Quote Originally Posted by cr2032 View Post
My memories of XI are a bit fuzzy , but if I recall there was a gaping hole in the Galka rebirth background. Unless I'm missing something, once they reach a certain age, they wander off and after a while a child wanders back in to the settlement. Now assuming I'm not forgetting something horribly important, that's a 1:1 ratio... so their numbers could never increase, and assuming that if they're killed before that, they stay dead...they're doomed for extinction .
Now granted, the Mithra male/female birth ratio is a fairly solid reason.
FFXI lore doesn't apply anymore. The missing genders for Roegadyn, Miqo'te, and Highlander are being implemented in 2.0.