Heroshi

Thank you very much for both of your posts, sounsy! I think I've got enough insight now to make my own decision on how I want to go through in this game. Also, thank you as well for your guide on Paladins in general, It answered a number of things I was confused about. I was also a bit worried starting anywhere aside from Ul'dah but that's been eased and I'll give things a liiitle more thought before moving on. Your time is highly appreciated with that great post format to explain things to me!

New questions! Alright, so, from a lore standpoint.. I'd prefer this character to be lawful good/lawful neutral if the case permits aaannnd, I do not know much about the game world in general but I guess I'll ask another way... Which City-State is more fitting for a Paladin? I'm outright assuming Ul-dah for obvious reasons but I'd still like to know if otherwise. (Paladins in the general, stereotypical sense, not the whole Sultansworn gig) By this I mean, the whole peaceful area type of thing. Aaanndd this is just a general question about the games atmosphere in general, Gridania is considered the prime Hyur city, yes? Maybe this would sway me to start in said area then upon 10/15 travel to unlock gladiator considering I'd rather play as that asap! Lastly, this one probably doesn't matter much in the end considering I can change it / by the time I get to said level I think I'll have decided on doing it for lore or for the rewards. Sum up the grand companies goals for me I suppose? Do any of the have the goal/some prime goal of just uniting everyone? Thanks all, again!

1. First off, the City-State on your character screen > Profile in-game, does this change when you pick Grand Company or what? I'm having a real hard time choosing where to start out (though it doesn't matter much, as I'll wind up being either Paladin or Warrior by the end of things, and both require at least *something* from a zone, so I'm choosing based on story reasons and just personal preference with looks. So, walking around the two I've really come to like Gridania and Limsa Lominsa's aesthetics the most, though I detest the pirate speak, it's a really pretty place, and in order to choose one of the three areas, I'd like to know a bit about the actual stories. So, what I'm also asking is... 2. Could anyone give me a rundown (as spoiler free as possible) of each zones starting story? By this I mean the 1-15/20 content until you choose a grand company and everything pretty much becomes the same. 3. A rundown of each grand companies story as well. Of course, as spoiler free as possible. 4. Is it possible to change company? 5. Does the gear from them even matter much in the long run? Thanks, all!

William Minchew it is then. Both have meanings behind protection and considering I typically main a tank class, fitting. Thank you everyone!

Ah, I was looking for a thread on naming styles for each race, I think I'll just go with William as it's much easier to find a suitable English last name (and probably my actual last name due to the English heritage, or not, I have a couple others but I will decided once I get to play later today!), that and I suppose it does fit better for a Hyur than Heroshi from a lore standpoint. Thank you guys, though. I'm eager to get started.

I see, thank you then! I do have William and a couple last names to use for him, then. Would that be more fitting?

This will be my topic to ask for guidance on developing sensible character attributes, I'll only be doing light-RP as my prime goal is just well, end-game content, but I digress. For starters... I need a last name, badly, I can't even play without it. And I also apologize if this is the wrong board to ask for help on these kinds of things. Now, on all games I've rped on, I've typically gone by one name and one name only, just Heroshi. Being forced into a last name is neat in a number of ways and kind of an annoyance in others. My character is a Male Hyur Midlander. I'm just looking for recommendations / help on coming up with something that sounds nice as a last name for Heroshi. I've tried English and Latin thus far but I'm.. quite sure an eastern sounding last name would be most fitting, though I'm not very creative. Also, after I've gotten into the game I'll poke back for some other help. (Though after this post is created, I'm off to bed, but I'll be checking/replying in the morning!) Thank you guys though! Looking forward to any replies in the morning.