Thread: How many of you are switching to Au Ra for 4.0

Originally Posted by Aronys

Actually, there were Au Ra, but they were rare.
Encyclopedia Eorzea, page 90: "Hailing from the Far Eastern continent of Othard, the Au Ra were a rare sight in Eorzea until most recently, when increasing unrest in their homeland forced a not-insignificant number of their people to journey west in search of asylum."

So, while there weren't many here, they weren't unknown to Eorzeans.

Please also read my edited post above. Yugiri had to hide her face to not cause commotion. If they weren't unknown to Eorzea, why did she have to hide it?
The dialogue suggests that it's not because she's suspecting Garlean spies or something in Ul'dah, but because most Eorzeans are likely to have never seen an Au Ra in their entire lives.

It's all so vague lol

edit
I'm sure the Sharlayans knew about Au Ra, but your everyday Eorzean certainly did not imo.
Every other NPC just treats you like a common sight, which contradicts with the Au Ra backstory.
I know it would've been too impractical to alter every piece of NPC dialogue for Au Ra players, but it still bugs me. It kinda ruins the continuity (which is why I will stay Highlander ).