How Would Viera Fit In XIVs lore?

[Hitsuzen]

Whatever new race is probably going to be linked lorewise to that "new world" continent west or eorzea, because if there were more races I'd assume we'd see them by now unless they are more local region locked like the beast tribes, but if that were the case then they likely couldn't be adventurers/warriors of light and going through the 2.0 questline would be pretty weird.

[Kyuuen]

Excusing my last post of severe annoyance.

There's two ways they could be incorporated, the first being that they're native to our planet. Another boring introduction in a similar vein that the Au'Ra were brought in (joy... <-- sarcasm <-- obvious).

The second being through the Return to Ivalice raid (24 man) that is coming. Where-in; I would hope, they get introduced slowly through out the entire course of said raid. And as said raid progresses we see more and more of them showing up around the cities and what have you until the culmination of the raid and the end of 4.0 and them becoming playable in 5.0.

[Ametrine]

I got one!

There is an offshoot of the Viera know as the Feol. Going into too much detail on their background would be spoilers to Revenant Wings, so I'll keep it minimal; they were violently ostracized as a people, and thus, they built their warren within a volcanic region to deter anyone from harming them again.

The map of Othard shows an area called "The Burn." It's a grey area west of Yanxia and southwest of the Azim Steppe. The corner the Dotharl have settled is the right spot to act as the border of the regions, so "The Burn" appears to be that desert as a whole.

The Feol-expy I imagine that they were one of the races of Yanxia, but fled to The Burn as the Garleans rolled through, or that they fled the Azim Steppe as the Xeala's violent culture forced them out.

Or both. The tribes of Yanxia ran to the Burn to find safety with their Viera siblings that had left Azim in a time before.

That's how I'd add them at least.

[Ametrine]

Yoshi-P stepped out to talk about it due to concept art being shown that he didn't want shown. Said concept art being that of the Au'Ra being drawn as Viera.

No, this is false.

The Stone and Steel artbook (which I own) has pages dedicated to Viera concept art and entirely seperate pages dedicated to Au Ra art. There are even unique Viera concepts to FFXIV within the pitch, including the possibility of having their alt tribe being similar to Lalafell in proportions to give us another "cute" racial option.

There was never a shift from Viera to Au Ra. They were both seperate races pitched from the get-go, but the devs choose to proceed with the one that became Au Ra for Heavensward, the reason being originality first.

In fact, the Au Ra were referred to as "demon" in the concepts. The proper name came much later.

[Kyuuen]

No, this is false.

The Stone and Steel artbook (which I own) has pages dedicated to Viera concept art and entirely seperate pages dedicated to Au Ra art. There are even unique Viera concepts to FFXIV within the pitch, including the possibility of having their alt tribe being similar to Lalafell in proportions to give us another "cute" racial option.

There was never a shift from Viera to Au Ra. They were both seperate races pitched from the get-go, but the devs choose to proceed with the one that became Au Ra for Heavensward, the reason being originality first.

In fact, the Au Ra were referred to as "demon" in the concepts. The proper name came much later.

As do I. Page 283, top of the page labeled "Au Ra Concepts - The Viera". Concepts which were revealed on one of the Live Letters if I'm not mistaken, if I am mistaken then it was one of the Fan Fests.

Also on that page you'll find Au Ra concepts that also included the Viangaa and the Lupin on 284 as the beastly concept.

EDIT: Seems I was wrong on both accounts. Was neither Fan Fest or a traditional live letter, but a Live Letter hosted from F.A.T.E. in Tokyo.

[dark494]

4.1, Ivalice. Enough said.

[Shiro--Tsubasa]

Viera could be introduced as a sub-race of Miqote. I think instead of making completely new races we should develop more on the races we have like adding in sub-races/tribes and stuff like that. For example the hyur have the padaji or however they are spelled.

[Ametrine]

Snip.

That goes both ways. I think any player in the game will say "I play the race I do because it best fits my taste in spite a few quirks."

But, you assume just as much that people want Viera solely for the rabbit ears. We don't, but rabbit people is a nice concept as is, so even just wanting an avatar with rabbit ears much like Miqo'te have their tails isn't a terrble request.

The whole thread here is lore theorycrafting.



I mean, between both Raen and Xeala, about a fourth of Stormblood was spent dealing with and expanding the Au Ra lore. There was clearly a ton of potential in the new race if we get that much content on them alone. It's fun to create, yo.

[savageink]

But, you assume just as much that people want Viera solely for the rabbit ears..

I don't think I personally have ever assumed that. I don't like them because I think the ears just look bad.

[Gabrielleblanc]

Maybe an amazonesque island of some sort that we stumble upon during travels? If I remember my Viera the women were the warriors more than the men anyways.