Rainvierre

I'm sure we all are now familiar with the Miqo'te naming convention located here: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/61150-Miqo-te-Naming-Conventions However, I've been messing around with the Miqo'te random name generator and found out that for names for Seekers of the Sun, the first letter of their given name (the letter after the apostrophe, after their tribe name) must be a consonant. e.g. A'vhell, B'thun, F'this (this name actually popped up while I was generating names), and can't be something like Z'arr or A'enho. Also, I can't seem to generate a name with 2 consecutive vowels, e.g. A'vhiell or V'zhaen. What do you guys think of this?

The Lalafell Name Generator sometimes dishes out Japanese sounding names like "Agashi Hijagashi" or "Nodumo Hidumo", would that be lore friendly? Or does that indicate that the Lalafell came from the east, outside Eorzea, just like Kilieit said?

First of all, thank you for the warm welcome! I'm deeply grateful for your very detailed answer, that will most definitely help me establish a background for my character. I may have some questions that I'd like to ask, so thank you very much .

Ahh, thanks for the map! Looks like it makes sense geographically for a Lalafell to adopt a Seeker, since most Plainsfolk and Seekers are situated around Limsa Lominsa.

Interesting. So, a gladiator Mi'qote with the name "Z'khuva Kenshi (swordsman in Japanese (or something similar)), which is(was) raised by a Lalafell, makes sense? I guess many people like Miqo'tes because they're cat people. And people like cats. And why adoption is a cliche in the RP community, is I guess because protagonists in pop culture are usually orphans or adopted. Or perhaps they can't think of a good name for a character of a given race and decided to have their character raised by another race? Or perhaps they like the aesthetics of the race but the lore isn't their thing, and I completely understand them (imagine being a Seeker female staying faithful to the lore, you'll be one of 10-50 females in the sect who mated with that one Nunh once or twice). And the reason why the Lalafell would adopt a Miqo'te is because of sympathy over knowing that my Miqo'tes sect got completely wiped out when I was still an infant, would that be lore friendly though? I chose Lalafell because they seem to be the "kindest" looking race out of the bunch.

Ahhh, you're right. I nearly forgot about that. I guess it wouldn't make sense for a Lalafell to pass down a surname. Hyur parents it is then. Thanks though! EDIT: Unless my Miqo'te adapted Lalafell's naming convention out of respect for his adoptive mother? Say, Z'khuva Hakuva? While his adoptive mother's name is Ninimu Nimu...?

Hello FFXIV Roleplayers! I'm fairly new to FFXIV and would like to have a Seeker Miqo'te character (due to aesthetic reasons). While the Seeker Miqo'tes lore is interesting, the tribe convention doesn't really suit my taste. So, I decided to establish a backstory for my Miqo'te. Roughly, he is the sole survivor from an attack to his tribe, and later was adopted by Lalafell lady and decided to take her surname. I do have a couple of questions regarding to this. Are the tribes of Seeker Miqo'tes one very large pack? Or is a tribe composed of smaller packs which travel separately? Because having an entire tribe, say, Antelope tribe, getting annihilated doesn't seem too be lore friendly :dazed:. Is it plausable for a Seeker Miqo'te to be adopted by a Lalafell? Would it be possible for a Lalafell to travel to the area of the Seeker Miqo'te? Or perhaps vice versa or somewhere in the middle? Feedback and suggestions to my character backstory would also be greatly appreciated! Thanks FFXIV Roleplay!