(07-07-2015, 04:50 PM)Unnamed Mercenary Wrote: And to our average farmer/city person/not-adventurer, calling magic "white", "black", "pink", "green" or any other color probably just sounds silly. They know conjury, thaumaturgy, arcanima and now astrology, I guess.
If they know the terms at all.
Per the lore team, the average Eorzean is a fairly accepting but uneducated person. Those who live in a city with a particular magic guild may well have heard the term for it, but it's just as likely they'd call the person a healer or just a mage. They might even prefer a term that matches what the person is socially (priest, Hearer, or tax collector instead of thaumaturge, conjurer, or arcanist, for instance). I suspect only astrologians would be well-known in Ishgard by the name of their Discipline, but only if they practice the Ishgardian school.
Consider that even nowadays, some people just refer to doctors as "doctor," not as a particular specialty. The same is true of engineers, programmers, and other highly skilled professionals. The fine details of specialty just aren't relevant to those not in the field. In my mind, if you take that modern tendency and back it out to a much less educated society, you end up with all mages ending up being called "mage," regardless of what exactly they do.
EDIT: In the above, I'm referring to the "average Eorzean," not adventurers, nobles, or other well-heeled types.
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