Au Ra physiology and other lore.

[RomildaRayne]

Are we still posting Benchmark Au Ra?

[zuzu-bq]

Are we still posting Benchmark Au Ra?

I don't know. But I'll post mine when I can.

Also, looks like Xaela is really more popular over Raen. Lore-wise, makes more sense. That's a good thing.
I really like female Xaela's skin tones option more than Raen too. But I've the inverse opinion for males.

[jomoru]

I don't know. But I'll post mine when I can.

Also, looks like Xaela is really more popular over Raen. Lore-wise, makes more sense. That's a good thing.
I really like female Xaela's skin tones option more than Raen too. But I've the inverse opinion for males.

I would say the opposite while there might be more on this thread look at the "show your Au'ra" thread in General Raen and caucasianish skin seem to be most common.

[zuzu-bq]

I went off for 3 days and suddenly, tons of posts.

I would say the opposite while there might be more on this thread look at the "show your Au'ra" thread in General Raen and caucasianish skin seem to be most common.

Yeah, seems to. I love how the race doesn't have many "normal" skin tone options. I mean, It's a fantasy game, lets escape reality!

Personally, I prefer the black scales and horns over the white. Makes me feel more like I'm playing a fantasy race, while the white horns/scales makes them look like Midlanders with a skin condition.

But that's just my opinion.

Same Here.

[jomoru]

Yeah, seems to. I love how the race doesn't have many "normal" skin tone options. I mean, It's a fantasy game, lets escape reality!
.

The Race has PLENTY of Skin tones found on Earth, I would say the majority are IRL human skin tones there just are some options for really crazy stuff like Green.

[Cilia]

Stuff!

Here's the thing though: we literally have no idea how either Auri clan's society works. We know the Raen are settled, reclusive, live among the Domans, and consider themselves more closely related to the Dawn Father. The Xaela are nomads, engage in tribal warfare, and consider themselves more closely related to the Dusk Mother.

... and that's it. We know literally nothing else about Auri societies. For all we know the women are neither cavalry nor infantry, and support purely with spells (don't forget the existence of magic). Maybe they rely purely on their lithe physique for dodging and take up battle roles reliant on finesse over power. Maybe they don't even fight at all and are a rarity (like Miqo'te males, canonically). Or maybe it's the other way around.

We just don't know yet, and we won't until they get around to putting up the naming conventions and the lore behind them. Until then, I don't think it's really fair to say they should be more robust (though I agree on that point) since we don't even know how Auri societies function proper.

Also, looks like Xaela is really more popular over Raen. Lore-wise, makes more sense. That's a good thing.
I really like female Xaela's skin tones option more than Raen too. But I've the inverse opinion for males.

Personally, I prefer the black scales and horns over the white. Makes me feel more like I'm playing a fantasy race, while the white horns/scales makes them look like Midlanders with a skin condition.

But that's just my opinion.

[Samcaesar]

Snip

We don't know much, however this thread is largely speculation anyways, it's why it's so fun!

It still doesn't make much sense for their mages to not also train in physical activities and strive to also be as threatening as possible, after all what's more effective something that can just blast you with magic or something that can blast you with magic then cleave you in half if they miss :P It'd be interesting I suppose if they don't have a close to 1:1 ratio like the Miqo'te, but in the same breath, I'd hope they'd either stick to something more traditional (~1:~1) or something different, not that I could think of an alternative at the moment.

That said, magic in FFXIV is a weird thing.. The Garleans are such a supposed threatening force, yet in the opening cutscene you see a mage decimate one of their Magitek Walkers with what looks like relative ease. It doesn't really seem to have any major disadvantages with the exception of people being wary of them due to the whole War of the Magi thing.

Honestly I just think the huge differences between the boy and girl Au Ra are just bunk and dumb >.> I'm very big on Author's intent and whenever I hear the author's purpose for a girl's character design is "moe" I can't help but get a bit upset.

Still sooo excited for any bit of Au Ra lore though.

[Cilia]

It still doesn't make much sense for their mages to not also train in physical activities and strive to also be as threatening as possible, after all what's more effective something that can just blast you with magic or something that can blast you with magic then cleave you in half if they miss...

Well, maybe. But by that same logic everyone in every army should be trained in every discipline, which just isn't realistic. On an individual level it's easy for us to do so, but soldiers are... y'know... soldiers, and they don't have the time to train in multiple disciplines. When you're part of an army (military or otherwise), it's best to specialize in one role instead of trying to take on multiple tasks. Nothing says they can't, but that's how armies usually work.

So... still no way to know how Xaela hunting / war parties are organized, so no point in fussing over it.

Honestly I just think the huge differences between the boy and girl Au Ra are just bunk and dumb >.> I'm very big on Author's intent and whenever I hear the author's purpose for a girl's character design is "moe" I can't help but get a bit upset.

I don't agree with the intentionally moé design either (that's what we have Lalafell for, dammit!), but instead of being upset I took it as a challenge to make an attractive but still tough-ish woman (without knee-jerking to the "meanfase"), just like I took the Highlander female as a challenge to make a tough but still attractive woman. In spite of the inherently cute body language...

... I think I succeeded.

I think. We'll have to see how many people hit on me in-game (in spite of the fact I'm a G.I.R.L.).

[Viridiana]

It still doesn't make much sense for their mages to not also train in physical activities and strive to also be as threatening as possible, after all what's more effective something that can just blast you with magic or something that can blast you with magic then cleave you in half if they miss :P

Only so many hours in a day. And an archer who can thread an eye slit at a hundred paces is more terrifying to me than one who can hit the chest at fifty paces and open my belly with a sword at three paces.

[PArcher]

That said, magic in FFXIV is a weird thing.. The Garleans are such a supposed threatening force, yet in the opening cutscene you see a mage decimate one of their Magitek Walkers with what looks like relative ease. It doesn't really seem to have any major disadvantages with the exception of people being wary of them due to the whole War of the Magi thing.

Well, the Garleans haven't had a lot of experience fighting magic before they invaded Eorzea, so a magic weakness isn't surprising. Read the description of the Gilded Magitek Mount for a bit more