Male Viera Lore Possibilities? What brings them out of hiding?

[Anyan]

The story I came up with for my bun boi is that when an older male came tapping him on the shoulder and telling him that it's time to go into the village to mate with the females, my bun says he'll be right there. Buuuut then he nopes the heck out of there and doesn't stop running until he's out of the woods.
That night, in a cave, he curls up into a ball and cries himself to sleep. Not because he will miss the others but because he can't hear the Whispers of the Woods anymore, and the silence is deafening.

But then!
*queue classic FF music*
"Hear... Feel... Think"

And TA DA! Bun boi goes on an adventure!
and hell yeah there be some fine looking guys out here

[Averax]

I love how so many people are like "what is bringing them out of hiding???" or "this breaks lore!". I can't understand how some players literally forget that the world is on the brink of ending and has been in great unrest for a very long time.

Which also proves that male viera are much better bros than Sharlayan.

You think people pay attention in this game? The MSQ is simply a hurdle to standing AFK in limsa all day!

For real though. Even if the expansion were not about the end of the world, the player character has always been separated from lore conventions, and is treated entirely as a special individual.

Not because he will miss the others but because he can't hear the Green Word anymore, and the silence is deafening.

Not to ruin your backstory thing, but the Green Word isn't actually a voice in one's head. It's just the name they have for their laws.

Like we have the constitution, they have the green word. It's basically the "don't interact with anybody from outside of these woods unless you reallllly have to" law

[MercuryD]

The story I came up with for my bun boi is that when an older male came tapping him on the shoulder and telling him that it's time to go into the village to mate with the females, my bun says he'll be right there. Buuuut then he nopes the heck out of there and doesn't stop running until he's out of the woods.
That night, in a cave, he curls up into a ball and cries himself to sleep. Not because he will miss the others but because he can't hear the Green Word anymore, and the silence is deafening.

But then!
*queue classic FF music*
"Hear... Feel... Think"

And TA DA! Bun boi goes on an adventure!
and hell yeah there be some fine looking guys out here

I love this!!
(What if Hydaelyn IS the Green Word?! *Mind blown*)

[Lunalepsy]

Cookies, potatoes, and catgirls.

[Anyan]

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Not to ruin your backstory thing, but the Green Word isn't actually a voice in one's head. It's just the name they have for their laws.

Like we have the constitution, they have the green word.

No, don't worry! Not at all! I welcome the correction. It's helpful. There's several other things in my made up thingy that doesn't add up either. Like you wake up while traveling, and not after sleeping in a cave etc. I could just change it to something else? Like calling it "the Whispers of the Woods" or something? I actually like that better! Yes! Yes, I think I will.

I love this!!
(What if Hydaelyn IS the Green Word?! *Mind blown*)

Thank you! <3

[Iscah]

Not to ruin your backstory thing, but the Green Word isn't actually a voice in one's head. It's just the name they have for their laws.

Like we have the constitution, they have the green word. It's basically the "don't interact with anybody from outside of these woods unless you reallllly have to" law

There is definitely something about them hearing the voice of the forest and losing the ability if they leave, whether that's what's termed the Green Word or not. It's probably in the sidequests around Fanow.

[Anyan]

You think people pay attention in this game? The MSQ is simply a hurdle to standing AFK in limsa all day!

For real though. Even if the expansion were not about the end of the world, the player character has always been separated from lore conventions, and is treated entirely as a special individual.



Not to ruin your backstory thing, but the Green Word isn't actually a voice in one's head. It's just the name they have for their laws.

Like we have the constitution, they have the green word. It's basically the "don't interact with anybody from outside of these woods unless you reallllly have to" law

There is definitely something about them hearing the voice of the forest and losing the ability if they leave, whether that's what's termed the Green Word or not. It's probably in the sidequests around Fanow.

Yes, this must be what I had in the back of my mind when I came up with my backstory!

[juicybug]

its a different ff game entirely, with links to previous ones and that is enough really

[Averax]

There is definitely something about them hearing the voice of the forest and losing the ability if they leave, whether that's what's termed the Green Word or not. It's probably in the sidequests around Fanow.

If it's described around Fanow, then it's a specific phenomenon to the Vii's of the first. The viera wiki page doesn't mention anything about it. Unless they're being entirely metaphorical. I remember a side quest in Fanow about the Viis realizing they should try and reconnect with their exiled sisters, but i don't recall it mentioning anything about them hearing a mythical voice of the forest, and how they're cut off from it if they leave.

As far as i know, the only canon creatures that can literally hear the forest are the Padjal (Seedseers).

[Iscah]

If it's described around Fanow, then it's a specific phenomenon to the Vii's of the first. The viera wiki page doesn't mention anything about it.

"The Viera wiki page" is not a definitive source on the game. The wiki is fan-edited and fans can get things wrong.

Also my understanding is that there was a dev statement somewhere that Viis and Viera culture can be considered near-identical but I don't have a quotable source for that. Err on the side of caution, but it does add up that on one side the Viera have an un-elaborated-upon "Green Word" and their racial and cultural counterpart is sensitive to the voice of the forest.