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You do have to understand though that the lore still supports Dotharl being merciless killers in battles even if it is fleshed out on, unless they remove that from the naming convention lore. Consider this... One of the side quest, one of the Dotharl believes that, if you're worthy, their souls would be reborn as a Dotharl upon death. And many do truly think they are that high and mighty even if they are wise enough not to constantly pick fights due to their assuming higher rates of casualties. So, if a Dotharl happens to think someone from another tribe is worthy of being reborn, they'd just kill them anyways because that would be seen as granting them a better 'afterlife' wouldn't it? And if they're weak, well... They're already dead. But thats all speculation on the lore offered to us in the Steppes. But as others have said, just the name Dotharl WILL ICly rouse a lot of people, especially other Xaela who are familiar with their way of life. Sadu also thinks battle (and therefore killing) is a sport. If you return to speak with her after Doma Castle (and before Ala Mhigo), she says that Garleans make poor sport, even with their magitek. Take that what you will but it does imply that she is having quite a lot of fun out there. That may also extend to battles with other tribes, who may view fighting as a necessity of survival, fighting for land, animals, resources, leadership, etc. Overall, its whats presented to us in both lore and personal IC experience. My character also RPs with many Hotgo, most that lost their entire family or more to the DOtharl in their backstories. And thats not a hidden secret. Thus, my character would naturally be wary of the Dotharl DESPITE also befriending two friendly ones, though one was inducted into the tribe, and another escaped it. The name itself is part of the character, and its what the character has to deal with, even if they were born outside of the practices of the tribe. There's no changing people's perceptions unless it is further changed through IC interactions.

Wait what, they actually did this? O_o. I"m honestly surprised they'd actually go back and re-do the voice overs... I haven't played my alts in so long... And usually skipped the cutscenes if I did. I'll have to pay attention now.

I think thats just simply the progression of RP communities. With Balmung locked just before expansion, we see a huge influx of new players and old time returning players, and roleplayers, looking for a place and with Balmung locked, Mateus would be the option. So in Balmung, we already have many circles and groups established due to its age, and from that, a lot of organized and schedules events and invested stories. Then on Mateus, we see people in the phase of making connections and whatnot which influences a lot more social stuff. Starting off RPing in the newer launches of GW2, ESO, and Wildstar, and even the launch of FFXIV 2.0, and seeing how the community evolved then comparing to the times I visited the RP communities of older games like SWTOR and WoW, I think its just the natural progression of RP communities. Mateus is definitely on the bright and new period of its life. Hopefully it can maintain a good population even after Balmung opens up again.

That's the thing though; Susano wasn't really summoned, he just kinda showed up when his artifacts came together again. Even the Koijin were surprised to see him speak and take form. Now that I think on it, he was kinda like Nidhogg's shade (assuming I understand what happened right). An actual spirit who was always there, just dormant. I could also be completely off, but that what I got from the cutscene and small tidbits from the whole Susano bit. Nidhogg's Shade isnt a primal but is alike one because it's not the original Nidhogg. When Haelsvagr was hesitant to fight against his own brother, Dad Dragon Midsgar...spellcheck made it clear that what they fought wasn't Nidhogg, but just a form taken by all the anger and hatred held within the eyes. Just pure rage in the form of Nidhogg. It's a similar thing Haelsvagr said to Ysayle about her Shiva summoning. That's not real Shiva, just some false embodiment based off the long past Shiva.

His summoning or idea behind it (the objects of worship coming together to form Susano) , is similar to Odin. It's not through actual prayer summoning that brings them into being but the very magic that's retained in those items. Though it's still somewhat of a mystery where and when Odin first came to be and how. But he is referred to as a primal despite having no link to a beast tribe probably due to his aether drain in his surroundings. So it's not a completely unfamiliar concept. San

