Quote Originally Posted by kujoestars View Post
I think you actually mean “the writers have put in place to say that Au Ra are a darn enigma and nobody knows wtf they are”.

There is literally nothing confirming one way or another, and all irl asexually reproducing species are capable of sexual reproduction because generally sexual reproduction is better for maintaining genetic diversity as opposed to a bunch of genetic clones. But then, logically speaking, Middy’s kids should all be clones of him but they aren’t, nor are any of their children (though clones of each other, maybe). They even take mates and likely have their unique offspring from here.

As for the Fae Gwiber description: https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/F...TfIe4xhOlc0RND

While I definitely accidentally conflated it with the Amaro description, my point still stands some sorcerer tried to recreate a dragon with it. Could just be a standard legend of a winged reptile, could be a dragon actually popped up in the First at some point.

And besides, even if the Au Ra have distinctly non-draconic traits like the size differences and the horns as ears, considering how insanely diverse dragons are (heck, some breeds look like dinosaurs and Tarasque is literally a big turtle that is apparently a high-ranking dragon; and this is to say nothing if the various dragon-like scalekin that are NOT dragons), I don’t think it’s out of the question for an entire lineage to develop those features somehow over time (and especially if they are able to crossbreed with man).

In quick response to other replies, the while Allagan chimera theory, while pretty cool, is kinda shot down by the Wind-Up Odin minion’s description where Odin’s sword apparently came from an Auri warrior, so Auri already existed way before the Allagan Empire was a thing.

Voidsent, while an interesting headcanon, is even less connected than dragons because it’s never stated or hinted at anywhere in game. Only old concept art had “demonic race” for some sheets and the one concept that actually ended up being the final product was titled “Dragon_Race”.
Unfortunately that item description only states, "A popular >>>theory<<< is that Odin acquired the blade upon slaying an Auri warrior who was the first ever to notch his theretofore unsullied plate."

So not even that is concrete. :3 The speculation continues!