cptndunsel

Hello all, I am a seasoned roleplayer who is new to the FF14 setting. I am trying to take the deep dive into roleplay, but honestly I find myself crippled by the fear of getting the lore wrong so I was hoping that some people here could help me. In particular, I have some questions about the Samurai in this setting and how they work. My questions are the following: Do the Samurai of FF14 resemble the samurai of real life? (Do they have lords that they serve, clans that they are part of, ect) Or are Samurai in ff14 more of the archetypical warrior who has a fancy sword? If Samurai in this setting are closer to the former, how do you rp concepts such as having a master, upholding honor, ect. What about Ronin? How widespread are Samurai? Is this a profession that is only traditionally practiced by the people of Doma and Hingashi? Or is this a profession that you could plausibly find in any culture? What races would make the most sense for rping a Samurai? Super Specific question time: Do the tribal Xaela of the steppe retain any samurai of their own? Or would a Xaela need to leave their tribe to become Samurai? Thanks to all who answer. I am sure that many of these questions are obvious to those who have played the story, but I am just starting out and these are details I would like to have hammered out before I commit to a character. Thanks again.

Hello all, I am a seasoned roleplayer who is new to the FF14 setting, and so I have been doing research to familiarize myself with the lore before diving into RP. In particular, I have been reading up on the Xaela and I am really into the Mongolian vibe that they appear to have. Based on what I have read, I am under the impression that they do not typically leave their tribes or the Azim Steppe, and so my question is this: If you have a Xaela adventurer, how did you justify them leaving the Azim Steppe? Furthermore, how does your Xaela get on with others? From what I have read, they also appear to be untrusting or even hostile to those outside of the tribe. Thank you to any who reply. I am sure the answer to these questions are obvious, but like I said I am pretty new to this setting.