Mithra

The Mithra (ミスラ, Misura?) are a female-dominant race of cat-like humanoids available to play in Final Fantasy XI.

A predominantly female race of hunters who live alongside the Tarutaru in Windurst, the Mithra are easily identified by their characteristic ears, which give them spectacular hearing ability, and their long tails, which result in an unparalleled sense of balance.

Players can only choose to play as a female Mithra, as the Mithra men are fairly rare and are seen as something of a commodity. Only the females, who are more numerous, go out to adventure.

History

In the creation myth of Vana'diel the children of the gods, the Ancients, attempted to gain entry to Paradise, however the Gate Keeper of Paradise rejected them and destroyed their entire civilization. The goddess, Altana, having awoken from her slumber, wept over the destruction of the ancient race. Her tears cleaned away the wreckage and five divine tears gave rise to the five enlightened races (Elvaan, Galka, Hume, Mithra, Tarutaru). The God of Twilight, Promathia, however, was disgusted by Altana's weakness and so cursed the five races by bringing out their darkest emotions—the Elvaan's arrogance, the Hume's apathy, the envy of the Mithra, the cowardice of the Tarutaru, and the Galka's rage and curse them to constant internal conflict.
Creation Myth of Vana'diel

A Walk to Remember — A group of Mithra adventuring together.

Contrary to the myth, the Mithra actually evolved from the magic blast thought to have wiped out the Zilart race. During the Age of Beasts, the Mithra kept to their island homes to the south. Fending off beastmen attacks only when encountered, they never sought to expand their territory.

During the Age of Magic, a group of Mithra, discontent with their life of solitude and hearing tales of strange magical beings from the elder Mithra scouts, decided to venture out across the ocean to see these beings for themselves. The Chieftainess, angered by the disregard for tradition, condemned these actions and those Mithra who left in search of this knowledge were not permitted to return. This did not stop the adventure seeking youth, though, who set off their journey.

Eventually arriving at Windurst, the Mithra, in awe of the Tarutaru, were welcomed with open arms. Their strength and tactical skill would prove useful to the physically weaker Tarutaru, which made it a dually beneficial arrangement. The Mithra would be allowed to live in Windurst with Tarutaru protection and magics, and in return they would serve as the foot soldiers of the Taru military.

Together, the races carved and built the town of Mhaura into the cliffs overlooking the sea. It was a reminder to the Mithra that their home was not so far away after all. Mhaura, though always a small town in stature, would become a special place in the hearts of Mithra in Windurst. However, as more races gained powerful magic, the Tarutaru isolated themselves from the world, closing their nation's borders from all but the Mithra.

During the Age of Power it was assumed the Windurst-based Mithra fought alongside the Tarutaru against the Elvaan empire.

Come the fall of the empire and the Moon's Eclipse, the Mithra had developed their own population and chieftainess within the capital of Windurst, and seemed to have maintained relations with the Mithran homeland. When the Multinational Expedition began, the Mithran homeland sent their representative, Yow Rabntah, who would obtain a piece of the dark magicite and bring it back with her at the expedition's end.

The magicite was used in the formation of the legendary Mithra weapon, the Bow of Light; although powerful, the magicite within the weapon would overcome the wielder with fear, hatred, and jealousy, causing them to attack their sisters indiscriminately. This brought about a civil war within the nation and, in retribution for its creation, the execution of Yow Rabntah. The bow, which could only be an asset in the hands of a pure-hearted wielder, was eventually snuck away from the nation and given to Lehko Habhoka, Yow's implied son, to use in the Crystal War.

Names of the Tarutaru and Mithra — Tarutaru and Mithra together.

With the Crystal War's onset, the Windurst-based Mithra culture was as threatened as the Tarutaru; resulting in the two races merging their armies against the Beastmen. Many Mithra from the islands of Olzhirya, seeking fame or fortune, also volunteered to help and were dispatched to the Federation of Windurst as mercenaries. Despite the combined efforts of the Allied Forces, Windurst was razed during the war.

