(03-14-2015, 11:26 AM)Seriphyn Wrote:(03-12-2015, 07:17 AM)Warren Castille Wrote: It's easier to just wear white robes and be a conjurer, but for some people folks see the title and latch onto it, as if that in and of itself means anything in roleplay.
I agree, and the inverse of this is what I've never understood. Why -must- you have the title if having it means all sorts of lore diceyness?
Going to chime in here briefly on the subject of conjurers and their clothing. Cuz if you dress your conjurer in white, you're doing yourself a disservice. According to 1.0 lore, the colors of a Conjurer's robes actually mean something and after a quick run around, continue to do so in 2.0!
In 1.0, a Conjurer who wore purple denoted that they were a Hearer. See below:
![[Image: The%2BCall%2Bof%2BNature%2B-%2B8.png]](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ol5VpGyQ0LU/TiVYcqPknhI/AAAAAAAAA8E/32WD0Z9T7cs/s1600/The%2BCall%2Bof%2BNature%2B-%2B8.png)
Experienced or high-ranking members of the Stillglade Fane who had not yet heard the call of the Elementals were dressed in Grey:
![[Image: maxresdefault.jpg]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LBSm85MpCRc/maxresdefault.jpg)
And all others wore whites or faded greys and tans as seen on the right here:
![[Image: The%2BCall%2Bof%2BNature%2B-%2B2.png]](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oK1aH3RjyPI/TiVU4nhX6dI/AAAAAAAAA6E/xcXuW6WSfF8/s1600/The%2BCall%2Bof%2BNature%2B-%2B2.png)
Now, this tradition continues to hold true in 2.0 with only a minor costume change for the Hearers.
Unhearing conjurers still wear whites, greys, or other pale faded colors:
![[Image: Sylphie_01.jpg]](http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130818133339/finalfantasy/images/5/55/Sylphie_01.jpg)
And Hearers now wear this:
![[Image: bjFwbWM.png]](http://i.imgur.com/bjFwbWM.png)
Navy blue has taken over as the dominant color, but purple remains as the accent. And most of these Hearers wield a purple "Sprouting Rosewood Radical" as their weapon. Also notice how E-Sumi-Yan is fully clothed in purple. Even O-App-Pesi follows this trend:
![[Image: FFXIV_O-App-Pesi.png]](http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130903093304/finalfantasy/images/5/51/FFXIV_O-App-Pesi.png)
(Note the non-Hearer conjurer with him.)
In fact, the only White Mage NPCs who do wear white are the Senna family, seen here:
![[Image: Kan-E-Senna_Pedjals.jpg]](http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130828122052/finalfantasy/images/9/9f/Kan-E-Senna_Pedjals.jpg)
And of course A-Towa-Cant who wears the infamous WHM AF, which I'm assuming the new canon for them is that they are his robes. In 1.0, A-Towa-Cant did not exist and the WHM AF was actually the corporeal form of an Elemental, Oha-Sok who becomes your robes so that you might carry Her power with you.
TL;DR: Unless you're stating yourself as a White Mage, wearing white as a Conjurer actually means you're a novice conjurer and unable to hear the Elementals. Fun fact of the day! ^^
