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Leencat · **01-15-2014, 07:29 PM**

(01-15-2014, 06:50 PM)Ckayah Tia Wrote: I agree, she seems well grounded in lore. I especially like the bit about her father, it could provide some interesting hooks.

As far as her goals go, though... What you've got is a fair history. You don't really have any explicit motivations for her, though the fact that she's left her tribe to go study suggests that she has some strong ones. I'd ask myself some questions about her, they might help you to find some goals:

She left her tribe. How does she feel about that?

Who is she close to, now that she's living in Ul'dah?

How does she feel about men, in light of her revelations of her father?

How much is she willing to put herself out in order to gain new knowledge?

What does she do when she's not studying?

Thank you so much. I was really looking for some questions like these because I hadn't even thought about these things. Let me try to fathom some answers.

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AnswersShe left her tribe. How does she feel about that?
She feels stubbornly prideful about leaving. She now suffers the loneliness of it, but she's too proud to do anything other than stand by her view that her tribe was wrong to knowingly allow someone to take advantage of an illness for self-gain. But she has spent some of her time alone wondering if, in the grand scheme of the world, if it's truly wrong to do whatever one must do to have a place in the world. It's an internal conflict of sorts. The truth about her leaving could have been in the heat of anger, a rash decision, as she's still young, very temperamental by nature, and simply immature. I'd be happy to think more about this question. That's just my immediate answer without thinking "too hard" about it.

Who is she close to, now that she's living in Ul'dah?
I was honestly going to let this be open to connections, if maybe someone wanted to play the part of a guild-mate in the Thaumaturges' Guild, but I was also going with her having not developed any incredibly close friendships and being reclusive. I've considered maybe she has come to tolerate a guild-mate enough that she has a roommate for ease of living, unless guild members have a set living place that is paid for. If not, I would dabble with an NPC character roommate.

How does she feel about men, in light of her revelations of her father?
Men are not entirely a problem for her. He was a fool, but she was never hurt or abused by a man personally, so hating men would not feel justified to me. She's more skeptical of other tias in the sense of the culture of the Seekers, so she is more likely to befriend Keepers than Seekers when it comes to males. She ignorantly assumes all tias are bound by a selfish aspiration to be a nunh just for the glory or gather the support of enough females to lead their own tribe. It would be difficult for male Seekers to befriend her without a lot of work.

How much is she willing to put herself out in order to gain new knowledge?
I guess this is a matter of deciding if she's more practical than stubborn. I figured I would get a feel for that through RP, but if she is more stubborn, she might have a reckless edge leading to her facing danger to learn things. If she's more practical, I may go the route of her "using" people to help do her work for her, having them distract such things as angry monsters while she gathers a desired material or what have you. Frankly, I don't foresee myself going the "using people" route because beneath her distant personality, she is empathetic and doesn't believe in exploiting anyone for her own gain, as hating what she saw of her sire. She would likely just get herself hurt getting something she wants.

What does she do when she's not studying?
This is where I'm stuck because I haven't considered her hobbies. Saying she likes to read seems too cliche to me. I'm very tempted to have her have a love of plants/botany that might help spark her having good reason to end up traveling to other areas, where would likely find more plants to use as alchemy materials and whatnot. But she may also like to sew/knit. I can't decide if picking both would be too much or if I should just choose one.

(01-15-2014, 07:27 PM)Ildur Wrote: There are aldgoats in game that can be found around Camp Drybone, though it's suggested in a FATE that they come from the south. I don't recall them being anywhere else, but that doesn't mean they can't be found in other zones. Just something to keep in mind when deciding where the tribe was/is located.

Another thing you might want to flesh out a bit is how the tribal society worked. No need to be extremely specific, but things like how leadership was formed, usual diet, religious rituals, if they were nomadic. You know, things that can come out in conversation with your character some day and that could give you insight as to how she was raised.

As for information on aether, I can provide you this wiki link and this other one. The last post there is actually quite nice.

Firstly, thank you for the links! That's what I was mainly looking for.

As for fleshing out her tribe, how much freedom do I have with that? It is a canon tribe, so I don't want to go too crazy in case I face inconsistencies with other people. Do Seeker tribes always stay in one huge group or can a single tribe be broken up around several areas?

For example, as an answer, could I safely decide that they have their nunh, but no set leadership? Based on reading lore on Seekers, they don't always have nunh meaning leadership. You may bring up a point that deciding on them being nomadic is sensible, especially in a desert region, being constantly on the move for food. Perhaps they were oriented on hunting and more ate meat than plants.

I'm happy to take suggestions. I'm terrible at thinking of these sort of fine details, which are ones I really need.

You're all being incredibly helpful and thought-provoking, and I really appreciate it!

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