(06-05-2015, 05:15 PM)Lilia Lia Wrote: Just to clarify, I wasn't saying "miqo'te adopted by hyurs" was implausible from a lore perspective, I was just saying it's a bit tired. Having a destroyed hometown and swearing revenge isn't implausible either.
Mm. I don't think it's a bad thing to desire more role-players to take their character's race into greater consideration. It's a little disheartening when one's favoured race(s) end up being portrayed in the majority of cases as little more than humans with different shaped ears - which is essentially what they become when all ties with their culture/racial traits are cut away.
It becomes even more potentially problematic when it becomes the norm rather than the exception to the rule - but I've since made my peace with it since quite a few role-players are keen to take it a step further by guzzling down fantasia to have their character transform into a completely different race. Which in turn lets them embrace all the perks and none of the drawbacks - as will likely be the case with the soon to be influx of Au Ra.
Then there's the 'controversial' aspect of miqo'te life that many claim to find off-putting. I see a lot of people complaining that they loathe the Nunh/Tia system and how the females are expected to breed but oddly enough I don't see the same complaints aimed at the matriarchal themes associated with Keepers or the fact that a large portion of non-tribal female miqo'te are portrayed as courtesans/wenches...
