(06-17-2013, 10:42 PM)Stalkingrike Wrote:(06-17-2013, 10:23 PM)Uther Wrote: Uther was raised by a half-breed Hyur, so he was taught to respect all other races. That being said, he is from Ishgard which is a pretty backward place, so he has a few weird quirks when it comes to race.
Being very knightly and classically chivalrous, Uther can't really relate to the Keepers of the Moon's matriarchal society. This isn't because he belittles women, his sister is as strong and fast as he is. It's just not how the roles work in his culture. At the same time, he also doesn't understand the Seeker of the Sun tradition of one male taking many female mates. He very much believes in strong, mutual dedication between two partners. He doesn't belittle Lalafells either (pun intended...), but he will assume they are scholarly and physically inept upon first meeting them. On the other side of the coin though, when he meets a Lalafell with great combat prowess he is doubly impressed.
As for attraction, Uther tends to be attracted to Elezen females for their elegant form and mannerisms. He has also been attracted to Midlander women and rarely he'll be attracted to a Miqo'te or two, but not often. He shies away from Roegadyn females because of his sense of roles (which was discussed by Rock earlier), and Lalafell females because... well he's a grown man and that's gross.
Really though, he's cool with all races for the most-part. He even has a son (that he doesn't know about) who is 1/8th Highlander, 3/8ths Midlander, 1/4th Duskwight, and 1/4th Wildwood, if that's any indicator.
It's important to keep in mind that for most people Eorzea is a melting pot and racial tension is pretty low.
For purposes of avoiding confusion, I'll add this in:
Skald Skystrider (1/2 Midlander, 1/2 Highlander) and his wife (Midlander) gave birth to Uther Skystrider (1/4 Highlander, 3/4 Midlander). Uther had a child with Igraine Jevoux (1/2 Duskwight, 1/2 Wildwood). The child was Bedivere Windborne (1/8 Highlander, 3/8 Midlander, 1/4 Duskwight, 1/4 Wildwood)..... The kid probably looks like a freakÂ
Man that kid is going to have one messed up family tree. Though you are right about the melting pot thing which actually makes me wonder what is Garleans view on other races?
Do they have them? Because so far they all look Hyur to me.
(06-17-2013, 11:10 PM)Uther Wrote:Actually something just occurred to me. Is Eorzea a perfectly melted stew or are their a few chunky bits in that pot? You actually see some of it in the City States. In Uld'ah all the 'dancers' were mostly female Miqo'te which I bet are as sought after as Asari in Mass Effect. Also Lalafells seemed to hold higher positions in Ul'dah while the Elezen seemed more prominent in Gridania (haven't been to the other one yet.)(06-17-2013, 10:42 PM)Stalkingrike Wrote: Man that kid is going to have one messed up family tree.
You have no idea. Great fan fiction story in the works.Â
But I don't mean to get the thread off topic. Back to what you were saying...
And what about stereotypes? Like say Miqo'te are believed to be better suited for whore houses because of their appearance and promiscuous culture. Lalafell might be viewed as cheapskates and swindlers. Elezen are a bunch of uppity tree huggers. The Hyur think they rule the world just because they breed like rats, while the...crap forgot the name (Sea wolves and Hellsguard) are nothing but a bunch of giant dumb brutes.Â
Heh, stereotyping is fun.
