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Uther · **09-17-2013, 11:17 AM**

(09-17-2013, 10:15 AM)Clover Wrote: Thank you for your reply! Though, I admit I'm still slightly confused.

My friend's Miqo'te is not a Dragoon. He simply wants to become one in the story; you could say it's his main goal. Just for the record, neither he nor I want to spit on the lore. Quite the contrary, we love playing within the correct context. I just wondered if a character eventually joining the dragoon ranks was a possibility, even if they weren't born wherever it is that most Dragoons have been born in (?).

If the lore itself states how they're training people up, even if some of them are foreigners, then perhaps it'd work? If not, then I guess he can at least try and have his dream denied. I just want to be certain that it's absolutely impossible, otherwise, spitting on the lore would be for him to be unable to join the Dragoon ranks, while other strangers are.

Well, the idea of Ishgard opening its gates is pretty much an inevitability, as Dogberry pointed out. By both lore and gameplay standards. They're freezing, they're dying, and their war is only getting worse. Plus, people want to see more content for it.Â

It's definitely possible for someone to have a dream of becoming a dragoon, though I wouldn't start calling myself one personally until the gates officiallyÂ open. There's no problem with saying like "I spent a lot of time in Coerthas, trying to make connections, in hopes that they'll let me into Ishgard. I picked up a lot of useful skills along the way." etc etc. But yes, it's definitely possible to one day be a real dragoon. The game's lore just hasn't allowed it yet for those not of Ishgardian blood.

The real question you have to ask yourself (or he has to ask himself) is whyÂ the character wants to be a dragoon. Sure, it's sweet to jump around on dragons and whatever, but the actual dragoons aren't going to freely give their skills out to someone who isn't a follower of Halone or has no real stake in their war. It's just something to think about.

I hope your friend finds some stable ground to stand on as far as lore is concerned. It sounds like this character would be interesting for mine to RP with once he's got his background set up.

(09-17-2013, 10:22 AM)Dogberry Wrote: That would actually make for some awesome RP.

I'm always open for some interesting takes on the dragoon class in RP. (Though I'm temporarily shying away from RP a little bit, as I'm still waiting on my Phial of Fantasia so I can race change. Don't want to confuse people.)

You mentioned earlier about real dragoons seeing it as a bastardization of their art form. Uther is a very proud Ishgardian Dragoon, but he also recognizes talent when he sees it. I imagine if he saw Dogberry in combat, his response would be along the lines of:

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Can someone be a dragoon IC

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