As an Ishgardian RPer, there are a few tropes that, while there is nothing wrong with them by themselves, they've become so common as to be painfully cliche. In my opinion, anyway.Â
Basically it will go something like this: Paco Taco was born to an Ishgardian noble family where he learned to read, have infinite wealth, be an azure dragoon, and also be super edgy. After having a family member accused of heresy, while simultaneously failing on a mission of utmost import, Paco was sentenced by the Holy See to make the decision to put himself in self-exile. Normally they'd just have you hanged or push you off a cliff, but Paco was too important! Paco then joined a mercenary company which just happened to work for the Holy See, performing missions that mostly involve sitting in the Quicksand. The mercenary group had great influence over Ishgard, giving all of the benefits of being a Temple Knight but with 20x the pay and 0 of the rules. But then Vishap attacked, and the mercenary company was called upon to slay the dragon! Yet Paco Taco didn't want to move forward in the timeline yet, so he used his infinite wizard magic to freeze time until 4 weeks later when he organized an FC even to run Steps of Faith and claim that yes, it was the great Paco who had slain that dragon. As such, Paco was welcomed back into Ishgard with open arms, with no regard for his past indiscretions. And now he's both a mercenary and a temple knight!Â
I mean, don't get me wrong, I'll still play with you even if a bunch of those things apply to you. I'm not upset about it or anything. Just know that when you tell me you're an Ishgardian exile, I'm always thinking, "Man, how does anyone still live in Ishgard when 99% of the population gets exiled every day?"
Basically it will go something like this: Paco Taco was born to an Ishgardian noble family where he learned to read, have infinite wealth, be an azure dragoon, and also be super edgy. After having a family member accused of heresy, while simultaneously failing on a mission of utmost import, Paco was sentenced by the Holy See to make the decision to put himself in self-exile. Normally they'd just have you hanged or push you off a cliff, but Paco was too important! Paco then joined a mercenary company which just happened to work for the Holy See, performing missions that mostly involve sitting in the Quicksand. The mercenary group had great influence over Ishgard, giving all of the benefits of being a Temple Knight but with 20x the pay and 0 of the rules. But then Vishap attacked, and the mercenary company was called upon to slay the dragon! Yet Paco Taco didn't want to move forward in the timeline yet, so he used his infinite wizard magic to freeze time until 4 weeks later when he organized an FC even to run Steps of Faith and claim that yes, it was the great Paco who had slain that dragon. As such, Paco was welcomed back into Ishgard with open arms, with no regard for his past indiscretions. And now he's both a mercenary and a temple knight!Â
I mean, don't get me wrong, I'll still play with you even if a bunch of those things apply to you. I'm not upset about it or anything. Just know that when you tell me you're an Ishgardian exile, I'm always thinking, "Man, how does anyone still live in Ishgard when 99% of the population gets exiled every day?"
