History Characters / FinalFantasyXIVPlayableRaces

* WanderingCulture: While some do have a semi-permanent settlement on the Azim Steppe and Nhaama Desert because of their prowess, the majority of tribes mostly wander from place to place.

* FantasticRacism: When they first came to see shelter in Eorzea, people didn't know what to think of them due to their beastial appearance and inability to speak Eorzean tongue, nearly getting them branded as beast men. However, prior knowledge from the more travelled and the refugees picking up Eorzean in short order helped show that they were of a culture just as developed as any of the other great nations. This plus in-universe growing backlash against the concept of "beastman" being something worthy of discrimination meant that Hrothgar were recognized as a Spoken race as they started to settle into their new home.

* {{Matriarchy}}: Family lines of Hrothgar are lead by its women and only a women are chosen to lead the nation of Bozja as the queen, and the racial lore page for the female Hrothgar mention that the women have naturally dominant personality and predispositions towards positions of leadership. This is reinforced with the surnames of the males, taking on their queen's name with the A- prefix for those in service, or the -sch suffix for those who are bereft of their queen.
* PrimalStance: Male Hrothgar are constantly hunched over, making them seem slightly shorter than they actually are. One of their /changepose idle animations and a few job's combat stances have them stand up straight and show just how huge they are properly.

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* {{Matriarchy}}: Family lines of Hrothgar are lead by its women and only a women are chosen to lead the nation of Bozja as the queen. This is reinforced with the surnames of the males, taking on their queen's name with the A- prefix for those in service, or the -sch suffix for those who are bereft of their queen.
* PrimalStance: Male Hrothgar are constantly hunched over, making them seem slightly shorter than they actually are.

* GenderRarityValue: Despite the females being the leaders of the nation, they're actually very few in number and are rarely seen. This low population sowed the protective instinct Hrothgar have for the women, eventually bringing about the matriarchal rule they have to this day.

* {{Stripperific}}: Hrothgar pride themselves on their physique, favoring harnesses that reveal much of their body.

* PrimalStance: Hrothgar are constantly hunched over, making them seem slightly shorter than they actually are.

''Antagonists'': [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVAscians Ascians]] ([[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVEmetSelch Emet-Selch]]) | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire Garlean Empire]] ([[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVZenosYaeGalvus Zenos yae Galvus]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVBozjanGarleans Bozjan Garleans]]) | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVPrimals Primals]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVRaidAntagonists Raid Antagonists]] ([[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVOmega Omega]]) | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVAntagonists Other Antagonists]]\\

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* CuteLittleFangs: One of their traits.

* AmazonianBeauty: Common among female Roegadyn, with bigger frames compared to female Highlanders.

* CombatStiletto: The female Viera racial outfit has clawed stiletto-heeled shoes, notable for being the only high heels compared to the other races' much more practical starter outfits. Male Vieras' racial shoes are also clawed and have slight high heel, but are not stilettos.

* {{Stripperific}}: The female viera starting gear, taken from Fran's iconic look, leaves very little to the imagination. The males' racial outfit also highlights their abdomens.

** Keepers of the Moon have a suffix appended to only the males, designating the order of their birth. Though it goes up to ten, it rarely counts past two or three in most families. In addition, friends and family members can drop the suffix entirely, such as when Kipih calls her younger brother Nhagi'a just "Nhagi".

* FirstNameBasis: Though there's the usual cases, anyone with strong relations with a Seeker may drop the tribal letter as a familial informality. e.g. Shtola (Y'shtola) from Y'mithra and Matoya, and Raha (G'raha) from Krile.

* ShortTeensTallAdults: As expected, Elezen kids are much smaller than adults. But you spend a good portion of ''Heavensward'' with the teen-aged Alphinaud and many adult Elezen [=NPCs=], you may quickly note that he is roughly half the height of most adults. As Urianger notes, Elezen usually get a big growth spurt by the time they reach their twenties, but until then, young Elezen are as tall as your average Hyuran kid.

* TeensAreShort: As expected, Elezen kids are much smaller than adults. But you spend a good portion of ''Heavensward'' with the teen-aged Alphinaud and many adult Elezen [=NPCs=], you may quickly note that he is roughly half the height of most adults. As Urianger notes, Elezen usually get a big growth spurt by the time they reach their twenties, but until then, young Elezen are as tall as your average Hyuran kid.

* TeensAreShort: At least for Male Au Ra, Auri children are barely half the height of an adult male. It's not disclosed when Au Ra men experience their growth spurts, however.

* EveryoneIsASuper: All of the playable races have an affinity for manipulating aether, allowing them to perform feats of magic. In fact, most of the widespread schools of combat in Eorzea involve manipulating aether in some form, as evidenced by the glowing effects around weaponskills like the Gladiator's "Fast Blade" and the elemental effects accompanying a Samurai's iaijutsu. However, it's noted that affinity for magic varies from person to person. While some are born with bountiful reserves of aether, others may possess so little aether that performing magic of any kind could prove lethal, effectively rendering tham an UnSorcerer.