At the war's end, the Mithra played a key role in rebuilding the city and many have since taken up permanent residence there.

Culture

But you are Mithra; you should understand. We are one with nature, and cannot ignore her call for help.
Syu Befrathi

Mithran duel — A duel between Mithra to settle a dispute over territorial fishing allocations.

Cunning and quick witted, the Mithra have been amazonian warriors and hunters since the Age of Beasts and their culture reflects this. The Mithra form tribal communities, with each tribe overseen by a Chieftainess. Furthermore, these tribes are answerable to a single Tribal Chieftainess who acts as the society's ruler, governing the entire Mithra community. Currently, there are two Tribal Chieftainesses, one in Gha Naboh and one in Windurst.

Due to the rarity of male Mithra, the men stay at home to raise the children while the women formed the political and warrior classes; this custom was implemented to shelter their small percentage of men from death.

The Mithra homeland nation is the Gha Naboh Matriarchate (also known as "Gha Naboh"), with its capital City of Yhoh. It is located on the continent of Olzhirya. The Mithra built and maintained a society on the nation's island chains. The nation is known by the Mithra as "the motherland", and was a peaceful nation ruled by a wise and beautiful queen during the times before the Crystal War.

The town of Mhaura is considered the Mithra capital for those living in Windurst and in the small town of Kazham in the Outland islands is also considered a Mithra settlement. Thanks to the friendly relationship with the Tarutaru (whom many Mithra view as little brothers and sisters), Windurst enjoys a peace and prosperity that is only threatened by the Yagudo, with whom Windurst shares an uneasy truce.

The Mithra are a race of hunters, and their names are designed to accommodate for this. Examples include "An Shanaa", "Hanaa Punaa", and "Fo Mocorho", Mithra names include a first name and a family name.

While hunting, they call each other by their first names ("An", "Hanaa", and "Fo") whenever they are closing in on prey or in a tense situation. Their short, easy to pronounce names allow them to speak fast and easily during such times. One might surmise that, if their names were as long and elegant as those of the Elvaan, they might bite their tongues while trying to call each other, and whatever they were chasing would slip away.

Physiology

FFXIPCRaces — The Mithra alongside other enlightened races.

Resembling humanoid cats, the tails of the Mithra give them an excellent sense of balance that no other race seems to be able to compare with. This gives them the highest dexterity and agility among the races of Vana'diel.

Their bodies covered from head to toe in a coat of short fur of varying tones, a Mithra's facial fur patterns are a genetic trait and can be passed down within bloodlines, revealing what family or ancestry a Mithra may be from.

Their feline ears allow the Mithra to possess an acute sense of hearing, and their ears also possess the ability to react in accordance to the Mithra's emotional state, much like cats. Other than these traits and a feline nose, their physical stature is comparable to that of a Hume, although in terms of average adult height they measure shorter than the average Hume adult.

In terms of dietary habits the Mithra possess the same habits as the Hume, capable of eating both greens and meats, although the Mithra are the only race able to eat raw fish.

Demeanor

Like all cats, the Mithra have great energy and curiosity and have being stereotyped as energetic mischief makers, whereby their inherent curiosity often gets them into trouble. Mithra are not particularly strong, brilliant, or charismatic, but due to their outstanding dexterity and agility, they are ideal for classes such as Ranger, Ninja, and particularly Thief. These traits have caused them to be stereotyped as a race of thieves and cheats and are sometimes treated with disdain and suspicion by the other races.

Unfortunately, due to their tribal hunter culture, their lack of social grace also results in a penalty in their Charisma. Aside from their Dexterity, Agility, and Charisma, Mithra have fairly average statistics and can play almost any of the Jobs without great difficulty, with possible exception given to Beastmaster and Bard due to their low Charisma scores.

Military

All in a Day's Work (Aly's Escapades) — Mithra attempting to open a treasure chest.

