(07-12-2015, 04:02 PM)Miyako Wrote: Also, would it be likely elementals live in Othard or possibly something similar to elementals? Perhaps some sort of nature spirits?
Most certainly. Elementals live everywhere in Hydaelyn. Though most do not appear to mortals outside of the Twelveswood's Hedge for fear of Mankind.
Which leads into...
(07-12-2015, 04:02 PM)Miyako Wrote: If it is possible, would it work if I were to say someone taught my character something akin to conjury (nature magicks) during her time living in Othard?
Domans, and possibly other Othardian natives, do actually have something strangely akin to "nature magicks." In fact, worship of Elementals might actually be... a thing. Listen to this:
Oboro Wrote:My people do not worship your deities twelve. Our gods are all around us - in the trees, in the soil, in the crashing waters before you. Close your eyes and open your heart to the sound of the rushing falls, that you might purge your mind of all worldly thoughts and distractions.
Oboro Wrote:We draw power from the world around us - the heaven, the earth, the hearts of man - and channel this power into physical form. I am told that this is similar to your concept of ay-ther, was it?
This sounds suspiciously similar to Conjurers' descriptions of the Elementals:
Waldew Wrote:Listen, adventurer, to the rustling leaves, the flowing rivers- to the very pulse of this land. We conjurers of Stillglade Fane interpret these whispers of the Elementals and convey them to the people of Gridania.
Ingram Wrote:Put your ear to the Twelveswood, sister, and listen with all your being. Know - not fear - know that the Elementals are there. And when you feel that it is they that comprise the life that flows through us all, you will begin to hear their whispers.
So Far Easterners may actually be Elemental worshipers themselves!
(07-12-2015, 04:02 PM)Miyako Wrote: How would one go about roleplaying an Au Ra conjurer if she’s never had contact with the Twelveswood/Stillglade Fane? Is that even possible or must conjury be learned within Stillglade Fane?
So while your character's version of Conjury will not be the same as the Stillglade Fane's... (remember that Moogles taught the Gridanians Conjury only 500 years ago so that they might communicate with the Elementals) ...Far Easterners may have a form of magic very similar to conjury. Doma's shinobi actually use a version of this Far Eastern Conjury and incorporate it into their Ninjutsu as a martial magick. Likely a non-martial version exists in some capacity somewhere as well. A grey area, sure, but within the realms of lore.
I would just caution against your character saying they use "Conjury." Rather saying something like, "I use something akin to your conjury" would be more accurate, as if you aren't trained by the Conjurers at Stillglade Fane you're not technically the Eorzean "Conjurer."
Hope this helps! ^^
