[ claude you can't just ask someone why they're white
no you totally can ]
Ahh. A fine question. A fine observation! You've set yourself up for a history lesson, my dear friend.
Iria has always been a melting pot of many different cultures and nations. In the ancient times, Iria first lost its status as an independent state to their neighbors, the vastly powerful Elamanian Empire to the southeast - a massive desert empire.
Over time, the cultures of these two places began to meld together, creating the group of people we culturally know as 'Irians' today. Our traditions are rooted in many things, from tribal traditions to Rodinian practices, to Elamanian cultural touchstones such as our language and our art and architecture.
Not long after the Elamanians took control of that ancient Iria, my ancestors came into power through a political marriage - at least as far as I can tell. The Nasirs were the closest thing to a royal bloodline that Iria had in their proximity to the Great Hashah of the Empire in that period. Things are a bit dicey in terms of the historical record, but...
Eventually, the Nasir family grew in power and influence, and when the Elamanians finally left Iria, they continued to rule. My family remained in power until 985, during the Miner's Rebellion.
Lady Caris says that I look far more like my mother, whose bloodline leans more towards the Rodinians, than I did my father.
I don't really remember either of their faces, but I am told that my father looked more traditionally Irian - that is, with darker skin and darker hair.
Ah, no, no - it's alright. It's an objective truth. I would not be surprised if some of it was intentional... even the clothing I usually wear is the style of the old aristocracy, not necessarily what you would find typical in Iria.
Anyway. Almyra is where you grew up, right? Is your name more traditionally one of Fódlan?
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no you totally can ]
Ahh. A fine question. A fine observation!
You've set yourself up for a history lesson, my dear friend.
Iria has always been a melting pot of many different cultures and nations.
In the ancient times, Iria first lost its status as an independent state to their neighbors, the vastly powerful Elamanian Empire to the southeast - a massive desert empire.
Over time, the cultures of these two places began to meld together, creating the group of people we culturally know as 'Irians' today. Our traditions are rooted in many things, from tribal traditions to Rodinian practices, to Elamanian cultural touchstones such as our language and our art and architecture.
Not long after the Elamanians took control of that ancient Iria, my ancestors came into power through a political marriage - at least as far as I can tell. The Nasirs were the closest thing to a royal bloodline that Iria had in their proximity to the Great Hashah of the Empire in that period. Things are a bit dicey in terms of the historical record, but...
Eventually, the Nasir family grew in power and influence, and when the Elamanians finally left Iria, they continued to rule. My family remained in power until 985, during the Miner's Rebellion.
Lady Caris says that I look far more like my mother, whose bloodline leans more towards the Rodinians, than I did my father.
I don't really remember either of their faces, but I am told that my father looked more traditionally Irian - that is, with darker skin and darker hair.
Does that answer your question?
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it really is so strange to see how the names and terminology resembles almyra...
but you couldn't look more like you're from fódlan if you tried
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You're right... I don't look much like I belong in Iria at all.
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no i didn't mean to imply you don't belong there
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Anyway.
Almyra is where you grew up, right?
Is your name more traditionally one of Fódlan?
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i lived in almyra yes, until i was about 17. claude is a fódlan name though
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I have not really had much choice in the matter, after all.
That's right, I remember.
Will you tell me a bit about them?
Either one.