Perhaps the most distinctive aspect of Dunesfolk culture is its traditional dwellings— structures affixed to the backs of large beasts of burden. The luminous eyes of Dunesfolk are the result of a glossy, protective layer which covers the pupil, an evolutionary response to the glaring sunlight of their home region. Many individuals wear a small gemstone on their forehead, representing their zodiacal sign. Dunesfolk have a particularly wide variation in skin tone— while many tend toward the darker side of the spectrum (as they live in a desert), several prominent Dunesfolk are among the fairest-skinned individuals in Eorzea.
While the traditional dwelling of the Dunesfolk is on beasts of burden, the Dunesfolk are also the founders of the city of Ul'dah. The vast majority of Dunesfolk a traveler encounters in modern Eorzea will be from that city— if you encounter a Dunesfolk on the bridge-streets of Limsa Lominsa or angrily haggling for a chocobo outside of Gridania, odds are they'll be from Ul'dah. Ul'dah's prosperity means that very few Dunesfolk have settled away from the city-state.
The flat landscapes of the Plainsfolk's home islands are dotted with the clan's traditional thatched huts, beneath which lie intricate networks of underground passageways. Their distinct hair coloration— a myriad of earthy and grassy tones— mimics their native enviornment, and their long, pointy ears are said to be able to detect the faintest scampering of the prairie's various fauna. Their skin tones tend generally towards the fairer, lighter side of the spectrum, though as with many races this is not universal.
This inclination toward grasslands and plains naturally lead the bulk of Eorzea's Plainsfolk to Vylbrand's wide meadows; it has been strongly implied that they made up a major portion, perhaps the majority, of the population of Nym, and even today the greater majority of Plainsfolk can be found in and around Limsa Lominsa. They are somewhat more diasporized than the Dunesfolk, though, and some Plainsfolk can be found in nearly every corner of the land, from the North Shroud to the southern tip of Thanalan, with quite a few to be found in Ul'dah. THe sole exception is Ishgard— due to the general Lalafellin dislike for cold, outside of the adventuring cadre it is rare indeed to encounter them anywhere in Coerthas, especially today.
