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[Zer0]

Question as it's on topic, but doesn't Fufucha of the Botanist guild have that 3rd eye thing? Or is that a customization option on lala's that I don't recall being a thing.

[Lumivyory]

Question as it's on topic, but doesn't Fufucha of the Botanist guild have that 3rd eye thing? Or is that a customization option on lala's that I don't recall being a thing.

If you're talking about these then yes, it's an option available for Dunesfolk lalas.

[wereotter]

I could be misremembering here... but I could have sworn at one point in the Heavensward story she even shows us that she has the third eye. But that also might just be me assuming it was there because of the way she wears her hair and circlet to potentially cover it up.

[Packetdancer]

Question as it's on topic, but doesn't Fufucha of the Botanist guild have that 3rd eye thing? Or is that a customization option on lala's that I don't recall being a thing.

Lalafell and Miqo'te both have options which vaguely resemble the third eye, but I believe they are all visibly gemstones or similar decoration affixed to the skin, a'la bindi in the real world.

In contrast, the Garlean third-eye is visibly a natural organ, as it emerges through the skin rather than being affixed to it. (I want to say that it's not bone but is still hard a'la keratin, but I don't have the encyclopedia with me to check if that's explicitly stated or not.)

I could be misremembering here... but I could have sworn at one point in the Heavensward story she even shows us that she has the third eye. But that also might just be me assuming it was there because of the way she wears her hair and circlet to potentially cover it up.

I think you're right, though won't swear to it; I am fairly sure I remember Lucia taking off the circlet to reveal her Garlean identity (by showing the third eye) in the cutscene when we were all ready to head off to Azys Lla, but it's been a While since I saw that cutscene so it might be memory fitting the storyline, rather than fitting the actual visuals. Either way, all the adult pureblood Garleans we know of that I can think of either visibly have the third eye or wear something (like Cid's goggles that are perpetually on his forehead, or Lucia's circlet) which would conceal it.

[Jojoya]

I could be misremembering here... but I could have sworn at one point in the Heavensward story she even shows us that she has the third eye. But that also might just be me assuming it was there because of the way she wears her hair and circlet to potentially cover it up.

She does. It's on the airship iin Sea of Clouds when she talked about how she came to server Aymeric. Her circlet is definitely there to hide the eye just as Cid hides his with his goggles.