*Spoilers* Anyone feel joining Emet would have been better

[Garnetiferous]

Given that both the source and the first are populated by Roegadyn, Miqo'te, Au Ra - etc. I don't think it is a huge leap in logic to assume that those and others were the races that populated the star pre-sundering. In other words, sentient life, and potential victims for the ancient's sacrifice plan.

Or it could be that since the sundering split the world, the ancients got split into the seperate races at that point and thus they exist on all worlds. Emet and Hythlo, after they size you up, don't seem to recognize you as like a hrothgar or something just general comments about your stature and that would be extremely strange if they already exist. Because of Azem, they both should be very well traveled and should have seen them somewhere. Even if we chalk it up to the ancients thinking they're superior to everyone else, they should still recognize the races when they see them. Also Varis claims directly that the sundering led to the different races.