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    IMHO, Urianger doesn't have exclusivity when it comes to 'doth'. It's uttered by other NPCs that aren't Urianger at other times. This would be why the other party members "act like nothing is wrong," because 'doth' is a word that might come out of any character's mouth in FFXIV.

    As for the grammar, in my layman's understanding of old English, 'doth' is a third-person singular form of 'do': "he/she/it does" = "he/she/it doth".

    - He does not seem to be awake. (He doth not seem to be awake).
    - She does try to do her best. (She doth try to do her best).
    - It does seem that everything is alright. (It doth seem that everything is alright.)

    Therefore this is perfectly fine:

    - He does not appear to have been tempered. (He doth not appear to have been tempered.)

    "He appeareth untempered," would work as well, because it's just a different way to say the same thing:

    - He does not appear to have been tempered = He appears to be untempered.
    - He doth not appear to have been tempered = He appeareth untempered.

    All of the above four are interchangeable in any manner.
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    Last edited by Breakbeat; 02-18-2022 at 01:28 AM. Reason: Expand on my point.