Gridania Law: Poaching

[Sylentmana]

I remember a quest where I was tasked with finding a Miqo'te poacher. When I found her she said she only killed a few animals to help feed her ailing family and begs me to let her go. The game didn't give me a choice in the matter, but I would have let her go anyway.

It made me wonder how, if her story was true, could the elementals put the lives of some dumb animals above the lives of intelligent beings. My conclusion is the elementals are jerks.

[Velox]

I remember a quest where I was tasked with finding a Miqo'te poacher. When I found her she said she only killed a few animals to help feed her ailing family and begs me to let her go. The game didn't give me a choice in the matter, but I would have let her go anyway.

It made me wonder how, if her story was true, could the elementals put the lives of some dumb animals above the lives of intelligent beings. My conclusion is the elementals are jerks.

Well, to add some real life logic to this, yes they could. Humans tend to forget (or simply don't realize) they we are indeed animals. Anything part of the kingdom Animalia is technically an animal. Level of intelligence varies from species to species, but they are all still animals. Game logic would be the same assuming similar circumstances. The elementals aren't really jerks, they are simply unbiased. Everything should be treated with equal respect in their eyes.

[Lecan]

Well, to add some real life logic to this, yes they could. Humans tend to forget (or simply don't realize) they we are indeed animals. Anything part of the kingdom Animalia is technically an animal. Level of intelligence varies from species to species, but they are all still animals. Game logic would be the same assuming similar circumstances. The elementals aren't really jerks, they are simply unbiased. Everything should be treated with equal respect in their eyes.

To further extend this, we only prize intelligence because it's our evolutionary advantage. Other species give privilege (rank, best mates, etc) to the strongest or the best fighters. If, say, coeurls were the dominant species, they might wonder why the elementals place value on our lives: "why would the elementals put the lives of some weak animals above the lives of strong and agile beings? My conclusion is the elementals are jerks."

[Theodric]

I remember a quest where I was tasked with finding a Miqo'te poacher. When I found her she said she only killed a few animals to help feed her ailing family and begs me to let her go. The game didn't give me a choice in the matter, but I would have let her go anyway.

It made me wonder how, if her story was true, could the elementals put the lives of some dumb animals above the lives of intelligent beings. My conclusion is the elementals are jerks.

...animals are very intelligent. Arguably more so than humans in some cases.

[jomoru]

I remember a quest where I was tasked with finding a Miqo'te poacher. When I found her she said she only killed a few animals to help feed her ailing family and begs me to let her go. The game didn't give me a choice in the matter, but I would have let her go anyway.

It made me wonder how, if her story was true, could the elementals put the lives of some dumb animals above the lives of intelligent beings. My conclusion is the elementals are jerks.

Its no different than putting money above whether someone should eat or not. This is the unfortunate truth of scarcity.