Gender locked race?

[Iscah]

Watch them be someone we already know, but I couldn't think of anyone so I'm extremely curious on who this chap is.

Funny you should ask.... we've been discussing this over in the Lore forum and there's a definite candidate.

(Well, okay, I'm one of the main people arguing for it. But still.)

Back in 4.4, when we were trying to guess who the mysterious voice might be, I suggested it might be him - mostly inspired by one of the alleged-leaks saying there would be something involving the Crystal Tower in 5.0, and the voice seemed like it would suit him.

And then we get this poster. Credit goes to Fenral for picking up on the resemblance - I'd glanced over it and assumed the figure was female, then didn't think too much more about it until he pointed it out.

So I'm looking forward to finding out what's going on!

Regardless of who it is, I don't think the robes look particularly Ascian besides the hood - which could be just to keep their identity concealed for the poster.

[Gwenorai]

Funny you should ask.... we've been discussing this over in the Lore forum and there's a definite candidate.

(Well, okay, I'm one of the main people arguing for it. But still.)

Back in 4.4, when we were trying to guess who the mysterious voice might be, I suggested it might be him - mostly inspired by one of the alleged-leaks saying there would be something involving the Crystal Tower in 5.0, and the voice seemed like it would suit him.

And then we get this poster. Credit goes to Fenral for picking up on the resemblance - I'd glanced over it and assumed the figure was female, then didn't think too much more about it until he pointed it out.

So I'm looking forward to finding out what's going on!

Regardless of who it is, I don't think the robes look particularly Ascian besides the hood - which could be just to keep their identity concealed for the poster.

I can certainly see the similarities with the lips! But nought else, but it would be interesting if they did bring him back! I'd be wondering where he got all of that damage from however! The scars on his face, the strange fur/white markings on the cheek and neck.

It's probably just my imagination going crazy, but I do remember one thing about Viera;-
'Not only do the viera's ears allow them to hear over great distances, they also allow them to listen to the voice of the Green Word. They can put this ability to great use, either to communicate with the world around them, or to summon monsters from other worlds.'

I thought this was interesting because your companions seem to have been 'summoned' into another world. And if this is another world, then this might be another WoD/WoL who has the strength to do so?

Of course this is just fun speculation! I hope we get to see who this person is with another trailer extension or something of the sorts.

[Iscah]

I can certainly see the similarities with the lips! But nought else, but it would be interesting if they did bring him back! I'd be wondering where he got all of that damage from however! The scars on his face, the strange fur/white markings on the cheek and neck.

I think the noses match as well, and can possibly see his face markings right on the edge of the shadow over his eyes. (Fenral posted a close-up comparison here.)

The colour scheme of their clothing matches - and while it's not guaranteed, that's often kept consistent across costume changes for characters.



The blue-grey stuff across his face and neck is strange. It doesn't look like normal scarring, but some kind of other effect. Getting more into the theoretical here, but from that colour it could be crystal, and perhaps it could be some kind of physically-corrupting influence from the Tower. (I'm pairing this theory with a likely time travel plot where he's come from - or we've gone to - some later point in the timeline, and he was in there for a while.)

It also does seem like it might be intended to conceal his neck tattoos.

[Transient_Shadow]

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Duuuuuude.... I'm getting chills just thinking about this. This would be a great segway into Shadwobringers.