Originally posted by Draklar
If they do, it\'s bad RP. Good RP needs to stick to the setting, and the setting says: \"no racism\".
First, it doesn\'t say \"no racism\". Read what I posted before.
So you say that all Yliaki, or at least the vast majority, is happily married to othere who they consider inferior, or that this at least is possible?
Originally posted by Draklar
Second, my Clawhand char (enkidukai) used to be quite suspicious against Ylians. Setting might say it is bad for rp. But I could quote part of Yliakum history, which would prove it wrong.
Then by all means, please do so. I\'m forced to do some guesswork here, so I\'m guessing that you\'re referring to the farming problem.
From the history page
The first two levels of Yliakum - the only ones where it was possible to farm - were worked more intensely. On the first level, the stolid Ylians claimed the absolute ownership of the ground that they were farming, refusing to share with other races. They built fences and walls, and began to look at books about armies and armed defense. The Enkidukai that lived in the same area were driven away and this was considered an intrusion in their freedom. The tension between the two races increased, and some of them clashed, but Talad was able to control their anger and to bring back the stability.
Frankly, I think this was a stupid thing to put in the history, because it indeed dilutes the statement on the races page. It looks to me as if it was meant to be \"ages ago\" (which is supported by the fact that by that time, not even all of Yliakum had been colonised, which means that it\'s been really, really long ago), although it comes accross as somewhat recent, especially because it is menationed so close to the end of the history.
Originally posted by Draklar
Simple assumption would be that the \"racism\" bit in races\' setting is over-generalised.
Or that the incident indeed was thousands of years ago, and that actually nobody knows about it anymore, except historians who wonder how this might have been possible.
@ Ionas: Indeed I\'m missing fanatical Laanx or Talad sects as well, as the setting literally begs for them.
@ Ayshe: I don\'t know. There is a difference between clans and race, but as has been stated, it would be strange for a clan to
not allow other races in if they\'d qualify except for race. I\'m quite wary of groups that are aiming to \"preserve the traditions and ways of XYZ\" by excluding all other races. Why would it be bad for other races to embrace the ways and tradition of XYZ? Exactly it wouldn\'t, unless you believe that others practicing those would be sacrilege, as they\'re not worthy of doing so, which
is racism, since you thereby imply that your race is superior.
Don\'t get me wrong: you may well require that every clan member does certain things, even if these are very hard to do for members of other races,
if these are part of tradition, and would be required even if there would be no other race. You may, however,
not require these things to get rid of said other races.
I see nothing in the background of Felines Layer that would rule out other races. Tribes
do take in members of other tribes, as long as these mambers then belong to only one tribe (except it\'s a\"honour membership\" given in response to some exceptional deed) and accept anything and everything, benefits
and duties, that comes with the membership. Entering a tribe is hard, and the person must do something to prove themselves worthy, but it mustn\'t be made easier for members of race XYZ. It must, however, also not be made easier for members of other races.
