Silly question

[Raigoth]

Where the heck is an Au-Ra's ears? I just noticed that my character doesnt have any. How do they hear anything? Vibrations through the horns maybe?

[KageTokage]

Their horns are hollow and act as their ears; supposedly to an extent that's more effective then that of the more conventional races like the Hyurs, but it's anyone's guess how they stack up compared to the Viera or Miqo'te.

[Conundrum]

Their horns are hollow and act as their ears; supposedly to an extent that's more effective then that of the more conventional races like the Hyurs, but it's anyone's guess how they stack up compared to the Viera or Miqo'te.

Those aren't their "ears"...

Those are the horns from their dragon ancestry.

[Chie_M]

Those aren't their "ears"...

Those are the horns from their dragon ancestry.

Au Ra aren't actually descended from dragons! Their horns are their ears.

[Greyhawk]

Au Ra aren't actually descended from dragons! Their horns are their ears.

More than one source identifies Au'Ra as the progeny of dragons. As well as the cranial projections (horns) are how they hear and have spatial recognition.

The descendance is supposed to be in dispute in the lore, as to whether or not they actually are, which I think adds a nice touch to the story for them. It's never been confirmed nor denied really.

[Chie_M]

More than one source identifies Au'Ra as the progeny of dragons. As well as the cranial projections (horns) are how they hear and have spatial recognition.

The descendance is supposed to be in dispute in the lore, as to whether or not they actually are, which I think adds a nice touch to the story for them. It's never been confirmed nor denied really.

Oh, my mistake! Honestly, that makes them even cooler. Can I see where they're confirmed as descended from dragons? I love the lore so much. Q_Q

[Rongway]

More than one source identifies Au'Ra as the progeny of dragons. As well as the cranial projections (horns) are how they hear and have spatial recognition.

The descendance is supposed to be in dispute in the lore, as to whether or not they actually are, which I think adds a nice touch to the story for them. It's never been confirmed nor denied really.

I'd like to see those sources too, since their features can't possibly be from being descendants of dragons because

the First

has Au Ra but no dragons.

[Iscah]

More than one source identifies Au'Ra as the progeny of dragons. As well as the cranial projections (horns) are how they hear and have spatial recognition.

The descendance is supposed to be in dispute in the lore, as to whether or not they actually are, which I think adds a nice touch to the story for them. It's never been confirmed nor denied really.

I don't believe there is a single official source for this. The character creator blurb for the race outright states that their horns giving "enhanced hearing and spatial recognition" is not a draconian trait, and therefore a reason to consider them dissimilar.

The overall vibe of the description is that their appearance leads people to speculate that they are related to dragons, but this seems to be a coincidental sharing of visual traits that don't actually have the same function.

Meanwhile, the lorebook page about the race doesn't even raise the possibility.

[Kolsykol]

Their horns are hollow and act as their ears; supposedly to an extent that's more effective then that of the more conventional races like the Hyurs, but it's anyone's guess how they stack up compared to the Viera or Miqo'te.

This makes Au'Ra having their horns outside of helmets even more ouch lol.

[Recon1o6]

This makes Au'Ra having their horns outside of helmets even more ouch lol.

Tbf Au Ra horns are probably much sturdier than those silly ears