Gender locked race?

[Gwenorai]

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You could certainly be right. Honestly, I think it's my profession as a human biologist trying to make logic out of a fantasy race. I always imagined it being that when they hit Puberty - well, females tend to develop before the males. This is true. At a human standpoint, its the males that tend to show differences at the age of 13, height increase, voice drops - etc. But this is fantasy and it can be argued both ways.

I think my biggest gripe about it all is the fact the male way of life is extremely harsh. They leave their homes, with the 'master warden' spend years being trained, to the point that many die during the training - which speaks of extreme training and endurance. And then those that do become Masters and are able to seek solitude well, their whole being is protecting the wood and killing trespassers and dangerous wildlife. They don't talk to others, they compete with there fellow brothers, they're secretive, they compete to out-compete. That paints a very Tarzan type image to me. Strong, muscular and somewhat tall - but that doesn't mean they have to be extremely masculine in regards to their faces. A touch of feminity could certainly be there, and I hope it is as I also imagine them being very elegant, yet fierce. Men can be masculine and elegant - I would like this race to show that; that there can be mixes of feminine traits and masculine. A strong body but a face that isn't so 'grrrr' but can be made so with customisation - scarring, tattoos, different face morphs etc. Yet again, this is me putting some logic into things that probably shouldn't have it. I get irritated when I see a skinny kitty running around with a huge war axe with arms that look like they'd shatter from the weight from it.

What I can't imagine is the males being passed as females after puberty hits. But this is fantasy, and I know that a lot of folks out there want their small cute Viera. Heck, as long as we get the males and maybe have the best of both worlds I'd be happy. I'm interested in how they'll handle this and not so patiently waiting for the reveal. Of course, there will be no masking my disappointment if they're gender locked or the dudes look more like females and children than men, but someone will be happy and I guess that counts for something?