(09-01-2016, 09:50 PM)pell Wrote: - Are Sharlayan Au Ra possible lore-wise? I can't find any hard evidence that says 'no', but I'd like to stick with popular opinion.
Theoretically, they are entirely possible, even though we've not seen them represented to the best of my knowledge. Here's why,
Fernehalwes Wrote:They’re always trying to learn about everything. They went to Eorzea so they could gain knowledge on that place so of course they probably sent parties into Dravania to study up on them and they would have known about the dragons as well. Their whole thing is they’re a city state of knowledge and they gather it and use that knowledge. They send people out everywhere around the world and bring it back to their island nation. Sharlayan in Eorzea was basically an outpost. So saying they weren’t connected would be a lie because it was more to educate people.
This suggests that at one point in time there may have been Sharlayan colonies in Othard or other Au Ra populated areas as well. And we know from several characters (Thancred, for example) that Sharlayans will take people of other nations and bring them back to their nation to teach them. To me, this makes the possibility of a Sharlayan Au Ra viable. Alternatively though, a Xaelan group might have attempted to journey to Sharlayan at some point in history as well. We know the Xaela have come to Eorzea in three instances before, and that they've also cropped up in Ilsabard, so I don't see why you couldn't swing an Sharlayan Au Ra.
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(09-01-2016, 09:50 PM)pell Wrote: - If I do this, what is an appropriate age? I am trying to keep her around late 20s, early 30s.
This depends on if you're desiring a Sharlayan Au Ra from the Old World or from the Sharlayan Dravanian colony. The first allows for any desired age range. The latter is a bit more complicated, as the Dravanian colony was abandoned 15 years ago for the Old World in the north seas.
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(09-01-2016, 09:50 PM)pell Wrote: - I am a little confused on the time line for the Sharlayan migration. They began as an island nation, migrated to Eorzea, and then withdrew back to their island at the Garlean threat after the fall of Ala Mhigo? Was the island nation still occupied during this time?
Sharlayan, or the Old World, has been occupied since its founding at least 1300 years ago. The Sharlayan colony in Dravania was founded nearly 300 years ago and was only abandoned 15 years ago in the Year 1562 after 5 years of peace negotiations between Garlemald and Sharlayan fell apart. More lore on Sharlayan can be found in the links below.
-Sharlayan and Colony Lore Masterpost
-Additional Sharlayan Lore
-Racial Lore Compilation (There's a small Au Ra tab in there as well!)
-Eorzean Settlements History
Hope this helps! ^^
