Sundering and specific character questions. [Spoilers]

[Vyrerus]

We never see any Ascians present themselves as anything but Hyur, do we? So the Ancients may in fact just have looked human (except large)...

While not entirely distinct from Hyurs, and even said to be cousins, Garleans are not Hyurs. Emet-selch presented himself as a Garlean.