(04-16-2015, 05:12 PM)Faye Wrote: I think nationality/race/job/class etc. do have some bearing on a character's personality. They should not be what define our characters, but they play a role in who are characters are. If I made Faye, say, a tribal Seeker of the Sun, at the end of the day, she may essentially still be Faye. But a lot would have to change about her, especially if I wanted her character to make any sense. People are shaped by our environments. Growing up a Midlander in a wealthy household in the Shroud is a far cry from growing up a Seeker huntress in a tribe in Thanalan. She would be a very different person.
Pretty much this for Val as well. I chose Seeker of the Sun only because it aligned well with the general personality I had planned out for the character. He is entirely obsessive/territorial of his lady because he sees her as his. He prides himself in combat and seeks it to settle all debts because that's how he was taught in said tribe.
If he were a Midlander or something growing up in the city, while the personality could very well be somewhat the same, I don't think he'd have the same depth to him as he does now. He has mother and father issues that he simply will not talk about, nor admit to almost anyone. He's very prideful, but not for the right reasons. He's not well versed in society and his ignorance in etiquette and other things gives me a lot of comedic moments to throw around (like when he tried to write a book proclaiming himself the greatest lover in Eorzea). All of these things are what makes Val a unique character unto himself, and if his race/nationality changed, so would a great deal of that.
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