Wow, that's a lot of text. Indeed, let us rename this the Chronicles of Dragoneduwin. (Kidding.)

Darkmatter, I just reached home an hour ago. I'm currently unpacking, and I think I can get to making the map in another hour or two. 

About the viera, I was thinking of making them ultra-superstitious. Paranoid, even. Since they were made from the essence of Life and Nature, the very forests that humans mercilessly cut down, it wouldn't be too far fetched to say that they (the viera) could hate the humans with a passion. They believe the humans to be "barbaric, ungraceful blundering fools" who have "no respect for their roots, or for their lifesource, or for what feeds them, shelters them, and ultimately, what they return to after death; that is, Nature."

Physically, some tweaking must be done. Differing from the original concept from Final Fantasy, viera can be a mix of any animal (i.e., you're not limited to just bunny ears), they're generally six feet tall, they have long, black claws, and their lifespan is double the amount of a human's.

For example, if a human is 20, a viera will be 40; she will be the same, physically, but mentally, she will be more mature. This is because viera develop very slowly, leading to more mental nurturing which, in turn, makes them seem very wise.