Au Ra Origins: The Dawn & Dusk Theory [Spoilers]

[FJerome]

We know from Azys Lla that the Allag were experimenting on dragon-based chimera and we know from the Lore book that by the end they were also experimenting on the spoken races. Their scientists had unfettered access to Tiamat as a sample and they may have also had access to Bahamut's corpse.

The Au Ra may be in the same situation as the Ixali - they're descended from chimerical Allagan creations, they just don't know it, and what they do remember is filtered down through thousands of years of oral history.

[Morningstar1337]

The Au Ra may be in the same situation as the Ixali - they're descended from chimerical Allagan creations, they just don't know it, and what they do remember is filtered down through thousands of years of oral history.

First the Lalafell, now the Au Ra? What's next? The Miqo'te? Did the Allagans invent every single race in the game? /rant

[Balipu]

First the Lalafell, now the Au Ra? What's next? The Miqo'te? Did the Allagans invent every single race in the game? /rant

No, but the qo'te are rumored to be Meracydian. And the Allagans hated them.

[Atoli]

No, but the qo'te are rumored to be Meracydian. And the Allagans hated them.

So the Miqo'te are Meracydians that angry Allaghans cross-bred with Ceourls?
"The Allaghans did it" is starting to go too far ;-;

[Belhi]

So the Miqo'te are Meracydians that angry Allaghans cross-bred with Ceourls?
"The Allaghans did it" is starting to go too far ;-;

Well the Miqo'te don't seem to be native to Meracydia after all and we know they were persecuted by the Allag who drove them out of Eozrea north rather than south.

As for the Dragon/AuRa theory, I seems to be somewhat solid. Personally though right now I find myself more interested in Voidsent due to what we learned of the Void in 3.4.

[Caitlyn]

First the Lalafell, now the Au Ra? What's next? The Miqo'te? Did the Allagans invent every single race in the game? /rant

Lamia. Allagan creation based on the Ananta Beast Tribe.


@Topic:
Maybe its just some origin story which doesnt have any truth in it. I guess the very first Ancestors of the Au Ra saw 2 big dragons flying in the sky and create a fictional myth about a dawn father and a dusk mother. Sure, both Raen and Xaela believe in this story, but that doesnt mean its actually true.

Or do you believe in a speaking, burning bush or some dude who can split the red sea?

[Aryalandi]

This is extremely late unfortunately but I have been sort of considering something as of late that didn't occur to me before (which is amazing considering it is one of my favorite quests in FFXI)

While thus far there haven't been any dragons turning in to humanoid figures (without body snatching first) in Final Fantasy XIV~ in Final Fantasy XI there was one very powerful example of a Wyrm that could do so, and did so frequently while essentially testing mortals to see if they were worth protecting anymore or not since they had forgotten the oath they made to her once upon a time.


Areuhat

Bonus points for the fact that she takes the form of an elvaan, FFXI's elezen race



She transforms in to her dragon form during her personal quest chain to protect an elvaan descendant of her apperent mortal love interest from when the original pact was made, and again during the war related storylines if you finish her quest and recruit her then make her an offering~

So it really would not be at all unheard of for XIV which does draw heavily on XI for the direction of its lore in some places to have it be possible for powerful dragons to turn in to humanoid creatures with magic.