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It makes sense the dragoons would be retired, or that they'd at least have to find a different field because their true purpose is over. Dragoons were for fighting dragons and that was in large part why they were founded. Period.
Yes, there was a lot of lore and story and characters had more depths to their story then the job itself, but I'm surprised people are so scandalized since it was kind of predicted and expected when we kicked Nidhogg to the ground? There's no need for dragoons in the world any more if there's no more major conflict with the dragons and it doesn't sound like there's any rogue dragons that will start lashing out against mortals now that peace has been achieved. Dragons and mortals alike seem to just want to settle and recover, which sounds like it will take years to achieve anyways.
I'm sure I sound harsh about it, but c'mon.Â
Regardless of their reasoning for the specific numbers, regardless of whether people agree with it or not, it was very much expected. Perhaps not the annihilation of the Dragoon Order to such a small group being all that remains, but at the very least the expectation that the actual job itself wasn't going to serve much use in the future after the War.
Have your character retire. Have them pick up something different. Have them keep their lances and spears but give back their soulstones. While I agree sometimes people have to bend the lore to make things work in an RP community, I don't believe this to be one of those things. I feel like this should be treated as a way to progress a character and a story after SEVERELY DRASTICÂ changes in the world the profession and skills came from.Â
To ignore that just feels...dumb somehow, I guess. I can't think of a better word to describe it other then it feels 'dumb'. Like someone pretending not to acknowledge the past Calamities that tied in with the art of the White Mage because they want to keep being a White Mage and keep it as a part of their character. Though the Dragoon was something different in the sense that it was a more more openly obtainable class ICly, but now that it's not?Â
Acknowledge that it isn't. Don't go clamoring for lore and want answers but then shy away when you don't like what the lore team works so hard to give you. Especially when this is the result of the Dragonsong War.
Yes, there was a lot of lore and story and characters had more depths to their story then the job itself, but I'm surprised people are so scandalized since it was kind of predicted and expected when we kicked Nidhogg to the ground? There's no need for dragoons in the world any more if there's no more major conflict with the dragons and it doesn't sound like there's any rogue dragons that will start lashing out against mortals now that peace has been achieved. Dragons and mortals alike seem to just want to settle and recover, which sounds like it will take years to achieve anyways.
I'm sure I sound harsh about it, but c'mon.Â
Regardless of their reasoning for the specific numbers, regardless of whether people agree with it or not, it was very much expected. Perhaps not the annihilation of the Dragoon Order to such a small group being all that remains, but at the very least the expectation that the actual job itself wasn't going to serve much use in the future after the War.
Have your character retire. Have them pick up something different. Have them keep their lances and spears but give back their soulstones. While I agree sometimes people have to bend the lore to make things work in an RP community, I don't believe this to be one of those things. I feel like this should be treated as a way to progress a character and a story after SEVERELY DRASTICÂ changes in the world the profession and skills came from.Â
To ignore that just feels...dumb somehow, I guess. I can't think of a better word to describe it other then it feels 'dumb'. Like someone pretending not to acknowledge the past Calamities that tied in with the art of the White Mage because they want to keep being a White Mage and keep it as a part of their character. Though the Dragoon was something different in the sense that it was a more more openly obtainable class ICly, but now that it's not?Â
Acknowledge that it isn't. Don't go clamoring for lore and want answers but then shy away when you don't like what the lore team works so hard to give you. Especially when this is the result of the Dragonsong War.