Au Ra physiology and other lore.

[SolaAlona]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...gest?p=2896885

Q1: Could you please tell us the naming conventions for the Au Ra?
A1: There are two clans: Au Ra Raen and Au Ra Xaela. Au Ra Raen have been closely related to the Domans for long time, so their names are somewhat Japanese-like. The Xaela on the other hand have led a nomadic lifestyle for some time, and they have a unique naming convention.

[Balipu]

I guess I was right in thinking that one clan (where yugiri comes from) is more social and thus more, while another clan lives on the fringes of society/ more isolated.

I wonder how the Xaela naming will be? Seems like they'll atleast use more atypical letters like X

That interests me as well. We already learned from Roegardyn than there can be drastic differences between two subraces. One is adjective everyday object, the other is keyboard headbut. For some reason I imagine Xaela to use similar names to mi'qote, but with a lot of X mixed in. Maybe X and Q. Yeah Xaela are probably chinese mi'qote.
Speaking of which. How are they pronounced? Zaela? Ksaela? Sheaela?

[StarDrake]

We also got a couple Au Ra pictures with the new gear sets shown in the Live Letter:

Love that caster set in general.

Also worth pointing out: that's a new horn style for the ladies in that picture! Those appear to be fin-like horns. So that's yet another horn type.

Speaking of which. How are they pronounced? Zaela? Ksaela? Sheaela?

I would presume "Zaela", knowing the way it's probably spelled in katakana. We'll need to wait for the actual katakana to know for sure, though.

I guess I was right in thinking that one clan (where yugiri comes from) is more social and thus more, while another clan lives on the fringes of society/ more isolated.

I wonder how the Xaela naming will be? Seems like they'll atleast use more atypical letters like X

I'm not sure on that front; it's impossible to say at this point because we know so little about them. I was certain the dark-scaled ones would be Dravanians, but now it's all completely up the air, especially with the revelation that they're "nomadic". So not just the names, but everything about their lore is currently up in the air.

(Ironically, paying attention thoughout 2.x, we actually have a pretty decent picture of Au Ra Raen society - they seem to have occupied generally higher tiers of society in Doma and were particularly a significant part of the Doman military, and may have had some connection to dragons, given that dragons apparently lived near Doma, too...)

[myahele]

@ StarDrake

Higiri (?) did say that Yugiri's people have suffered alot more at the hands of the empire than other Domans.

In regards to the naming, since Raen clans naming convention is closer to japanese, then perhaps the Xaela are more archaic japanese? Since they are more nomadic and more isolated

[Balipu]

@ StarDrake

Higiri (?) did say that Yugiri's people have suffered alot more at the hands of the empire than other Domans.

In regards to the naming, since Raen clans naming convention is closer to japanese, then perhaps the Xaela are more archaic japanese? Since they are more nomadic and more isolated

I'd guess they will be more foreign than that.

[Dervy]

Raen = Rain

Xaela = Zay-La

[lololink]

JP pronounciation is Ren and Zera ( Considering JP uses R for a L and Z for a X it would be Xera )

[Kedrah]

Raen = Rain

Xaela = Zay-La

More like "ren" and "zela" judging from the katakana.

[WyrahFhurrst]

I think the Xaela are going to be more like the Mongols, at least that's the way the Dark Knight gear rubs me.

[jomoru]

I think the Xaela are going to be more like the Mongols, at least that's the way the Dark Knight gear rubs me.

They are a properly nomadic people, though their naming scheme might require a large language dump depending on the time period.