Au Ra, what are they?

[Riardon]

They came from the Far Est as refuges. They are new to Eorzea (or it has been really long since Eorzea saw another AuRa in the past). They already mentioned there might more than 2 tribes of AuRa but here in Eorzea only those 2 tribes appeared.
Their physical appearance baffles me though. They are not very well designed. How they sleep (or they simply "meditate" and not rly sleep), what happens if they lose their horns during battle?
We still don't know anything about them. I still believe they do not blend really well in the game.
They also need to stop making races based on humans with different tails and ears every time.

[LineageRazor]

Their physical appearance baffles me though. They are not very well designed. How they sleep (or they simply "meditate" and not rly sleep), what happens if they lose their horns during battle?

Their horns are likely sturdy enough to be slept on, and even if that still seems too uncomfortable to imagine, I don't think the tails are a big enough issue to stop them from sleeping on their backs.

As for losing a horn during battle, it's probably just the same as losing an ear during battle would be: your hearing is impaired on that side. If we assume that Au Ra hearing works by sound causing the horn to vibrate, then a partial horn (even just the nub if the whole horn is removed) may still be able to catch some sound.