* ImprobablyFemaleCast: Nevermind the fact that only female Miqo'te were playable in 1.0, there's far more female than male Miqo'te roaming the land, even if you only count the named ones. There's also far more female Miqo'te with story appearances, such as Y'shtola, M'naago, and F'lhaminn. This is especially true for Keepers of the Moon, who are noted to have three males per family at most on average, and exactly ''four'' named characters of varying levels of appearance: Zhai'a Nelhah and Nhaza'a Jaab, Rubh'a Epocan, and Nhagi'a Jakkya. Zhai'a is only seen during the Black Mage job quests, Nhaza'a can potentially be unseen entirely due to his relevance to Beast Tribe quests, and Rubh'a is simply a minor NPC in ''Endwalker''. Nhagi'a Jakkya was only mentioned in passing in 1.0 by his sister Kipih Jakkya, writer of The Raven, and only got a name in The Rising 2022 as a newly registered adventurer. He may not even appear ever again due to the nature of seasonal quests.

* LittleBitBeastly: They have feline ears and tail. The Sunseeker tribe additionally have silted feline pupils, while Moonkeepers have large, dilated ones.

** Keepers of the Moon have a suffix appended to only the males, designating the order of their birth. Though it goes up to ten, it rarely counts past two or three in most families.

* {{Bishonen}}: Male Viera tend to have very feminine and youthful faces, more so than males of other races. If the character customization options are any indication, they also can't grow beards very well, with the most they can do being thin moustaches or goatees.

** Midlander Hyur tend to have Anglo-Saxon and Briton names, with their surnames relating to their appearance or profession, akin to medieval times. Highlander Hyur have Nordic or Germanic names, with their surnames reflecting their strength and battle prowess. (Examples: Thancred Waters, Lyse Hext, Minfilia Warde)

** Miqo'te have their names accompanied with apostrophes as a way to denote signifiers in their name. Seekers of the Sun use a prefix based on the letter of their tribe, while Keepers of the Moon relegate theirs to only the males to signify the order of their birth. Male Seekers also technically only have one name; their surname is actually their social standing within their tribe: "tia" for the non-breeding men, and "nunh" for the breeding man. Female Seekers take the name of the father who sired them as their surname. (Examples: Y'shtola Rhul, G'raha Tia, F'lhaminn Qesh)
** Roegadyn names are based on their ancient language, with their surname amounting to "son/daughter of father/mother". Hellsguard, however, have their names translated to common tongue as part of their mercenary background. (Examples: Moenbryda Wilfsunnwyn, Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn)

** Midlander Hyur tend to have Anglo-Saxon and Briton names, with their surnames relating to their appearance or profession, akin to medieval times. Highlander Hyur have Nordic or Germanic names, with their surnames reflecting their strength and battle prowess.
** Elezen have French names, though modified slightly to reflect their gender; male names usually end with silent X's or T's, female names usually end with "elle", "ette" or "ne" among other pronunciations. There's no real difference between Wildwood and Duskwight names, and the difference is insider-info.
** Lalafell emphasize alliteration and rhythm, following a pattern based on one's gender, with their surname based on their first name. Male Plainsfolk have a AB-CB rhythm, each part being one syllable long. Female Plainsfolk have a ABB-AB repetition. Male Dunesfolk follow a more repetitious AAB-CCB, with B being two syllables. Female Dunesfolk are slightly modified from Plainsfolk, following an AAB-AB pattern.
** Miqo'te have their names accompanied with apostrophes as a way to denote signifiers in their name. Seekers of the Sun use a prefix based on the letter of their tribe, while Keepers of the Moon relegate theirs to only the males to signify the order of their birth. Male Seekers also technically only have one name; their surname is actually their social standing within their tribe: "tia" for the non-breeding men, and "nunh" for the breeding man. Female Seekers take the name of the father who sired them as their surname.
** Roegadyn names are based on their ancient language, with their surname amounting to "son/daughter of father/mother". Hellsguard, however, have their names translated to common tongue as part of their mercenary background.
** Au Ra have mostly Eastern names, with Raen names being Edo-era Japanese names related to forces of nature. Xaela, being based on Mongolia, have Mongolian names, with their surname being the tribe they belong to.
** Viera names tend to vary, though usually Icelandic in origin, with their surnames being based on their birth village. It's also possible for a Viera to discard their birth name entirely as a way to forgo their forest life.
** Hrothgar names are Slavic in origin, taking on their queen's name as their surname. Their surnames can either have the A- prefix to denote their continued service to their queen, or the -sch suffix to those who lost their queen.

* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Hrothgar have a range of fur colors, from warmer browns, reds, and yellows, to colder artic colors. Fur color, however, is ''not'' an indication of the clan they belong to, as such a concept is nonexistent to them. It's merely coincidental that The Lost are dominantly pale-furred, and it's not uncommon to see Hellions with light colors, and The Lost with dark colors.

* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Hellions have warmer browns, red, and yellow for fur colors, while The Lost have colder artic colors.

* GenderRarityValue: Despite the females being the leaders of the nation, they're actually very few in number and are rarely seen.

* HornedHumanoid: While rare, some hrothgar sport a single unicorn-like horn on their head.
* {{Matriarchy}}: Family lines of hrothgar are lead by its women and only a women are chosen to lead the nation of Bozja as the queen.

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* ThighHighBoots: As part of their starting gear, Hyur of both genders wear leather highboots. They are said to be vestiges of a time when their ancestors crossed central Ilsabard's snow-swept plains and harsh peaks.