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So... ... is there some kind of community skype chat or something? o.0 There is but I don't remember seeing much chat about Miqo'te sex, Add Tulcaondo to skype and I'll add you to the chat. There is a another Skype chat called "Unmoderated Fuck Chat" which... well, it's not as bad as it sounds, and as the title implies it doesn't necessarily strictly pertain to FFXIV at all times, it's just a dirtier version of the FFXIV RP chat where people swear a lot and link silly shit. And by dirty I don't mean ERP - no RP ever goes on. If anything, I guess that's where it could have occurred? Not like it's completely unwarranted there.

Well. I was all excited to see where this discussion would go, but it kinda feels like it's been hijacked by attempts to police what people talk about and do. It's making me uncomfortable to read and really feels like borderline flaming. So much for that.

I love this! It works pretty similar for my subsection of the Raptor tribe, especially with the nunh not really being a leader but has other important jobs.

Gives a server error when I try it, at least for miqo'te male.

I didn't do much exploring in the Sagolii due to my level so is there a second group of NPCs out there? I'm just curious because I know Forgotten Springs houses a bunch of Drake tribe Miqo'te. Now I'm sorry if this next issue has already been brought up as I only skimmed over most of the thread. From my skimming I got the vibe that a few people seem to think being a Nunh goes hand in hand with being a tribal leader. While this -can- happen SE's blurb on it says that it's very rare for a Nunh to actual hold any sort of leadership role in the tribe. Again there are exceptions and as I said it's -rare- not -impossible-. Also from bits of NPC dialogue it seems, at least in my opinion, that he can't just simply walk up to any of the women and get some tail any time he wants. This could be different for each tribe so please keep in mind that I'm speaking strictly about the Drake tribe in Forgotten Springs. Now in one of the buildings there you can find two women talking and one of them asks the other "When is your next coupling?" In my opinion this suggests that the Nunh and the women have to plan when they get together to mate. Also close by there is another woman who talks about the Nunh ignoring/not caring about his duties, suggesting that she's not very happy with the current Nunh. Now we can all get something different from NPC banter like this but for me anyways I'd like to think that the women still hold a lot of sway over the Nunh and can refuse him should they consider him unfit for his duties. Ah crap, sorry, I meant drake. Those are the guys I'm talking about, actually.

Pretty sure "reading too much into it" is the basis of what roleplayers do. You are on a website devoted to writing on and on about the lives of your video game character. What exactly makes the way you do it so much better? And there's nothing "in the gutter" about discussing culture and nature. And if it was - so what? Again, what makes your kind of RP any better than somebody who enjoys ERP? And no problem, Swift!

I'll tell you how it works in R'aqsha's tribe, and maybe that will help you. They are Seekers of the Sun, of the Raptor tribe. They live mostly in the Sagolii Desert but have branched out to earn money in Ul'dah, mostly as dancers/performers. They are prestigious spear hunters, so most of them have the dragoon/lancer class. 1. How, exactly, are challenges for the title of Nunh handled? Usually with a fight of some sort, sometimes to the death but not always. The loser is kicked out of the tribe if they are still alive, left to die in the desert or go off to the city - whatever. 2. How much influence to women have over who becomes a challenger? Since only a woman can decide if she enjoys mating with a particular male or not, in this tribe they have a lot of say - their opinion is very important. They can decide if they think a nunh is mentally unfit, or his personality is shit, if he's too ugly for their tastes, or if he's cheated in his fight to earn the title, etc. Each woman's willingness to mate with a particular nunh is considered a 'vote' - if the majority are fine with him, he stays. If it drops down to say, 60%, he's getting in some trouble. Anything less than 50% and they try to find another guy. Haven't thought beyond this, though. 3. Are the challenges a straight-up fight? Or are they most like contests, such as "who can hunt the most game in a single week?" It depends on what the two fighting males want to do. Usually they will have a particular challenge they want to show off with, like hunting the biggest game. In-game, there's a Basilisk tribe Drake tribe (sorry, got it wrong at first) of miqo'te living in an oasis of the Sagolii desert that pride how well the females can hunt, and seem to make a contest of it. So, I'm thinking depending on the particular tribe, it could be a 1 on 1 fight, or some feat of strength, or a hunting quota. It may change from issue to issue. 4. Is the loser killed? If not, is there a punishment associated with failure? (Shunning? Exile? Castration? Etc.?) It's possible they can be killed, but not necessary. For the Raptor tribe, losing and being cast out into the desert is pretty much a death sentence anyway unless they decide to go live in Ul'dah, where they are forced to cut ties with the Raptor tribe completely. 5. If there is a particularly fatal or gruesome punishment, how does this affect the morale of the rest of the tribe? If there isn't, what factor prevents the challenges from occurring very commonly? Women only want to breed with the strongest, most appealing male. Weeding out the weak is usually no issue to them. Living in the desert is extremely hard and if you can't keep up you are left behind. 8. Does romance play a role anywhere? If so, how common is it? How many partners are culturally acceptable? Does romance include a sexual element with the relationship? Is this okay with the Nunhs, or does it have to be in secret? Not in the traditional sense of a single couple. Women and nunh are encouraged to form strong bonds with each other, and favorites are looked down upon. The nunh is expected to treat each woman with equal respect and "love.". Ideally, it would be a huge "big love" going on between them all, where nobody is above the other. Women may also seek pleasure from other women, or have fun in groups, especially with their nunh - to promote this bond. Recreational sex is common, thus. The only thing that isn't allowed is messing with tia. Tia have no sexual rights in their clan, unless it's with another male - which isn't really often because there are so few. They are considered 'eunuchs' until proving they are good enough to mate with the girls and produce good offspring. --- And there you have it. Maybe it helps you answer some stuff. I personally have a lot of fun thinking about this and creating the NPCs that form R'aqsha's tribe. I'm even tempted to make a Keeper character to explore their culture as well. It's just really fun for me.

