WoW basically used them as the whipping boy to show what a "threat" the new villain of the expansion is. "Tough elite 10,000 year old army", "lets have villains massacre them every expansion to show what a big deal they are"
What's great about Viera roleplay is that you can take any name and it's valid. You Viera liked a strawberry milkshake when he or she tried it? Just name yourself Strawberry Milkshake from now on. My viera's name is "Alice Kupo" mostly because I wanted to make an Alice Cooper reference. In character, her first ever friend was an Elezen named Alice and she thought the language of the moogles was adorable when she met them for the 1st time. So she took Kupo as a surname. It's incredibly "stupid" but totally possible at the same time. I love it.
My characters name is Min Blomst or in my language it means "My Flower" I didnt even know Vieras would do common folk names like this so I'm totally down for that because now the name actually isnt far fetched in character either.
"The value of coexistence will not be found beneath a loincloth, and the distance between two bodies does not dictate the distance between two souls" Pure poetry
@@Britonmarie after learning this I like to believe that the viera Warrior of light has existed since the sundering and just has been getting amnesia every calamity because of hydalyin so the reason hades has been unable to find azem is because he’s been looking for a mortal that reincarting when they are just indefinitely wandering around
The info on the cold climate Viera was rather interesting. I appreciate having more information on the race and i look forward to a potential zone in or around Viera homeland. We still have much and more of the world to discover and it's so tantalizing imaging where our journey will take us next.
You missed a part about names (though I am unsure if this was known then?) male viera are named differently from female viera. Specifically in their surnames, and only for forest names (city names are the same for both). Male Viera will usually take a surname that essentially describes where they are protecting. For veena in particular, they always have the suffix -wesfv, which I believe is icelandic? iirc, it essentially means "protector" or something to that effect. So, you'd have lakewesfv, treewesfv, using the name of the village they were born in in particular is popular.
The men of the viera aren't kicked out at all, but rather adopted by the other men. Male viera are naturally reclusive and so they live self-sufficient lives. Young males aren't at all rejected by vieran society, if you speak to the wandering dramaturge in kugane, he'll inform you that male and female viera actually have a vastly profound degree of respect for one another, despite their separation.
A very common misconception is that men are kicked out, or live only to serve as a breeder role, but males remain in contact with the female villages for trading, adoption, and mating. They serve as protectors of the wood, primarily, serving in tandem with their sisters to preserve their ancestral woodland.
looking forward to the update here with the new info we got. I'd love for someone to mention the interesting connection between Male naming conventions in Golemore and the 12 elements.
I am assuming you mean princess Ashe? That is who she obliquely refers to in those cut scenes. she is a Dalmasca Hyur. As far as we know the Greenwood and Viera culture has no monarchy or direct hierarchy. -Elioaux
Always glad to help. Ashe is the last of the royal line and was alive when the empire took over Dalmasca 30+ years ago. According to field notes and other resources though it seems the Viera put her in some kind of sleep until recently so she’s actually still youthful. There is a lot more to it and it will likely be part of a Dalmasca/IVth legion story in the future. -Elioaux
I had a theory a while ago that the Golmore Jungle is actually alive to some extent, like the twelveswood is- after all, were not the early settlers of the twelveswood just as xenophobic and insular in nature? The Viera just go the extra step of making any outsider a pincushion.
If a male vieran is trained from birth to be a self-sufficient craftsman and combatant, and then allowed to live his own life, what if he gets upset during the angsty phase, and decides to forget the Green Word and leave when he's an adult? Is the forest just "so wonderful and cool" or something?
No, jacks are taken in by other male vieras once their gender becomes apparent, which is around their 13th namesday. Once in training, they are required to strictly adhere to the green word. Should they survive their rite of passage, which isn't guaranteed, only then they are allkowed to walk their own path.
It would be a very interesting meeting between the Viera and the Volgia Bunny Warriors from G.A.T.E. - Thus the J.S.D.F. Fought There. Perhaps a crossover fanfic?...😊❤😊
My Viera WoL was created knowingly breaking some of the lore established in FFXIV. Half-Vieran and half-Hyur (her mother left Golmore and married a handsome sky pirate) and she doesn't have the last name "Eyurt". Her last name is Bunansa. And yes, "Bunansa" is the same one you're thinking of, as is his Viera wife/partner-in-crime, who is the general of the Lethe's Tear. And being only half-Vieran, she doesn't live as long as full-blooded Viera, but still far longer than other races.
