Is Lyse ugly?

[TheMightyMollusk]

Careful, don't want to cut yourself on all that edge.

[van_arn]

Careful, don't want to cut yourself on all that edge.

No edge at all. Dead lyse doing the narration for her memories of stormblood would have been 237% cooler than what we got.

Maybe we could have found and read through her sister’s journal at parts, too, since she’s always seemed more interesting than lyse.

[TTiscancer]

I think he's getting at the fact that the country sports a range of European/Caucasian skin tones, not so much that games like ACO are reflective of what the country is like. Quite obviously, you won't find the same selection of skin tones in Greece, as you would in Turkey, Dubai or India, although in Turkey's case there is some overlap because it took over former Greek territories in Asia Minor as well as having engaged in forced conscription across a range of southeastern European populations.

Before Rome, pretty much all of Europe was "Blindingly white". It wasn't until they started shipping people around that genes started mixing. The Hunnic invasions was a massive cause as well due to all the migrating. Most Greeks had probably never even seen dark skin tone before Alexanders conquests.

The point was, that people didn't really start mixing naturally. So having a little village with 20 different skin tones is laughable. It would have a massive inbreeding problem in reality. It's why I hate it when games like AC:O portray places like Ancient Greece the way they did, it's more unrealistic that the Minotaur monsters and stuff.

[Lauront]

Before Rome, pretty much all of Europe was "Blindingly white". It wasn't until they started shipping people around that genes started mixing. The Hunnic invasions was a massive cause as well due to all the migrating. Most Greeks had probably never even seen dark skin tone before Alexanders conquests.

The point was, that people didn't really start mixing naturally. So having a little village with 20 different skin tones is laughable. It would have a massive inbreeding problem in reality. It's why I hate it when games like AC:O portray places like Ancient Greece the way they did, it's more unrealistic that the Minotaur monsters and stuff.

I agree, those games take some very big creative "liberties".

[Vyrerus]

I'd always taken Ala Mhigan skin tones being dark a lot as being a hamfisted way of showing that people who live in the region bake in the sun, day in and day out. The skin tone differences reflect who spends more time doing manual labor outside. In general, the older the Ala Mhigan, the darker their skin. I think this way, mostly, due to the fact that their facial structures are limited by video game graphics, and they all have the same bone structure. Of course, I don't actually care about their skin color but their characterization.

Lyse to this point spent her toddler years in Ala Mhigo not doing any work, and then was spirited away from the region. Spending her time in Sharlayan, masked up, and then in the Black Shroud. Not exactly sun heavy areas.

If you think I'm off base, consider this article...

"Blackfishing"

For those of you who don't care to read it, basically it's an article talking about how people who excessively tan are praised in the modern era for having dark skin, and basically that white people shouldn't get a tan because it "devalues the struggles of people of color." Granted they're talking about excessive sun exposure, sprays, and tanning bed year round sorts of tans, but I'm just trying to illustrate that it's a real thing in the real world that tanned white people can be and are mistaken for not being white.

If a sun soaked for years individual has a kid, then said kid won't be born with a tan. The more you know.

They even used similar logic to explain why Y'shtola's skin got a shade paler across expansions, "Oh uhh, she's spent less time in the sun."

[TTiscancer]

I'd always taken Ala Mhigan skin tones being dark a lot as being a hamfisted way of showing that people who live in the region bake in the sun, day in and day out. The skin tone differences reflect who spends more time doing manual labor outside. In general, the older the Ala Mhigan, the darker their skin. I think this way, mostly, due to the fact that their facial structures are limited by video game graphics, and they all have the same bone structure. Of course, I don't actually care about their skin color but their characterization.

Lyse to this point spent her toddler years in Ala Mhigo not doing any work, and then was spirited away from the region. Spending her time in Sharlayan, masked up, and then in the Black Shroud. Not exactly sun heavy areas.

If you think I'm off base, consider this article...

"Blackfishing"

For those of you who don't care to read it, basically it's an article talking about how people who excessively tan are praised in the modern era for having dark skin, and basically that white people shouldn't get a tan because it "devalues the struggles of people of color." Granted they're talking about excessive sun exposure, sprays, and tanning bed year round sorts of tans, but I'm just trying to illustrate that it's a real thing in the real world that tanned white people can be and are mistaken for not being white.

If a sun soaked for years individual has a kid, then said kid won't be born with a tan. The more you know.

They even used similar logic to explain why Y'shtola's skin got a shade paler across expansions, "Oh uhh, she's spent less time in the sun."

There was a time when being pale was considered a mark of wealth and station, as you didn't have to spend time outside working. Same thing with obesity, as only rich people could afford to get fat. In "Show White" when the evil witch asks the mirror "who is the fairest of them all" shes not talking about her looks, but her skin complexion. That's why she's called "Snow White" to fooking begin with.