There's a trend I've seen across all games with height sliders - females tend to be minimum height, and males tend to be max height, creating some weird disproportions. Interesting, I guess. Rocky, I can't decide if I want him average or tall, but Kirzwyda is definitely going to be maxed out.

Damn, girl. I think this post is pretty amazing - you managed to write down all of my thoughts on the subject of miqo'te habits- in a better way than I could have. I really appreciate that you took the time to flesh this out! Having this info written down means I can expand his culture and such a little bit more, which I am excited to do. My character pretty much subscribed to all of this already, and I used these ideas to flesh out his backstory, inferring from what little clues we have from official sources. I'm a little disappointed with some of the reactions, though, and the fact that some players seem to be less willing to bend their human-centered thinking and get a little more creative with the miqo'te; they have have so much potential to be really interesting, much more beyond generic catgirls and boys. But I love coming up with an expanding on fantastical races myself, and exploring ideas that push conventional ideas of society, culture, sexuality and gender roles. To me, there's got to be something more to them than just humans with ears and tails tacked on. If that were the case, I'd see little point in it. Lots of people have fun trying to make sense of what they're given. Just because you don't have fun in X way doesn't mean other's won't. I doubt this post was written out of anger or disappointment - it was probably because it's fun stuff to think about for the OP. As it is for me, and I'm sure others. Also, they did nothing to break the lore. They expanded on what's given to us at this point, and making informed speculations and expanding on that. "Love" as we humans see it doesn't necessarily have to be present in their society at all, especially if other parts of their culture are completely different from ours. There isn't much "love" and romance among lion prides or solitary cats like leopards - perhaps it's the same here. Maybe it's just not a thing they are programmed to do because they don't need to.

Hehe, though I wouldn't do that if you have the PS3 CE since that is presently sold out. Letting go of your order might result in actually losing it. Pretty glad I snuck in and got my CE when I could a few weeks ago! But yeah, look at the availability first before you do this! Yes, it would suck something fierce to lose your preorder by trying to save $10. I'm just going to fork out the extra cash. The Amazon price guarantee should automatically lower the rate by $10, but I don't see that reflected in my purchase price when I look at my pending orders. You could always try to place a new order first, and if that works, cancel the old one. It's faster than dealing with support, imo. As C said, the rebate is credited to you after payment goes through, that's why it isn't part of the "lower price guarantee" thing. It's a giftcard.

Omg, I love your style! Making portraits look interesting is hard for me, but you do it splendidly. Super inspiring, I wanna go draw something now.

Just thought I should let you guys know, I found this on the reddit today. Amazon currently offers: - $5 off PC standard or CE download - $10 off PS3 standard or CE If you already have an Amazon preorder and didn't get this credit, you can just cancel your current order and buy it again place a new order and cancel the old one after that. Amazon buying page. :cactuar:

Doodle before bed... hairdown!Rocky.

Nice! Keep up drawing!

Wah, I really love how T'ranu looks!

Aw man, thanks you guys. :3c I admit I do have an affinity for more feral looking races, and miqo fall a little bit short of that but I can add my own touches to make me happy, haha. I also do wish there was some variety in the appearances beyond kawaii cat girl or cat boy, especially in the body type department. Gimme muscley big cat guys and chubby tall big cat girls. Masculinity and older-looking miqo'te ftw!

R'kali Fidar, Rocky's late mom R'kali Aqsha (named after his mom), Rocky's oldest daughter and currently 11 years old

I'm extremely turned off by the idea of mixing clans and races. The creators clearly intended for them to be separate, and I'm not really a fan of pushing clearly past the limitations they've set for us. It feels like an unnecessary complexity. I personally enjoy working within the constraints given to me. Also, romance probably doesn't work the same way at all for miqo'te as it does for us as humans. Seekers, especially, are polygamous and monogamy seems to be unheard of. Just another lore-breaking item, taking away key things that make miqo'te who they are.

Here's my gal Kirzwyda modeling a swimsuit or something. I just wanted to draw a hot chubby lady.

Aren't all characters going to be deleted before Phase 4? D:

Or any other NPC that is part of their story! I spent the day developing Rocky's backstory, and as a result, ended up creationg a slew of characters to go in it... And then I got the itch to see how they'd look in-game. So I started tooling around with that, and this is what I got. R'kali Fidar, R'aqsha's late mother and one of the greatest huntresses of the Sagolii Desert! R'haaz Nunh, R'aqsha's daddo obviously! R'kali Aqsha, R'aqsha's eldest (11 years old) and favorite daughter. Troublemaker and thief extraordinaire. R'maki Bashir, R'kali the younger's mom, and one of R'aqsha's mates.

Ah, that's helpful! Thank you!

Where are they? He's called the Wandering Minstrel. He should be in front of any of the Grand Companies in any of the 3 major cities. It's worth noting that you need to be level 26 and had to have completed Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak before he can level you to 29. Oh... that's a lot different from what I thought. u_U

Where are they?

They were up when I went to work at 7am CST, but they seem to be doing a lot of stress testing so they're probably intentionally breaking the servers a lot.