I strongly doubt it, wherever his "homecoming" is taking place, it's not going to be a Viera settlement (certainly not a traditional one). Him being in Sharlayan means he either left the forest or was born to parents who previously left the forest. In either case, he wouldn't be welcome in the Viera's forest home and they would likely try to kill him on sight like all other outsiders.
and not one word how a race "most attuned to nature" spends life in the forests walking on stiletto heals. or in outfits that would make a BDSM mistress go "now, hang on a moment". 😂 Also, it kind of dumped Viera from the Source and the First together. You'd expect (and in fact, we are shown) quite a divergence.
That's because canonically viera's feet are like like bunny feet, so they can't wear flat shoes. It is of course not a case in FFXIV, cause you can wear whatever you want (but for 90% of hats lol)
@@VV-sque Shouldn't they have huge feet then? 😆 And hop more than walk (now that would be a sight). Viera race bonus to Dragoon jumps! And YET! Stilettos in the forest? Good luck with that!
@@VV-sque But but but but...... they would sink into the forest floor in 10 microseconds and be stuck! 😭If they need heels, then at least flat soled ones! High house half boots, not 2B!
True~. I wonder if the Shetona viera live a similar lifestyle to Dalmasca viera? Or if everyone lives together in tribes and such? Very curious indeed. Erenville's new info included. ❓😗❓
Nice video ^^ but you missed that male and female actually dont get allong all that well, thou it might be that this info wasn't known at the time of the video, just like the viera naming conventiones beeing released after the upload
@@ajajaja3 for the naming conventiones, you can find those online No there is no direkt evidence in EW (exept maybe the bodylanguage of any male viera XD), however in ff XII there is, even thou there is no male viera in whole game XD there are a few hints more or less obvious
Only if humanity knew how real they truly are. Such a shame to those who are forbidden to enter into the heavens. (And yes, they're literally all female)
The backstory of my Viera is that she was born in Dalmasca, with both her parents being sky pirates. So naturally she grew up in the clouds more often than in the woods. It was during one full moon night that she finally took up a city name, Lunaria Moonleaf. She loved the moon, finding it the prettiest thing in the sky, and her mom often sang her to sleep of the forests in its light. But alas, it would not last, and her parents brought her all the way to Gridania at age ten, where she’d enjoy the rest of her childhood safe, far away from the Garlien empire. Now, thirty years later, she’s an adventurer who is a sky pirate at heart, always getting into trouble seeking thrills across the globe like so many so young often do. So yeah, that’s my head canon for my warrior of light.
"Vieras are extremely rare and recluse"....
Limsa Lominsa citizen:...Are you sure about that?
viera are more like elves than the actual elves.
Ive been thinking this hard!
WoW basically used them as the whipping boy to show what a "threat" the new villain of the expansion is. "Tough elite 10,000 year old army", "lets have villains massacre them every expansion to show what a big deal they are"
Night elves even
You mean the Erozean Giraffes.
because the actual elves in the game are really just French
November gonna make the male Viera percentage jump to 50% lol
Maybe to 70%?
@@Britonmarie actually it was 69%
@@KABLAMMATS Nice.
What's great about Viera roleplay is that you can take any name and it's valid. You Viera liked a strawberry milkshake when he or she tried it? Just name yourself Strawberry Milkshake from now on. My viera's name is "Alice Kupo" mostly because I wanted to make an Alice Cooper reference. In character, her first ever friend was an Elezen named Alice and she thought the language of the moogles was adorable when she met them for the 1st time. So she took Kupo as a surname. It's incredibly "stupid" but totally possible at the same time. I love it.
My characters name is Min Blomst or in my language it means "My Flower" I didnt even know Vieras would do common folk names like this so I'm totally down for that because now the name actually isnt far fetched in character either.
Alice Kupo is genius
Legit called my guy Beans Ontoast, not a roleplayer but cool to think it's an ic name 😂
My veira is Alistair Glass. I just wanted to make an Alice in wonder land reference.
See, I didn't know that. I went to a name generator and came up with the name Reya Atoel to give her an actual Viera name.
