(04-11-2015, 10:24 PM)hauntmedoitagain Wrote: We know they're from Othard, with the Raen specifically in Doma featuring similar naming schemes.
Unless you plan on playing Xaela, what more do you need to know unless you overly rely on race to define your character?
Not race, actually, but culture, origin and so on. I do plan on playing Xaela, so that's one thing. But up until today, we didn't even have any real confirmation with their circumstances in Doma. This is our first real tidbit of lore. Before this, we just had their appearance.
Yugiri could've been the exception. We literally knew nothing besides 'well there's at least one in Doma and they have some dragon features' until today. There were theories about them being related to Shiva, about some manner of tense standing with Ishgard, all kinds of ideas and we still don't have any real idea about their circumstances and why they're now in Eorzea. A refugee would have a much different mindset than a nomad, for example. Differences in culture, mindset and background could've been (and still could be) as drastic as Highlander and Midlander.
I admit this is more of a personal preference thing but sometimes knowing where you've been can really help with deciding where you're going. Especially in a setting like this; most of the playable races have very important context and background.
