New race idea. SQUIRREL!

[Evergrey]

But Au Ra aren't dragon people.

The curved horns and beautifully patterned scales that characterize the Au Ra oft give rise to speculation that this Hyur-like race native to the Far Eastern continent of Othard are, in fact, the progeny of dragons. This, however, has long been disputed, with scholars citing several distinct differences in the two races as evidence of decidedly dissimilar roots—the first and foremost being the enhanced hearing and spatial recognition granted by an Au Ra's cranial projections (traits not attributed to draconian horns), and the second being the gross disproportion of body mass between Auri males and females (again, a trait widely unseen in dragons).

They are just a Hyur-like race with a skin condition + horns/tail. In other words, a Human with horns(ears) and a tail.

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

The curved horns and beautifully patterned scales that characterize the Au Ra oft give rise to speculation that this Hyur-like race native to the Far Eastern continent of Othard are, in fact, the progeny of dragons. This, however, has long been disputed

To be fair, that just says that it's disputed, not that they aren't or can't be dragons. When I designed Bahamut I definitely designed her to be more draconic than lizardy, as much as I could with my limited options anyway.

My Man'qote tail is plenty fluffy TYVM :P
And first thing I thought of with that title is Marvel Comic's Unbeatable Squirrel Girl.

Wow. There's a squirrel hero? My initial idea had been something based off Makoto for a frame of reference.

[Evergrey]

To be fair, that just says that it's disputed, not that they aren't or can't be dragons.

That is true and I can't deny that.
I do however like the original concept and the lore that the Au Ra was connected to Succubuses and/or demons. Then later on they were connected with Dragons. And now it's not even sure if they have connections with dragons either. The Au Ra are just, Au Ra, no known background. Just like how they were suddenly added to the game and the gameworld was like "they have always been here, nothing strange about them."
I can imagine that it must be hard to implement something big as a whole new race into an already existing game with a history already written. I just can't stop thinking about how it must've been living in that world. The next day you wake up there's a whole new race wandering around and you're not even worried because it's *always* been there.

-hehe- I know, I think too much. I don't even RP so why should I bother? ^^