"The value of coexistence will not be found beneath a loincloth, and the distance between two bodies does not dictate the distance between two souls"
Pure poetry
It’s nearly verbatim what the wandering dramaturge says in game
Normal bunny : **live 3 to 4 years old max**
Viera : **200 FREAKING YEARS OLD**
The max a viera has lived according to the lore is 2150 years
I like the concept of making races based on animals with short lifespans and give them a very long lifespan
@@Britonmarie where is that said in the lore I am just curious for the source
@@Quietsatori in other games they appear in such as 12 and tactics
@@Britonmarie after learning this I like to believe that the viera Warrior of light has existed since the sundering and just has been getting amnesia every calamity because of hydalyin so the reason hades has been unable to find azem is because he’s been looking for a mortal that reincarting when they are just indefinitely wandering around
Geez man this was so good very informative and shows how good the storytelling is for FFXIV this is only 1 race from the world thanks for the video..
Glad you enjoyed it, completely agreed on the storytelling. -Elioaux
3:59 This part was really cute considering me and my gf are both viera and live in separate countries
The info on the cold climate Viera was rather interesting. I appreciate having more information on the race and i look forward to a potential zone in or around Viera homeland.
We still have much and more of the world to discover and it's so tantalizing imaging where our journey will take us next.
Wow I'm happy I went Viera and have loved them for many years since I played FFXII. They fit my personality and love for nature perfectly.
BROWN BUNNY GIRLS FOR GOD SAKE
You missed a part about names (though I am unsure if this was known then?) male viera are named differently from female viera. Specifically in their surnames, and only for forest names (city names are the same for both). Male Viera will usually take a surname that essentially describes where they are protecting. For veena in particular, they always have the suffix -wesfv, which I believe is icelandic? iirc, it essentially means "protector" or something to that effect. So, you'd have lakewesfv, treewesfv, using the name of the village they were born in in particular is popular.
I love the lore for the viera. It's really interesting. Imagine kicking all the men (or women) out of society except to mate. Wild.
Truly an ideal society. Boys just being boys until it's time to smash.
The men of the viera aren't kicked out at all, but rather adopted by the other men. Male viera are naturally reclusive and so they live self-sufficient lives. Young males aren't at all rejected by vieran society, if you speak to the wandering dramaturge in kugane, he'll inform you that male and female viera actually have a vastly profound degree of respect for one another, despite their separation.
A very common misconception is that men are kicked out, or live only to serve as a breeder role, but males remain in contact with the female villages for trading, adoption, and mating. They serve as protectors of the wood, primarily, serving in tandem with their sisters to preserve their ancestral woodland.
A modern day femenist wet dream
River Salmon be like
Just used a Fantasia so thanks for this.
looking forward to the update here with the new info we got. I'd love for someone to mention the interesting connection between Male naming conventions in Golemore and the 12 elements.
I am extremely Obsessed with this race.... and it's lore ♥
You are not the only one me too
Very interesting, but I was hoping you'd say something about the Viera princess who is directing Fran in the Ivalice cutscenes.
I am assuming you mean princess Ashe? That is who she obliquely refers to in those cut scenes. she is a Dalmasca Hyur. As far as we know the Greenwood and Viera culture has no monarchy or direct hierarchy. -Elioaux
@@TheEorzeanArchives See? I am ignorant of that whole thing and would be delighted to be further enlightened. :3
Always glad to help. Ashe is the last of the royal line and was alive when the empire took over Dalmasca 30+ years ago. According to field notes and other resources though it seems the Viera put her in some kind of sleep until recently so she’s actually still youthful. There is a lot more to it and it will likely be part of a Dalmasca/IVth legion story in the future. -Elioaux
great video ! what was the music you used at the very end of the video at 5:41 ? it's so pretty
Thanks! It’s the orbonne monastery theme “Under the Stars” from the alliance raid in Stormblood. -Elioaux
by the power of bunny girls
I had a theory a while ago that the Golmore Jungle is actually alive to some extent, like the twelveswood is- after all, were not the early settlers of the twelveswood just as xenophobic and insular in nature? The Viera just go the extra step of making any outsider a pincushion.
Knowing my viera is just supposed to go back to the forrest one day is weird
If your viera lives in the cities, i'm pretty sure they're exempt from that.
Actually, with viera, if you leave you're not allowed back. Exiled. Forever.
Thank you. While Not everyone knows much about Veira heritage, you did justice to the words commonly known.
If a male vieran is trained from birth to be a self-sufficient craftsman and combatant, and then allowed to live his own life, what if he gets upset during the angsty phase, and decides to forget the Green Word and leave when he's an adult? Is the forest just "so wonderful and cool" or something?
No, jacks are taken in by other male vieras once their gender becomes apparent, which is around their 13th namesday. Once in training, they are required to strictly adhere to the green word. Should they survive their rite of passage, which isn't guaranteed, only then they are allkowed to walk their own path.
