How did you choose your main's race, and why do you stick with it?

[LordNickage]

I actually started as a Midlander way back in 1.0. When 2.0 dropped, I thought I'd try something more exotic. My first character was an Elezen, but then I settled on Highlander. I really enjoyed that choice for a while, but then my lady-friend convinced me to be a Miquote for a while. Tried Au Ra when 3.0 dropped. I never really thought to try Rogaedyn, as it was never really my scene.

Then I made the ultimate switch.

As a joke to most people in my FC who hate Lalas, I Fantasia'd to a Lalafell. And boy, have I been having a blast ever since. The emotes are absolutely priceless. It's a shame I don't really get to marvel in my glamour as much as I'd like, especially since I try to put a lot of effort into how my roles look. But I also love how there will be cutscenes where the WoL walks up, looking badass... except I'm a Lala, and I'm sort of just waddling up to face some demi-god or something. Fantastic.

[DefectiveMuse]

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The emotes are absolutely priceless. It's a shame I don't really get to marvel in my glamour as much as I'd like, especially since I try to put a lot of effort into how my roles look. But I also love how there will be cutscenes where the WoL walks up, looking badass... except I'm a Lala, and I'm sort of just waddling up to face some demi-god or something. Fantastic.

I've been considering a Lala. I realize now that what I 100% need is not a lore-accurate name but a name that I can work with with any race I decide to Fantasia to. So when I get home tonight I'm gonna make one more character. And for the same reasons you listed I'm really leaning Lala. Though I'm not a huge fan of their animations, I cannot resist the cute tiny races. (In Guild Wars 2 I played their tiny race a lot, too).