Au Ra, what are they?

[Theodric]

And size disparity like that isn't unheard of in nature (think of all the various breeds of dogs, and the incredible size difference between some). Au Ra breed with one another, thus "crushing their ladies" is clearly not an issue. Something about their biology obviously accommodates the size difference.

Didn't the developers outright state that they deliberately adjusted the race's design to appeal to different target audiences for each gender? I could have sworn I read that somewhere.

[Belhi]

Didn't the developers outright state that they deliberately adjusted the race's design to appeal to different target audiences for each gender? I could have sworn I read that somewhere.

That's true but that was a design decision and in FF14 they make a habit of creating lore to fit those design decisions. As Koji said at just the panel yesterday, if they decide to add carbonara to the game the lore people need to figure out what culture has carbonara as part of its cooking. Designers figured out what the Au Ra aesthetic was going to be. The lore guys then figured out how to explain why it is that way.