Lalafell Predators

[AngelicBeing]

Thought this thread would be a discussion as to why 99% of Lala's talk exactly like this.

I have no objections to this statement.

Also, boobies.

[Skies]

In all honesty, I don't think they are particularly more predated than the other spoken races, sorta. They are the tinyest spoken, thus if any of them is going to end up in the sights of a large predator, it's them first.

That said, gotta remember Eorzea is a dangerous world, specially if you're not a person trained in a combat art. Thus, casualties are definitely far higher than the ones we are used to in real life.

[Jinrya-Geki]

I think there is a mistranslation that has gone horribly wrong, we eat everything in our path. We are the top of the food chain.

[xagarelic]

They also often have light coloured hair to help them better blend in with the terrain in order to stay hidden from rocs (giant birds of prey)

So my question is, how often do you think lalafell are eaten? c_c

Never, the roc breeds with them, that's why we have sahagins

[WellFooled]

If FATE descriptions are any indication, Lalafells get eaten a lot o_o It seems like half the FATEs I run into say Lalafells are the victims of whatever monster needs slaying.

[ArkAurelius]

Which makes it all the more awesome when Lalafells fight with tenacity.

THE FOOD THAT BITES BACK!

The time for the smallfolk to be nothing but fodder is over. NOW, we EAT everything else >

[Enkidoh]

The irony is, there's a few instances of hyur being mentioned as prey for monsters as well (there's a ziz-type mob in Eastern Thanalan that shows up in a levequest called 'hyur-eating pelican', and a FATE in the Central Shroud involves a young hyur woman whose hyur partner was torn to pieces and devoured by raptors - the FATE begins with the poor girl blabbering that the raptors "have just finished devouring her beloved and now they're after her!"). So lalafell can at least take heart in knowing they're not the only race to be treated as food!

The idea of lalafall (or smallfolk) being considered food is also a reflection by the development team of an old joke from FFXI about the lalafells' Vana'dielian cousins, the tarutaru, who were often joked about by players being food for taller races (mithra especially). Ferne likes to put in-jokes from the community in the actual game so this could just be yet another fandom joke made canon.

[PArcher]

The irony is, there's a few instances of hyur being mentioned as prey for monsters as well (there's a ziz-type mob in Eastern Thanalan that shows up in a levequest called 'hyur-eating pelican', and a FATE in the Central Shroud involves a young hyur woman whose hyur partner was torn to pieces and devoured by raptors - the FATE begins with the poor girl blabbering that the raptors "have just finished devouring her beloved and now they're after her!"). So lalafell can at least take heart in knowing they're not the only race to be treated as food!

I doubt that most of the larger predators would ONLY go after Lalafell (or Hyur in those cases); they'd grab whatever wanders into their path and doesn't fight back too much. Any Roe pilgrims or non-combatants would be just as appetizing (or even moreso, with more muscle mass on average than the other races) as a Lallafell, Elezen or Huyr.

[HumsterMKX]

Well... I did ask about do early Miqo'te hunt and feed on Lalafells.

And if Lalafell think Miqo'te fur = warm and fuzzy.

[Enkidoh]

I can't remember where I read it, but apparently miqo'te actually don't have fur at all - we're basically just hyur with cat ears and a tail. Unlike our Vana'dielian mithra cousins, who actually did have fur.