Gender locked race?

[Metsonm]

There are only, what, 4 White Mages in existence?

Sure do see a lot of White Mages around, huh?

[Risvertasashi]

There are only, what, 4 White Mages in existence?

Sure do see a lot of White Mages around, huh?

More to the point, there's only 1 white mage that isn't padjal - an unplayable NPC race.

[Hunky]

Somebody posted on Reddit that they found another interesting line in the files. During one of the gladiator quests, an NPC refers to the player by his/her race and an accompanying descriptor that varies depending on the player's race.

For Hrothgar, it's their "majestic mane".

Considering that only male lions grow manes, I'm pretty certain Hrothgar is going to be male-only, leaving Viera to be female-only.

Unless females get manes too. It's not unheard of in video games. The female Pyroar in Pokemon have manes, and the female Pantera in Bless have long hairstyles that could be interpreted as manes.





Even so, my hopes for male Viera have pretty much diminished. I really don't think we're getting two full-blown races. If it's too good to be true, it probably is.

[Shougun]

Unless females get manes too. It's not unheard of in video games. The female Pyroar in Pokemon have manes, and the female Pantera in Bless have long hairstyles that could be interpreted as manes.

If it's too good to be true, it probably is.

I'm thinking perhaps the race has a lot of glorious thick hair.. just my personal interpretation of very little information lol (have your mountain of salt ).

It does seem hard to fathom two full races at once but... would be pretty awesome if true.. :3

Also the fact that the race in the data sounds like a lion, like what we've been thinking, (mane) really backs it up as not just some random thing. What a wild ride. Can't wait for Fanfest XD.

[Roda]

Considering that only male lions grow manes, I'm pretty certain Hrothgar is going to be male-only, leaving Viera to be female-only.

time to be a fun-fact police and say "Well actually lionesses can grow manes." It's just kind of a thing that happens.

[wereotter]

More to the point, there's only 1 white mage that isn't padjal - an unplayable NPC race.

Padjal aren't exactly a race, though. As you do the level 60-70 white mage quests, you learn more about this, but basically people are chosen to be padjal by the elementals. We follow one person going through that kind of call during those quests.

To quote wonderful GoldenTot :

*drives my car past Rathalos to get into the new NieR raid*

mAlE vIeRa JuSt AiN't LoRe FrIeNdLy

Besides. Male Miqo'te, Raen, and Duskwight are rare too. Pitiful excuse.

Don't forget to put on your Garo glamor while your drive there. And maybe your Yo-Kai watch?