Lore questions about Miqo'te

[Velaethia]

Do the Miqo'te pur lore-wise like real life felines?

Is their tail and ears (and arguably hair) the only furry parts of them?

Do they hiss when they're angry like RL cats?

Do their entire bodies stiffen when angry/attempting to intimate and their hair stand on edge?

Do they have a superb sense of balance like RL cats?

Why do they not have whiskers? Or do they just not on their face?

Are their noses generally wet like RL cats?

Do they have a superb sense of smell/hearing?

Do they have night vision? (I'd imagine that moon ones would at least)

What is their average life-span? Comprable to Hyur?

Why are they (both males and females) so over sexualized in Ezorea? Most races tend to find them attractive. Is it some kind of pheromone they release?

[VirusChris]

Wrong section to post this. There's a Lore section for these forums. Take a look.

[Canadane]

The answer to most of your questions are, they are not cats.
Miqo'te are cat-like, yes, but they don't have super powers over this.

As for the over-sexualization, Seekers of the Sun are generally in a long waiting lineup before their breeder male gets to them. So they uh, gotta release the heat, you know.
And after some...close inspections, they don't seem to have fur hidden elsewhere, no.

[Velaethia]

It is likely they evolved from a cat like species that also evolved into modern cat like animals like the Coerl. So they could still have traits from that. I'm not asking if they have cat-like super powers. That makes no sense. Just if they have more cat-like traits than not. Their ear formation would suggest an enhanced sense of hearing like real cats. Sense of smell however isn't directly stated. Part of a cats balance is from their tail but mostly their whiskers as Miqo lack visible whiskers its to be assumed they don't have exceptional balance. But these are guesses. As for you reasoning of being over sexual wouldn't apply to keepers of the moon who are commonly treated much in the same. Keepers of the moon iirc are a matriarch society opposite to the seekers. I am quite sure that despite their appearance they have more common ancestors to Coerl than to Hyur. Night vision isn't a super power either just a trait, keepers having it would be needed, but do seekers have it too?

[Velaethia]

You seem to be under the impression that I am trying to glorify them making them super powerd Hyur with cat abilities but I am merely trying to figure out what they actually have in common with felids irl besides the obvious ears, tail, eyes, and fangs. Things more subtle. Such as do they pur while hunting, or relaxed, or making love? Can they smell cheese from much further than a Hyur? Do they live as long, or longer or about the same as Hyur? Do they hiss? (Even some humans irl make purring and hissing like sounds) I once knew a kid who would mimmic a cats purring by rolling their tongue when they were happy. For Miqo'to which are much more closely related to cats than irl humans or in game Hyur it'd seem more likely. I'm looking for an official answer though if one exists. If not than I will just make my own assumptions.

[Reila_Circus]

Do the Miqo'te pur lore-wise like real life felines?

Some roll there "R"s when talking to them. Does that count?

Is their tail and ears (and arguably hair) the only furry parts of them?

Probably not.

Do they hiss when they're angry like RL cats?

Mine makes an annoying grunt.

Do their entire bodies stiffen when angry/attempting to intimate and their hair stand on edge?

Only the females when they do the sun-drop dance.

Do they have a superb sense of balance like RL cats?

Need more testing.

Why do they not have whiskers? Or do they just not on their face?

Only the males, though I think those are more like beards.

Are their noses generally wet like RL cats?

Only when they are sick.

Do they have a superb sense of smell/hearing?

Mine seems deaf, but in the MSQ a certain c@s ears twitch when being chased.

Do they have night vision? (I'd imagine that moon ones would at least)

Probably not.

What is their average life-span? Comprable to Hyur?

Well c@s have 9 lives, so hard to say.

Why are they (both males and females) so over sexualized in Ezorea? Most races tend to find them attractive. Is it some kind of pheromone they release?

Take a look at the Show your Miqo'te thread.

[myahele]

Here's some of the description of Miqo'te which should answer some of you question

The ancestors of the Miqo'te made their way to Eorzea during the Age of Endless Frost, traversing the frozen seas in pursuit of the wildlife upon which they subsisted. Adaption to a hunting lifestyle has fashioned them with a keen sense of smell, powerful legs, and a tail which provides them with exceptional balance.

[...]

Since then, the Miqo’te have diverged into two physically distinguishable groups — the diurnal Seekers of the Sun and the nocturnal Keepers of the Moon. Both groups share a superb olfactory sense and powerful leg musculature, results of a long evolution geared towards hunting and predation.

[Noshpan]

I can only one single question.

Do they have a superb sense of balance like RL cats?

If they are Dragoons, the answer is "No. No they do not."

[AnaviAnael]

It is likely they evolved from a cat like species that also evolved into modern cat like animals like the Coerl. So they could still have traits from that.

I'm going with them being a byproduct of Allagan experiments.

[Musashidon]

the only question anyone needs to know about filthy cat peoples.

do they have flea's and many horrible diseases?!

yes lots in fact they are covered in fleas and nearly every disease found (even some not found becareful)