[Request] More Au Ra representation on next expansion?

[Gelgumi]

Hello, hopefully this post won't come up as too dumb for even asking.

But i really wish next expansion would try to include more Au Ra NPCs into the main story, as i feel they've been kinda under represented, or worse, most of the ones that appear throughout quest die.


-Yugiri was the first Au Ra character to appear in the story, but her relevance to the MSQ is very minimal most of the time, and in Stormblood, she sadly doesn't tag along with us that much despite a lot of the promotional art giving her a big focus.
-Most Xaela characters are usually relegated to the Azim Steppe, having only very sparce instances of Xaela NPC outside it.
-The sorrow of Werlyt had a big focus Au Ra NPCs, but sadly, it came at the cost of having to see most of them die
-Ahewann is initially shown as a possible important Au Ra NPC, and one in a leading position too! Which was exciting, but sadly, he dies too.
-One could count Varshahn, but to be honest it feels like a cop-out answer as hisbody is just a vessel and not actually an Au Ra

Now Dawntrail has a big focus on a region where there isn't a single Au Ra to be seen, which while i can 100% understand, i think it's a shame we don't have a single recurring Au Ra character to hang out with. So my hope (or wish) is that hopefully in the post-MSQ or simply the next expansion, more Au Ra characters can be presented to give representation of the race. As the few ones we have either have been written out of the story like Yugiri, or have been killed.

Mind you, this is not a criticism towards Dawntrail for their complete lack of them, but just my wishful thinking as i am a huge Au Ra nerd and i kinda wish we were given more love in the MSQ

[Voidmage]

I agree that there needs to be more race representation.

I explored Solution 9 yesterday and dind't see a single Au'ra.
Even the Miqo'te were quite a few between.

It could be reasoned that those died when that shard was ravaged by lightning or rejoined if it was but at least I would like in game telling and maybe one or two quests about that stuff.

I think there are a bit too much Hyur sometimes and I wished there was more diversity.

Did we ever really have a Duskwhight somewere in the story other then the lancer questline?

[MikkoAkure]

I think the thing is that we know that Au Ra on the Source originate from Othard (and later migrated to Werlyt, Terncliff, and Thavnair) so we're not going to see any of them in the far west unless they're foreigners. Just like how you won't ever see Miqo'te or Elezen in Hingashi unless they're sailors or tourists.

Alexandria's native races are Hyune (Hyur), and Eldite (Elezen) with Milala (Lalafell) arriving to their shard from the Source long ago. Modern Alexandria also has Shetona (Viera), Hhetsarro (Miqo'te), and Tonawawta (Hyur) because they happened to be natives of Yyasulani when they were absorbed into the nation of Alexandria.


With the racial distributions of Tural and Alexandria set, we're probably not going to get a new prominent Au Ra NPC in Dawntrail. Erenville and Wuk Lamat are what they are likely because up until EW we didn't have any male Viera so we needed a prominent male Viera NPC and up until DW there were no Hrothgals. With a whole zone being devoted to Xaela, half a zone being devoted to a population of Raen, Werlyt being all about Au Ra, Thavnair being half Au Ra, a WAR quest arc revolving around a Xaela tribe, and a NIN quest arc revolving around Doman Raen, I think there's enough representation and stories and we can probably make room for others to get some time in the sun.

Palace of the Dead should've been devoted to Duskwight but they were barely involved. Since Duskwight only exist in the Twelveswood and don't like living in the city, possible stories relating to them are slim. It could be argued that Limsa Lominsa is a Sea Wolf colony but we never get to see anything about their homeland in Aerslaent and there are stories that could be had there and no one ever talks about Sea Wolf culture while Hellsguard get a whole job despite us not having been to their homeland either.

[Iplewhelmed]

I just want a MALE au ra character in the msq that isn't a complete joke. Either they are comic relief like Magnai, or irrelevant like Ahewann, or a meme like Nabhdeen. It's so tiresome and honestly feels like the devs hate male au ra for some reason.

Sidurgu in the Dark Knight class quests come pretty close to what I want in terms of balancing seriousness and lighthearted moments, but he is trapped forever in side content and thus it's 100 % possible to play through the game without knowing he even exist.

