Gender locked race?

[Gwenorai]

Honestly wouldn't surprise me if they're waiting because of one of the main characters for Shadowbringers on the NPC side of things is a male Viera?

And the big reveal for JP fan fest would be another extension on the trailer with him in top notch CGI. Or of course, a clip of him meeting the WoL - totally could be our Estinien/Hein of the expansion.

[DevilsDontFly]

Honestly wouldn't surprise me if they're waiting because of one of the main characters for Shadowbringers on the NPC side of things is a male Viera?

And the big reveal for JP fan fest would be another extension on the trailer with him in top notch CGI. Or of course, a clip of him meeting the WoL - totally could be our Estinien/Hein of the expansion.

Well, the leaker did mention thra while Viera was going to be a race, the second "lion race" was going to be left without too many details because he would have to spoil the mainstory in order to give those details. So it's not too far-fetched to wonder if the male Viera, or the supposed-to-be male only race is going to show up during the mainstory.
Next fanfest is on March 23rd and I think the next patch is March 25th. So it would make sense if they are waiting to reveal a concept that is going to be used right afterwards by an NPC. We have to keep in mind that we still need a mainstory connection with the Viera, because so far if you decide not to do the 24 man raids, Fran and her people don't even exist to you or your WoL.