(09-02-2013, 11:42 AM)Eva Mhirravi Wrote: Pretty much everything about my character is screwed up since I thought Eva up (and rolled her, but rarely played) before any of the new naming and tribe lore came out (When DID that come out by the way?).
My idea now is that Eva's mother was probably in some sort of secret tryst with a Tia and ended up pregnant. The Tia would be exiled and the mother given the choice of abandoning the child or being banished as well. I'm thinking she gives up the child which is how Eva ends up in Ul'duh with no tribe prefix. As for having a surname I'm thinking despite the fact that Eva doesn't care much for cultural norms she's none too close to her father (perhaps because, though she's unwilling to admit it, she feels inadequate for being sired by an "unworthy" Tia) and thus refused to take his name. I'd imagine "Mhirravi" would just be a name she thought up that sounded pretty. I dunno.
To satisfy your curiosity, the naming conventions posts are from 3/12/13.
I think your backstory's eminently reasonable. It explains why your character isn't keen on tribal society, why she has a non-standard name, and why she grew up in Ul'dah. It also fits with the lore. As for the last name, I think that's a great reason that can come up in RP (or be artfully dodged in RP, producing more RP as people try to pry into the truth of the matter
). In a number of fantasy canons, orphans and others who don't know their surname take a name of their choice. Or, of course, you could adapt a concept from A Song of Ice and Fire and say that, for instance, that's the last name of all children who grew up in the orphanage where she did (the Mhirravi Home for Wayward Souls?) -- assuming, of course, that works with your backstory.
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