(08-29-2016, 05:25 PM)Welkin Wrote: Hey, also a new RPer over here! I'm currently working on getting into Balmung (for free, since I've no extra money on hand for a transfer...)
Welcome to the RPC! I'll try to answer in chunks. I do know we've got some good writeups on Ishgardian lore and Warrior of Light (both 1.0-style and 2.0 style) by Sounsyy here. Search tool should pull up a lot of references!
(08-29-2016, 05:25 PM)Welkin Wrote: I was wondering if it's plausible for an Ishgardian to have been a Warrior of Light at Carteneau? The character I'm creating at the moment is the younger brother of a Warrior of Light, and a lot of his motivations rely on searching for / coming to terms with his possibly-deceased sister (a forgotten WoL). He's the fourth son of a minor noble house called Archambault, but seventh child overall.
Ishgard had pretty much refused to help out with the Battle at Carteneau, citing that their dragon problem was more important that the rest of the land being conquered by the Garlean Empire. It's very unlikely any of them would have took part it in on any official means. There's no clear-cut "absolutely guaranteed there were no Ishgardians present" piece of text I've ever encountered, but the likelihood is pretty low unless that person had already left Ishgard prior-to or was possibly exiled.
(08-29-2016, 05:25 PM)Welkin Wrote: So, if he's on the hunt for his WoL sibling, just how much would he remember about her? I know that any memories of the original Warriors are fuzzy if the person doesn't have the Echo, which I'm assuming he wouldn't since that'd be OP?
There's a lot already written on this specifically, but the general idea was exactly that. Memories of the 1.0 Warriors of Light have basically vanished without explanation, only remembers as a person standing in a light so bright, they could not be seen. For family members, RPers have come up with their own hadcanons about it. Some choose to imagine the person is just outright forgotten. Others may have believed to have simply done away or disappeared. You'd have room to work with stuff here, but the last thing a person would suspect was "oh, my brother/sister must have been a Warrior of Light!" It's more like the magic prevents them from being remembered. Even your fellow Scions don't remember you until another character who does points it out.
(08-29-2016, 05:25 PM)Welkin Wrote: Also, another quick thing - I planned on making my character have an obsession with flying, and harbor a fair amount of disdain towards the clergy and how Ishgard is run (as a strict theocracy during the Dragonsong War). Would it be plausible to make him a Garlean sympathizer and/or a heretic? So far, his thirst for flying comes from general wanderlust and having a chance to one day show his WoL sister the world's skies. I thought that might coincide with wanting peace with dragons, or perhaps naively believing that Garlemald would be able to better rule Ishgard and end the war faster?
Garlean sympathizers exist. People with disdain for Ishgard's govenment exist. Ishgard would likely brand your character a heretic and either try to get them killed or exiled, if being friendly. (But Ishgard will claim anyone's a heretic if they can find enough "proof" to get it done).
(08-29-2016, 05:25 PM)Welkin Wrote: ...If these questions belong in a different thread, my apologies! I can move 'em if it's better suited for, like, Character Workshop. Thank you!
I'd recommend opening a Character Workshop thread for stuff specific to your character, keeping the Lore board strictly lore/reference. Because both Lore Discussion and Character Workshop were split off from RP Discussion, you'll find there are many threads with a lot of overlap, which is fine! We're not too strict around here, but it helps make searching a little easier for future reference. :>
