(08-21-2014, 11:56 AM)WPeregrine Wrote: Wait, are we talking about nationalities, languages, or cultures? Or are we talking how to relate those WITH the Discovery universe?
I think we should be talking about cultures. This way we can talk about differing languages, diet, beliefs and so on, without getting into the complications of belonging to a nation.
Eg: Let's say you have a Bretonian character who speaks Welsh. This character also has their own culture which differs with the typical Bretonian one. This character is not of a different nationality to other Bretonians, but is a cultural minority. They are not of a separate nationality because they are part of the Bretonian state and their cultural identity is similar also.
We can think of this character as being from a particular region, still a full part of the Bretonian nation-state.