Raubhan Aldynn is the true leader of Ul'Dah?

[Theodric]

So we conclude Raubahn is in fact the true leader of Ul'Dah and he can kick out Nanamo at anytime, as he has no reason for that, I have high reasons to believe he is in love as well

I hope they're not in love. It's a pretty creepy size and age difference...and interracial relationships are supposedly frowned upon by many in this setting but we seem to see more people completely fine with it than we do who are against it.

[Caffekon]

I hope they're not in love. It's a pretty creepy size and age difference...and interracial relationships are supposedly frowned upon by many in this setting but we seem to see more people completely fine with it than we do who are against it.

I suppose Nanamo is already an adult despite her appearance, to me Raubhan looks more like an old but healthy man, full of scars, old and wilt face, but healthy, we don't need to go to further details, don't you think? I doubt that such thing will happen in the game as well.
Regarding general relationships between different races, I don't see any problem, we don't need to get to details, it just needs to be cute!

[nukemind]

I suppose Nanamo is already an adult despite her appearance, to me Raubhan looks more like an old but healthy man, full of scars, old and wilt face, but healthy, we don't need to go to further details, don't you think? I doubt that such thing will happen in the game as well.
Regarding general relationships between different races, I don't see any problem, we don't need to get to details, it just needs to be cute!

There are still a few problems. This mainly has to do with a physical relationship as opposed to emotional, for one reason- as the Sultana, unless she converts to a democracy, she MUST have an heir or risk Uldah falling to the Syndicate or anarchy. In monarchies Heirs are necessary.
A.- It's possible Lalafell-Hyur relationships would be unable to reproduce.
B.- It's possible the child of such a union would be sterile.
C.- Assuming neither A nor B are true, the difference in size between the Hyur and Lalafell race could pose both pregnancy and birth problems.
D.- Assuming NONE of these are true, such a child may not be respected, having a weak claim to the throne and diluting a "pure" blood line.

Monarchies are all about the monarchs. I know all that is more technical stuff, but it's important. As you can imagine, I am SO much fun at parties.

[Frederick22]

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Lets not try to to talk such details xD

Remeber that we are on a word of magick/ sci-fi. So the biological and cultural "rules" that are on our world may not be the same than on ffxiv world.
This is not like making a progrency born of a donkey and horse. Fings very differently here.
Also the privacy life of a mornarch is not own consern. Is not something known to the public. But it wouldnt be the first time we heart iof ot, so is very possible given their "mutual" friendship. If it happens to be, I wouldnt be surprised.

[nukemind]

Lets try to to talk such details xD
Rember that we are on a word of magick/ sci-fi. So the biological "rules" that are on our world may not be the same than on ffxiv world.
This not like making a progrency born of a donkey and hourse. Thinks are very differently here.

I understand what you are saying, and I hesitated to make that post.

But at the end of the day we can't waive everything away with magic. Yes, indeed, a donkey and a horse are different than a Lala and a Hyur. BUT, there could still be a different number of Chromosomes, or whatever makes up the various races of Eorzea. Even with magic I just can't see such a union working, biologically or politically.

[Frederick22]

I understand what you are saying, and I hesitated to make that post.

But at the end of the day we can't waive everything away with magic. Yes, indeed, a donkey and a horse are different than a Lala and a Hyur. BUT, there could still be a different number of Chromosomes, or whatever makes up the various races of Eorzea. Even with magic I just can't see such a union working, biologically or politically.

Its possible, countless monarchs have "lovers" in their privacy lifes. I dont see how would be different.

[nukemind]

Its possible, countless monarchs have "lovers" in their privacy life.

True, Catherine the Great and the French Mistresses being the most overt examples, but they never took them as their "Main Squeeze" for lack of a better word. Heck, look at Marie Antoinette. She was an Austrian Princess not a commoner, the public hated her, and it, in conjunction with famine, led to the downfall of the monarchy. Monarchies just don't intermingle with commoners outside of fairy tales. It doesn't make sense politically or diplomatically.

[Caffekon]

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I see your point, it makes a lot of sense.
I suppose out of the players sphere (no restrictions) such relationship between the races are rather unusual or even inexistencial in the lore, every real couple I've seen in the game are of the same race, but I've also seen hookers in many points of Eorzea engaging in interracial flerting, but that's all, maybe Square just inserted such flertings for the sake of ambience building.
In the game itself there arent any clues of hybrids anywhere, I suppose for a question of design and to avoid trouble they simply choose to ignore the matter, as I said we don't really need to think deep in a fantasy game.

[mosaicex]

In the game itself there arent any clues of hybrids anywhere, I suppose for a question of design and to avoid trouble they simply choose to ignore the matter, as I said we don't really need to think deep in a fantasy game.

Uh, Hilda the Mongrel?

[Caffekon]

Uh, Hilda the Mongrel?

Oh boy you got me here