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.
- Scale shedding is probably a parameter in skincare - possible to have "bad scales" like "bad skin"
- It's possible shedding both too quickly (flaky, thin scales) and too slowly (thick, stiff scales) are uncomfortable as hell
- Various groups of au ra might have their own rituals / creams / salves / snake oils to treat the various ways it can go wrong. Differences between raen and xaela? Differences between xaela clans?
- What prompts scales to grow in certain places? The fact they're variable on face presets implies they can grow unique to the individual
- I had the idea that certain types of skin injuries would result in scales forming instead of scar tissue - something that causes damage, but not enough to inhibit the skin layer that "becomes" scales?
- Scale patterns and thicknesses changing based on environment - temperature / humidity / etc?
- "Saunas" to assist with scale shedding? This would be a cute room to have in an Au Ra based FC house...
- Do Au Ra get scalier or less scaly as they get older? If you have lots of / relatively few scales then would you be seen as a "baby" versus someone with the opposite?
- How do scales affect heat regulation? Do they make it more difficult or less difficult in hot climates, for example? How does this differ between xaela (black scales - absorbent of heat) and raen (white scales - reflective)?
- Do xaela sweat more than raen? Is this a point of contention?
- Is "overall scale coverage" genetically or environmentally determined?
- We know at least one xaela tribe use their shed scales to create armour and so forth - what properties does this have? What would it be most comparable to (piesteskin? basilisk skin? dare i say it - dragonskin?)
- Are the scales individually hard and chitinous, or soft and leathery? Does this change once they're removed from the body?
- What causes colour variations - e.g. some have red, purple, blue, or yellow tinges to their scales? Is it environmental - i.e. can it be affected by diet or skin treatments? Are some colours seen as more desirable? Could cosmetic scale colourants be a thing?
I could probably keep writing but. I have so many worldbuilding questions about au ra, you guys. So many questions.
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