(07-28-2013, 11:23 PM)Sounsyy Wrote: Here's my logic though. Ilsabard is noted as the Northern Continent. Roegadyn and Elezen both come from the north. Both races regardless of any maritime capabilities have to make land somewhere. As it is not explicitly stated that there are any islands in the North Seas (The Bloodbrine) we must assume that there aren't any. Out of those two races, only Roegadyn are noted to have any seagoing inclinations. In all descriptions of Elezen, they seem pretty at one with the land and rock and tree.Â
Question though, do you have a source for the race of Solus zos Galvus and Gaius van Baelsar? I had always assumed Gaius was an Elezen as his body structure is almost identical to Nael's. And basing my judgement off of the concept art of Solus on the FFXIV main site, I'd peg him as either Roegadyn or a very squat Hyur.
Quote:The Sea Wolves originally hail from the islands of the far north seas, where they still subsist as fishermen and -women. Long ago, no vessel or coastal village was safe from their maritime brand of brutality. Now, it is not uncommon to see them employed as sailors or naval mercenaries on all manner of vessels.
There are in fact islands far to the north. There's likely other land masses, of which the Elezen came from.
Now, on the subject of racial diversity, I like to look at it this way. Garlemald (as an empire, not the republic) was formed very, very recently. Elezen have been living in Eorzea for hundreds and hundreds of years. It's likely the Elezen had migrated to Eorzea loooong before Garlemald came into being. It's also mentioned that the Hyur came to Eorzea in three great migratory waves from neighboring continents and islands. The only continent that directly neighbors Eorzea is Ilsabard. Ilsabard could have very well been the Hyur's ancestral home, so to speak.Â
Now, on to the emperor and Gaius. Thus far, the XIV team has adhered vehemently to the naming conventions they've established for the races. I can't think of a single NPC that strays outside of it off the top of my head. For example, Nael van Darnus. Nael is actually one of the flat out examples they give of Elezen names. Yet, he was Imperial.
Gaius, on the other hand, has more Hyur roots in his name. In 1.0, he also had the animations of a Hyur Highlander in-game, if that is to be taken into the equation. The emperor seems to follow suit, in that his name is clearly not of the other races. Solus is an ancient, frail old man at this point. Isn't really likely to have the body that he used to.
Far as it goes, we've also seen an Imperial Roegadyn in-game, and while his last name is Imperial, his given name is still a traditional Roegadyn name.
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