Pure-blooded Garleans are considered their own race but are most similar/closely related to the Hyur. The actual in-game models use a mix of Hyuran and Elezen features, making their build fairly difficult to recreate. I've seen a mix of Garlean roleplayers using Midlander or Highlander models, however. I don't see why a Roegadyn model couldn't work though, since it combines the height, musculature, and rounded ears that characterize the Garleans, but if your character is "pure-blooded" she wouldn't strictly be "Roegadyn." Most of the pure-blooded Garlean NPCs we've seen have been pale-skinned and blonde or white haired. There could be variations.
Here's some Garlean lore with some details on the third eye.
Here's some Garlean lore with some details on the third eye.
Fernehalwes Wrote:You look at the Garleans and again, the Garleans are a different race, the pure-blood ones with the third eye. But when you look at the army they have people of all races because they go and subjugate a nation and tell people they can gain citizenship if you join our army and prove your worth. So that’s why you have so many soldiers that are Elezen, because all the real Garleans are back home ruling while their conscripts conquer the land, sometimes using the magic that they can’t.
Merewina Wrote:The Garleans are an enigmatic race of people from a massive empire situated to the north and east of Eorzea, and despite coming from a realm so large, remarkably little is known about them. As few have ever seen them without their armor, rumors about their physical makeup are many, some of the more "coloful" claims being that they implant machina in their bodies to improve agility and strength, and that they possess a third eye allowing them to see in all directions at once. Though, I would assume there is little truth to these sailor's tales.
Letter from the Producer Live XXVII Wrote:The next question had to deal with the functionality of the Garleans’ third eye (a question that a lot of people ask me personally at Fan Fests and game shows). Oda-san had an answer prepared for this one as well, so I read what he gave me. This pretty much stated that the third eye is believed to considerably improve the race’s capacity for spatial recognition. Because of this, the Garleans have a decided advantage over other races when it comes to navigating aircraft or firing weapons. I then bring up Cid’s bandana and the legatii’s helms...but Yoshi-P says that armor has been designed not to interfere with the workings of the 3rd eye.
