Are Garleans a Type of Hyur?

[Jonnycbad]

Garleans can't use magic? But they have THMs everywhere...

[Fenral]

Garleans can't use magic? But they have THMs everywhere...

Those are conscripts from conquered territories, not pure-blooded Garleans.

[Frederick22]

Garleans can't use magic? But they have THMs everywhere...

if you notice well those are pure blood garleans. They are jjsut part of the one fo the 5 races we know, ppl conquered from orther nations. But not pure blood

How we can difference a pure blood garlean soldier from a non?
I am not so sure well but I think that is everything who is covering his face totaly, the ones we cannot see even his eyes or lips. I dont remember the rank of those ones. Not just the Legion's leaders.

[Cilia]

How we can difference a pure blood garlean soldier from a non?

Only pure-blooded Garleans have their third eye. They also tend to have pale skin and hair colors.

Does take them being out of their armor, but considering Rhitatyn was the first non-pureblooded Garlean officer, I think it's safe to assume any fully-armored Garlean is a pure-blood.

[Frederick22]

Only pure-blooded Garleans have their third eye. They also tend to have pale skin and hair colors.

Does take them being out of their armor, but considering Rhitatyn was the first non-pureblooded Garlean officer, I think it's safe to assume any fully-armored Garlean is a pure-blood.

Maybe some, Im just speculating based on that all officers ( expect Rhitatyn and the emperor ) hided their faces. but why? why they have to do it?

[VargasVermillion]

One thing to note about fully armored garleans, they all have an eyeglass on the brow of their helmets, suggesting their eyes do serve some purpose, perhaps it allows them to visually see aether currents or something? And while they can't control aether directly maybe this ability to see aether allows them to manipulate it with magitek and why they make good engineers or are able to counter those who do cast spells easier? Pureblood enemies are usually officers (centurion, Pilus Prior,Primus Ordinarius and tribune), Also I've noticed garleans are taller than the other hyur tribes.

[fm_fenrir]

Maybe some, Im just speculating based on that all officers ( expect Rhitatyn and the emperor ) hided their faces. but why? why they have to do it?

Maybe Garleans are like the Navis Nobilite from Warhammer 40k. The Navigator's third eye kills you if you look at it as someone who isn't blessed with the gift, so they keep it covered when they're dealing with normal people. That's the kind of "Allagans did it" technobabble I'd expect.

[Warr_of_Lint]

It could be that the armor built around their third eye was just decorative. Since their third eye is a distinguishing feature when compared to other races, it makes sense that their motifs emphasize it.

I'm not sure if I would call them hyur(ish) either. I always thought that female Garleans, the two (maybe more) instances we've seen them unmasked, looked elezen with round ears.

Male Garleans, on the other hand, could pass for hyur--some of them. Nero is tall and looks a little on the lanky side, but I can't really decide because of his clothing and armor. Cid is just as hunkalicious as a hyur highlander. But the emperor... I think he might be a shaved gorilla with good posture.

[Rhodkr]

I actually have a kinda strange theory about why they can't cast magic. I wonder if they are descended from allageans but only the allageans that were part of the summoners. I recall something about the summoners having a conflict with the empire and brig delt with, don't remember the actual story behind it and I'm probably remembering wrong.

Anyway, my theory is that since the allags are good with genetic modification. Would the empire have punished the original summoners by taking away their ability to cast said magic so they couldn't oppose them again?

Again I'm probably completely wrong but, eh that's what crackpot theory's are!

[Xanikk999]

My head canon is that the Garleans are descended from the remnents of the Allaghans who were cursed somehow to unable to use magic following the fall of the Allaghan empire.