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Actually, it is because of the White Mage lore that the character in my avatar no longer exists (she was destined to be a Twelveswood White Mage, but as I continued to play that story-line, I figured that it wouldn't work and scrapped her).
But I've been thinking about this, and I wonder; would it be possible for White Mages of other continents to exist? Presumably, elementals aren't isolated just to Eorzea (even Padjal could maybe exist beyond the continent?). If those elementals and Padjal forgave the previous destruction more easily, they could have eventually started teaching new White Mages.
The reason I'm asking is because my new character comes from a sunken isle, which in turn was populated by people from Ilsabard who fled the Empire (the isle itself was inhospitable, but a Padjal reduced himself into Anima and worked with the elementals that had come with them to make the isle livable by making pillars of aetheric energy. When Bahamut's aether dispersed it twisted the pillars, causing the isle to sink and the survivors to scatter).
They had common history of survival with their elementals which meant that the elementals were a bit more lenient, which in turn made the Padjali White Mages more lenient (they still didn't teach White Magic if you had left the isle and returned prior to learning it, or if your parents were temporarily away while they gave birth to you and returned. Ascians and Archons were their boogeymen, the first for obvious reasons and the other because it would attract the attention of the first, and the worst possible outcome would be to have a spy/possessed White Mage pupil).
What I'm asking is if my character explained their White Mage status (as she became a "Renaissance Woman" by virtue of the isle's societal rules when you don't show a talent for a particular area of expertise) as a "I came from an isle where we taught white magic to a select few" would that be plausible? Or should I, despite the isle's origins and demise with white magic and elemental harmony, ignore white magic in that society altogether?
But I've been thinking about this, and I wonder; would it be possible for White Mages of other continents to exist? Presumably, elementals aren't isolated just to Eorzea (even Padjal could maybe exist beyond the continent?). If those elementals and Padjal forgave the previous destruction more easily, they could have eventually started teaching new White Mages.
The reason I'm asking is because my new character comes from a sunken isle, which in turn was populated by people from Ilsabard who fled the Empire (the isle itself was inhospitable, but a Padjal reduced himself into Anima and worked with the elementals that had come with them to make the isle livable by making pillars of aetheric energy. When Bahamut's aether dispersed it twisted the pillars, causing the isle to sink and the survivors to scatter).
They had common history of survival with their elementals which meant that the elementals were a bit more lenient, which in turn made the Padjali White Mages more lenient (they still didn't teach White Magic if you had left the isle and returned prior to learning it, or if your parents were temporarily away while they gave birth to you and returned. Ascians and Archons were their boogeymen, the first for obvious reasons and the other because it would attract the attention of the first, and the worst possible outcome would be to have a spy/possessed White Mage pupil).
What I'm asking is if my character explained their White Mage status (as she became a "Renaissance Woman" by virtue of the isle's societal rules when you don't show a talent for a particular area of expertise) as a "I came from an isle where we taught white magic to a select few" would that be plausible? Or should I, despite the isle's origins and demise with white magic and elemental harmony, ignore white magic in that society altogether?