(08-17-2015, 01:39 AM)Inhalki Wrote: For me, the transition from Ul'dahn sellsword/merc/bandit to privateer via Vesper Bay makes a lot of sense, dependent on whether Arlon's father came to Ul'dah either before or after Ala Mhigo's fall.
Well, the blurb he gave us is that Arlon comes from a long line of pirates, his father included. But just because they're pirates does not mean they have to have been located originally around Limsa Lominsa. The Sterlings could have just as easily been pirates of the Jade Sea (the body of water bordering Gyr Abania), but made frequent port to Limsa because of its free piracy policy. Not all Highlanders are Ala Mhigan, even if it is their ancestral home in Eorzea. And even if Arlon's father were a transplant, considering Arlon was born on a pirate ship 18 years before the Fall of Ala Mhigo, I think we can exclude the Empire's takeover of the city-state as a reasoning for his exodus.
His backstory still works and doesn't necessarily need an Ala Mhigan connection simply because he's highlander, unless he wants to add one.
Just a misconception I wanted to clear up however is that Ala Mhigan refugees didn't just flood Ul'dah, which was the main one, but also Limsa and Gridania.
Sundhimal 1.0 Wrote:Though now that there is proof they are from Garlemald, there is no reason not to hunt them down and wipe them out before they can cause the same type of chaos Ala Mhigo fell victim to but fifteen years past. Memories of the atrocities committed by the Empire still haunt many in this city-state, for a large number of refugees fled to Limsa Lominsa after their nation fell.
Unfortunately, in Gridania, the Ala Mhigans were not allowed to integrate into their society and were forced to remain in Quarrymill, a town designed to be a holding place for immigrants until the elementals judged whether they could enter or remain without.
Hope this helps! ^^
