Vampires in Eorzea

[Balipu]

Actually now that I think about it perhaps "Vampires" could be Blue Mages in a lore perspective similar to how in Final Fantasy XI Blue Mages sacrifice there humanity to become beasts. Or similar to how all Death Knights In World Of Warcraft are Undead. I mean it would make sense since vampires are transformed humanoids and the only distinct feature they really possess are fangs, and pale skin.

Now I know that jobs don't change the physical appearance of the player, but perhaps when you equip the blue mage job your appearance could change into a vampire humanoid. (Example: Undead Lalafell with vampire features)

This in my opinion could bring to the game some interesting and dark lore, and take the blue mage into a level that they have never gone to before. Heck it could even potentially beat the epic lore of the blue mage in FF11.

It sure could. Only thing left is to explain why vampires chose to name it 'blue' magic

[AlexionSkylark]

Isn't Lady Amarandine a vampire?

[Balipu]

Isn't Lady Amarandine a vampire?

We don't know. She turned up a few pages back, but as she is never referred to as such as is never stated to drink blood, oppinions are divided wether she is a vamp or no.

Official clarification would be nice. Anyone?

[Balipu]

While we wait for the much needed dev post that clarifies Lady Amarandine's nature and the chance of Ishgardian vampires, i think it should be mentioned that if vampires ever become killable and/or playable they probably won't have a weakness for sunlight. Actually, as the game works they likely won't have any weaknesses at all.

[Balipu]

Whoops, Nosgoth just unveiled a new vampire class.

For those unaware: Nosgoth is a Square Enix game.

[FenreyVarnell]

Whoops, Nosgoth just unveiled a new vampire class.

For those unaware: Nosgoth is a Square Enix game.

Nosgoth is a Legacy of Kain game, though. SE bought out Eidos and recreated it as Square Enix Europe.

Just because it's a game SE acquired doesn't mean it's got some vague connection with Final Fantasy.

[Balipu]

Well I wasn't there during 1.0 so I wouldn't know. At any rate if a zombie plague is possible, a vampire plague isn't inconceivable either.

Another group that should be looked into ar the Padjal. They aren't really their own race, just a handful of hyur that were mutated after their birth by the elementals to serve as a connection between them and the people of Gridania. A similar trick could be done by the voidsent.

[myahele]

I'm really excited for more info on Amdapor/Gelmorra/ Dark side of Gridania.

We have some information about all the other ancient civilizations, but not so much about Amdapor other than the did magic that transcended limitations (?) It was also where the 6th Umbral began via flood.

WHM provides succor at the cost of draining the land's energy (back then) and then there were conjurors that uses life-force to heal people. It's not too had to believe that they used other's or the land's life force to live longer. Modern day WHM hear the Elemental's voices in their head, who's to say they cant commune with voidsent in the same manner back then.

Now that the Elemental's are weakened and despite there being WHM practioners (padjals) the voidsent there are running amok; Perhaps this is just a hint to how the Ambapori were like.

[Balipu]

I'm really excited for more info on Amdapor/Gelmorra/ Dark side of Gridania.

WHM provides succor at the cost of draining the land's energy (back then) and then there were conjurors that uses life-force to heal people. It's not too had to believe that they used other's or the land's life force to live longer. Modern day WHM hear the Elemental's voices in their head, who's to say they cant commune with voidsent in the same manner back then.

Yeah like I mentioned on page 5, it is not out of the question for white mages to drain the lifeforce of other people to heal themselves. If you can steal abilities as well than it becomes blue magic. Vamps would fit in pretty nicely in almost any corner of Eorzea.

[Balipu]

Hmmm. Garlean Garlicks are said to ward off vampiric bats. Peculiar choice of words. This seems to suggest that vampires aren't a thing in Eorzea. Of course Ishgard has been locked off for years, so who knows what kind of creatures walk around there.