(04-17-2015, 04:52 PM)allgivenover Wrote: It's not that huge a deal, just seems poorly thought out to me. Especially considering how Yugiri felt the need to hide her face to avoid shocking people. If Auri had a presence in Eorzea she might not have felt so.
Well this is my take on it. I know it's a stretch but I think Yugiri hid her identity more because she was a power of influence over the Doman people. When the Domans came to Eorzea, there were people (Garleans namely) that wanted her. Hiding her identity was probably a safer course of action while she tried to make alliances with the nations of Eorzea. Not so much because of her race but more because if the Domans lost her then they'd take another huge blow to what little was left of their small nation.
Who's to say she never took off her hood when talking with other diplomats when we weren't around?
Anyways, that's getting off topic.
I'm eager for more Au Ra lore but with what we have at the moment the spectrum from making an Au Ra is pretty open to whatever a person wishes it to be. It's pretty much the same backstory as every other race. They came, they fought, they agreed to disagree and settled.
(04-17-2015, 04:54 PM)Unnamed Mercenary Wrote:(04-17-2015, 04:51 PM)Gospel Gestalt Wrote:(04-17-2015, 04:40 PM)allgivenover Wrote: Back on topic. My only dislike so far of the Auri lore is that it doesn't make a lot of sense so far. The Raen get a pass for being so solitary and reclusive I guess, it's the Xaera that bothers me.
You're telling me a warlike nomadic sub-race never made it down to Eorzea? In countless generations? Even with the stigma of appearing draconic, by now there would be some of them in Eorzea, a land known for its many immigrant people and cultures.
And there are zero of them in Eorzea.
It doesn't make any sense.
I feel like it's the Miqo'te male and Hilander/Roegadyn female ordeal all over again. They -probably- were around but since the race wasn't made in-game yet, we never saw them. I could be wrong but it really feels like it's the same thing again.
So if somebody wanted to say they were an Au Ra hanging out in Eorzea all a long? Then do it, I guess? I don't think anybody would really give a toss?
No, SE has said a few times that they're not native to Eorzea. After the great big migration of 3.0 (which probably means a timeline skip), they'll probably be considered commonplace. Until then though, I'd place my money on them being foreign.
You could very well be correct and I wouldn't discard your idea either. The Au Ra could very well be brand new foreigners but you should also keep in mind that all of the existing races are actually foreigners themselves in Eorzea. We don't have a concrete timeline on just how long Au Ri have been around. The Au Ri could of been around all long doing their own thing like the Male Miqo'te and Female Hilander/Roegadyn but we just never knew because the developers chose not to coin us in on any of it for whatever reason.
I could be very wrong in that theory and they truly are new and finally now are just coming over because of the tension in their homelands.
Basically in the end of it all I'm just taking a go with the flow stance while thinking outside the box on it till we get more info. I'm pretty stoked for them though.
