Hey everyone, I was wondering if you could pitch in and help me out. I originally posted a question about dragons to the Observational Question(s) thread, but then realized I had a lot more.Â
I'm attempting to create a dragoon character, as it was my (second) favorite job in FFXI and I'm a huge fan of Kain Highwind from FFIV. Obviously, I chose to give him a backstory based in Ishgard. As I was laying out the details I realized I don't know much about the city-state. So I decided to post some questions here to help build a better Ishgard-born Dragoon character.
1. What is the primary race/clan of Ishgard? I always imagined it being Highlander Hyur, but after reading about Ala Mhigo, this seems unlikely. Is it a melting pot like the other city-states?
2. Exactly how real of a threat are the dragons? Clearly they're somewhat of a threat since there's a humongous Dragoon corps there that refuses to leave most of the time. But are these gigantic dragons that destroy everything on a daily basis or smaller dragonkin that kind of wander around attacking people. Are they actively at war or is it a type of passive protection sort of deal?
3. Their chosen deity is Halone, the Fury, but how strict are they on that? Will you be banished for not worshiping Halone or is it sort of like the main three city-state deities where no one really cares?
4. What is their relationship with other city-states? It seems to me they are isolationist, but after reading that they are the main source of chocobos, it stands to reason that they have to trade with the outside world. Gridania is the closest city-state it seems. Are they rivals or do they work together? Or do they keep to themselves outside the chocobo trade?
5. Speaking of chocobos, should we assume that Ishgardians are outstanding chocobo riders? The combination of a polearm-heavy military and the largest chocobo population in Eorzea leads me to believe they're very proficient mounted knights. How well does that hold up with the rest of the lore?
6. Is their culture a strict Spartan-like culture of every male being trained to fight dragons since birth, or is it just something like "if you do join the military, you will be trained as a Dragoon. Otherwise, do whatever you want in life"?
Help is always appreciated. Thanks, everyone!
I'm attempting to create a dragoon character, as it was my (second) favorite job in FFXI and I'm a huge fan of Kain Highwind from FFIV. Obviously, I chose to give him a backstory based in Ishgard. As I was laying out the details I realized I don't know much about the city-state. So I decided to post some questions here to help build a better Ishgard-born Dragoon character.
1. What is the primary race/clan of Ishgard? I always imagined it being Highlander Hyur, but after reading about Ala Mhigo, this seems unlikely. Is it a melting pot like the other city-states?
2. Exactly how real of a threat are the dragons? Clearly they're somewhat of a threat since there's a humongous Dragoon corps there that refuses to leave most of the time. But are these gigantic dragons that destroy everything on a daily basis or smaller dragonkin that kind of wander around attacking people. Are they actively at war or is it a type of passive protection sort of deal?
3. Their chosen deity is Halone, the Fury, but how strict are they on that? Will you be banished for not worshiping Halone or is it sort of like the main three city-state deities where no one really cares?
4. What is their relationship with other city-states? It seems to me they are isolationist, but after reading that they are the main source of chocobos, it stands to reason that they have to trade with the outside world. Gridania is the closest city-state it seems. Are they rivals or do they work together? Or do they keep to themselves outside the chocobo trade?
5. Speaking of chocobos, should we assume that Ishgardians are outstanding chocobo riders? The combination of a polearm-heavy military and the largest chocobo population in Eorzea leads me to believe they're very proficient mounted knights. How well does that hold up with the rest of the lore?
6. Is their culture a strict Spartan-like culture of every male being trained to fight dragons since birth, or is it just something like "if you do join the military, you will be trained as a Dragoon. Otherwise, do whatever you want in life"?
Help is always appreciated. Thanks, everyone!
