Gender locked race?

[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.