Native American Killer and Survivor
I have some native american ancestry, but i can't speak for every tribe or person.
But i would find it pretty cool to see a native american killer that has spiritual guidance powers and a survivor that uses perks based around the culture of various native traditions.
Even if most of the more popular beliefs about what a native is stem from pop culture - take nightwolf and geronimo for example - i still think it would be a cool concept - especially if some extra care is taken when fleshing out the character so it's not tacky.
i haven't read all of the backstories for the survivors and killers so if there's one that's technically already a native then maybe i'm actually hoping for something that's a bit more pop culture - since nothing stands out in the facial features, skin tones, perks, or clothing.
that being said - i actually like the tackiness of nightwolf.
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I also think this is a cool idea, but they'd have to handle it really carefully. Maybe they can consult with some First Nations people in Canada to come up with some gestalt folklore stuff?
yeah. that's also true. United states native tribes are very different from canadian tribes. same with mexico and everything south of latin america. even east and west indigenous tribes were very different in the US. cherokee and mohawk for example. my family lineage comes from cherokees that married into european families to keep from being forced to leave.
i think thunderbird (r6s) is from an indigenous tribe of canada. tbf i would have never known if i didn't read the lore because of the lack of pop culture identifiers she has.
isn't it weird when we think of "cowboys and indians", "samurai", "shaolin monk", "knights", "vikings", "shamans", and such we have a very distinct image that pops into our heads?
even things like gangs and mobs such as yakuza, mafia, the prohibition mobs, bikers, etc.
if i say "cult" - there's a pop culture archetype for that.
i'm not looking for something avante garde though. just a simple character that fits the theme.
and like im not saying the survivor should be wearing ceremonial garbs and stuff. heck it could look like Deb Haaland. She's apparently native. or Jason Mamoa - the dude that played aquaman. and maybe as a cosmetic item you can get the ceremonial garb as a skin if you want it (personally I would love a chief headdress to run around in.)
but the killer HAS to be a moheekan or similar tribe that has suffered. i think it would make for a great backstory and the killer could be like a betrayed peacemaker that died and was reborn from a disturbed burial ground.
Apparently a lot of aggreements that eventually lead to the trail of tears were supposed to draw a line in the sand for european expansion. So i could see a historical fiction representation of a native who was killed by his/her tribe for unintentionally agreeing to bad terms.