Male Au Ra Hair Shadow Bug

After the 7.3 patch, the shadows for a specific hairstyle only on male Au Ra i believe is bugged or not rendered correctly. It is only happening to the male Au Ra and the specific hairstyle, no other races or genders seem to be affected.

Date of issue: June 5, 2025
Time of issue: 3:00AM PDT (after 7.3 patch was complete)
Frequency:Constant
World name: Gilgamesh
Character name@Home World name: Deeth Nawts@Gilgamesh
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Class/Level:Viper/100
Party or solo:Both
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Area and coordinates:Happens Everywhere
Housing:N/A
Steps:
1.Select character creation.
2.Select male Au Ra.
3.Select Hairstyle number 40. Or the last hairstyle in row 8.
4.The darker the room, the more obvious the bugged shadow is. For the pictures my character is at the Tuliyollal Inn room.

https://lds-img.finalfantasyxiv.com/...f029b3649f.jpg

https://lds-img.finalfantasyxiv.com/...4f398bf26c.jpg

https://lds-img.finalfantasyxiv.com/...05b36a899d.png

Platform: Windows

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