So...Yugiri

[Cairdeas]

Having now watched most of the cutscenes involving Yugiri, I came to a dreadful epiphany. WHATEVER race Yugiri is, it will most likely never be a playable race.

They could have different quest dialogue for if you view that quest after the race is implemented and you are currently assigned as that race. Like have her mention being surprised to see one of her kin so far from home and so well established. Make her seem more relaxed and comfortable with your presence.

Also, a lot of people keep saying that the "twin tails" coming off her head are ears, but they could just as easily be horns.

[Giantbane]

Lizard tail, turned down ears, looks like a bangaa to me

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Bangaa

[Alistaire]

Maybe they weren't so far off...

Nope, didn't need to sleep tonight.

Clearly it's these guys:

[Kusanagi7]

im going with burmecian from ff9.

[Alberel]

Having now watched most of the cutscenes involving Yugiri, I came to a dreadful epiphany. WHATEVER race Yugiri is, it will most likely never be a playable race.

Yugiri makes a big deal out of the fact that she covers up so that the people of Ul'dah won't be shocked by her appearance. If you, the player, are walking around uncovered in Ul'dah, speaking with her in cutscenes, and are the same race that she is, those cutscenes will make no bloody sense at all.

There are ways to get around this, I suppose; Yugiri could be hideously mutilated or something, so she's not trying to cover up her race, but rather her shocking injuries. Even so, I think this indicates bad news for folks hoping to get a sixth race to play as.

We've already seen many instances of quest dialogue varying depending on your race, class and legacy status, it's not hard to imagine they'll do the same should you be playing as the new race.

Also for those suggesting she could have horns... I'm sorry to disappoint but horns don't blow in the wind.

[Gormogon]

We've already seen many instances of quest dialogue varying depending on your race, class and legacy status, it's not hard to imagine they'll do the same should you be playing as the new race.

Also for those suggesting she could have horns... I'm sorry to disappoint but horns don't blow in the wind.

For all we know she could have broken them off herself or it could have been something that happened in her past or doing the raid.

Aestheticism time.

[MercuryAcetylene]

She is a Lizard People.

[Takeva]

It's gotta be a Bangaa!!!

[LlenCoram]

[Tiggy]

Why in gods name do people continue to suggest Banga? Her posture makes that impossible. The shortness of her face makes that impossible. She is NOT a Banga. Seriously tails and ears are NOT enough information. Please try looking at more clues than that because by that definition Miqo'te would be Banga. Ridiculous.

If the new race were reptilian in nature, they would have a hard time explaining why you weren't being attacked any time you set foot in Ul'dah, or anywhere in Coerthas for that matter. Both Ul'dah and Ishgard are violently anti-lizard/dragon so making a reptilian playable race would be a hell of a stretch that would either require a whole lot of retconning or just completely ignoring/breaking the game lore.

No they would not. They have issues with DRAGONS not lizards. Even if it was a dragonish like race their war is with a specific set of dragons that live in the same region that they live in. Not with other intelligent creatures just because they happen to be lizard-like. You're taking the Ishgardian situation far beyond the data Square has given us to make some pretty broad assumptions.