Quote Originally Posted by Belhi View Post
The Au Ra could be the result of some form of cross breeding between dragons and mortal species but I doubt Shiva was involved. I might be wrong but Shiva isn't that ancient since she is a figure in Ishgardian history and the Au Ra are not only a race with a fair degree of evolved variation but aren't even native to the continent.

Also we know that either dragons can turn into mortal forms or turn mortals into dragons.

I suspect playable Au Ra will be Doman refugees who arrived on other boats from Yugiri's. She did say that there were other ships out there.
Shiva is over 1,000 years old. Her bones turned to dust centuries ago, her visage resurrected gloriously as the heretics who worship her image her as a goddess made manifest.