Too Few Padjal - Source?

[Saikou]

Moose has it, though the jury is out on whether the original owner of Thyrus is an Elf or not. If she is, then it seem to be further evidence that The Padjal are not a race - they are chosen.

I'm left to remember the case of the Archer quest line. It is implied that the Wildwood tend to be the strictest on tradition in Gridania. This would fit with the fact that the timeline seems to indicate that the Elezen were always on Eorzea. The Hyur migrated in several waves sometime around the 4th or 5th astral era (someone check me on this). The Miqo's are the most recent arrivals, migrating during the ice age that was the 6th umbral era (again, correct me if I'm wrong). That Padjal would be exclusively seems unlikely given the Elezen's long history in the region. Though there is the one Padjal that seems like he could be a Duskwight Elezen, odd since the majority of Duskwight are outcasts that spurn living in an above-ground city, there are certainly none that show any hint of being Miqo'te.

Isn't Gridania ruled by The Padjal, of which Kan-e-Senna is the most senior? This would seem to indicate that children born Padjal are extremely rare.

[UlricCraft]

Moose has it, though the jury is out on whether the original owner of Thyrus is an Elf or not.

It was A-Towa-Cant, right?
I thought ATC was odd looking when I played through, thinking he was a strange skin colour but never considered race. Now looking back I think human:


The ears look like that of Padjal E-Sumi-Yan from the CNJ guild. The resemblance isn't too far off if you ask me!

[Enkidoh]

I don't think A-towa's skin colour is really representative of his race though, or

even accurate for how he is really meant to be, given the fact he has actually been dead for centuries, and is now just a spirit inhabiting the WHM Soul Crystal.

I presume the more pointy ears are just another change that occurs to them when they become padjal though (as horns also grow from their heads it's not too big a stretch to think that their ears could become more pointy too for that matter. ). Remember that Ferne himself stated that only hyur become padjal and not elezen, so yeah, the pointy ears are not proof of elezen ancestry.