Are There Cross Breeds In FFXIV?

[Theodric]

Besides Hilda the Mongrel, an Elezen/Hyur mix, we haven't seen any.

H-heh...another excuse to bring up Garlemald in a thread!

There's an NPC called Arenvald in The Waking Sands. At one point it is revealed through flavour text that he's a Garlean half-breed. He uses the Highlander model and may or may not have a third eye beneath his hair that conveniently covers his forehead. So Garleans can seemingly breed with other types of Hyur - which isn't too surprising - but I suspect Garlean half-breeds are shunned by many based on politics and a fear of them boasting conflicted loyalties.

[CyrilLucifer]

H-heh...another excuse to bring up Garlemald in a thread!

There's an NPC called Arenvald in The Waking Sands. At one point it is revealed through flavour text that he's a Garlean half-breed. He uses the Highlander model and may or may not have a third eye beneath his hair that conveniently covers his forehead. So Garleans can seemingly breed with other types of Hyur - which isn't too surprising - but I suspect Garlean half-breeds are shunned by many based on politics and a fear of them boasting conflicted loyalties.

I'm more interested in if the inability to manipulate aether is inherited when breeding with an aether-manipulating Hyur or not. Does he ever mention it?

[Theodric]

I'm more interested in if the inability to manipulate aether is inherited when breeding with an aether-manipulating Hyur or not. Does he ever mention it?

He doesn't bring it up. I'm very interested in learning how that works too since I'm a role-player who plays a Garlean half-breed myself. (A shocking revelation, no doubt!)

My current tentative theory is that Garlean half-breeds can manipulate aether but their ability to do so is severely dampened and leaves them feeling very ill.

It's only very recently that we learned about Garlemald's hierarchy and what the 'third eye' actually does. The former was discovered in Gubal and the latter through a Q&A session. I'll make a mental note to bring the question up next time we get another lore Q&A.

[CyrilLucifer]

He doesn't bring it up. I'm very interested in learning how that works too since I'm a role-player who plays a Garlean half-breed myself. (A shocking revelation, no doubt!)

I don't role play, but I do other things outside but related to FFXIV. Yes, things. Er. Well, I don't judge, you're quite free to enjoy what you like!

I'd be quite interested in a canonical answer for Garleans and aether sickness as well. Do they have a lower tolerance? If a Garlean were to say, enter the Shroud, which is already heavily soaked in aether and is said to cause aether sickness to newcomers of the traditional spoken races, would they be more prone to it, or less prone? Or even the same? I have so many questions regarding their aether - it's almost like they've been cut off from Hydaelyn (or 'the Source') Herself.

[Rhodkr]

H-heh...another excuse to bring up Garlemald in a thread!

There's an NPC called Arenvald in The Waking Sands. At one point it is revealed through flavour text that he's a Garlean half-breed. He uses the Highlander model and may or may not have a third eye beneath his hair that conveniently covers his forehead. So Garleans can seemingly breed with other types of Hyur - which isn't too surprising - but I suspect Garlean half-breeds are shunned by many based on politics and a fear of them boasting conflicted loyalties.

Yay a fellow Garlean-half breed! I'm also a bit interested in this information. You also have to wonder if the subrace has anything to do with how they look. (I'd say it does but our only example is someone who comes from highlander dominated Ala Mihgo.) I bet we'll see more on the subject if 4.0 heads there, or the eventual garlemald expansion.

[Fenral]

There's an NPC called Arenvald in The Waking Sands. At one point it is revealed through flavour text that he's a Garlean half-breed.

IIRC, he's the offspring of a Highlander woman and a Garlean soldier of unspecified race. Remembering what we know about their military, it's entirely possible his father is a Hyuran conscript, not a Garlean pure-blood.

Then again, Cid uses the Highlander frame, while Lucia and Nero (and Nael) use the Elezen, so there's no way to know for sure.