(02-16-2017, 11:34 PM)Mika Wrote: If my theoretical Miqo'te hailed from Doma specifically, they would most likely adhere to their naming conventions. Would that be correct? My knowledge of naming conventions is fuzzy at best.
From what we've seen, most likely yes. A great example is Yamimi Farwalker, a Plainsfolk Lalafell who hails from the Yanxia region of Othard, who follows Plainsfolk naming conventions for her forename and Doman (Raen Au Ra) naming conventions for her surname/epithet. A Doman Miqo'te would likely follow similar conventions, maintaining a Miqo'te forename (without the tribal letter) and a Doman "surname."
If you want more lore on Doma and its recent history, I recommend reading this compilation.
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(02-17-2017, 04:18 AM)Valence Wrote: Or do you just mean they just live in the vicinity of those cities?
I mean that given the tribe's proximity and the nature of those city-states that contact and some integration would be inevitable despite the Xaela's nomadic tendencies and the other races' general dislike of the Xaela.
The Haragin Xaela, for example are seafarers of Othard's eastern coastline and islands in the Ruby Tide. Hingashi is a city-state of seafarers and fisherfolk in the Ruby Tide. Interaction between the two is inevitable, but whether that interaction is peaceful trade or outright hostility is unknown.
Bozja, before it was obliterated by Midas nan Garlond, was Othard's largest commercial hub. If you're a large commercial hub for an isolated continent who trades between all of Othard's city-states and the Near East where is the most likely location if Othard's only shoreline is occupied? The One River. This massive waterway runs the entire length of the continent and borders every Othardian geographical region, but it lies in the heart of Xaela territories. Xaela lore says that usually the only time the Xaela tribes interact is when they cross each other to trade. Bozja was likely one of those common trading locations.
Rabanastre is located either in the southern deserts or in the northern mountains. While the Xaela tribes in these regions are fewer and more independent, it's still likely the city-state dealt occasionally with these tribes, even if it didn't boast a substantial number of permanent Xaela citizens.
All those outcast Xaela tribesmen or those from decimated clans had to go somewhere as well. Perhaps they became city Xaela.
