(07-07-2013, 11:38 PM)Naunet Wrote:I had considered what the base stock was if they all came from one species. Â I dislike the term race tbh, I find it a little wishy washy. Â Unfortunately the devs have said lala's can breed with the others. Â I think we might need to for that genetics do work for say eye/hair colour but a certain unknown magic also plays a role. Â Some things are rather difficult to explain and its not like we can actually study it properly.(07-07-2013, 11:33 PM)Aysun Wrote: Something else to consider would be that while the races look more like separate species to us, they're not called that. Different species that are close enough to cross-breed in real life cause what you described sometimes. However, in Eorzea we're described as races, not species. I couldn't tell you what Eorzea's "species" of sentients is, or if it's just a silly translation thing, but I don't think sterility and deformities are probably a problem. I think the only real issue would be from something like a Lalafell trying to carry a Hyur baby. I'd imagine that would not go well if it did happen. >>;;I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that the races of Eorzea all come from a common ancestor, a la all of the humanoid species in Star Trek canon (humans, vulcans, etc). Lalafel are perhaps a very early divergence and far too genetically removed to even consider cross-breeding with the other races, but the others may be more close.
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