(12-26-2013, 04:49 PM)Asgarn Wrote: Apologies if I'm spewing back up an old reply. A mixture of skimming over replies and a memory of a goldfish mean it's likely I won't remember, anyhow. But... Am I mistaken in thinking there are Midlander Hyur in Ishgard? Sure, the Elezen pretty much run the show there, but this does not mean that the Midlanders are without their culture and lore there.
What with Midlanders being the most wide-spread and populace of the races lorewise (before you jump on me saying "ERRYBODY R MIQO'TE!"), this really eliminates the need for official statements of their lore and origin because, to be quite honest, there would be more than one sub-race of Midlanders. Or do the Arabic and the Europeans have the same culture?
So, to sum up that paragraph in a less confusing way... They are too widespread as a race to come together under one, definite culture. There are many within the Midlander race and this, in my opinion, should be embraced.
Foot note: I don't think any of that made sense. Well... I KNEW WHAT I WAS SAYING!Â
There are Ishgardian Midlanders, yes. And they definitely seem to conform to Ishgardian culture, from what we see. There are also Gridanian Midlanders, Limsa Lominsan Midlanders, and Ul'dahn Midlanders. Garlean Midlanders. There are more or less Midlanders in every region of Hydaelyn, and they seem to generally conform to their regional culture more than anybody else. Though it's also fairly apparent that Lalafell and Roegadyn generally fit in with their regional culture more than displaying cultural traits that are race-specific- that appears to be a tendency displayed in Miqo'te, Highlanders, and some Elezen. Though Wildwood Elezen culture is, in a way, the culture that defines Gridania and Ishgard. It's. It's complicated.
The point is, I get what you're saying. There is no monolithic Midlander culture in the way that there is for, say, Wildwoods or Highlanders or Seekers. They're the people who embrace and make up the cultures of many regions.
