Can Au Ra trim their horns?

[Snuggle_Lion]

I was curious if Au Ra could trim their horns, and what the detrimental effects (if any) would be? I know that they act as ears for the race, but do not know what they are made of. Hollow bone? solid? Are there nerve endings in them that would cause this to be massively painful? Any info or thoughts you can provide would be awesome!

[Unnamed Mercenary]

Yes. And they can even be broken off! (They're hollow inside).

 

I can't imagine it's a pleasant experience by any means, but a fanfest lore panel had confirmed that they do indeed grow back if broken. ...and will stop growing when they hit a certain size/shape.

 

Fernehalwes: First, it's hard for a tail or horn to be removed. They don't periodically fall off like the horns of a deer do. They grow continuously until they reach a certain size and then they stop growing. They don't get super long. They stop growing at a certain point. Now if they're damaged, whether it be a fall or in battle (if an axe takes half of it off) then the horns will slowly regrow until they reach that maximum point again. The horns themselves are hollow and the vibration of sound within the horns aides the Au Ra in hearing. Now does that make their hearing better, than say a Lalafell who're supposed to have the best hearing of all the five Eorzean races? No, their hearing is about as good as a normal Hyur, it's just that they hear sound in a different way, and they process it differently. They're processing that vibration of the air that's within their horns.

[Snuggle_Lion]

Thanks! That is perfect!