Auri and Ishgard, can we truly be allies?

[Dalvy]

Well, let me ask this: if you play as a Duiskwight Elezen, do any NPCs around Gridiania act differently?

No, but honestly there should be more duskwight interaction, since they routinely poo all over Keepers in quests. The only times I can recall anybody mentioning Grey hate is at the end of the lancer quest, and those two Wildwoods ganging up on the duskwight thief in Grid.

It would be just weird not to see Ishgard citizens regard au ra with suspicion at the very least.

[Belhi]

To be honest, Ishgardians being Ishgardians, they are likely to treat us all with suspicion. Outsiders and all that. They won't go too far cause they don't want players hating on Ishgard. After all by the time we walk the streets of Ishgard we would have done a lot to earn the trust of its people including saving the city, wining back the Stone Vigil, uncovering a heretic plot and befriending high ranking members of 3 of the major houses.

[MXMoondoggie]

To be honest, Ishgardians being Ishgardians, they are likely to treat us all with suspicion. Outsiders and all that. They won't go too far cause they don't want players hating on Ishgard. After all by the time we walk the streets of Ishgard we would have done a lot to earn the trust of its people including saving the city, wining back the Stone Vigil, uncovering a heretic plot and befriending high ranking members of 3 of the major houses.

I think that's the one thing the adventurers have going for them over most they do have some standing and good will and they have no love for our enemies. I'm sure there will be people against us and politics in the story. Those houses not in favor with our allies and with something way bigger going on in Ishgard I'm sure all adventurers will have to deal with some problems and prejudice from a nation who doesn't really trust anyone in the first place.

[LineageRazor]

I think that's the one thing the adventurers have going for them over most they do have some standing and good will and they have no love for our enemies.

Well... That's not entirely true. They do seem to have some love for at least one of our enemies. The higher ups seem to be in cahoots with the Ascians. I have a feeling that's going to be a big component of the Heavensward storyline.

Since the Ascians have the ear of the Holy See, and they're letting us into Ishgard anyway, you can rest assured that it's All According to Plan.

[Greven]

Just in case someone missed it: during the Nico Super FATE Day 1 Q&A, link to a translation posted on reddit. In the last point below "Draconian Cloud Sea" it says <<Aura are not related to Dragons. Their motif are demons.>>

That said, having way more differentiated speech to different races/jobs/sexes would be just amazing!

[treuhavik]

It's always a possibility that this race of humanoids aren't unknown to the people of Eorzea, the need to mention them to us adventurers beforehand just never arose. The same can be applied to any future races or species.

[WyrahFhurrst]

It's always a possibility that this race of humanoids aren't unknown to the people of Eorzea, the need to mention them to us adventurers beforehand just never arose. The same can be applied to any future races or species.

We did know about them, if the Odin minion's text is to be taken as evidence. We may not have known how they looked like in specific, but we knew there was another race out there in the world.

[treuhavik]

We did know about them, if the Odin minion's text is to be taken as evidence. We may not have known how they looked like in specific, but we knew there was another race out there in the world.

While true, I'm using this logic to explain the lack of shock on the face of the Ishgardians.

Basically, just because we didn't know about something, doesn't mean the NPCs didn't know about that something.

[myahele]

Time will tell, maybe there'll be Auri NPC quests that talk about the discrimination they face? Or the general reaction of the public?

Maybe have something like "Little Ala Mhigo"

Ultimately, the Heavensward takes place a week/ month after 2.55, so there should not be that many.

Then again it's possible that alot of them remained hidden:

[Sapphic]

"Lay" is the past tense of "lie" (though not when telling lies; then it's "lied"). Most English speakers even mess this up, because "lay" is also its own word meaning to put something down. So, yeah, "lay with" is the past tense of "lie with" which is an archaic way of saying have sex with.

No it's not. As niether is the phrase "sleeping with the enemy" to mean you literally jump in the same bed.