(09-18-2014, 12:16 AM)Faye Wrote: I'm not sure that's an accurate comparison, though. Is Titan calling all the races "Children of Man" any different than an alien landing and calling us all "earthlings?" The Primals are from another plane of existence, beings with immense power that are an entirely different form of life. It could simply be he's using the phrase the same way a God-like being may refer to "mortals"--a manifestation of life far different from his own, easily lumped into the same category by someone looking down on them, but not necessarily in fact the same species.
Okay, Titan aside, Lewphon of Sharlayan writes the Five Ages - An Eorzean Chronology in the Year 233 of the Sixth Astral Era. This is roughly 250 years before the first Hyur begin their migration to Eorzea. In it, he describes the beginning when "man" first comes to Eorzea and the Twelve see fit to grant mankind their blessings.
The first three races of man to set foot in Eorzea were Elezen, Roegadyn, and Lalafell. So if these three were separate species, the text would read "Age of Elezen" or "Age of Roegadyn" instead of "Age of Man." Even in ARR Lore Text we are referred to as the five races of man. By English grammatical rules, all race names are capitalized. Elezen, Roegadyn, Lalafell, Miqo'te, and Hyur are all races that fall under the umbrella species "man."
I'm not really sure how this turned into a debate. It's just simple English grammatical rules. In English, race names are capitalized. If you choose not to capitalize the race name, no big deal, it's just grammatically incorrect is all I'm saying.
