Kendha'to

Nope, not changing my hair. Just gonna sit and watch the Clouds as they pass by.

It seems like, if one really wanted to play up the whole "religious warrior" archetype that D&D paladins espouse, playing a particularly devout knight of Ishgard might be an option. Granted, I suppose such a character would likely not be called a "paladin" as that seems to be specifically an Ul'dahn title, but still, it seems likely that the Archbishop might have his own Templars or something similar. Thoughts?

I am Lynx. Where is Zeldaz?

THIS IS AMAZING.

Yes, yes, and yes. Teach me of your ways, O dweller of the city.

SE has come out and said that you can cross breed with other races (Like Hyur/Miqote) but it's rare. No one knows if it's rare because no one really does it or because they aren't quite biologically compatible, however. So that's just what the player feels like. On Miqote being their culture: True. Miqote are their culture much more than they are "cats" but I think it's being somewhat ignorant to assume their culture isn't cat-like either. I mean Seekers are basically Lions and Keepers are basically Tigers. Can you elaborate on this bolded part a bit?

Fair enough. I should have said "they're felines." I didn't mean to infer that because Ashe purrs/hisses/etc that every miqo'te does. I think in particular the Seekers are probably much wilder and more like big cats compared to Keepers too, and I know there's a couple camps that certainly seem to play that aspect of them up. Regardless though, they're quite clearly Felis Sapiens or something, however you want to call it. There's pretty clearly no canine influence or any other sort of mammal beyond humans + a feline of some kind. What *kind* of feline they act like almost certainly varies from group to group and across individuals like any human, but apart from that. *shrug* I feel like I may be coming off a bit demanding in saying "RP like I say so!" but it's more that I just can't see why people'd say otherwise. Individuals aside, the game has plenty of examples of how miqo'te act, and when someone tries to say their headcanon involves the entire race acting un-catlike, well. It's just objectively wrong. Do what you want with your own character but don't try saying the whole race has nothing to do with felines! Mmh.. I think we agree with each other, at the root of it. I describe Ken as having "wolven" qualities, but that doesn't mean I think he is, in fact, canine. I think the design intent for FFXI's Mithra was pretty obviously, "Hay guise, let's make a cat race." And, let's face it, Miqo'te are the Eorzean analogue for Mithra; I think it's a bit disingenuous to argue otherwise. There are plenty of differences, mind you, but all of our current playable races have their roots (on an OOC level, anyway) in the races of that other FF MMO. At the same time, though, there is a reason why people tend to downplay those similarities, and that is because it's very easy to fall into this cutesy, yarn-chasing, "nyan nyan" trap that is the bane of the folks who prefer to invest more heavily in the more tribal or even outright feral aspects of the race. Not that there's anything inherently wrong, I feel, with - y'know - being cute if that's how someone chooses to play, but there are a lot of Miqo'te roleplayers who simply don't want the race as a whole to be thrown into that category.

Not sure it's fair to say that those qualities you just described (rubbing against people, hissing, etc.) is in any way, shape, or form playing up to the Miqo'te's "cultural identity." They have cat-like features, but they're not housecats. Feel free to espouse those qualities if you so desire - nobody should be telling you how to play your character - but I also don't want to hear that those who don't "might as well be Hyur." There are many interesting aspects of Miqo'te society, including what players have created for their individual tribes and such, and it's all a lot more involved and interesting than simply "they're cats."

I.. I see. *taps fingertips together* Am I to assume you disapprove..?

You can't see the look on Ken's face, so you'll have to use your imagination. (Bless you, default female Miqo equipment. Bless you.)

I do this, too. On a Seeker friend's advice, Ken almost always wears a turban when he's in Thanalan during the day. Too damned bright, too damned hot, and too damned dusty.

I just wanna say that the first one is pretty arguable, while the third is not exclusive to cats. The ears look more like fennec foxes than cats to me. Cat ears are generally triangular (though sometimes are more rounded) and are set forward facing, while miqo'te ears are very elongated and are both angled and set more sideways. The tails, though, are certainly cat-like, though not exclusive in form to cats. I don't intend to argue semantics. I rather purposely made Ken more wolf-like in appearance, myself. What I took issue with was the unwarranted snark.

I'm sorry, but I feel compelled to address that first sentence. Respectfully, the OP NEVER said that Miqo'te are cats. The intent was to foster discussion among fellow players of the race - because, let's not try to deny it, the design intent was clear; Miqo'te have a few feline features. Cat-like ears, cat-like tails, pronounced canines (in the case of Keepers) - it's more than enough material for such a discussion to take place. I understand and appreciate concerns that there are players who don't respect the lore behind the race, but Kiht isn't one of them and is far - FAR - from an anime catgirl.

This is why I think Miqo'te make good Lancers/Dragoons. And as demonstrated twice by two new Miqo'te NPCs, they seem to make incredible Archers. *buffs nails on his jerkin* Well, I don't mean to brag, but.. Edit: Just to add something to the discussion, there's a short blurb on the origins of Eorzean archery on the official website. "With a bow in hand and a quiver on his back, the archer strikes at the enemy from afar. In Eorzea, two schools of archery have risen to prominence: that of the longbow sentries of the Elezen military, and that of the shortbow hunters among the Miqo'te."

Keepers certainly do, being nocturnal. Slit pupils actually reinforce sight during the DAY, by the way, if that's what you're referring to in regards to Seeker eyes, as they take in less light.