Roegadyn

The Roegadyn are a race from the seas north of Eorzea in Final Fantasy XIV. They are similar to the Galka of Final Fantasy XI, but lack a tail, and do not look as ursine. Most of them are of the Sea Wolf tribe, and live by the sea as fishermen, although some become Mercenaries and/or Pirates. Another tribe, the Lohengarde, also known as the Hellsguard, live near a volcano believed to be the gate to hell, and use magic.

Size Matters
The Roegadyn are a maritime people whose largest concentrations are found in the northern seas, by way of which they came to Eorzea.

They have enormous, muscular builds and are known for the cultural emphasis they place on competition and unflinching courage, although tender, introspective individuals can also be found. Roegadyn in and around the Limsa Lominsa area are typically seamen putting in at port, but many have settled permanently, becoming mercenaries, bodyguards, or even pirates by trade. Far away, deep in the mountains of Ul'dah, live mountain clans of reclusive Roegadyn known as the Hellsguard, said to have mastered the magical arts.

Female Roegadyn are playable in Realm Reborn. They have fierce faces and large muscular builds, not unlike their male kin, but they are sleeker. They are not as massive as male Roegadyn, and are a little shorter than their male counterparts (7'3" at max height for females and 7'5" for the males). Female Sea Wolves Roegadyn have fair skin (even more so than males) and have silver hair. They are slim compared to Lohengarde women, while the latter have more robust physiques and brownish skin compared to male Lohengarde.

Sea Wolves
The Sea Wolves hail from the islands of the far north seas, where they subsist as fishermen and -women. Long ago, no vessel or coastal village was safe from their maritime brand of brutality. Now, it is not uncommon to see them employed as sailors or naval mercenaries on all manner of vessels.

Lohengarde
The Lohengarde are a clan of Roegadyn with body and mind tempered by the unforgiving heat of the volcanic regions they inhabit. Believing the mountains of flame to be gates to the underworld, their line has for centuries stood vigil over them to prevent the passage of souls back to the realm of the living. Their sheer girth and steely demeanor open to the Hellsguard a wide range of paths, from the martial to the monastic.

Naming Convention
Roegadyn names vary between the two sub-races: Sea Wolves use words taken from the Roegadyn language, while Hellsguard adapt the names to use common Eorzean words.

Trivia

 * The two kinds of Roegadyn (Sea Wolves and Hellsguard) correspond to the frost giants and fire giants of Norse mythology, as both have separate areas. The Sea Wolves are bluish white, and the Hellsguard are red, hailing from the north and south, respectively.
 * In the original game, only male Roegadyn were playable. Females were mentioned and shown in the 1.0 quests, such as Lihtdraega (mentioned in the Goldsmith quests) and Merlwyb, but since the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn relaunch, females have been fully playable.

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