(10-21-2016, 05:40 PM)Kilieit Wrote: Um... no. No it hasn't.
The character creation screen suggests Eorzean scholars believe that Au Ra are  not Dravanian in descent, based on traits the Au Ra have which dragons do not (horns which help them hear/perceive space, and sexual dimorphism).
That's a completely different thing than it being "confirmed". The lore team are always extremely ready to point out how "Eorzean scholars" are wrong about everything.
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Personally I'm fond of the theory outlined in the OP - and of blending it with my stubborn headcanon that Au Ra are Allagan experiments in origin... it explains their seemingly odd mixture of reptilian and mammalian traits, and also accounts, ironically, for a lot of different headcanons about their biology.
I'm also a fan of OP's theory, but I think it's mostly my WANTING Au Ra to be draconic in nature.
One thing worth mentioning (which may be able to fall into your headcannon) is that, provided bahamut and Tiamat gave Au Ra the ability to reproduce - which they presumably would have; perhaps to differentiate / distance them from themselves or as an experiment - then we can easily imagine mixicity of the two as well as with other races. Such a mixicity of races may have caused a biological evolution in the millenia old race, one that resulted in them resembling the Dragons less and less, making them "more mortal", if you will.
Just a thought. ^^
