While those character concepts initially sound extremely different from each other, I notice an immediate common theme: someone who's inherently an "outsider". They have an extremely different origin than most of the people around them, so they find it hard to fit in or to understand common societal grounds that others see as universal. It affords them a unique perspective on society, while simultaneously carrying the drawback that if their origin was revealed, they might be attacked for it, and so they have to keep a huge aspect of themself a secret.
Here's what I'm going to ask you: what is it that appeals to you about this character archetype? Like, what is it that makes it fun to you? What kind of stories is it that it opens up which you're interested in?
Once you figure that out, you can start processing what backstory would make the exact aspect you're interested in the focus. It might end up being something a little simpler ("a non-tribal Miqo'te" or - like my main - "a cult survivor", for example), or it might be something along the lines of where you're already at (similar ideas I've also seen are stuff like "a glamoured Sylph", "an Allagan clone").
But once you know a little clearer what you're aiming for, it might be easier to point yourself in the right direction. :D
Here's what I'm going to ask you: what is it that appeals to you about this character archetype? Like, what is it that makes it fun to you? What kind of stories is it that it opens up which you're interested in?
Once you figure that out, you can start processing what backstory would make the exact aspect you're interested in the focus. It might end up being something a little simpler ("a non-tribal Miqo'te" or - like my main - "a cult survivor", for example), or it might be something along the lines of where you're already at (similar ideas I've also seen are stuff like "a glamoured Sylph", "an Allagan clone").
But once you know a little clearer what you're aiming for, it might be easier to point yourself in the right direction. :D
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