I think it's totally legitimate. Beyond playing the whole "outsider" angle -- which is more keen for miqo'te, given that they're (according to lore) relatively rare in Eorzea's city-states and that the Keepers are largely disliked in Gridania -- characters like this put a spotlight on an inherent conflict in the game between racial culture and Eorzean (or, perhaps, Midlander Hyur) culture. Also, beyond all of this, people are bound to have rushed to the city-states while they were rebuilding to acquire safety and work after the devastation of the past. Lots of orphans are bound to have ended up there too.
So, no, I don't think it's a cheap ploy as long as you remain aware of the stereotypes that are relevant to your character and don't shy away from the IC conflict between a, let's say, "Hyur's kitten" and a "true mi'qote".
So, no, I don't think it's a cheap ploy as long as you remain aware of the stereotypes that are relevant to your character and don't shy away from the IC conflict between a, let's say, "Hyur's kitten" and a "true mi'qote".
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