Come to think of it the viera i love the lore!!
Viera AKA Night elf from WoW or Amazaoness from other media.
Mine WAS an archer. Now she's a Reaper.
It would be a very interesting meeting between the Viera and the Volgia Bunny Warriors from G.A.T.E. - Thus the J.S.D.F. Fought There. Perhaps a crossover fanfic?...😊❤😊
Great Vid, please keep going.
My girl has the surname hyskaris 👀 she still kept it despite changing her name to a city name.
My Viera WoL was created knowingly breaking some of the lore established in FFXIV.
Half-Vieran and half-Hyur (her mother left Golmore and married a handsome sky pirate) and she doesn't have the last name "Eyurt". Her last name is Bunansa.
And yes, "Bunansa" is the same one you're thinking of, as is his Viera wife/partner-in-crime, who is the general of the Lethe's Tear.
And being only half-Vieran, she doesn't live as long as full-blooded Viera, but still far longer than other races.
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Soooo does this mean Erenville's "homecoming" is for him to mate? 👀
I strongly doubt it, wherever his "homecoming" is taking place, it's not going to be a Viera settlement (certainly not a traditional one).
Him being in Sharlayan means he either left the forest or was born to parents who previously left the forest. In either case, he wouldn't be welcome in the Viera's forest home and they would likely try to kill him on sight like all other outsiders.
@@vegeta002What do you think about Erenville nowadays after learning where he's actually from?
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@Glacier_Noir He's lucky the Shetona don't have the same backwards culture as the Viera, but he's still as homeless as any Viera.
@@vegeta002 lmao true~.
😂😂😂
turns out playboy bunnies make great party members.
who knew?
and not one word how a race "most attuned to nature" spends life in the forests walking on stiletto heals. or in outfits that would make a BDSM mistress go "now, hang on a moment". 😂
Also, it kind of dumped Viera from the Source and the First together. You'd expect (and in fact, we are shown) quite a divergence.
That's because canonically viera's feet are like like bunny feet, so they can't wear flat shoes. It is of course not a case in FFXIV, cause you can wear whatever you want (but for 90% of hats lol)
@@VV-sque Shouldn't they have huge feet then? 😆 And hop more than walk (now that would be a sight). Viera race bonus to Dragoon jumps! And YET! Stilettos in the forest? Good luck with that!
@@michaelhoffmann2891 I suppose it's still easier for them to run in stilettos than normal shoes 😅 they don't hop but they have loong nails, see FFXII
@@VV-sque But but but but...... they would sink into the forest floor in 10 microseconds and be stuck! 😭If they need heels, then at least flat soled ones! High house half boots, not 2B!
This video needs to be updated lol Shetona are based
True~.
I wonder if the Shetona viera live a similar lifestyle to Dalmasca viera? Or if everyone lives together in tribes and such?
Very curious indeed.
Erenville's new info included.
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Lore is one thing, I made a female bunny and finally @ level 30 I changed her to AuRa !
GRIFFIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!!!!!
The way it sounds vs the look is confusing 😂😂😂😂😂
Are we cooming for grannies???
Nice video ^^ but you missed that male and female actually dont get allong all that well, thou it might be that this info wasn't known at the time of the video, just like the viera naming conventiones beeing released after the upload
Is this evident in EW or something? I'm curious where I can read more about that
@@ajajaja3 for the naming conventiones, you can find those online
No there is no direkt evidence in EW (exept maybe the bodylanguage of any male viera XD), however in ff XII there is, even thou there is no male viera in whole game XD there are a few hints more or less obvious
Only if humanity knew how real they truly are. Such a shame to those who are forbidden to enter into the heavens. (And yes, they're literally all female)
The backstory of my Viera is that she was born in Dalmasca, with both her parents being sky pirates. So naturally she grew up in the clouds more often than in the woods. It was during one full moon night that she finally took up a city name, Lunaria Moonleaf. She loved the moon, finding it the prettiest thing in the sky, and her mom often sang her to sleep of the forests in its light. But alas, it would not last, and her parents brought her all the way to Gridania at age ten, where she’d enjoy the rest of her childhood safe, far away from the Garlien empire. Now, thirty years later, she’s an adventurer who is a sky pirate at heart, always getting into trouble seeking thrills across the globe like so many so young often do. So yeah, that’s my head canon for my warrior of light.
Tall brown bunny girls HNNNNMMMMMMMMMGGGG