He couldn't help but be pleased to hear that laugh, able to guess from what he's heard so far about her world that things to laugh about weren't so plentiful.
He paused again, when the tea arrived, to quietly thank the waitress and doctor the cup- plenty of cream, though rather than sugar, he added a few shakes of salt.
"Well, Hydaelyn isn't as poorly off as your world seems to be from what you've said," He admitted readily enough. "There's a few areas that it makes me think of, but most of that is in Othard. The Burn for one, which is generally considered too dangerous to actually live in, though that doesn't stop scavengers from sneaking through on occasion. Nhaama Desert is likely the closest. That and the Azim Steppes are where the Xaela are from, though my family stayed in the desert most of the time, given how fierce and bloody the fighting over territory could get in the Steppes. We're nomadic, relying on herds of animals for sustenance. The larger the herd you have, the bigger tribe it can support, as I'm sure you well know. We don't have the trouble with... radiation? That you were talking about, though we have the trouble of wildlife being rather aggressive and dangerous, especially the sort with some manner of magic to back them."
A soft huff as he tilted his head.
"Beyond that, there's the other places in Othard that are much better off, able to sustain things like crops or fishing industry. They're still recovering from Imperial occupation though, so things aren't as... nice as they could be. Improving though, slowly but surely." It had been a horrific time, and he was just glad that they could put things to rights. "No one knows much about the Garlean lands, but they tend to get their resources through conquest of others. Eorzea seems to be the best off, having no such occupation to recover from but with the Cataclysm that happened even they're having their issues. It depends area to area though what the troubles are, but trade is entrenched enough that for most basic necessities are obtainable."
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Date: 2019-12-18 03:40 am (UTC)He paused again, when the tea arrived, to quietly thank the waitress and doctor the cup- plenty of cream, though rather than sugar, he added a few shakes of salt.
"Well, Hydaelyn isn't as poorly off as your world seems to be from what you've said," He admitted readily enough. "There's a few areas that it makes me think of, but most of that is in Othard. The Burn for one, which is generally considered too dangerous to actually live in, though that doesn't stop scavengers from sneaking through on occasion. Nhaama Desert is likely the closest. That and the Azim Steppes are where the Xaela are from, though my family stayed in the desert most of the time, given how fierce and bloody the fighting over territory could get in the Steppes. We're nomadic, relying on herds of animals for sustenance. The larger the herd you have, the bigger tribe it can support, as I'm sure you well know. We don't have the trouble with... radiation? That you were talking about, though we have the trouble of wildlife being rather aggressive and dangerous, especially the sort with some manner of magic to back them."
A soft huff as he tilted his head.
"Beyond that, there's the other places in Othard that are much better off, able to sustain things like crops or fishing industry. They're still recovering from Imperial occupation though, so things aren't as... nice as they could be. Improving though, slowly but surely." It had been a horrific time, and he was just glad that they could put things to rights. "No one knows much about the Garlean lands, but they tend to get their resources through conquest of others. Eorzea seems to be the best off, having no such occupation to recover from but with the Cataclysm that happened even they're having their issues. It depends area to area though what the troubles are, but trade is entrenched enough that for most basic necessities are obtainable."