Gender locked 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.