Why are there any Midlanders?

[FreelanceWizard]

I like to turn the hyur lore on its head and view it as an opportunity. Hyur don't have a defining cultural heritage. However, I see that as an opportunity to play someone who's likely open to a variety of cultures, socially adaptable, and -- if not already worldly -- open to learning about the traditions and world around him or her. Sure, hyur can be boring or a dime a dozen, but their diverse heritage and lack of a defining culture can make for some interesting adventurer concepts.

[Dakki]

Apologies if I'm spewing back up an old reply. A mixture of skimming over replies and a memory of a goldfish mean it's likely I won't remember, anyhow. But... Am I mistaken in thinking there are Midlander Hyur in Ishgard? Sure, the Elezen pretty much run the show there, but this does not mean that the Midlanders are without their culture and lore there.

 

What with Midlanders being the most wide-spread and populace of the races lorewise (before you jump on me saying "ERRYBODY R MIQO'TE!"), this really eliminates the need for official statements of their lore and origin because, to be quite honest, there would be more than one sub-race of Midlanders. Or do the Arabic and the Europeans have the same culture?

 

So, to sum up that paragraph in a less confusing way... They are too widespread as a race to come together under one, definite culture. There are many within the Midlander race and this, in my opinion, should be embraced.

 

Foot note: I don't think any of that made sense. Well... I KNEW WHAT I WAS SAYING! :moogle:

[Agarthane]

While I rarely play human characters, I very much approve of the lack of strong defining cultural trades within them.

 

First, it wouldn't make sense for a people so populace and spread out. 

 

Second, because it allows you more freedom. Mid landers are only as boring as you make them.

 

On the subject of cultural lore in general, the other races really don't have it any better. The fantasy genre tends to treat the whole idea of culture, particularly for non-humans, as a handful of traits and taglines. 

 

Take every shred of info we have about my fav race, the Roegadyn and you have only the barest, faint outline of a culture.

 

As a midlander you could literally create your own culture, easily make said culture richer than anything the other races have been given, and do it all without any real break in lore.

[ansemaru]

Apologies if I'm spewing back up an old reply. A mixture of skimming over replies and a memory of a goldfish mean it's likely I won't remember, anyhow. But... Am I mistaken in thinking there are Midlander Hyur in Ishgard? Sure, the Elezen pretty much run the show there, but this does not mean that the Midlanders are without their culture and lore there.

 

What with Midlanders being the most wide-spread and populace of the races lorewise (before you jump on me saying "ERRYBODY R MIQO'TE!"), this really eliminates the need for official statements of their lore and origin because, to be quite honest, there would be more than one sub-race of Midlanders. Or do the Arabic and the Europeans have the same culture?

 

So, to sum up that paragraph in a less confusing way... They are too widespread as a race to come together under one, definite culture. There are many within the Midlander race and this, in my opinion, should be embraced.

 

Foot note: I don't think any of that made sense. Well... I KNEW WHAT I WAS SAYING! :moogle:

 

There are Ishgardian Midlanders, yes. And they definitely seem to conform to Ishgardian culture, from what we see. There are also Gridanian Midlanders, Limsa Lominsan Midlanders, and Ul'dahn Midlanders. Garlean Midlanders. There are more or less Midlanders in every region of Hydaelyn, and they seem to generally conform to their regional culture more than anybody else. Though it's also fairly apparent that Lalafell and Roegadyn generally fit in with their regional culture more than displaying cultural traits that are race-specific- that appears to be a tendency displayed in Miqo'te, Highlanders, and some Elezen. Though Wildwood Elezen culture is, in a way, the culture that defines Gridania and Ishgard. It's. It's complicated.

 

The point is, I get what you're saying. There is no monolithic Midlander culture in the way that there is for, say, Wildwoods or Highlanders or Seekers. They're the people who embrace and make up the cultures of many regions.