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Au Ra and scales - Runic - 05-24-2016 I don't know if this has been brought up before, I can't find anything here about it and the official forum is blocked on the network I'm on. But, I've been working on the background of my Au Ra girl a bit doing one of those giant questionnaires at the question came up about hygiene. So it occurred to me, would Au Ra have a special skin care routine to take care of their scales? In doing some quick google searches it would seem to me like their scales are probably more like that of a crocodile than a iguana or something like. Alligators and crocodiles shed individual scales and as they grow older the scales are replaced with bigger, thicker ones. But often times the alligator/crocodile needs to have assistance with the scale like rubbing against a rock or tree to loosen it. Do Au Ra shed their scales the same way? Is it something they need help with? Could Au Ra scale grooming parlors start to be a thing in Ul'dah and the other major cities as the population of Au Ra goes up? I'm really curious if anyone else has thought about this or has any other ideas about it. RE: Au Ra and scales - Kilieit - 05-24-2016 I don't have any sources but I have a tonne of possibilities/ideas/additional questions...
I could probably keep writing but. I have so many worldbuilding questions about au ra, you guys. So many questions. RE: Au Ra and scales - allgivenover - 05-24-2016 These are the sorts of questions that hopefully the lore book will answer, at least in part. RE: Au Ra and scales - Runic - 05-24-2016 (05-24-2016, 08:44 PM)Kilieit Wrote: I could probably keep writing but. I have so many worldbuilding questions about au ra, you guys. So many questions. Yes, all of those questions and so many more!! I really hope the lore book does cover some things. Though I fear it might be too much to hope that it would touch this as I've been burned by lore books before. I get the feeling though that scale patterns and where they grow in are genetic within a family and or tribe. Maybe like how people grow hair differently? It could be too since you made the point about soft and leathery vs chitinous that it could again be like people's hair where some people have really thin hair and others have crazy thick hair. |