(09-13-2013, 12:47 PM)Dogberry Wrote: I'm not really sure I"m comfortable talking biology in a setting made up almost entirely of magical crystals and lifestream goo. I mean we are talking about a setting that is seems like a creationists fever dream. There is literally a crystal that speaks to each character and says "I am Hydaelyn." Biology as we know it might not mean much in Eorzea.
 So far as I know, there aren't any half Hyur half Miqo'te NPCs or any mention of cross-race products. There -is- mention of it in games where it exists. I think that sort of denotes that there probably isn't much in the way of interracial breeding (or at least successfully having children)-- I mean, anywhere they talk of breeding, biology will come into play. Unless they're having babies in pods or they're made of clay and brought to life.
 It might not mean much but if it meant nothing they wouldn't mention anything in regards to children even existing. That's probably one of the things they actually fully related to what we -do- understand of biology (at least the reproductive/attraction portions of it because that's relevant to the topic atm) now if only because they probably didn't want to think too hard on it.
What we probably don't know is just how different the other races are from Hyur and from each other. If they can't interbreed at all then they're entirely, genetically different creatures. At that point, the only things that come into play with interbreed attraction is 1. Physical characteristics that individuals have been raised to find attractive being found more often in other races 2. Love/sentiment 3. A desire to not reproduce so you'll settle for someone you won't risk will give you a litter.
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