[Blackguard]

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Dreyco wrote:OOC:I can whole-heartedly agree with the statement listed above, as it can be tied in some areas to our own history as well However, the role-play community on and off the Role-play Preferred Servers uses the lore that is presented to them to shape their characters for interaction with others, and contradictions can lead to a clashing, as many have founded their characters on what has been presented to them and set in writing by those who have put together the past bits of lore.

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Ah, but that isn't that just perfect? Truthfully, the Iksar content hadn't yet run through the lore folks for accuracy. But as Owlchick stated, you must keep in mind that every bit of in-game lore is presented with the bias of a Norrathian, not with the absolute truth. Much of the Iksar lore is presented with a major bias, indicating that Sebilis was incredibly beautiful (when to many it would be considered terrifying) and the like. That's what adds flavor to the game, and I think seeing clashing RP heads based on differing opinions of what really happened and when is actually a good thing. My character wholeheartedly believes that he is a dreadful pirate who all respect and fear. He believes himself of a noble bloodline of humans descended directly from the gods, and has his own opinions of what has happened in the history of Norrath and why. Even knowing that much of what he believes is completely untrue as a developer, it's still how I roleplay the character. The main point of this post is to show that none of the lore you see within the game is without bias. Inaccuracies are avoided when they can be on our end, but inaccuracies and misunderstandings are what lead to much of the flavor of history in both the real world and Norrath.

Message Edited by Blackguard on 01-12-2006 05:17 PM