Can we have "Beast Tribes" back

[SalamanderIX]

They were renamed in Japanese too, and I'd assume the other languages. It might sound ridiculous but
it would also be pretty funny to change it for a third time.

Some (toughly) literal translations:
Friendly Clan/Tribe or.
Allied Clan/Tribe

Not a lot better, but I wouldn't exactly mind.

[Astronis]

They were renamed in Japanese too, and I'd assume the other languages. It might sound ridiculous but
it would also be pretty funny to change it for a third time.

Some (toughly) literal translations:
Friendly Clan/Tribe or.
Allied Clan/Tribe

Not a lot better, but I wouldn't exactly mind.

The intermediate step before the current mouthful was Tribal Quests. That worked fine. I assume someone got a bug up their butt about the word "tribe".

[Reimmi]

"Please let me use Eorzean slurs"

What does that even mean

[Vrankyl]

What does that even mean

Pretty sure they are referring to the fact that the term 'Beastman' is an In Universe slur specifically created and coined by the Ul'dahn Merchants in an attempt to alienate people against the more bestial appearing races such as the Amal'jaa, Kobolds, Ixali, Sylphs, Qiqirn, and others. This was to keep them from competing against Ul'dahn merchants who had managed to essentially corner the market on resources that these other races would normally compete in.

[VeyaAkemi]

Pretty sure they are referring to the fact that the term 'Beastman' is an In Universe slur specifically created and coined by the Ul'dahn Merchants in an attempt to alienate people against the more bestial appearing races such as the Amal'jaa, Kobolds, Ixali, Sylphs, Qiqirn, and others. This was to keep them from competing against Ul'dahn merchants who had managed to essentially corner the market on resources that these other races would normally compete in.

This is correct, if anyone is curious to the source of this, it's from Encyclopedia Eorzea II, to quote the relevant part:

In the year 1559th year [sic] of the Sixth Astral Era, the sultanate of Ul'dah, under heavy influence by the Syndicate, officially coined the term "beast tribe," using it to describe those "foreign" entities whose interests directly oppose or interfere with those of the city-state. Amalj'aa were declared enemies of the people for opposing expansionist policies that saw the tribe's traditional homeland divided up by mining concerns. Citing the protection of "local interests," evictions were issued for Qiqirn, goblin, and sylph traders, and all dealing with the victims of circumstance strictly prohibited. The Syndicated had swiftly and effectively sown a national distrust in entire races so as to create a diversion that they may profit in the confusion--a distrust that remains to this day, and has become accepted amongst even our most educated. Yet, as stated above, if there is naught that separates our peoples beyond a term born of convenience and fostered in self-serving sanctimony, then does that not make us beast for insisting that these, our brothers, are in some way beneath us? Are we Eorzeans so insecure that we must continue this practice which historians will almost certainly look back upon with both disgust and disbelief?

[Burmecia]

Can see the reasoning but it sounds and looks absolutely stilted as a feature name, no doubt. I can see why it rubs people the wrong way.

Culture Quests? Kindred Quests? Diplomatic Delves? There has to be something that feels better to say, surely? XD

All of yout suggstions are better than Allied Societies.

Beast Tribes wouldn't really fit them anymore... But I do think they should have just kept them as Tribes.

Seeker miqo'tes and Xaela au ras organize themselves into tibes, so surely being part of tribe isn't problem.

Also, I made observation: "Beast Tribes" are gone from auto-translate, while being the word they are called by before Endwalker.
But "beastman" is still there.

[Seraph_Variel]

All of yout suggstions are better than Allied Societies.

Agreed. I still call them beast tribes just because it's less of a mouthful to say, and because of built up habits, but 'Kindred Quests' I probably wouldn't have minded swapping to. 'Allied Societies' is just... too long. Too stiff. It's correct, but I'm not gonna say "hold one, let me turn in my ALLIED SOCIETY QUESTS before we go into raid"

[ZephyrMenodora]

Why does this even matter?

Also as others said most of the more recent ones aren't even beasts at this point.

[Amariel34]

They were renamed in Japanese too, and I'd assume the other languages. It might sound ridiculous but
it would also be pretty funny to change it for a third time.

Some (toughly) literal translations:
Friendly Clan/Tribe or.
Allied Clan/Tribe

Not a lot better, but I wouldn't exactly mind.

I like the sound of Allied Clan or Tribe.

[Aidorouge]

It made sense to stop calling them Beast Tribes because after a while they weren't entirely comprised of beastmen. As well, a lot of them were no longer "small side branch of race that worships a Primal" which is something that was also heavily tied to Beast Tribes for a long time. Even as far back as Heavensward you had the Moogles where the Primal worshippers made up a minority of their race (instead of being the majority), and in Stormblood no Namazu worshiped any Primal that I was aware of.

By Shadowbringers not only was Primal worship not present on the First, but Dwarves weren't "beastmen" at all, they were just that world's version of Lalafell. I'm not wholly familiar with Endwalker and Dawntrail Allied Societies, but people have mentioned that Omicron and Pelupelu aren't beastmen, and I don't know if Primal worship is even an issue anymore.

I'll admit that "Allied Societies" isn't the most amazing sounding name, but it's still more accurate then calling them Beast Tribes anymore.