Which culture to pick for a Principi character?

[Cyrus_Blackfeather]

Hello!

 

So, in trying to make a character for each of the four factions, it's usually pretty obvious which culture fits best in terms of the reaction you get from that respective faction's "handlers." Obviously any character of any culture can join any faction, but there's definitely going to be a different tone (or at least there should be) if a Vallian wants to work with Rauatai, or someone from Rauatai wants to work with the VTC. This comes from a perspective of creating a character that would already have pre-established loyalties to one of the factions, even if it's not reflected in-game. 

 

RDC - Rauatai

VTC - Old Vallia

Huana - Deadfire

Principi - ???

 

There really isn't a good cultural 'fit' for the Principi, or at least there are multiple choices that each fit just as well. Old Vallia gels well with Furrante and his crew, who are all about the old ways and essentially establishing the old Empire in the Deadfire. Meanwhile, Aeldys seems like she'd accept just about anyone who followed her ideals - including people from far-flung places like the Living Lands or Ixamitl. 

 

For my Principi Watcher, I opted for someone who was essentially born and raised in Dunnage, making him a native of the Deadfire. I did this specifically for the Raider background option, and because I felt like it made a lot of sense. The Principi have been there long enough that many of them would have probably started to "go native," and they're the faction that I feel kind of gels the most with the Deadfire outside of the Huana. 

[omgFIREBALLS]

Rauatai, Old Vailia, Deadfire Archipelago and Aedyr allow the Slave background. Lots of the new blood are liberated slaves.

[Cyrus_Blackfeather]

Rauatai, Old Vailia, Deadfire Archipelago and Aedyr allow the Slave background. Lots of the new blood are liberated slaves.

 

That's actually a really, really good point. 

[InsaneCommander]

I played as a Deadfire human and I think it's a good choice. Not everyone that was born in the Deadfire will side with the Huana.

[KDubya]

I played as a Deadfire human and I think it's a good choice. Not everyone that was born in the Deadfire will side with the Huana.

 

Yeah but the game acts as if anyone with the Deadfire as a background is a Huana not a pirate.

 

In PoE I really liked going with Island Aumau for 'armed to the teeth' and the Raider background to be a pirate. Now when I do that I get a dumb ass 'walking in surf' ability and get treated like I'm a tribal.

[jtbehnke]

Wait, there are non-aumaua Huana?

[Tick]

Wait, there are non-aumaua Huana?

The Huana are just a collection of groups that share similar culture and history, that can become a more unified nation if you go certain routes. So technically anyone can be Huana. I'm pretty sure they mentioned some of the Valian immigrants in Neketaka and similar were actually born there.

[KDubya]

In PoE I got the vibe that the different origin locations were more geographical and cultural.

 

In DeadFire I get the vibe that the different origin locations are racially based.