(11-06-2015, 02:58 PM)Mia Moui Wrote: It occurred to me that perhaps something like this, the deliberate altering of genes might be what gave rise to the different races of Hydaelyn. Â
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Aetherochemical Compound #123 Wrote:Unlike anything else on Erozea, compound #123 is thought to be another of the Allagan Empire's failed chimeric creations. The creature seems to be harmless enough, feeding only on the tiny water lice which inhabit Azys Lla's aetherochemical pools. Its outer hide, however, has given many a naturalist pause as it bears a texture almost identical to that of a Lalafell's skin.
Exhibit VI: The Naga Wrote:Among the first successful efforts in synthesizing a voidsent. Void Research remains an emerging field, with future developments holding great promise.
Exhibit VII: The Iksalion Wrote:A highly intelligent construct employed by allagan engineers to perform maintenance tasks. Notable flaws include a weakness against the elements and certain genetic instabilities.
Sightseeing Vista #041 Wrote:Quarantine Block
This floating islet in a lonely corner of Azys Lla served as an isolation area for chimerical creations which failed to meet established safety parameters. Historical records indicate that the facility began its life as a research center for advanced agricultural crossbreeding.
The list goes on, so its certainly possible.
As far as the Miqo'te discussion goes, while its possible that Allag mutated and altered the species into a cat crossbreed, Miqo'te were once populous upon the southern continent of Meracydia, which defended against Allag for almost its entire 1,000 year history. While POWs, like Phlegethon, were very likely used for experimentation purposes (as well as hunting and target practice) we're talking a small portion of a population being altered and then subsequently being hunted for sport or obliterated during the Earthquake.
Wouldn't the larger population of native Miqo'te on Meracydia, who survived the atrocities of Allag be the ones who carried on the species? Especially considering we have lore now stating the Miqo'te left Meracydia during the 5th Umbral Era, 2000 years later and that's how the tribes we know today came to be in Eorzea. So, while an interesting theory, it doesn't quite add up. It's not like the Iksalions who were created by the Allagans and then introduced to the wild. Miqo'te pre-dated the Allagans and only a small fraction of them at best could've been mutated.
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Loading Screen Wrote:It is believed the Miqo'te first came to Eorzea during the Fifth Umbral Era, fleeing their ravaged homeland on the southern continent of Meracydia.
Fat Cat Wrote:Despite convincing research by top academics from around the realm and beyond, most Miqo'te scholars refuse to believe that there may be some ancestral connection between their race and cats (fat or not).
NOAH Report Wrote:Adored though he was, the revolutionary leader was eventually captured by agents of the empire. Scholarly records give a chilling account of how his body was forcibly altered through sorcery and science, his mind broken and conditioned to obey. An example was made of Phlegethon, a hideous warning of the fate that awaited those who refused to kneel.