Au Ra physiology and other lore.

[Kedrah]

The original thing that was said about them was that Raen are more reptilian and Xaela are more demonic, so I usually refer to them accordingly.
And sometimes I just call them demonlizards.

[Seiko769]

I really hope the first thing we see in HW is an explanation of what Au Ra is and if they are Draconic or Demonic so this debate will end XD

[jomoru]

Well it's not that Au Ra are demons, their aesthetic was simply based on demons (as can be inferred by the ability to make a female look strikingly similar to in-game succubi).

Aura are not related to Dragons. Their motif are demons.

Source: http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...d_other_stuff/

Not that I doubt what's said but I'd like to see the full statement vs interpretations made. This wouldn't be the first time there's been some differences of opinion translation.

[Aryalandi]

It has been said in an interview that females can be made to look like the succubi from haukke manor which they sort of can with the right features, it has been said that their motif is demons, that does not mean that they are demon people it just means that it is what they are based on.

Original concept art description makes them out to be dragon people, lore indicates that it is debated enough by scholars to be mentioned that some people think they were born via the Shiva-theory (which does not mean from Shiva and her dragon personally) but it is more or less debunked because au ra hear with their horns and have other differences dragons don't display

The lore the au ra believe is very similar to a real life story depicting a dragon (human form) being with a faerie~ even the race name is similar.

So while i personally go with dragon faeries as a thing because of the scales/horns/tail they are demon based in some ways at least.

I can imagine the heavy debate between scholars happened because of our debates here honestly.. also picturing a scholar from ishgard being introduced to an auri and flipping out.

Ishgard scholar: DRAGON!?
Other scholar: person..
Ishgard scholar: DRAGON PERSON!?
Othet scholar: person person..
Ishgard scholar: SCALES! HORNS! TAIL!
Other scholar: horns are for hearing..
Ishgard scholar: Dragon's don't do that!
Other scholar: finally we are getting somewhere that isn't down a chasm...

[Seiko769]

/Snip

Not that that is an actual conversation but I do rather wonder how Ishgardians know how dragons function when they are actively trying to kill them and or being killed by them.

Ya can't exactly easily research something that would kill you on site given half the chance

[Dualblade]

Well monsters dissapearing after we kill them is just a game mechanic so it isn't cluttered with dead bodies. I'm sure the Ishgardians are gonna get a lot of...use...out of Vishap.

[Frederick22]

Not that that is an actual conversation but I do rather wonder how Ishgardians know how dragons function when they are actively trying to kill them and or being killed by them.

Ya can't exactly easily research something that would kill you on site given half the chance

Well I would make tests on my enemies, their anatomy, how they are able to fly and breath fire. Known how they works makes me able to find better ways to kill them. Im sure they know a lot on Dragon anatomy.

[myahele]

Can anyone explain to why certain hairstyles show of additional horns on the top of their head?

[WyrahFhurrst]

Easiest way to explain it would be that they're decorations. Otherwise we need some sort of explanation for spontaneous growth of additional horns when a specific hairstyle is present.

[saber_alter]

Not that that is an actual conversation but I do rather wonder how Ishgardians know how dragons function when they are actively trying to kill them and or being killed by them.

Ya can't exactly easily research something that would kill you on site given half the chance

sometimes the best weapon is to know your enemy like the back of your hand.