EDIT: I just made as separate post. Think mine got buried lol.
This is of course an issue that may cause trouble. We don't know much about Amdaporian culture. We know they were blessed as a nation to champion the Elemental's power of Succor and charged with restoring balance to the world sometime in the mid to late 5th Astral Era. We know when the War of the Magi broke out towards the end of the 5th Astral Era, Succor wasn't enough to fix what Black Magic destroyed. We know that the Black Mages opened Voidgates to unleash hell on Amdapor. Which is why there are so many demons and voidsent still persisting in the Twelveswood today. We know that Black Mages also enchanted stone and created golems with which to lay siege to the cities of Amdapor and Nym. We believe that in the final battle between White and Black Mages, the Black Mages summoned the Void King Diabolos against Amdapor. At length and at great costs, a group of White Mages was able to temporarily seal the Void King away.
What we don't know are cultures and customs. Were the Nymians their allies? Did they have the same Pact or Laws laid down by the Elementals that Gridania follows today?
But to be fair, we don't know many customs or the culture of Ala Mhigo, or Garlemald, or Doma, and yet we see many Roleplayers making characters from those nations. To be fair, there are a large number of roleplayers who don't even know the history, culture, or customs of our current nations. Much less follow them to a T.
My best advice if you wish to go with this concept, is just be general and make up small details if necessary. I doubt SE is going to give us much more to go on than what we have seen so far, outside of more historically important dates and events, which may or may not apply to your character concept.
(09-25-2014, 02:10 PM)OverlordOutpost Wrote: My worry in that regard then, is just how much knowledge do we know about Ampador that if she was asked as a character she'd honestly be able to answer?
This is of course an issue that may cause trouble. We don't know much about Amdaporian culture. We know they were blessed as a nation to champion the Elemental's power of Succor and charged with restoring balance to the world sometime in the mid to late 5th Astral Era. We know when the War of the Magi broke out towards the end of the 5th Astral Era, Succor wasn't enough to fix what Black Magic destroyed. We know that the Black Mages opened Voidgates to unleash hell on Amdapor. Which is why there are so many demons and voidsent still persisting in the Twelveswood today. We know that Black Mages also enchanted stone and created golems with which to lay siege to the cities of Amdapor and Nym. We believe that in the final battle between White and Black Mages, the Black Mages summoned the Void King Diabolos against Amdapor. At length and at great costs, a group of White Mages was able to temporarily seal the Void King away.
What we don't know are cultures and customs. Were the Nymians their allies? Did they have the same Pact or Laws laid down by the Elementals that Gridania follows today?
But to be fair, we don't know many customs or the culture of Ala Mhigo, or Garlemald, or Doma, and yet we see many Roleplayers making characters from those nations. To be fair, there are a large number of roleplayers who don't even know the history, culture, or customs of our current nations. Much less follow them to a T.
My best advice if you wish to go with this concept, is just be general and make up small details if necessary. I doubt SE is going to give us much more to go on than what we have seen so far, outside of more historically important dates and events, which may or may not apply to your character concept.
