It is believed the vivid colors grant lunar powers. The ritual application of war paint to the face is still regularly practiced before going on the hunt, a tradition symbolizing their readiness to stain their hands with blood, as well as sending a message to their gods that they are prepared to serve them as warriors in the afterlife should they fall. Keepers are known to form small communities composed of two or three families who hunt together. In contrast to the Seekers of the Sun with their male-dominated tribes and harems, the fundamental unit of Keeper of the Moon society is the family, centered around a strong mother figure and her children. Keepers are known for their reticent and brooding personalities, but are also respected and sometimes feared for their tenacity. With their keen intuition, Keeper hunters have been known to easily snare even targets concealed in the gloom of night. Though lacking the physical stamina of the Seekers, they make up for this with a fierce strength of will and unerring instincts. They also have larger ears, more pronounced canines, and longer, skinnier tails. Roughly a head shorter and smaller of body than the average Hyur, the Keepers of the Moon are distinguishable from their diurnal cousins by their fur, dark as fog, and rounder eyes with large pupils. In recent years, the Keepers were able to reconcile their differences with the forestborn and, today, many Keepers hunt in accordance with rules set by the Trappers' League. During the Sixth Astral Era, the Keepers of the Moon came to reside in the Black Shroud, where they came into conflict with the people of Gridania, who saw them as little more than poachers. Not long after their return to the realm, the Miqo'te learned of the new Eorzean alphabet. While there was little awaiting them in the rime-encrusted realm when they arrived, their uncanny talent for hunting granted them a means of survival until the frost had melted. The newly hardened seas provided them a means around the massive peaks of Gyr Abania that prevented their return in the Fourth Astral Era. This allowed the descendants of the exiled Miqo'te tribes to migrate from southern Ilsabard into northern Eorzea. When the Fifth Umbral Calamity brought the Fifth Umbral Era-the Age of Endless Frost-much of the Bloodbrine Sea was frozen solid. Despite this, Miqo'te were still used as conscripts in the imperial army. During the Third Astral Era, the Allagan Empire persecuted the Miqo'te and drove them from Eorzea, forcing them to dwell in southern Ilsabard.
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