I personally play it that adventurers, as a whole, are already exceptional people who don't tend to follow the strictures of society. That means your miqo'te might have adopted an elezen-style name, or your highlander is a refined gentleman pansy (Hello Inspector Hildebrand!)
My character was raised in Limsa in more of a hyuran style, simply because her mother was a bit of a renegade, and had burnt her bridges with any tribe she had been part of a long time ago. But Izzy is developing an interest in her heritage, and will be investigating that (even if she's not really thrilled about the whole breeding arrangement. Hyuran values again).
As for half breeds... I figure with so many races interacting, and especially with so many in-game references to interspecies romance, cross-breeds DO happen. However... well, what happens when you breed a horse and a donkey together? You get a mule, which is sterile.
I figure, as harsh as it is, that this is the probably outcome of any interspecies pairing. The differences between the races are more significant than just human variation. Any kids they have will be difficult to conceive, have a higher rate of deformities and health issues, and most likely be sterile. Otherwise with all the hard work of the miqo'te in Ul'Dah, the city would be populated by nothing but miqohyuroegelefels.
That is just my assumption, of course.
(For the record, Izzy IS a hyur/miqo crossbreed. And she had a rough childhood because of it)
My character was raised in Limsa in more of a hyuran style, simply because her mother was a bit of a renegade, and had burnt her bridges with any tribe she had been part of a long time ago. But Izzy is developing an interest in her heritage, and will be investigating that (even if she's not really thrilled about the whole breeding arrangement. Hyuran values again).
As for half breeds... I figure with so many races interacting, and especially with so many in-game references to interspecies romance, cross-breeds DO happen. However... well, what happens when you breed a horse and a donkey together? You get a mule, which is sterile.
I figure, as harsh as it is, that this is the probably outcome of any interspecies pairing. The differences between the races are more significant than just human variation. Any kids they have will be difficult to conceive, have a higher rate of deformities and health issues, and most likely be sterile. Otherwise with all the hard work of the miqo'te in Ul'Dah, the city would be populated by nothing but miqohyuroegelefels.
That is just my assumption, of course.
(For the record, Izzy IS a hyur/miqo crossbreed. And she had a rough childhood because of it)
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