(06-08-2015, 07:50 AM)Gegenji Wrote: And, really, the Beast Tribe rep quests show that there's plenty of good folks on the beastly side.
What I've seen of the Beast Tribe quests also suggests that they are socially persecuted for their race even though they have good intentions. I haven't done a lot of them, but I remember the Kobold quest containing NPC dialogue like "a kobold's a kobold" and that the friendly tribe lives in fear of persecution. Ixali have a similar thing too. What's important here is perception, and there is definitely a perception that "all beastmen are alike" which is obviously provably untrue, but it's still a view held by characters.
I think players are generally quick to impose a really modern attitude towards racial tolerance onto their characters, which may be fair considering the racial diversity in Eorzea, but we should also realize that the setting contains a variety of attitudes towards races.Â
That having been said, I expect Au Ra PCs will be common enough that everyone will have at least one Au Ra in their social circle who serves as an example of how civilized they are. Especially since most PCs don't tend to play conflict-prone characters.Â
And for anyone saying there are no reasons for having a negative initial impression of Au Ra, you should review this thread because it contains a lot of interesting examples as to why characters may feel that way.
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