Au Ra physiology and other lore.

[Seiko769]

Draw them however you wish, that doesn't change the fact that Auri ladies were clearly designed to be moe or bishoujo.

Uguu~



The hairstyle really makes the look. The bangs covering the eye gives a mysterious charm I can't quite place ^_^

Eh you've seen my design if not it's on here...somewhere XD. I'm going for a kinda creepy look and only a few hairstyles fit it imo #excuses

[zuzu-bq]

female au'ra is the new miqote it seems

Seems like it. But I don't think it'll stay like this.

[Cilia]

It's kind of hard to separate the pretty-princessness from them whenever their in game model is a super waifish and not super tough excluding a lot of small touches one can add. I mean let's be honest, when you see a Lalafell or Miqo'te your first instinct isn't going to be "Oh I better watch out!" (More like "watch how far I can punt it" in the Lalafell case!) no matter how many ruthless capitalists or savage huntresses you encounter.

I think a lot of people agree about this; Auri women are ultra-petite, while men are ruggedly built. Even though I've really taken to them (I really do prefer to play fantasy games as fantasy races, and none of the 1.x ones really worked for me), even I wish the women were just a little taller and more built to match the males' stature. There's at least a 1'6" difference between the men and women (at least!), and the males look like they have twice as much body mass as the women, if not more.

Not saying I want them buff like female Roegadyn, but it would be nice to have a frame that says "I'm a female Auri adventurer who can do something besides sling spells!"

Not gonna stop me from Dark Knighting it up as an Auri woman, but y'know...

There are "rugged" female body types in the game (female Highlanders and Roegadyn), but people aren't playing them very much; why work so hard on something people aren't going to use?

It is possible to make a mature, (sort of) realistically beautiful Auri woman. You can make them sort of aggressive-looking (even if that requires Face 4 and Eyes 3).

So while I do wish Auri women had a body shape other than ultra-petite, and that it were easier to stamp out the moé factor, I'm pretty happy with and understand why we got what we got.

[Kedrah]

Not sure if this was posted before but I don't recall seeing it. I love this concept sketch *w*

[Samcaesar]

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It shows dedication to the fans and the world they've created really, it's that small sorta stuff. I mean, why make content that hard if most people, ie casual audience, won't be able to do it? I kinda wish that they just did a Highlander/Midlander split for them, it makes more sense lore wise and would've been best for most people in the situation. Like the biggest issue is when I have my Au Ra, who I've attempted to make as tough as possible in this situation, it'll be so similar to any other person who tries to use in game resources to make a tough looking Auri girl.

I mean, personal tastes aside, it really just makes the most sense for a tribal, warring, nomadic groups to not have such petite girls, which is mainly why I'm just a bit frustrated with the Xaela girls >.>

I get why they did it.. I just wish it wasn't the case!

[WyrahFhurrst]

I mean, personal tastes aside, it really just makes the most sense for a tribal, warring, nomadic groups to not have such petite girls, which is mainly why I'm just a bit frustrated with the Xaela girls >.>

I get why they did it.. I just wish it wasn't the case!

Unless those girls are also the ninjas and being petite helps in stealth during assassinations. I'd have a hard time taking a male Au Ra seriously as a ninja in the same way I doubt many take male Roegadyn seriously in the same position.

[jomoru]

Unless those girls are also the ninjas and being petite helps in stealth during assassinations. I'd have a hard time taking a male Au Ra seriously as a ninja in the same way I doubt many take male Roegadyn seriously in the same position.

What about Elezen of either sex, highlanders and Roe Females?

[Samcaesar]

Unless those girls are also the ninjas and being petite helps in stealth during assassinations. I'd have a hard time taking a male Au Ra seriously as a ninja in the same way I doubt many take male Roegadyn seriously in the same position.

See, and that's my issue, it'd make sense for the Raen, being connected to Doma and all, to have petite bodies, why the guy Raen aren't also small and petite is bizarre to me in that case. With warring nomads like the Xaela, I doubt they'd have time for learning precise assassination techniques, and instead probably going at it raw and hard with stuff like Warrior or Monk.

[Raminax]

Well, being a warrior culture doesn't necessarily mean you'll be bigger and brawnier. Settling down still requires you to do a lot of physically intensive labor, building houses, working the land and what not. In contrast, Xaela probably eat relatively poorly and travel fairly light, considering their nomadic culture. Carrying capacity is kind of limited when you're on the road all the time.

That said, Au'ra girls might just be mooching off on the guys' hard work. Considering their intended moe appeal, it wouldn't be all that surprising, actually. They'd just go "Onii-chan!", the guys would have a nosebleed, and the girls would smirk as they rub their hands together. Hoho.

[Mahri]

Unbelievable! Video games, let alone this very series, have set absolutely no precedence for petite girly-girls to be absolute hellraiser wrecking balls. No way, no how. Immersion ruined!

Though actually my Au Ra MNK inspiration is more Cammy from Street Fighter but hell you get the idea watch that video

I may post my Au Ri designs later if you guys want to see more.

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