Breeding vs adoption

[Magic-Mal]

The fact that there aren't more crossbreeds could be a result of biological issues effecting birth rates and/or just physical attractiveness.

Or Square Enix

[Belhi]

Or Square Enix

We are talking about lore reasons though. They will often adapt the lore to fit development or business decisions. A lot of lore is created from the writers finding ways to fit gameplay ideas into the existing canon.

If we are honest, it is just impractical to deal with making crossbreed models for every race/age combination. Its far more simple to just give a lore reason to justify it.

[Magic-Mal]

We are talking about lore reasons though. They will often adapt the lore to fit development or business decisions. A lot of lore is created from the writers finding ways to fit gameplay ideas into the existing canon.

If we are honest, it is just impractical to deal with making crossbreed models for every race/age combination. Its far more simple to just give a lore reason to justify it.

Pretty sure crossbreeds can happen as easy as any normal baby happens. I don't recall reading or hearing anywhere that it's difficult for races to crossbreed. Only that for some cultures(like Ishgard) it's looked down upon. There's even a Hyur guy in a SB side quest who outright mentions how he wants to marry a Miqo'te girl and have children with her.

That's why I'mma chalk it down to "It's SE" because it's been proven time and again that "rare" people who were otherwise never seen before, can be just.. made by SE and well they're real and all over the place now. Like Highlander/Roegadyn females, Miqo'te males, female Miqo'te children(males still don't exist yet ), Hyurezans, and the entire Au Ra race that flooded into Eorzea within a patch with no explanation until Stormblood where they also created Au Ra children.

Soooo... I think it's safe to go along with "It's SE"

[FJerome]

Correct me if I'm wrong but as far as I can remember every formal cross-racial adoption we've seen (as in raising the child as your own rather than just taking them in and mentoring them) has been in Ul Dah? It may be that acceptance varies between the city-states and Ul Dah is more generally accepting of it than others, since there's also some high-profile mixed marriages there, like F'lhaminn's and possibly whatever the heck is going on over in the Amajina family.

[Vexander]

Correct me if I'm wrong but as far as I can remember every formal cross-racial adoption we've seen (as in raising the child as your own rather than just taking them in and mentoring them) has been in Ul Dah? It may be that acceptance varies between the city-states and Ul Dah is more generally accepting of it than others, since there's also some high-profile mixed marriages there, like F'lhaminn's and possibly whatever the heck is going on over in the Amajina family.

Krile was raised by a Hyur, I believe. Baldesion. That said, Sharlayan doesn't seem like it'd have an issue with something like that. If anything I imagine people would've hoped Baldesion would write a paper about the experience.

[Belhi]

Pretty sure crossbreeds can happen as easy as any normal baby happens. I don't recall reading or hearing anywhere that it's difficult for races to crossbreed. Only that for some cultures(like Ishgard) it's looked down upon. There's even a Hyur guy in a SB side quest who outright mentions how he wants to marry a Miqo'te girl and have children with her.

That's why I'mma chalk it down to "It's SE" because it's been proven time and again that "rare" people who were otherwise never seen before, can be just.. made by SE and well they're real and all over the place now. Like Highlander/Roegadyn females, Miqo'te males, female Miqo'te children(males still don't exist yet ), Hyurezans, and the entire Au Ra race that flooded into Eorzea within a patch with no explanation until Stormblood where they also created Au Ra children.

Soooo... I think it's safe to go along with "It's SE"

We haven't had any conclusive evidence either way. Is what you are saying that they exist but they just aren't shown? Possibly. We really don't have enough information to quantify either way. However I do believe Koji implied crossbreeds were pretty rare, and with the number of cross species relationships we see, it isn't too much to think that might mean that there is a biological cause.

In all truth everything we say here is speculation. Maybe someone can ask Koji at Pax West.

Honestly it sound from the lore book that the case with Pipin was that the adoption was half adoption, half apprentice.

[Celef]

Pretty sure crossbreeds can happen as easy as any normal baby happens. I don't recall reading or hearing anywhere that it's difficult for races to crossbreed. Only that for some cultures(like Ishgard) it's looked down upon. There's even a Hyur guy in a SB side quest who outright mentions how he wants to marry a Miqo'te girl and have children with her.

Hum.....still wondering how lalaXroe would work ^^"