JUSTICE FOR MALE AU RA!

[Gelgumi]

I think the thing is that we know that Au Ra on the Source originate from Othard (and later migrated to Werlyt, Terncliff, and Thavnair) so we're not going to see any of them in the far west unless they're foreigners. Just like how you won't ever see Miqo'te or Elezen in Hingashi unless they're sailors or tourists.

Alexandria's native races are Hyune (Hyur), and Eldite (Elezen) with Milala (Lalafell) arriving to their shard from the Source long ago. Modern Alexandria also has Shetona (Viera), Hhetsarro (Miqo'te), and Tonawawta (Hyur) because they happened to be natives of Yyasulani when they were absorbed into the nation of Alexandria.


With the racial distributions of Tural and Alexandria set, we're probably not going to get a new prominent Au Ra NPC in Dawntrail. Erenville and Wuk Lamat are what they are likely because up until EW we didn't have any male Viera so we needed a prominent male Viera NPC and up until DW there were no Hrothgals. With a whole zone being devoted to Xaela, half a zone being devoted to a population of Raen, Werlyt being all about Au Ra, Thavnair being half Au Ra, a WAR quest arc revolving around a Xaela tribe, and a NIN quest arc revolving around Doman Raen, I think there's enough representation and stories and we can probably make room for others to get some time in the sun.

Palace of the Dead should've been devoted to Duskwight but they were barely involved. Since Duskwight only exist in the Twelveswood and don't like living in the city, possible stories relating to them are slim. It could be argued that Limsa Lominsa is a Sea Wolf colony but we never get to see anything about their homeland in Aerslaent and there are stories that could be had there and no one ever talks about Sea Wolf culture while Hellsguard get a whole job despite us not having been to their homeland either.

This is why i wasn't complaining about DT for the lack of them, it's completely understandable they have no way to be there.
But i still insist, i feel you're neglecting the point that we're non-existent in the MSQ itself, and you're only counting the places we do appear, even if we're largely uninportant to the story in those sections.

With DT, Vieras and Hrothgar now got an incredible share of representation. But i feel Au Ra is the only race (not clan, the whole thing) that doesn't have a single recurring character now that we constantly see throughout the story.
We had Yugiri, but with Stormblood's arc being 100% done, she has disappeared from the story, being the only recurring Au Ra recurring character we have.

[EdwinChucklenuts]

+1 in the spirit of Dawntrail representation matters

[Ranaku]

If there aren't Au Ra in the population then well there aren't Au Ra in the population.

There were Au Ra all over Radz-at-Han but no Roegadyn, Lalafell or Elezen.

You really don't have to stuff every continent and city state with every race available. After having a city state that is widely populated with Au Ra i feel like it doesn't hurt that much that they are sitting this one out.

Point i can totally support tho is a more "diverse" cast when it comes to our WoL group. Would be great to get a Roegadyn or Au Ra as a scion, one which isn't killed a couple quests later...rest in peace moenbryda...

[Bright-Flower]

I agree that there needs to be more race representation.

I explored Solution 9 yesterday and dind't see a single Au'ra.
Even the Miqo'te were quite a few between.

It could be reasoned that those died when that shard was ravaged by lightning or rejoined if it was but at least I would like in game telling and maybe one or two quests about that stuff.

I think there are a bit too much Hyur sometimes and I wished there was more diversity.

Did we ever really have a Duskwhight somewere in the story other then the lancer questline?

Solution 9/heritage found didn't have any yeah. Seems to be a mix of them not being Tural natives or alexandrian natives. I dont' think I saw any roes there either and the miqo'te/hrothgar/viera seem to generally be Turalia with mostly hyur and elezen as alexandrians as far as I've been able to tell.

There were a good number of au ra around in SB and then in EW in Radz at hahn though yeah I guess they generally weren't main characters.

[Selvokaz]

As an Au Ra i like being the unique snowflake in the crowd of catgirls a popotos, name 3 Roe's you can honestly say are memorable in the current or last two expansions?

[Rehayem]

Didn't we have Varshahn/Vrtra during the entirity of EW? It's perfectly fine to have variety or lack thereof, makes it more unique.