Originally Posted by
Floortank
Raen can be anything, but the most lore consistent Jobs for Raen are the Eastern ones, Ninja and Samurai in particular.
Raen clans are a sociological retainer caste. Clans raise their children to be professional warriors and bodyguards, and hire them out on contract to the lords of the East. They are likely born under contract, if we're to assume the same formal responsibilities of samurai retainers during the Japanese shogunate applies to at least some of these relationships.
"Believing themselves the children of the Dawn Father, the forebears of the Raen left behind their homeland to settle across Othard. They were received with hatred and hostility by other races in the early years, until a prominent warlord of Yanxia, impressed with their valor, forged an alliance with the strange race and took them on as retainers. Before long, the Raen had assumed a prominent role as warriors in the service of countless great warlords. Some ventured across the sea to the Far East, where they earned a reputation as legendary swordmasters."
-Encyclopaedia Eorzea vol. I, p. 91
"The Raen have fully assimilated to the cultures of Doma and Hingashi, and live faithfully according to the regions' traditions. Perhaps owing to their heritage and the status they gained in the service of their warlords, they place particular importance on hierarchy and the master-servant relationship."
-Encyclopaedia Eorzea vol. I, p. 91