1. Are there any any races you particularly love the opposite (or same) gender of? The models, the history, the lore, anything.
I like the lore of both tribes of Miqo'te, of course (which is why I wound up playing one!). The lalafell are adorable, and I like the variety of personalities and traits you see among them. The Roegadyn, I admit, never really caught my eye on their own, but the different Roe PCs have been so interesting and diverse I can't help but love 'em! Hyur midlander males are aesthetically interesting to me, because they have a pretty good mix of boyish/manly features (which I find to be ironic given S'janna's initial dislike of them). Sorry Elezen, you just don't do anything for me. At all. *mutters something about giraffes*
2. How do you view interracial couples in -game-? Specifically, let's not get into a debate about whether or not it's 'gross' to you as a person or if there are too many people doing it.
Couldn't care less.
Let me clarify- I don't really see them any differently than I would any other couple. I suppose I share the view of some that a lalafell / anything else would be a bit... peculiar to me, but hey, if it makes the characters happy go for it. As for the rest, go for it. Not really my place to judge others' RP anyway, even if I did have a problem with it. *shrugs*
3. Do your OOC feelings towards a particular race make you more open or affect what your character is looking for when they're either flirting around, pursuing romance, or just, in general, acting differently towards those individuals.
Probably about the only OOC feeling I could see affecting my IC 'relations' would be the afore-mentioned lalafell weirdness. I'd pretty much be like 'but I could *carry* you with one arm.' Admittedly those races I find to be more aesthetically pleasing (midlanders/miqo'te) are ones I personally would be more drawn to, thus likely wind up spending more time with due to that bias. But that doesn't mean I'd turn away a Roe or something, but rather than I'd be more inclined to make the initial contact for others.
 Category B: Your character
 1. Does your character seek friends or partners based predominantly on race?
She does! But for her, she has a tendency to prefer friends who are not Seekers like her. She's got a bad history with her tribe and is inclined to tar others with the same brush, if only in her mind. For awhile, she had an aversion towards Hyur males, but an interesting RP with a Keeper gave her a bit more of an open mind in that regard. Currently, most of her friends are Midlanders, though she does have a few Seekers as well- though she initially was quite cool towards them. I also utilize a few off-screen NPC Seekers as convenient babysitters for when RP dictates not lugging a baby around
. Yes, for someone disinclined towards friendship with her own people, she sure surrounds herself with a lot of them, doesn't she?
 2. How does your character view interracial pairings and are their feelings different from your own?
Like many Seekers, S'janna tends towards the practical end of pairings, rather than the romantic side of it. This is in part cultural bias, and in part very much because of the psuedo-romance that got her into such trouble to begin with. Either way, she doesn't really look at romance the way a real world person might. It's not to say she might not become entangled in one, but rather that she simply doesn't think in those terms. Pairings are for children, and you have you have children with the nunh of your tribe. It's as simple as that.
Like all things, though, there's nuances in this as well. Mainly, that she loathes the nunh of her tribe and wants nothing more to do with the tribe at all- and to an extent, tribal life in general. This dissonance leaves her open to other possibilities, even if she doesn't consciously consider them. Of course, her first priority is her son, and anyone who thinks to enter her life while disregarding or dismissing him will get short thrift from her. And anyone who wins over S'anjha (her son) definitely has a leg up, be they Miqo'te, Hyur, or whatever.
I like the lore of both tribes of Miqo'te, of course (which is why I wound up playing one!). The lalafell are adorable, and I like the variety of personalities and traits you see among them. The Roegadyn, I admit, never really caught my eye on their own, but the different Roe PCs have been so interesting and diverse I can't help but love 'em! Hyur midlander males are aesthetically interesting to me, because they have a pretty good mix of boyish/manly features (which I find to be ironic given S'janna's initial dislike of them). Sorry Elezen, you just don't do anything for me. At all. *mutters something about giraffes*
2. How do you view interracial couples in -game-? Specifically, let's not get into a debate about whether or not it's 'gross' to you as a person or if there are too many people doing it.
Couldn't care less.
Let me clarify- I don't really see them any differently than I would any other couple. I suppose I share the view of some that a lalafell / anything else would be a bit... peculiar to me, but hey, if it makes the characters happy go for it. As for the rest, go for it. Not really my place to judge others' RP anyway, even if I did have a problem with it. *shrugs*
3. Do your OOC feelings towards a particular race make you more open or affect what your character is looking for when they're either flirting around, pursuing romance, or just, in general, acting differently towards those individuals.
Probably about the only OOC feeling I could see affecting my IC 'relations' would be the afore-mentioned lalafell weirdness. I'd pretty much be like 'but I could *carry* you with one arm.' Admittedly those races I find to be more aesthetically pleasing (midlanders/miqo'te) are ones I personally would be more drawn to, thus likely wind up spending more time with due to that bias. But that doesn't mean I'd turn away a Roe or something, but rather than I'd be more inclined to make the initial contact for others.
 Category B: Your character
 1. Does your character seek friends or partners based predominantly on race?
She does! But for her, she has a tendency to prefer friends who are not Seekers like her. She's got a bad history with her tribe and is inclined to tar others with the same brush, if only in her mind. For awhile, she had an aversion towards Hyur males, but an interesting RP with a Keeper gave her a bit more of an open mind in that regard. Currently, most of her friends are Midlanders, though she does have a few Seekers as well- though she initially was quite cool towards them. I also utilize a few off-screen NPC Seekers as convenient babysitters for when RP dictates not lugging a baby around
. Yes, for someone disinclined towards friendship with her own people, she sure surrounds herself with a lot of them, doesn't she? 2. How does your character view interracial pairings and are their feelings different from your own?
Like many Seekers, S'janna tends towards the practical end of pairings, rather than the romantic side of it. This is in part cultural bias, and in part very much because of the psuedo-romance that got her into such trouble to begin with. Either way, she doesn't really look at romance the way a real world person might. It's not to say she might not become entangled in one, but rather that she simply doesn't think in those terms. Pairings are for children, and you have you have children with the nunh of your tribe. It's as simple as that.
Like all things, though, there's nuances in this as well. Mainly, that she loathes the nunh of her tribe and wants nothing more to do with the tribe at all- and to an extent, tribal life in general. This dissonance leaves her open to other possibilities, even if she doesn't consciously consider them. Of course, her first priority is her son, and anyone who thinks to enter her life while disregarding or dismissing him will get short thrift from her. And anyone who wins over S'anjha (her son) definitely has a leg up, be they Miqo'te, Hyur, or whatever.