Due to their free-willed nature, the Mithra prefer the life of a mercenary to the disciplined lifestyle of regimented forces. As such, most of their military organizations are mercenary forces. The 'homeland' Mithra also have a navy.

Development

FFXIraceconcept11 — Early concepts of Mithra.

Concepted to be humanoid, feline jungle warriors, the Mithra were initially designed to look a lot more feral and primitive, with a stronger emphasis on looking like jungle cats.

During the game's conception their feral appearance was refined back a little and their clothing became more in conjunction with that of the other humanoid races. However, their nature as jungle warriors is still shown through their skimpy clothes and behavior.^[1]

Statistics

Character Models

Face Types

Face 1	Face 2	Face 3	Face 4	Face 5	Face 6	Face 7	Face 8

Opih	Pehl	Shamih	Suh	Yuhn	Cyahl	Myo	Soih

Hair Types


Hair A
					Hair B
	Face 5	Face 6	Face 7	Face 8

Starting Statistics

The following table shows the level 1 statistics for each class a Mithra can take:

Job	HP	MP	STR	DEX	VIT	AGI	INT	MND	CHR
Warrior	31	0	8	9	6	8	5	5	5
Monk	33	0	7	9	8	6	5	6	5
White Mage	27	22	6	7	6	7	6	8	6
Black Mage	25	24	5	9	5	8	8	6	5
Red Mage	28	18	6	8	6	7	7	7	5
Thief	28	0	6	10	6	8	7	5	4
Paladin	30	16	7	8	8	6	5	7	6
Dark Knight	30	16	8	9	7	7	7	5	4
Bard	28	0	6	8	6	6	6	6	6
Beastmaster	30	0	6	9	6	6	6	6	7
Ranger	27	0	6	8	6	9	6	6	5
Samurai	31	0	7	9	7	7	6	6	5
Dragoon	30	0	7	8	7	7	5	5	6
Ninja	28	0	7	9	7	8	6	6	4
Summoner	24	26	5	8	5	7	7	7	6

Race Comparison
Stat	Comparison
HP	Galka > Elvaan > Mithra = Hume > Tarutaru
MP	Tarutaru > Hume = Mithra > Elvaan > Galka
STR	Elvaan > Galka > Hume > Mithra > Tarutaru
DEX	Mithra > Galka = Hume = Tarutaru > Elvaan
VIT	Galka > Elvaan > Hume > Mithra = Tarutaru
AGI	Mithra > Tarutaru > Hume > Galka > Elvaan
INT	Tarutaru > Hume = Mithra > Galka > Elvaan
MND	Elvaan > Galka = Hume > Mithra = Tarutaru
CHR	Hume = Tarutaru = Elvaan > Galka = Mithra

Jobs

Other appearances

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Etymology

Mithra is an important deity or divine concept in Zoroastrianism and later Iranian history and culture. In addition to being the divinity of contracts, Mithra is also the all-seeing protector of Truth, the guardian of cattle, the harvest and of the water.

Trivia

Male Mithra were not seen until the release of the expansion Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess and the introduction of Lehko Habhoka.
In Dissidia Final Fantasy, Shantotto's battle greeting to Zidane remarks about his similarity to a male Mithra.
The Mithra homeland, Gha Naboh, and the continent of Olzhirya, is not currently accessible for players. Players can, however, go to Kazham, a "Tropical Paradise" located on the Island of Elshimo, which is considered the Mithra's second home.
Due to Square Enix's wish to keep a note of similarity between the two games for old and new players alike; the Miqo'te race in Final Fantasy XIV is based on the appearance of the Final Fantasy XI Mithra.
In Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, there is a trade material called "Mithra Tooth", possibly based on the item "Mithra Fang Sack" in Final Fantasy XI. In the original game, it was used to trigger a Garrison battle at the Outpost in Buburimu Peninsula.
When speaking, Mithra have a tendency to roll the "r"s in certain words, resulting in what sounds like a cat purr or growl depending on the inflection.

References

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