(05-12-2015, 02:42 PM)Nailah Wrote: ... I tend to give my miqo'tes a trait I've named tell-tale-tail, wherein their mood is usually easily read through their ears and tail if one is savvy on what such means. Eg, ears pinned down against head + puffy tail = Angry, and this is something my miqotes can not control (though it would probably be possible for someone to train themselves not to react). Another thing to note is that Miqo'tes have been described as more agile and maintain better balance than for example a hyur, just from a standard point of view.
...you should be aware that mixes between the two types of miqote are usually frowned upon. These mixes get either shunned, ridiculed or even killed by their families if it is discovered (not always a given!) that they're a mix of one and the other, and should one make it to adulthood it's likely that there's some people who will still shun them, refuse to deal with/speak to them, etc - all depending on how obvious it is (eg. a really light skinned keeper). I would also say that there'd probably be a risk of mix-genes skipping a generation or two, so if it's minor traits (Like a seeker with sharp fangs, sharp fangs is otherwise a keeper trait) it might not be directly from their parents.
The ears/tail body language was something I have wanted to do and in some of my writings have done so. Her ears flick as she catches sounds and focuses on them, tail swishing as she sights prey, etc.
I had also planned on playing that agility card quite heavily, not just a Miqo'te but her as an individual having exceptional agility.
As for the mix, I'm not sure if I'll just rename her and have her as a Keeper... but I kinda like her Seeker name! If I go with the mix, I had planned on her childhood being very uncomfortable. In my mind she was shunned and picked on, something that actually made her a stronger person in the end and fostered her independent nature. My thought was to have her raised as a Seeker but she's very heavily Keeper looking. Perhaps, as you say, the genes skipped a generation... she would have been known to be the child of Seekers but of obvious mixed blood, making her both more accepted because of her parentage but still shunned and picked on because of her obvious Keeper genes.
Not sure if it's worth it in the end. May just have to get the name change. Regardless of what I do, I do not plan on playing her as -very- traditional as I don't really want to RP in a clan or anything. She is an adventurer, a Ranger and very skilled at what she does.
