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Ashren Dotharl · **08-02-2013, 03:32 PM**

(08-02-2013, 03:22 PM)sanguineFenrir Wrote: I'd be interested in wolf-like beastmen, and Fenrir as well. While I enjoy the Mi'qote, I'd be more interested in playing a lycanthrope. I'm surprised there may have been documented cases in this world, and I'm almost tempted to go research it.

http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=1059

Here is the link to the thread I had mentioned, scroll down a bit and you'll see the reference to Lycanthropy. Apparently it is mentioned in a Leve, however the link is broken you can still get the name and probably google it.

As far as a mammal beastman goes, I'd be inclined to say that if they do make one it won't resemble any real world animal. The Amalj'aa are reptiles, but they don't have any traits where you can say "Oh they're geckos, or aligators" or whatever. Same with the Ixali, they're birdmen but they resemble no bird in particular, they just have traits that distinguish them as such. With that in mind, any possible mammal beastman would likely resemble some kind of predator species, but nothing that could be associated directly to a real animal. There is a good reason for this too, when designing a race you want there to be enough similarities where someone can associate it to something without overlapping it. If they made a beastrace that was like a Tiger for example, people would just call it the tiger race and not whatever it is actually called. With the Amalj'aa or the Ixali we tend to remember their names and use them often, as opposed to saying "You know, those lizard guys," simply because they are reptiles but don't resemble an actual reptile we can associate them to.

On an on topic note however, something occurred to me. The Goblins are the Qiqirn were both originally from FFXI, but there is no implication that they are the same race as the ones found in Vana'diel. Even the Giants resemble the Gigans a great deal and the new name may only be so they are easy to associate to common mythology, but again nothing suggests they are the same race. Assuming the entry for the Mamool Ja is accurate, I wonder why of all the races they decided the Mamool Ja would be the one thing that actually came from Vana'diel.

The Mamool Ja

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