(07-29-2013, 05:08 AM)Callipygian Wrote:(07-29-2013, 05:00 AM)Ashren Snow Wrote: I'm actually not entirely clear what you're asking here, what discrepancies in the lore are there regarding the Miqo'te? Are you just referring to the fact that we never saw male Miqo'te in 1.0? That doesn't mean they didn't exist.
As far as clarifying my own post, that is what I'm asking. First I'm not sure if it's a breach of 1.x lore. Second, and the question for the poll, has the ARR lore overwritten the 1.x lore in any case where there may be a conflict?
The 1.x lore is that male miqo'te are exceedingly territorial and live solitary lives (Gamer Escape's lore capture), which is why they weren't seen in game. SE hasn't really explained why they've become less so in ARR such that they're viable PCs, especially since the 2.x lore indicates that "(m)ales in particular are said to shy from contact with others" (official site). I suppose my speculative argument would be that the Calamity forced everyone to change their behaviors and integrate further with society or die.
So, it's not a breach of lore to say that there are male miqo'te and that your character knew of or interacted with some. It would be weird to say that your character grew up around a bunch of them, however.
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