(02-28-2015, 07:37 AM)Graeham Ridgefield Wrote: I'm wary about this sort of thing since more often then not it seems to be embraced as a means of evading any real drawbacks to a character's more controversial traits. As far as I'm concerned being a Garlean is something that can bring a lot of depth to role-play but so far it seems like a lot of people simply make their character into a Garlean to gain the perk of advanced technological prowess/knowledge and then conveniently write off the downsides of being a Garlean by using fantasia or glamours to hide it.
As I've said in other threads, it's just so bizarre to me. There's so little racial lore in this game to begin with when compared to the likes of WoW and ESO so it's a real shame when what little of it exists is discarded in favour of convenient IC race changes/disguises.
At least on the Garlean front, there are many, many different ways to "qualify" as being a Garlean. And only the racially pure-blooded ones have issues with aether manipulation and the third eye. I personally do not accept fantasia potions as something that exist within my interpretation of the lore, but I do accept glamours because while they might be able to hide something, it is still always there.Â
And with the rampant amount of IC racism that is supposed to exist, I would assume most Garleans would be doing something to hide any major distinguishing features away.
