How Would Viera Fit In XIVs lore?

[Nestama]

Are the Au Ra reptilian? Aside from some scales, tails and horns (all of which can be found on demons like the succubus), they're mostly human in appearance and humans are mammals.

I highly doubt they lay eggs.

[JunseiKei]

Are the Au Ra reptilian? Aside from some scales, tails and horns (all of which can be found on demons like the succubus), they're mostly human in appearance and humans are mammals.

I highly doubt they lay eggs.

Considering it all says "beastmen," I doubt our laws of nature apply. Plus magic. Not even sure if the kojin lay eggs, but they sure look reptilian to me, if you want to go that route. However, I'm going by the poll description of each choice and overall question, not semantics players want to point out (Reptilian demi-beastmen (ex. a race with demonic features such as horns, etc.) <-- fits Au Ra).

The only beast tribe I can recall any mention of reproduction at all is the sylphs. The only beastmen we know have male and female counterparts are kobalds, sylphs, and the vanu vanu.

[KisaiTenshi]

Are the Au Ra reptilian? Aside from some scales, tails and horns (all of which can be found on demons like the succubus), they're mostly human in appearance and humans are mammals.

I highly doubt they lay eggs.

If something has breasts, it's a mammal. The Au Ra are mammals. That said, they're closer to a succubus if you want to use earth lore as an analogy. The Dragons hatch from eggs, it's been implied as such.

But this is also a fantasy game, so it's just as viable to say that the Au Ra are half-dragon by magic in exactly the way the Miqo'te are half-cat. Think about creatures like Dolphins and Whales which are also mammals, but resemble fish, which aren't. The Au Ra may resemble the other mammals by virtue of sharing all the same features plus horns and tails, in the same way the Miqo'te resemble Hyur with cat ears and cat tails.