Where did you get this snippets of lore? I can see aether reserves not being as great as before, but I don't think it'd affect much with the ability to manipulate aether. We still see older characters manipulate aether to create power spells such as the BLM in the 30-50 story and Louiseaux using the power in his staff in his attempt to bind and defeat Bahamut. From a more magitek standpoint. Garleans, while not being able to cast magic, are still experts in aether manipulation with magitek. I can see magitek experts developing some sort of shield or bind, or even implant that can suppress the ability to cast magic. For the snippet of lore my apologies for not having it under hand right now, but I am fairly sure Sounssy does. It's found in a quest in Hawthorne Hut if my memory serves me right. Or maybe I'm confusing it with that lorebook excerpt above... Being old doesn't necessarily mean your whole aether runs dry, and maybe it's a generality more than a certainty. I don't remember the exact words of that quest. But I could assume that yes, Louisoix might have been more powerful in his youth? After all his staff Tupsimati is powerful itself not because of its user, but because it directly siphons the land's aether. Meonbryda also uses it against Nabriales with a certain potency even if it's broken (she knows how to use it and that's it). I wouldn't say that Magitek is manipulation of aether, baring the fact that yes, Ceruleum is a distillate of lingering earthy aerther. But it's used as a crude and powerful form of energy to power everything they have. They don't especially show a huge understanding of aether manipulation all in all. Aetherochemistry is however a very advanced field of aether knowledge, but that's the specificity of Allag. Doesn't it say in the lorebook while Garleans are physically unable to manipulate aether, they're still experts in the field, how aether works, and knowledgeable about it down to a science. And they do appear much more knowledgeable in Allagan tech than our savage Eorzean minds have discovered so far. While ceruleum is essentially refined aether into a usable form fuel, some Garleans have been known to utilize that to rival even regular aether manipulation. Examples would be Gaius empowering his armor and therefore his strength. Or in the Warring Triad, Regula was able to form a literal aetherial tiger using ceruleum powered magitek to attack the WoL.

Where did you get this snippets of lore? I can see aether reserves not being as great as before, but I don't think it'd affect much with the ability to manipulate aether. We still see older characters manipulate aether to create power spells such as the BLM in the 30-50 story and Louiseaux using the power in his staff in his attempt to bind and defeat Bahamut. From a more magitek standpoint. Garleans, while not being able to cast magic, are still experts in aether manipulation with magitek. I can see magitek experts developing some sort of shield or bind, or even implant that can suppress the ability to cast magic.

Maybe someone can enlighten or correct me on this, but from my understanding, interior housing, inn rooms and apartments also take up space in the instance servers for the entire data center. So while other servers don't exactly need it, I think overall its a plus to clear up whatever amount of space AFKers use up in that regard. (Sometimes I can't even enter my own FC house to access merchants or melders )

I mean, what else is gonna happen when people know about the time now? Ask the boss for an hour break so you can drive home, enter queue. Go afk again then drive back to work? A lot of afkers are no doubt people who were already going to afk from morning/previous night to prime time to escape the queue. I'm one of the people that AFK as well but only because I'd go out for lunch or make dinner which takes just a bit over 30 minutes. I'm usually back doing content before the hour.

Its probably not restricted as BLM or WHM because as Red Magic developed over the course of centuries, its aim was to build a style of magic from its foundations that could not harm the world through the use of channeling ambient aether as BLM and WHM did. Thaumaturgy is often referenced in the questline due to its similarities of channeling from your internal aether reserves. And many practices that could be seen as potentially harmful, such as anything involving void magic, is forbidden from use, so that neither would be part of its core teachings. Its methods will never be as powerful as BLM and WHM.

It's definitely the technique , discipline and philosophy that distinguishes them from black and white mages. Such as their self-imposed limitations they placed on themselves so they won't repeat the same mistakes of mages of old among other things.

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Thaumaturge: Conjury: That makes perfect sense for conjury and thaumaturgy, but the question that often bugged me is why would arcanists need to think of the arcane geometries that are already written in their books? Open your eyes and look at the damn book no? Ain't got time to be flipping through the glossary/table of contents! So I'd say they'd have to conjure up the image in their minds, which then activates from the runes in the book from the appropriate page. And seeing how the geometries are distinct and probably precise, memorization through studying.

He also has a Hotgo with a grudge against him. My Hotgo, Chakha Hotgo. She's not very people-persony, but she'll show up anywhere Zanzan's friend does. Honestly, the amount of interest this has generated so far has surprised me. Lots of different, cool avenues of approach when it comes to stories. Awesome sauce! Hotgo lizards are rare. Dotharl lizards are legion. I'm not sure what you're talking about On a more serious note, I'd like to add you in-game as well if you don't mind!

I think it'll be neat for Zanzan to come across Mide sometime, especially being around Limsa. One of his closest friends is a Hotgo and promised that he'll find and help others. One of his writing projects even is to collect stories of the Hotgo including knowledge of their cultures and traditions. So far, the book is dubbed "The Painted People". It's his way to keep a displaced tribe from fading into memories.