(08-12-2013, 01:48 AM)Ashren Snow Wrote:I think a mammalian beastmen race that was playable would also be interesting lore wise being that there really haven't been any I've seen so far. It could establish that maybe perhaps the mammalian beastmen might be different minded in some sort of way. That way you could leave the lizards and the bird folk as the enemies and create a story where the wolfmen could decide to help the native Eorzeans to deal with the Primals. Hell the way you could introduce them is as a newcomer to Eorzea. Perhaps coming over from the same place the Miqo's and/or Hyur's are from and remembering their one or two old friends.(08-12-2013, 01:10 AM)Merri Wrote:Are they actually from across the sea? The only Lore not related to FFXI I could find about them implied they were implied to have come directly from Vana'diel, though I never encountered any besides the one in the Arcanist Guild in Limsa Lominsa, and never saw any hostile ones to see if there was any indication of whether that was true or not.(08-12-2013, 12:50 AM)Ashren Snow Wrote: We also see Qiqirn and Goblins in Limsa Lominsa so I'm not sure that makes them very unique in regards to beastmen living among the normal folks.
I was more referring to the Mamool Ja being a new entity added into the mix since the Calamity. We don't really know much about them, other than that they came across the seas and are apparently known for their work as mercenaries. We've only seen a few that are presumably friendly, of course.
Lore-wise, Qiqirin and Goblins have long since been integrated into Eorzean society. More-so in Limsa Lominsa and Gridania than Ul'dah, however, as the sultanate has a beef with beastmen. Both Qiqirin and Goblins are fairly common-place in the city-states, though. You'll see them peddling their wares in the markets.
Mamool Ja, on the other hand, are this completely new race that seem to be fairly aggressive, so it's interesting to see them mingling with Eorzean society.
To Rock, I as a major fan of Werewolves in general, I would love a Wolf type race to be added to the game, even if it wasn't anything related to Lycanthropy. Sadly I could see it being more likely as a new Beastmen Race than a new player race.
Imagine if this so called Wolfmen had their own Primal? Knights of the Round, the old spirit primal of the Hyurs before they left their own continent? Maybe the Wolfmen friends of the Hyurs before they migrated to Eorzea took on this primal as their own and perhaps it would show that the Hyurs at one time were more tribal with perhaps a related tribal belief system (Hence the almost Viking esque aspect/more savage look of the Highlanders mixed with the more knightly ancient England aspect of the Midlanders.)
Or even better a beastmen race pushed from the Garlean continent (don't remember the name sorry)Â and enemy to the Garleans. Now that -would- be damn cool!
(Perhaps mammalian beastmen might be from other continents?)
Again I'm still learning lore and just theorycrafting here so please if there is something I don't know feel free to inform me.
A good FFXIV lore site: http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Eorzea
