(03-21-2014, 12:44 AM)Purpleglassesguy Wrote: Alright guys. I will adapt my WoW Character to this world. Help me translate his back story into Eorzean terms. I will tell you his whole Azerothian backstory.Depending on your character's age, replace Lordaeron with Ala Mhigo, which fell around 20 years prior to the start of ARR. Most of the refugees migrated to Southern Thanalan (Little Ala Mhigo) and Ul'dah. Ul'dah is the home of the Gladiator's Guild, which would fit your sword and shield warrior concept.Â
The characters name is George Greene. His father is a strong Paladin who fought under the flag of Lordaeron. He also had a little sister. He did not often see his father much but when he did he would tell grand stories of what it is to be a paladin and would personally train him. He was young when the Lordaeron fell. He was taking care of his sister when the undead came upon their doorstep and started slaughtering the people. George watched his own little sister and mother get slaughtered. His father was too late to save them but he found George and taking the lead fought his way out of Lordaeron to save his son. But shortly after George reached safety his father died at the hands of the undead. George was orphaned and his city gone. Everything gone.
After this event George abandon the light and the idea of ever becoming a paladin. He believed the light had betrayed him and wanted nothing more to do with it. In order to start a new life he migrated south to Stormwind where he enlisted in the military. From there he received good sword training and became a warrior of sword and shield. He was almost sent to Northrend when the war started there but he became deathly ill and was not able to go. He eventually was sent to Lakeshire, a small human town to the east that was quiet and peaceful. He spent many years working there as a guard until he eventually became sheriff. He held strong values of Chivalry and politeness he recieved from being a paladins son. But he also grew a great hatred for undead and had no more faith in the light. From there he adopted fishing to pass the time and lived his days peacefully as sheriff in lakeshire.
Of cultural note, you might consider replacing the given up aspiration of Paladin to some form of Lancer. Ala Mhigo's military (the strongest in Eorzea until if fell to the machinations of the Black Wolf) was particularly well known for its neato bandito Lancer Corps. There is not specific job attached to them, but they were supposedly a force to near rival Ishgard's Dragoons. That is kinda saying something, since the Ishgardian Dragoons are dedicated near completely to fighting dragons in melee combat. I am unsure if the Lancer Corps of Ala Mhigo had a specific name.
Ul'dah will likely grate on your character's honorable streak, it is wicked amounts of corrupt. Your mileage may vary though, the city-state IS also home to the Sultansworn, which are Eorzea's Paladins. This is not to say you do not have a few other options. If you are keen on Warrior as concept, you might consider having him move to Limsa after the fall of Ala Mhigo, home of the Marauder's guild. Maruader bleeds into Warrior, which is conceptually all about channeling anger. Limsa also fits well as a sort of Stormwind analog, to a degree. This would cleave a bit closer to the whole "giving up the light" idea, sorta. Lastly, consider replacing "the Light" with Rhalgr. The Destroyer is/was the patron deity of Ala Mhigo, and the leap that he failed to protect/abandoned his city is not a huge one to make. Similarly swap out the undead for the Garleans. As for the smaller town stuff, Eorzea is filled with small settlements.
My final two cents. While some tend to look sidelong at dimension hoping, I tend to think this is more from people announcing that they do so. Each character is different, but a case can be made that someone from a whole different world/dimension would not run around announcing it. Similar to how if your character is an assassin, you probably don't pop into the tavern and tell people they do not know "Hi! I commit murder for money!" By way of example, I have an alt who totally does come from another world. He is not in the habit of mentioning this fact to people, thus it really doesn't come up that much. It is a matter of showing and not telling. I tend to let such details bleed out through the RP of culture shock and such. Like the fact that he thinks the Garleans are the better option for saving Eorzea from the Primals, and that the force uniting the various city-states are actually more sinister in nature than their masks of altruism would have them appear. This are things that are products of the world he came from. Where a character is from is less important than where the character is going. Half the fun can be seeing if other players can figure it out ICly. That is just me though.
Just some ideas to consider.
