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Ah well I think we may be misunderstanding each other there.
Nowhere I claim they do not have feline traits. Actually, it's written in the basic lore description.Â
I took that for granted since day one, and yet, you really have to look for it to see clear allusion to "feline traits". The first one is just the general non official wiki, and the second ones actually speaks about the tails and eyes, not even the whole. And even for the tails and ears honestly, half of them visually are as much as canine than feline ingame...
So... yeah.
Now then, i'm not going to nitpick around that as it's rather obvious that a certain part of the visual and fluff for the graphic depiction of the race has feline characteristics. I don't think anyone tried to deny that.Â
I may also have overlooked or don't remember various tidbits encountered in the story or sidequests that depicted them as feline as well, either obvious hints or whatever else.
The thing i'm contesting however, is that people tend to assume out of very, very little clear allusions to specifically feline things (the lodestone allusion to tails, seekers eyes, hissing sounds for the names maybe?), and again, things I don't contest here since it's written in the lodestone, that because of those few specific feline things, everything about the race therefore HAS TO follow the wonderful world of cats.
Territorial behaviour? Cats yes, but dogs, even more.
Lone, reclusive wandering males? Wolves, not cats.
Alpha males and fights for mating? Lions, true, especially for seekers, but also wolves, etc.
Even that put apart, there is a strong layer of metaphor and transposition too. We are not speaking about cats, we are speaking about a human race that isn't elezen, hyur, etc, but mi'qote. Some of their cultural traits are inherited from felines, or else, but never on a literal level.
Never at all. That's a disservice to the lore, and I find it a bit disingenuous, or wishful thinking.
Do they purr? Maybe, not stated anywhere.
Do they hiss? Not really, only stretched clue could be the 'h' in their naming conventions. Doesn't mean that they hiss at hostile people.
Do they spit? Not seen any allusion to that.Â
I could go on and on, really.Â
Now then, you are free to do whatever you like interpretation wise of course. I'm certainly not going to tell you how to roleplay them, and if that's what floats your boat, go for it!
I'm just trying to explain my point of view here, and how I think people are making a lot of assumptions.
Nowhere I claim they do not have feline traits. Actually, it's written in the basic lore description.Â
ffwikia Wrote:Miqo'te (ミコッテ, Mikotte?) is a feline race from Eorzea in Final Fantasy XIV. (ffwikia)
lodestone Wrote:Though their presence in Eorzea is lesser than that of the other races, the Miqo'te are easily distinguished by their large, projecting ears and restless, feline tails.
Prosperlain Wrote:The Keepers of the Moon are the more numerous of the two Miqo'te clans you will see here in Gridania. Even so, their kind are few enough, as many and more care not for life in the city.
They have the characteristic feline eyes and long swaying tails and I daresay that in comparison to the Seekers of the Sun, they tend to be a bit more reticent and reserved. Time was, our own Gods' Quiver used to clash with the Keepers that were out hunting in the Twelveswood. But these days we deal with them friendly enough, trading what crops and hides are to be had.
I took that for granted since day one, and yet, you really have to look for it to see clear allusion to "feline traits". The first one is just the general non official wiki, and the second ones actually speaks about the tails and eyes, not even the whole. And even for the tails and ears honestly, half of them visually are as much as canine than feline ingame...
So... yeah.
Now then, i'm not going to nitpick around that as it's rather obvious that a certain part of the visual and fluff for the graphic depiction of the race has feline characteristics. I don't think anyone tried to deny that.Â
I may also have overlooked or don't remember various tidbits encountered in the story or sidequests that depicted them as feline as well, either obvious hints or whatever else.
The thing i'm contesting however, is that people tend to assume out of very, very little clear allusions to specifically feline things (the lodestone allusion to tails, seekers eyes, hissing sounds for the names maybe?), and again, things I don't contest here since it's written in the lodestone, that because of those few specific feline things, everything about the race therefore HAS TO follow the wonderful world of cats.
Territorial behaviour? Cats yes, but dogs, even more.
Lone, reclusive wandering males? Wolves, not cats.
Alpha males and fights for mating? Lions, true, especially for seekers, but also wolves, etc.
Even that put apart, there is a strong layer of metaphor and transposition too. We are not speaking about cats, we are speaking about a human race that isn't elezen, hyur, etc, but mi'qote. Some of their cultural traits are inherited from felines, or else, but never on a literal level.
Never at all. That's a disservice to the lore, and I find it a bit disingenuous, or wishful thinking.
Do they purr? Maybe, not stated anywhere.
Do they hiss? Not really, only stretched clue could be the 'h' in their naming conventions. Doesn't mean that they hiss at hostile people.
Do they spit? Not seen any allusion to that.Â
I could go on and on, really.Â
Now then, you are free to do whatever you like interpretation wise of course. I'm certainly not going to tell you how to roleplay them, and if that's what floats your boat, go for it!
I'm just trying to explain my point of view here, and how I think people are making a lot of assumptions.
Balmung:Â Suen Shyu