Quote Originally Posted by SuperChris View Post
The last one I can think of that I ignore, I ignore primarily because the writers have been quite inconsistent about it: the implication made in a few places that interracial relationships are considered taboo (most prominently with the NPCs who start the 'Not Easy Being Green' quest where they imply they were ostracized from their village not because they were gay, but because they were different races.)
Do we have any other examples of interracial relationships being taboo, other than Hilda, who is about class and situation as much as actual race?

I've always read the conversation with the couple from the Wanderer's Palace differently to most people. They never outright state the reason for being ostracised, only for being "different" while talking about one way in which they are different – almost as a challenge for you to agree that there is nothing else "different" about their relationship compared to others.

There are other non-remarkable examples of interracial romance and relationships but, particularly at the time, little evidence of other same-sex couples.


Quote Originally Posted by Cilia View Post
Other than people referring to the planet as Hydaelyn (instead of its Ancient-given name Etheirys, with the reason behind this unclear)
Do we actually have any evidence that people generally refer to the world as Hydaelyn? My impression is that it may only be the Sharlayans (who believe that they have made contact with the planet itself) and people taking advice from them who use that name because it is the name of the entity they spoke to. Once their knowledge has been updated, they are very quick to shift into calling it Etheirys.

Regardless of the exact name, it always feels unrealistic when fantasy worlds have grand, specific names for their planet and everyone uses it, when out in the real world we've simply named ours Earth – literally the ground we walk on.