Au Ra physiology and other lore.

[Kedrah]

So the press embargo for the Nantes event has been lifted, and I'm a bit puzzled by some info coming from one of the interviewers who attended. Here is a link to his reddit post, which contains links to his official articles: http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...twitch_stream/

I found this exchange in the comments section:

"You might want to read again information on the Au Ra and fix your article. It has been explained multiple times that their motif is "Demons", not "Dragons". If their origins actually had lore confirming dragon involvement, you can bet they'd NEVER find their way even close to Ishgard." -commenter

"I was told they're of reptilian origins by the staff at the event, but I do know it's only speculated that they have dragon-like origins. I thought this was the universally accepted theory. I've retracted the statement relating to dragons regardless. No point spreading misinformation." -author

Are they demons or not? Reptiles but not dragons? It's probably already been mentioned, but their scale patterns look very similar to the succubus markings. I was finally sure that we knew what they were, but now I'm doubtful once again.

I'm assuming they're dragonpeople, but they possess the look of something more along the lines of dragon-demons. If that makes any sense, lol.

Or it could be like they originally said some time ago: that the Raen are draconic and the Xaela are demonic.

I think there's been a misunderstanding lost in translation somewhere. When the demon motif was mentioned, Yoshi-P was in the middle of making a Xaela.