Conception Lore

[Kyran-Varlsen]

We also have what appears to be a Half Hyur half Roe hybrid as well in the MSQ, one of the returning minor Scions we see in the MSQ introduces himself has a "Halfbreed"

I thought when he (Arenvald) said that he was just referring to a mixed Hyurian heritage. I didn't read it as Arenvald being anything other than a Hyurian Highlander. It was quick and I might have glossed over the text but that was my take.

That said, I found it odd that he would bother to identify as half Ala Mhigan as though it where something people should be on notice about. Maybe something was lost in translation? Half-breed has negative connotations in English but maybe the Japanese transcript was held in a different light.

Oh wait, here it is - he is half Garlean with his mother being Ala Mhigan. Considering standard Garlean "policies" towards civilian populations I think it a small chance that the union between his parents was a.... happy one:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ean-half-breed

I can see now why he would broach the matter in a negative manner... Truly FF14 does have it's dark moment amidst its lighter tones.

[Lukha]

Oh wait, here it is - he is half Garlean with his mother being Ala Mhigan. Considering standard Garlean "policies" towards civilian populations I think it a small chance that the union between his parents was a.... happy one:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ean-half-breed

See, this implication bothers me because Arenvald seems to have the surname Lentius, and if that's not Garlean I'll eat my circlet. I wouldn't even think of questioning it if not for that, but it seems VERY unlikely that a Garlean soldier would go to the trouble of marrying the mother if she was just some random local he assaulted, and even less that the mother would choose to so blatantly identify the man who abused her by giving the bastard his name, since that would not only be traumatic for her, but likely invite reprisal from the father.

This leaves me with a few possibilities:
1. Lentius is another 'Bastard surname' like Greystone, perhaps specifically denoting bastards of Garlean soldiers.
2. Lentius is actually 100% an Ala Mighan name, even though it sounds very Garlean.
3. Something was lost in translation here.
4. His parents were legally married for some reason, though I suppose there could still be reasons the relationship wasn't happy/consensual?

Maybe it's just me, but I'd find a love story between a Garlean soldier and one of the locals infinitely more interesting than yet another throwaway reference to how the horrible Garlean soldiers are abusing the womenfolk again.

[Vayanne]

1. Lentius is another 'Bastard surname' like Greystone, perhaps specifically denoting bastards of Garlean soldiers.
2. Lentius is actually 100% an Ala Mighan name, even though it sounds very Garlean.
3. Something was lost in translation here.
4. His parents were legally married for some reason, though I suppose there could still be reasons the relationship wasn't happy/consensual?

Maybe it's just me, but I'd find a love story between a Garlean soldier and one of the locals infinitely more interesting than yet another throwaway reference to how the horrible Garlean soldiers are abusing the womenfolk again.

5. His mother did not choose his surname. She may have died at childbirth/a short while after.
6. His father learned that he had a son and for some reason wanted to get custody over him.

[ErikMynhier]

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Au Ra



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Roegadyn



Lalafel



Hyur

[Grayve]

Side quest spoilers from Stormblood.

Well, there is a sidequest where you can help a Garlean solder (hyur) hook up with a miqote.... they even mention 'the pitter patter of little feet'. So I assume they can interbreed.
THere is also a sidequest for a lala male and hyur female that met on the battlefield and are in love. No mention of children in that one, though.

[Annana]

Side quest spoilers from Stormblood.

Well, there is a sidequest where you can help a Garlean solder (hyur) hook up with a miqote.... they even mention 'the pitter patter of little feet'. So I assume they can interbreed.
THere is also a sidequest for a lala male and hyur female that met on the battlefield and are in love. No mention of children in that one, though.

Every race can interbreed, it just has a huge stigma attached to it and the chances of the child surviving are slim.

[Kyran-Varlsen]

Every race can interbreed, it just has a huge stigma attached to it and the chances of the child surviving are slim.

I did the aforementioned quest, but I was under the impression that the given statement could be interpreted as either "get kids the old fashioned way" or "get kids even if we have to adopt them." If the latter is possible then the statement might not be as useful a factor as we would hope.

It is a bit frustrating that there does not seem to be a clear statement on the matter. Certainly your given reason would satisfy the matter if it came from an official source.

In the case of Hilda, the devs were throwing out a half-elf, which is a fantasy staple since Lord of the Rings. But the Au Ra/Hyur Union is the only other mentioned instance of interspecies relations that probably produced kids - and even this might be a tale according to the teller.

[DRKoftheAzure]

If Lilties and Yukes from the Crystal Chronicles games make it in as playable races later on than FFCC fans will be over joyed probably... Unless Yukes are going to be a beast tribe residing near Sharlayan home area that we have yet to explore, then some FFCC fans will be disappointed....