(11-18-2016, 12:33 AM)Yian Kutku Wrote: I want my Miqo'te Seeker of the Sun character (P'liko Cuga) to be new to Eorzea. What options do I have? So the options for where P'liko comes from would be places which have a decent Miqo'te population, and which allow regular commercial sea travel to Limsa Lominsa. The latter almost certainly exists; even if I get the impression the entire world minus Eorzea is Garlean-occupied, that does not preclude trade.
The sky is actually the limit on this one! While the Miqo'te are one of the least populous of the Five Races, they've migrated and adapted to just about every continent and region across Hydaelyn. From the lore, we know there are high concentrations of Miqo'te native to the Near Eastern sea known as the Bounty as well as southern Ilsabard. There is also lore which places them across the southern seas in Meracydia. Looking at the fact that the Miqo'te have populated the Near East, the fertile and commercial region which connects the Three Great Continents together by landbridges, it's probable that Miqo'te have also spread into parts of Othard as well whether by seas, frozen or no, or more recently as trade between the Near and Far East as well as between Eorzea and Othard has blossomed in the last fifty years or so thanks to airship technology. We also know that populations of Miqo'te exists in varied other places across the world, like the Sharlayan archipelago in the Bloodbrine Sea.
In short, you've got plenty of options!
-Hydaelyn Geography Lore
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(11-18-2016, 07:43 AM)Yian Kutku Wrote: I don't actually know much about how Garlemard rules its domains. Logically they shouldn't be too hard on the majority of their holdings, apart from the rebellious ones like Doma and possibly Ala Mhigo, simply because otherwise they'd have rebellions everywhere. So I was thinking it's possible for P'liko to have come from a Garlean-controlled territory, but not really care one way or another due to daily life being more or less the same as before. Or maybe the Garleans had been in charge for long enough that most people have gotten used to it; the saying about fish not noticing water comes to mind.
Like you inferred, the Empire's treatment of its annexed territories varies primarily based on how obnoxious the Province is to their rulers. In most cases, Garlemald prefers to leave the conquered city-states alone and preserve most of the ruling body, while appointing a Chancellor to oversee complacency and subservience to the Empire. Two nations which have staunchly resisted their oppressors, Ala Mhigo and Doma, suffered harshly beneath the lash. When Doma rebelled outright during the War of Succession about a year ago, the Garlean Empire razed the city-state, forcing thousands of Othardians to flee to Eorzea.
More lore on Garlemald, their Empire, and their practices can be found in these links:
-Garlean Lore Compilation: Military, Physiology, Expansion, and Doctrine
-Lore on Garlemald's Government, Nobility, and Encyclopedia Pages
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(11-18-2016, 12:33 AM)Yian Kutku Wrote: The former is trickier, since Miqo'te apparently came to Eorzea from "across the frozen seas" during one of the Umbral Calamities, but I don't actually know where they came from, or what Miqo'te society is like outside of Eorzea.
This is actually a factoid from the Lore Book that's under contention, as it conflicts with previously given lore. There is lore that both supports Miqo'te once living on the southern continent of Meracydia, which they abandoned after the ravishes of the Allagan War left much of the continent a desolate wasteland to this very day, but other sources place migratory tribes of Miqo'te in southern Ilsabard and the Near East, forced northwards there during the twilight of the Allagan Empire. While the Ilsabardian origin makes very little sense, as outlined in the link, it's still one valid origin of many Miqo'te tribes, and unfortunately we won't know more until Fernehalwes gives us a ruling on the topic.
I'll go ahead and drop lore on Meracydia below, and info on the Near East is coming next.
-Meracydian Lore Compilation
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(11-18-2016, 03:33 PM)Yian Kutku Wrote: I know nothing about Thavnair apart from a Thavnairan Bolero that I think I got from the Palace Of The Dead hoard. Googling, it appears to be an island nation in the "Near East" that is known for alchemy and being desert-hot. Which does match the whole Seeker Of The Sun savannah-cat thing, but I'm not as comfortable with it, since I know even less about Thavnair than the little I do about Sharlayan.
In short, Thavnair is a small island in a sea known as the Bounty. It's capital city, Radz-at-Han dates back thousands of years and is a commercial and cultural hub rivaling Limsa Lominsa. A large compilation of Near Eastern Lore can be found here.
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(11-18-2016, 12:33 AM)Yian Kutku Wrote: I'd also prefer if P'liko's origin is relatively drama-free, so nothing like escaping Garlean persecution or such. P'liko travelled to Eorzea in pursuit of knowledge, learning all she can, simply because she likes learning new things. Right now I tentatively put P'liko's home as Sharlayan, or at least somewhere around that area. This is entirely because I don't see any of the major cities on Eorzea as valid origin points for P'liko for various reasons, and Sharlayan is an option only because I know next to nothing about it.
(11-18-2016, 03:33 PM)Yian Kutku Wrote: Is there anything in particular about Sharlayan I should know about? Given whatever can be easily Googled as a base, and the extra tidbits in this thread. If nothing else, I can headcanon the vague bits, but I'd rather not contradict canon/fanon.
Sharlayan actually sounds like the perfect origin for P'liko! Sharlayan is an isolationist and pacifist nation in the Northern Empty, far across the Bloodbrine Sea. We know there exists a Miqo'te population on the archipelago, most notably the Jaguar (Y) tribe. Kilieit and Valence have already covered a lot of the main Sharlayan talking points, as well as Kilieit posting the Encyclopedia Eorzea lore bits, so I'll drop more lore on Sharlayan for you.
-Sharlayan, the Old World and Dravanian Colony Lore Compilation
-Bibliothecs Party Lore
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(11-18-2016, 03:33 PM)Yian Kutku Wrote: I admit I'm not sure how old to make my character, apart from the generic "old enough to be of age". I don't even know what Miqo'te lifespans are like in general, much less if Sharlayan Miqo'te have different lifespans than those living in harsher conditions.
Like others have said, the lifespans of the Five Races fall in line with normal real world humans, with minor exception of the Elezen. More lore on the Races and the Miqo'te specifically can be found in the links below:
-Race Lore Compilation
I hope this helps! ^^ Feel free to let us know if you have any more questions!