretations) to what they've seen IC, and they can discuss that fruitfully; neither character has to point at the other and say, "you're nuts." In short, we can handle the difference entirely IC.
The moral of this story is that, when interpreting lore -- especially if there's grey areas in it (and XIV has a lot of those) -- it's always best to "leave the door open," so to speak, by not taking a universal stance on it. If possible, you always want to leave room to say, "but that was just my experience" ICly. That way, you can RP with people who may have different takes on the lore.
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