Quote Originally Posted by Iscah View Post
Being the one male Viera who ran away from the forest and made it to Eorzea isn't that impossible, and once you're there, there isn't much to remark on besides that Viera might generally be regarded as exotic (but that goes for both genders).

Garleans, on the other hand, are the common enemy and every time you meet new people they would rightly be wary of you. The few "friendly" Garleans in the earlier stages of the game (Cid, Lucia) cover up their third eye to pass as Hyuran.

I think it would seem far more strange for a character to be Garlean without drawing comment.
And I disagree. I think it is stranger to be a Hrothgar in Ul'dah, a Duskwight in Gridania, a Xaela or even a Raen in Coerthas, or a male Viera just about anywhere, compared to a third eye which can be hidden via glamours or hair. In all honesty, I think it's little more than the fact that some people don't like Garleans because muh "villains" that leads to such tortured logic.

SE doesn't really go to any great lengths to provide a lore explanation for new races, which are meant to apply backwards because your character is supposed to be the WoL from the outset (unlike other games where this assumption isn't the case), and leaves much of the mental handiwork there to the players. I don't see Garlean Purebloods as posing a unique challenge in this respect.