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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ajar" data-source="post: 5630182" data-attributes="member: 85901">Most of my players are still tinkering with various character options, but I have one who has pretty much decided what she wants to play: Vesta, a male eladrin Vekeshi mystic ensnaring swordmage. We're still working on why he's in the RHC and why the RHC wants him in the first place, but today she asked me an even more interesting question: how would society react to him if he was openly gay?In the imaginary world of Zeitgeist, it's a very interesting question for eladrin males. I don't see it as a big deal for Risur or Danor. In Drakr or Crisillyir I could go either way, maybe even by region within the two nations. But how would other eladrin view a gay eladrin male? I see a couple of main options: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eladrin view it as a form of surrender to their race's doom, going against what the Vekeshi stand for. In this context, maybe Vesta was inducted into the Vekeshi ranks before realizing he was gay, and later became ostracized from them. This would open things up for him to join the RHC later.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eladrin view it pragmatically, since the odds of finding an eladrin female are so low anyway, there is little to no social cost to being a gay male eladrin -- just one less male eladrin to compete with. In that case, Vesta could still be actively Vekeshi, which makes his induction into the RHC a little trickier.</li> </ul>I'd love to hear your ideas!</blockquote>

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